Aboriginal Communications and Partnerships Advisor

Aboriginal Communications and Partnerships Advisor

• Job type: Ongoing, Full-Time opportunity
• Salary Grade: Clerk Grade 7/8, base salary starting at $106,025 plus superannuation and leave loading
• Location: Locations are flexible across all NSW with hybrid working arrangements

We have an exciting opportunity for an Aboriginal Communications and Partnerships Advisor.

We're looking for an enthusiastic team player to join our NSW Government Brand and Communications team. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of championing inclusive marketing practices across the NSW Government in a supportive and collaborative team environment with a key focus in working on Aboriginal campaigns and supporting agencies to deliver impactful advertising to priority audiences.

The role sits within the Brand and Communications team within the Customer, Delivery and Transformation division of NSW Department of Customer Service.

In this role, you will:

• Support the development and evaluation of effective communications for Aboriginal audiences.
• Gathering insights and executing research to build our understanding of Aboriginal and multicultural audiences to better communicate with these communities.
• Supporting the development of guidance materials to share best practices across government and keep abreast of industry trends in marketing Communications and engagement targeting diverse audiences.
• Preparing engaging presentations to support projects and teamwork
• Advising on and assessing compliance with the NSW Government regulatory framework for advertising to ensure delivery of effective customer communications.
• Effectively supporting project deliverables and contractual requirements of suppliers.

About you

To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate:

• Experience in the delivery of communications projects that target diverse communities and drive communications excellence, including communications to First Nations Aboriginal and other diverse audiences.
• Experience with advertising via paid media channels
• Strong stakeholder relationship building and project management skills.
• Experience in content creation, particularly for web and email
• Proven record of working across multiple projects, handling multiple relationships, and supporting work across a team
• Professional experience and/or tertiary qualifications in marketing Communications and/or stakeholder and community engagement

What we need from you:
An up-to-date CV and a brief cover letter of no more than 2 pages which clearly details your skills and experience as relevant to this role along with evidence of Aboriginality.

Aboriginal as defined by the Aboriginal Lands Rights Act 1983 (NSW) is a person who:

• Identifies as a person of Australian Aboriginal descent
• Presents documentation identifying their family's Aboriginal descent
• Is accepted by their local Aboriginal community as a person of Aboriginal descent.

For more information about the Confirmation of Aboriginality guidelines please contact: ************@customerservice.nsw.gov.au

This role is for the employment of an Aboriginal person in line with the Department's Aboriginal Employment Strategy.

For more information about the Aboriginal Employment Strategy, please contact ***************@customerservice.nsw.gov.au

For more information about the position, please contact Vanessa Barrett at ***************@customerservice.nsw.gov.au

About the team/CDT division:
The NSW Government Brand and Campaigns team works across the whole of NSW Government and is responsible for the strategic direction of customer centric government communications including advertising campaigns.

Salary Grade 7/8, with the base salary for this role starting at $106,025 base plus superannuation

For enquiries relating to recruitment please contact Katerina Xenos via **************@customerservice.nsw.gov.au.

Visit the Capability Application Tool to prepare for the recruitment process by accessing practice application and interview questions based on the focus capabilities listed in the role description.

Closing Date: Monday, 6th May 2024 at 9:59am

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 feel you may require an adjustment during the recruitment process, please contact our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion team via **************@customerservice.nsw.gov.au or 02 9494 8***.

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