Adviser, Media

3 days ago

Melbourne City Centre, Australia Department of Justice and Community Safety Full time

Utilise your adviser expertise to provide support and advice to the Strategic Communication.
- Fixed term for 14 months, Part-Time Opportunity to work with a high-performing and passionate team in the Victorian Public Service
- VPS Grade 4: $90,067 - $102,192 plus superannuation.

About the Business Unit
The Department of Justice and Community Safety's (DJCS) Strategic Communication delivers communication services on behalf of the department's business units to inform and educate the community about departmental policies, programs and legislation.

About the Role
Working in SC's Public Affairs Team, the Adviser, Media provides media and communication support and advice to the department's business units, senior executives and ministerial offices.

**The Adviser, Media some of your duties include**:

- Preparing media releases, speeches and communication products to support departmental and ministerial events
- Proactively promotes department initiatives and policies through the media
- Drafts and responds to media enquiries
- Monitors and distributes media coverage.

About You
- A range of complex reports and recommendations on relevant issues, which are evidence based, and provide a sound basis for decision-making.
- Verbal communication with internal and external stakeholders, customers, peers, managers and subordinates is vital to ensure a common understanding of information, issues and concepts.
- Demonstrated knowledge of State Government and departmental communication policies and processes.
- Demonstrated experience managing media enquiries and working with regional and metropolitan news media.

Qualification/Requirements
- A tertiary qualification in journalism, public relations or other communication-related discipline is desirable.

How to Apply

**FOR INTERNAL VPS EMPLOYEES**:
**IMPORTANT INFORMATION**:
The department is committed to providing and maintaining a working environment which is safe and without risk to the health of its employees consistent with the department's obligations under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (Vic). Therefore, there is a requirement that all DJCS employees be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to undertake duties outside of their homes.
Prior to commencement of employment with the department you will need to provide evidence that you are vaccinated against COVID-19.
Upon commencement of employment with the department you will be required to provide evidence that you have an up-to-date vaccination status within the timelines specified by the department into the DJCS Service Portal. This includes evidence of all doses of a COVID-19 vaccine required by the department (from time to time).

**Acceptable evidence includes**:

- COVID-19 digital certificate or ATAGI exemption certificate (available via your myGov account)
- Your immunisation history statement (available via your myGov account)

Other documentation outside the above will not be accepted as evidence of having received your COVID-19 vaccine doses.

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