Assistant Director, Public Information
7 days ago
The Assistant Director, Public Information, supports the achievements of the ESA’s aim of providing the ACT Community with emergency information and education. The Assistant Director, Public Information is supported by the ACT Government guidelines, policies, procedures, and annual communications and engagement plan.
The Assistant Director, Public Information will ensure that accurate information is provided to the appropriate audience, at the appropriate time. Informed by research, insights and evaluation the Assistant Director, Public Information will bring an audience-first lens to their work.
The Assistant Director, Public Information will work flexibly, with openness to change and in partnership with stakeholders. The Assistant Director, Public Information will lead a small team to engage and deliver effective communications to the ACT community, including from within an ESA Incident Management Team or from within the Public Information Coordination Centre (PICC) during a Territory Emergency Incident.
The ACT Public Service supports workforce diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, culturally diverse people and those who identify as LGBTIQ are encouraged to apply.
**Eligibility/Other requirements**:
**Professional / Technical Skills and Knowledge**
- Demonstrate extensive experience in the production and implementation of audience and insights driven strategic awareness communications and engagement strategies across internal and external channels.
- Demonstrated extensive experience in producing high-quality media materials on complex and sensitive issues including media releases, speeches and written media responses.
- Demonstrate extensive experience in producing high-quality communications materials on complex and sensitive issues across internal and external channels including experience in content production (internal communications, social media and video production).
**Behavioural Capabilities**
- Demonstrated ability to liaise and negotiate effectively with a range of internal and external stakeholders, including Ministerial and Executive staff, stakeholders, contractors and media.
- Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities meet deadlines, exercise initiative in a complex and dynamic work environment, and lead a team to work under pressure.
- Demonstrated leadership and management skills, including the ability to motive and support a team to produce high level communication materials.
**Compliance Requirements/Qualifications**
- Tertiary qualifications in the field of communications and/or a related discipline area is highly desirable.
- Experience working in a high pressure, fast-paced environment such as emergency services is highly desirable.
- An understanding of and experience in direct media liaison, preferably with the ACT media is highly desirable.
- The successful applicant will need to be available for occasional weekend and after-hours work.
- This position requires current Working with Vulnerable People registration.
**How to Apply**: Please submit a supporting statement of no more than two pages addressing the Professional/Technical Skills and Knowledge and the Behavioural Capabilities which can be found in the position description, and a current curriculum vitae including the details of two referees.
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