Principal Communications Officer

1 week ago


Brisbane, Australia Education Full time

**About the Department**:
The Department of Education are dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce that reflects the community and schools we support by treating everyone with respect and dignity. This starts with recruitment and selection. The methods of assessing suitability in the recruitment process may vary. This includes making reasonable adjustments to support applicants at all stages of the process and employee lifecycle.
About the Role

**The Principal Communications Officer**:

- Oversees the development of Branch communications and planning to support the implementation of the Education Futures Institute
- Leads the program of work comprising the development of a range of communications, graphic design work and promotional materials;
- Works collaboratively with stakeholders and staff to develop high-quality communication materials; and
- Provides high level advice and support to senior officers and contributes to the development of effective communications aligned to branch objectives.

About You

**The ideal applicant will have the following key attributes**:

- Experience leading and developing strategic communications and resources
- A team player with excellent interpersonal skills to support teams to deliver program objectives
- Strong project management skills with ability to manage competing priorities
- Enjoy working within a diverse team to deliver outcomes and make a positive impact in education

**Interested? To Apply**:

- Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant work history)
- Attach a 2-page written response outlining your suitability for the role in response to the attached role description and within the context of the role as described above.

We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive.
Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department.
Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.
When working in regulated employment an employee must have a current Working with Children Clearance (blue card) issued by Blue Card Services.
Salary rate shown is reflective of full-time (1.0 FTE).
The Department of Education is a family inclusive workplace. Click here to find out more about our Inclusion and Diversity strategies.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.



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