Senior Communications Advisor

14 hours ago

Australia myCareer Full time $124,464 - $142,665 per year
Location: Sydney or Gosford Grade: Clerk Grade 9/10Work type: Ongoing role, Full-time 35 hours per week, access to flexible working arrangements within operational requirementsSalary: Base salary starting at $124,464 - $142,665 plus superannuationClosing Date: Thursday, 20 November :59 AM)

About us

SafeWork NSW is the state's workplace health and safety regulator. Our mission is to reduce work-related fatalities, injuries and illnesses by ensuring workplaces comply with health and safety laws. We achieve this through a mix of responsive and proactive programs targeting high-risk areas across all industries, aligned with our strategic plan and regulatory priorities.

SafeWork NSW has just transformed to become a modern, strong, and independent Work Health and Safety Regulator. As part of this change, we have opportunities within our newly established Communications and Media team.

About the role

We are looking for a Senior Communications Advisor to help us deliver communications strategies that align to the SafeWork NSW vision, strategy and regulatory priorities.

This is a fantastic opportunity to work in a small team across both traditional and digital channels to ensure effective, consistent messaging to ensure people return home from work safely.

The Senior Communications Advisor will:

Develop and evaluate strategies: Contribute to the planning, delivery and evaluation of communications strategies.Advise our leaders: Provide contemporary communications advice to our senior leaders and executive leadership team in the form of briefing notes and options papers.Create content: Produce engaging written and visual content for emails, newsletters, social media, presentations, and speeches.Give advice: Offer advice on best practices for communications, and gather feedback and share insights so we can continually improve. Monitor and report: Track the effectiveness of our communications, including creating dashboards and reports to inform future decisions.Build relationships: Work with teams across the organisation to understand and meet executives' priorities, and make sure executives get seamless communications support. Champion initiatives: Promote SafeWork programs and initiatives, including national Safe Work Month, and other major SafeWork NSW programs.

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What we are looking for

The ideal candidate will have experience delivering effective communications in a large and complex organisation.

Key Skills:

Proven ability to create and roll out communication plans and content to help drive behaviour changeSkilled at creating visually engaging content using tools such as Canva and PowerpointExperience in developing and leading communications strategies and campaigns, both digital and multi-channelConfident working with internal stakeholders to solve problems and brief executives Adaptable and willing to change work tasks on short notice based on fast-moving priorities Experience using CRM email marketing tools and Sharepoint is desirable

Qualifications:

Tertiary qualifications in a relevant field are desirable.

How to apply

To apply, please include:

Your resume (up to 4 pages)A cover letter (up to 2 pages) detailing your relevant skills and experience

We support flexible working and encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply.

For recruitment enquiries, please contact Natalie Caruana at

Visit the Capability Application Tool to practice application and interview questions based on the role's focus capabilities.

Careers at Department of Customer Service

A career at the Department of Customer Service (DCS) gives you the opportunity to help improve government services and be part of reform that benefits people across NSW. We are focused on delivering excellent customer service, digital transformation, and regulatory reform. Come join us and influence the future of our great state.

Belong in our diverse and inclusive workplace

The strength of our workforce lies in its diversity and embracing difference, while the key to our success is leveraging the contributions of employees with different backgrounds and perspectives.

You can view our full diversity and inclusion statement here.

We want you to bring your best self to this application process. If you have any support or access needs that may require adjustments to allow you to fully participate in this selection process (including an alternate format of the application form) please contact Natalie Caruana at

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A Talent Pool for up to 18 months will be created to fill future ongoing roles.

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