Communications and Marketing Officer

About the Department:
The Department of Education is dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce that reflects the community and schools we support by treating everyone with respect and dignity. This starts with recruitment and selection. The methods of assessing suitability in the recruitment process may vary. This includes making reasonable adjustments to support applicants at all stages of the process and employee lifecycle.

The Strategic Communication & Engagement (SCE) branch is responsible for the department's corporate communications, sponsorship and events as well as media and social media. Services provided by SCE ensures that the department has a strategic corporate communications framework and consistent approach to engaging with schools, members of the community, the media, business, and other government agencies.

About the Role:
As Communications and Marketing Officer based in our CBD central office, you will support the people of Queensland through the delivery of key communication and marketing services.

The role provides an exciting opportunity for a competent communications and marketing professional to deliver a range of communications and marketing projects and activities to education and corporate clients.

A crucial part of this role focuses on internal communications through content curation for electronic newsletters using Vision 6. This includes engaging with content creators and approvers, collating and preparing the department's electronic newsletters and staff messages, including those to support the department's response to disasters and emergencies. Some after hours and/or weekend work may be required from time to time.

The successful applicant will also undertake ongoing evaluation and refinement of the department's e-newsletters by collecting and interrogating a range of metrics and making recommendations to improve audience engagement.

Some experience in and knowledge of digital communication and marketing for government services would be advantageous.

Responsibilities Include:
Develop and deliver communication and marketing plans and activities which promote the key policies and programs of the department.
Undertake communication and marketing tasks including planning, writing and publishing materials that promote a positive image of the department including:
publications, enewsletters and other communications and marketing materials
online, social and digital content
speeches, media releases, briefing notes and correspondence.

Identify, prepare and distribute departmental good news.
Provide advice to internal clients by analysing their specific communication and marketing needs.

Interested? To Apply:
Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant work history);
Attach a 2-page response outlining your skills, knowledge and experience that relates to the role.

We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive.

Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department.

Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.

When working in regulated employment an employee must have a current Working with Children Clearance (blue card) issued by Blue Card Services.

Salary rate shown is reflective of full-time (1.0 FTE).

The Department of Education is a family inclusive workplace. Click here to find out more about our Inclusion and Diversity strategies.
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