Strategic Communications Specialist

**Position No**: 155/2024
**Work Type**: Permanent - Full Time
- Are you driven by the opportunity to work for a thriving City committed to organisational excellence?
- This is a high impact role in a high performing local government.
- We work together with you to create a culture based on respect, trust and inclusiveness.
- We embrace flexible working conditions.

The City of Mandurah is looking for experienced a dynamic Strategic Communications Specialist to elevate the City’s brand and reputation. You will lead the development, management and evaluation of a portfolio of strategic internal and external communications activity, including digital, in line with the City’s brand and communications strategic frameworks.

**But enough about us, let’s talk about you**

We are looking for an enthusiastic, experienced, and accomplished Strategic Communications professional to join our team and work closely with business units across the City to identify, implement and evaluate communications strategies in line with the overarching strategic communications framework. This role is responsible for ensuring communications are delivered in line with the City’s brand strategic framework; and engaging new and existing audiences with the City’s vision, mission, activities, and impact to ensure consistent voice, compelling content creation, and strong results.

**What you will bring to the team**
- Degree in marketing, communications, journalism, or business or similar
- 5+ years’ experience in corporate communications and major/complex campaign development
- Proven digital communications experience across multiple channels
- Exceptional interpersonal and customer service and relationship building skills including community engagement
- Highly developed strategic communications development skills
- Strong understanding of media issues and ability to work with the media
- Strong understanding of consumer research methodologies
- Highly developed planning, campaign, and brand management skills
- Extensive experience and knowledge of marketing and communications strategies and ability to recommend changes and improvements.
- As part of our recruitment process, you will be required to complete a drug and alcohol test.

**The finer details**

This permanent, full-time position attracts a competitive Level 6 remuneration of $95,019 - $102,693 per annum dependent on qualifications and experience.

**Why work with us?**

You will be working for the City of Mandurah, an employer of choice and one of Western Australia’s fastest growing local authorities. Our vision at the City is “Woven by waterways; a city that is thriving and connected to its people and nature” and all our employees instil the values of connected, integrity, excellence, courage and innovate.

We are committed to creating and maintaining a child safe organisation where protecting children and preventing harm is embedded in the everyday thinking and practice of all employees and volunteers.

There are many advantages in working for the City, including:

- A fair salary - enjoy great work conditions including salary sacrificing options.
- Superannuation Guarantee Contributions (SGC) payments with matching additional contributions made by the City in accordance with the City’s Enterprise Agreement.
- Access to free staff parking and less than 50 mins to Perth by train and car.
- Health & wellbeing initiatives, including free recreation centre membership.
- Discounted medical insurance.
- Learning and Development opportunities to fuel your amazingness and take your career to the next level.
- Flexible working options.
- Transparent performance framework: approach your work with confidence in how you're tracking, working to professional development plans agreed on by you and your line manager.
- Generous leave entitlements: provisions for many forms of leave; including annual, personal/carers, parental, study, cultural, domestic violence, compassionate and bereavement leave.
- Employee Assistance Program support: you are encouraged to use this free short-term, confidential counselling service if you're experiencing emotional stress, relationship problems, conflict with others or personal issues. It is also available for financial counselling and retirement planning.
- A vibrant Employee Reward & Recognition Program
- Did we mention Study Assistance, a social club, corporate uniform and much more

**Casey Mihovilovich**
**Chief Executive Officer