Job description
Our valued State Government client require an experienced Communications Officer to join their team in the beautiful Sunny Coast.
As an AO4 Communications Officer, your core role will be being researching and drafting responses to ministerial and executive correspondence. The successful candidate will be required to advise on, develop, implement, and provide communications services.
Reporting to the Senior Communications Advisor, your accountabilities include:
For a confidential discussion, please contact DFP Recruitment on 3239 2500.
Applicants new to DFP may be asked to provide additional information including work rights status via a survey link – if requested, we ask that you provide this information in order to expedite your application.
DFP welcomes applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and people with disability. In addition, DFP will provide reasonable adjustments for individuals with disability throughout the recruitment process. If you identify as a person with disability and require adjustments to the application, recruitment, selection and/or assessment process, please advise via adjustments@dfp.com.au or 1300 337 000 and indicate your preferred method of communication (email, phone, text) so we can keep in touch and meet your accessibility needs.
By clicking 'apply', you give consent that DFP may use your personal information to process your job application and to contact you for future employment opportunities. For further information on how DFP process your personal information please review the DFP Information Collection and Privacy Policy via https://www.dfp.com.au/about-us/policies. Do not submit any sensitive personal information in your resume.
As an AO4 Communications Officer, your core role will be being researching and drafting responses to ministerial and executive correspondence. The successful candidate will be required to advise on, develop, implement, and provide communications services.
Reporting to the Senior Communications Advisor, your accountabilities include:
- Assist the Stakeholder Management Business Unit to provide well-considered, accurate and timely communications advice and correspondence support to regional staff using appropriate communication tools.
- Coordinate, research, draft and edit communications material including responses to ministerial and executive correspondence, briefing notes, media statements, responses to media enquiries, speech notes, parliamentary business, online engagement, newsletters and other non-project related material for the Minister’s office and senior management.
- Undertake community engagement and stakeholder consultation activities during project development and delivery, as required.
- Coordinate and update the content of regional webpages to ensure relevance to projects and initiatives, as required.
- Provide training, advice and support to regional staff and consultants to ensure consistency, enhance communication skills and improve relationships with key stakeholders and the community in the delivery of non-project initiatives, as required.
- Previous experience in the same capacity
- Proven high level verbal and communication skills
- Exceptional skills in stakeholder/customer management and in building and maintaining relationships is critical in this role
- While qualifications are not mandatory, a degree in communications, public relations, journalism or marketing would be highly desirable.
For a confidential discussion, please contact DFP Recruitment on 3239 2500.
Applicants new to DFP may be asked to provide additional information including work rights status via a survey link – if requested, we ask that you provide this information in order to expedite your application.
DFP welcomes applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and people with disability. In addition, DFP will provide reasonable adjustments for individuals with disability throughout the recruitment process. If you identify as a person with disability and require adjustments to the application, recruitment, selection and/or assessment process, please advise via adjustments@dfp.com.au or 1300 337 000 and indicate your preferred method of communication (email, phone, text) so we can keep in touch and meet your accessibility needs.
By clicking 'apply', you give consent that DFP may use your personal information to process your job application and to contact you for future employment opportunities. For further information on how DFP process your personal information please review the DFP Information Collection and Privacy Policy via https://www.dfp.com.au/about-us/policies. Do not submit any sensitive personal information in your resume.
