Corporate Affairs Advisor

Are you passionate about developing and maintaining strong media and Government relationships? Keen to work in a locally based Corporate Affairs team with flexible working arrangements? If so, we want to hear from you

**Our organisation**

We take pride in our place in the Gippsland community. We are a quality essential service and support the health, safety and wellbeing of our community and staff. We are a significant employer in the region, working closely with our stakeholders towards an increasingly prosperous Gippsland.

We are innovative and committed to ensuring that Gippsland Water remains a great place to work. We do this by:

- Offering a flexible and stimulating workplace and investing in our people to enable us to adapt to the changing needs of our business and our region.
- Building the capability and culture of our people into a more highly skilled, professional, customer focused and efficient organisation.
- Building a diverse and inclusive organisation, where our people feel safe to bring their full and authentic self to work.

We also provide a range of employee benefits that will make your experience working at Gippsland Water both professionally and personally rewarding.

**The role**

This position plays a key role in supporting the delivery of Gippsland Water’s media and stakeholder relations functions, including high quality engagement and public relations programs that strengthen the organisation’s reputation and relationships.

**What you’ll bring**
- Tertiary qualifications in a relevant field
- Media relations experience - either as a journalist, public relations, or media advisor
- An understanding of public affairs and issue management concepts
- Skills in supporting the negotiation, facilitation and influencing of strategic outcomes.
- Ability to write and edit with attention to detail.
- Highly developed written, oral and presentation communication skills

**Freedom**

We offer a variety of flexible arrangements to suit our employees varied needs and the business, including purchased leave, varied start and finish times, working from alternative locations and accrued days off. We understand that Gippsland Water and our customers benefit from enabling our employees to achieve balance in work and life.

**How to apply**

For specific enquiries relating to this position, please contact **Annelise Answerth, Corporate Affairs Lead on 0455 665 310.**

**Please note that if you do not fully address the selection criteria you may be excluded from being shortlisted for further progression in the recruitment process.**

Shortlisted applicants may be required to undertake a National Police Check.