Manager, Media and Public Affairs

1 week ago

Brisbane, Australia Education Full time

**About the Department of Education**: The Department of Education is committed to ensuring Queenslanders have the education and skills they need to contribute to the economic and social development of Queensland. The department delivers world class education services for people at every stage of their personal and professional development. We are also committed to ensuring our education systems are aligned to the state's employment, skills and economic priorities.

**Your Role**: As Manager, Media and Public Affairs you will be responsible the day-to-day management of the media and public affairs teams ensuring the timely delivery of materials and media responses for the department while liaising with Senior Executives and the Ministers Office.

**Responsibilities include**:

- Manage media services for the Department, including overseeing the development of proactive and reactive media responses and media releases for dissemination to mainstream and niche media.
- Manage public affairs activities for the Department, including overseeing a team of speech writers, and approving the development of appropriate speech and public affairs materials for the Minister and Director-General, and their representatives.
- Provide high level media, issues and crisis management advice to senior executives of the Department, and the Minister's Office as required.
- Develop and maintain the Department's capability to respond to emerging media issues and critical incidents, and promote the positive initiatives of the Department to the media.
- Liaise with schools, regions and central office divisions to provide guidance and training on media and public affairs issues, including acting as a media spokesperson as required.
- Be available outside of core business hours to manage media and public affairs issues as required.

**How to Apply**:

- Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant previous work history).
- Attach a maximum 1-page response outlining your skills and abilities relevant to the role. You can use the 'your role' section as a guide.

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.
Salary rate shown is reflective of full-time (1.0 FTE)This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.

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