Communications and Engagement Lead

2 weeks ago

Melbourne, Australia Department of Transport and Planning Full time

Location: Melbourne | CBD

Job type: Full time

Organisation: Department of Transport and Planning

**Salary**: $105,479 - $127,621

Occupation: Communications, Marketing and Media

Reference: 1570

**About the Role**

**Position Outcomes**

Communications and Engagement Lead will
- Identify strategic challenges and opportunities within the bus and school bus reform portfolio and lead the development and delivery of stakeholder communications and engagement activities, programs, and strategies in those areas.
- Build effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders to lead the direction of engagement activities across projects and collaborate on opportunities for improvement.
- Lead the development and delivery of strategic engagement plans for key projects in the delivery of the DTP engagement strategy for bus reform initiatives and projects.
- Ensure communications and engagement plans are supported by well written and appropriately selected collateral, such as EDMs and facts sheets and other materials support engagement activities. This includes drafting Q&As, and project related updates for all relevant communication channels.
- Provide expert advice to internal stakeholders to guide external engagement, build positive relationships and develop innovative solutions to complex problems.
- Proactively lead research and analysis activities to understand and respond to critical issues across strategic areas including bus planning and reform to achieve positive project and program objectives and to enhance DTP’s external reputation.
- Work collaboratively across the Communications, Operations and Experiences group for coordinated, consistent and collegiate approaches to the work.
- Prepare reports and briefs for consideration by key stakeholders on critical issues and updates to achieve positive project and program objectives and to enhance DTP external reputation.

To provide greater insight into the role the **position description can be found here**.**

**Qualifications and Experience**

**Desirable**
- Tertiary qualification in communications but qualifications from other disciplines considered.
- Driver’s license

**What we offer**
- Meaningful work making Victorian communities more accessible and liveable
- Professional growth and development opportunities across the department and the wider Victorian Public Services
- A hybrid working model focused on collaboration and teamwork
- Optimal work-life balance initiatives including flexible working arrangements
- Opportunity to work across multiple urban and suburban hubs
- We prioritise the development of a safe and inclusive culture

**Culture Value**
We are an equal opportunity employer, embracing a diverse range of applicants such as veterans, and people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, LGBTQIA community members, individuals with disabilities and/or health conditions, as well as those from varied faith and cultural backgrounds. At our department, we prioritize the development of a safe, inclusive, and high-performance culture through shared actions and behaviours that align with our strategy and direction. This empowers our employees to effectively contribute to our goals.

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