Internal Communications Advisor

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Temporary Full Time (12-month contract )**:

- ** $95,195 per annum plus Super** +** monthly RDO**:

- ** A fantastic opportunity t0 join and to establish your reputation as a trusted advisor across the organisation.**

Hume City Council is one of Australia’s fastest growing and culturally diverse councils. We put the customer and our community at the centre of all that we do, ensuring our services are efficient and accessible.

This exciting opportunity is within the Strategic Communications & Advocacy developing and delivering strategic internal communications campaigns, internal events and projects to ensure and engaged and informed workforce.

**What you’ll be doing**:

- Research, plan, deliver and evaluate internal communication campaigns to improve staff awareness of Hume City, Council and its services, facilities, events and activities.
- Foster and maintain positive working relationships with Council’s Leadership, in particular the CEO, EMT and Managers, and internal service providers, in particular People and Culture and Information Technology to develop internal communications campaigns that encourage staff to engage with the Hume Values and Council’s organisational culture and systems.
- Work with divisions and departments to address internal communications gaps and implement measures to improve information sharing and collaboration between staff.
- Maintain the content and information architecture on Council’s intranet and other digital channels to ensure content is engaging, timely, relevant and accurate.
- Develop and maintain Council’s intranet platform to ensure it is engaging and easy to use and information is appropriate, supports the organisation’s culture systems and values.
- Facilitate the development of audio/visual materials and online video content to ensure Council information is accessible for the whole of the organisation, especially for staff with varying levels of proficiency in English and people with a disability.
- Provide advice, support and training across the organisation on the effective use of online and digital communications for internal purposes.
- Lead the planning, development and content creation of Hume City Council’s LinkedIn account to promote Council as an employer of choice and highlight significant achievements of staff in their daily roles.
- Support departments in the planning, writing and delivery of internal publications as required.
- Create appropriate video and multimedia content for use on Council’s digital communications platforms.
- Arrange and take photographs for Council’s internal communications and ensure all images are uploaded and managed within the system appropriately.
- Support the effective employer branding of Hume City Council as a leader in local government and an employer of choice with promotional activities across a range of communications tools.
- Research and write speeches for internal events as required for the CEO and EMT, ensuring accuracy, appropriateness of messages and timely delivery.
- Provide advice, support and training across the organisation on the effective use of Council’s intranet and other internal communications platforms and methods and raise awareness of the services provide by the Strategic Communications and Advocacy team.
- Audit Council’s internal communications to ensure consistency with Council’s branding and corporate identity and align with its values.
- Strategically review Council’s internal communications tools particularly the use of social media, digital and online communications (intranet), to recommend and implement changes to ensure that they are engaging, innovative, targeted, appropriate and cost-effective.
- Develop and implement policies and procedures to support the efficient and effective delivery of Council’s internal communications.
- Participate in local, regional and state networks/ organisations to keep up to date with current internal communications trends, practices and requirements.

**The skills and experience you’ll bring to the role**:

- Tertiary qualifications and/or substantial demonstrated experience in communications, public relations or marketing or a similar field.
- Demonstrated high-level writing, editing, proofing skills with a demonstrated ability to translate complex technical information and write clearly for a wide range of audiences in a variety of styles.
- A strong understanding of local, state and federal government and experience working in a political environment.
- Demonstrated experience supporting internal/ corporate communications initiatives and campaigns.

**Why Hume City Council?**

A leader in local government, we’re committed to creating an inclusive and collaborative work environment that is guided by our values:
**We’re better, every day**: We give things a go and value progress over perfection. We have permission to go for it and are expected to reflect and learn.

**We’re in it together**: At Hume, everyo