Events and Communications Coordinator

Location: Melbourne | CBD

Job type: Full time / Until 30 June 2025

Organisation: Department of Premier and Cabinet

**Salary**: $95,102 - $107,905

Occupation: Communications, Marketing and Media

Reference: VG/1834321

An exciting opportunity exists for a talented and passionate individual to join the Community Relations and Heritage Branch within the First Peoples State Relations Group as Events and Communications Coordinator at the Department of Premier and Cabinet.

First Peoples - State Relations in DPC is seeking a talented and passionate individual committed to progressing the Victorian Government's nation leading work with First Peoples. This is a unique opportunity to work in new and innovative ways that recognise First Peoples as the self-determining drivers of First Nations affairs in Victoria. This role will contribute to the ground-breaking work of the Group in the areas of truth, treaty, self-determination and cultural rights.

Working closely with the Senior Events Coordinator, the Events and Communications Coordinator will contribute to the delivery of significant events and awards for First Peoples. This includes promotion, communications, and operational matters including secretariat functions. The Events and Communications Coordinator will also be responsible in assisting a small team who manage a program of community infrastructure projects and funding relationships with First Nations organisations.

As the Events and Communications Coordinator, you will support delivery of cultural events and awards that celebrate First Nations communities in Victoria. A central part of your role will be overseeing the Victorian Aboriginal Remembrance Service and supporting the delivery of the Ricci Marks Award and the Victorian Aboriginal Honour Roll. You will work closely with senior leaders, community members, and the Senior Events Coordinator to ensure events and communications campaigns align with the principles of self-determination and program objectives.

The Events and Communications Coordinator will play an active role in engaging and building partnerships across government and communities to promote the stories, achievements and cultures of First Peoples in Victoria. To be successful in this role you will have strong event coordination, project management, relationship building and influencing skills.

First Peoples - State Relations recognises the invaluable contributions of Aboriginal staff and is committed to promoting Aboriginal leadership.

**About you**

Are you:

- an events or communications professional with experience planning and delivering complex awards and events.
- a team player who can build and maintain strong, productive relationships.
- looking for a challenge, variety and flexibility.

To succeed in this role, you will possess:

- Proven experience with end-to-end events delivery, communications strategies, and projects, bringing strong contextual awareness and ensuring alignment with organisational purpose and goals.
- Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills, with an ability to establish and maintain effective and culturally safe working relationships with a diverse range of internal, intergovernmental and external stakeholders.
- Strategic planning skills with the ability to prioritise effectively, set goals and high standards of performance, and be accountable for delivering on competing expectations, ensuring compliance with organisational policies and guidelines, on time and within budget.
- Demonstrated ability to prepare communications materials for internal and external audiences using clear, concise and grammatically correct language, ensuring they contain the information necessary to achieve their purpose and meet audience needs. This includes ministerial briefs, correspondence, submissions, speeches, newsletter articles, presentations and briefing documents for producing video, photography and live streams.
- Strong analytical, conceptual and problem-solving skills with demonstrated experience in providing sound analysis and advice to inform and shape policy and programs relevant to events and awards.

**The closing date for this position is Monday, 23 December 2024.**

**How to apply**
- a resume; and
- a cover letter which addresses the key selection criteria (within three pages).

**This position is only open to applicants with relevant rights to work in Australia.**

**Other relevant information**

The department is committed to providing and maintaining a working environment which is safe and without risk to the health of its employees and clients and consistent with the department's obligations under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (OH&S Act), to support this DPC has a COVID-19 Vaccination policy which strongly recommends all DPC employees be fully vaccinated.

PC actively promotes diversity, inclusion and an equal opportunity workplace. We welcome applicants from all diverse backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander