Aps6 Copy Editor and Technical Writer

17 hours ago

Canberra, Australia Talent International Full time

australia australian capital territory contract au$0.00 - au$60.26 per hour + super- **APS6 Copy Editor and Technical Writer role within a federal government agency**:

- **Contract Term: Initial 12 Months contract + possible extension.**:

- **Deakin Office location with flexible working option available**

**About the Team**
The Corporate Publications Team in the Strategic Communications Division is responsible for copy writing and editing key corporate documents for the NDIA. The team centrally manages delivery of corporate documents like the Annual Report, Corporate Plan, Quarterly Reports and Annual Financial Sustainability Reports from drafting, to design and release. Additionally, the team is responsible for communications planning, including risk analysis, stakeholder engagement, supporting documentation, accessibility and content creation for internal and external channels. The team utilises policies, procedures and standards through a centralised governance function.

**About the Role**
Responsibilities of the role include but are not limited to:

- Copy editing and proofreading corporate documents in line with the Australian Government Style Manual and internal style guides and standards, ensuring content accuracy and writing style consistency.
- Overseeing quality assurance of corporate documents ensuring they follow NDIA standards for accuracy, clarity and consistency.
- Conducting internal research to articulate business objectives through corporate reporting document narratives.
- Identifying opportunities to drive the adoption of new processes focused on continuous improvement of consistency and accuracy in corporate writing.
- Creating and updating technical guidance documents, procedural guides, project plans and governance frameworks.
- Regularly conducting reviews and evaluation of published content to ensure relevancy.
- Creating communication materials focusing on user experience, ensuring that complex NDIA information is presented and meets plain English and accessibility guidelines for diverse audiences.
- Assisting in the management of reports processes and communications outputs.

**Skills and Experience**
- Exceptional editing, proofreading and writing skills
- Demonstrated experience editing, proofreading and writing for corporate documents
- Familiarity with the Australian Government Style
- Highly developed editorial, grammatical and comprehension skills
- Understanding of and ability to draft accessible and inclusive content
- Exceptional attention to detail
- Strong organisational and planning skills
- Ability to build and maintain positive relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Demonstrated initiative, reliability and ability to work unsupervised
- Intermediate to advanced skills in MS Office suite
- Ability to work cohesively with a small team.

**Eligibility/Other Requirements**:
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