Corporate Affairs Advisor

**Corporate Affairs Advisor**:

- Melbourne, VIC, AU, 3000**About us**:
CitiPower, Powercor and United Energy own and operate the electricity distribution networks servicing 1.9 million customers located across 65% of Victoria. These customers include large numbers of households as well as commercial and industrial businesses, world class arts, health and sporting precincts, popular tourism regions and the biggest infrastructure projects in Victoria.

We provide reliable, safe and affordable electricity and our businesses are independently rated as the best in the country for their efficiency. Sustaining this is all the more critical and challenging as greater electrification of homes, fleets and industries becomes a core strategy for reducing carbon emissions and addressing climate change.

It's an extremely rewarding experience, being able to harness smart and innovative technologies to help integrate renewables into the network and drive progress on climate change. Because every day, you're helping solve some of the biggest energy challenges of our generation.

Also, the electricity industry is going through significant transformation and our businesses are at the centre of it. Supporting a clean energy future, our electricity networks provide a gateway to renewables and choices such as solar, batteries and electric vehicles.

**About the role**:
This role plays a key role in supporting our Corporate Affairs Manager to plan and execute key internal and external communication projects and campaigns relating to our networks.

**What you’ll deliver**:

- Support the develop and execution of communication plans for internal and external audiences that positions and profiles CitiPower Powercor and United Energy as innovative and dynamic businesses within the energy sector
- Provide multi-disciplinary communication services to execute these projects and campaigns including message development, copywriting/content development, media relations, design and production management, video production and photography shoot management services
- Engage and manage briefs and performance with external service providers as required
- Advise, and develop, content opportunities for internal and external purposes arising from the actions of other Corporate Affairs team members or other business units
- Manage relationships and communication planning with internal business partners across the following teams: Health, Safety and Environment, Sustainability, People and Culture, Information Technology and Finance.

**To succeed in the role you’ll have**:

- A tertiary qualification in Communication, Public Relations, or Journalism.
- Previous work experience in similar corporate affairs/communication roles or consultancies
- Demonstrated ability to develop, manage and execute integrated communication campaigns
- Strong creative writer and editor, able to simplify complex concepts into clear, accessible and relevant language
- Experience in energy or other large, technical oriented organisations an advantage
- Use of Adobe suite of tools (InDesign, Photoshop etc.)
- Participation (or strong exposure) to issues / crisis management.

Your career with us:
We have a diversity of teams across our business, all contributing to great customer and community outcomes. Our people are our most important asset, and we continually invest in nurturing their capability.

We proudly strive to provide a safe, inclusive and sustainable environment where all our people feel respected, valued and supported to bring their whole selves to work and be the best they can be.

With an embedded Inclusion & Diversity Strategy and initiatives like our Women in Power networking group, and Sparkle, our LGBTIQ+ allies pride network, we’re committed to equal opportunities for all employees.

Our greatest priority is the health, safety and wellbeing of our people and the communities we operate within. This includes their physical safety - ensuring everyone gets home safely everyday - as well as their psychological safety, by ensuring everyone has the resources and support needed to achieve a work-life balance and be the best they can be.

**What’s next?**
- If you require adjustments as part of the recruitment process to accommodate your needs, please don’t hesitate to discuss these with us._

OUR VALUES: Live safely, Be Customer and Community Minded, Succeed Together, Be The Best You Can Be, Improve Our Business

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