An exciting comms officer with a large QLD State Gov Dept based in the sunshine coast
Is a large QLD State Government Department based in the sunshine coast
Your new role
In the role of Communications Officer, you will actively participate as a member of the Stakeholder Management Business Unit in the Stakeholder and Issues Management team with the core role being researching and drafting responses to ministerial and executive correspondence. Exceptional skills in stakeholder/customer management and in building and maintaining relationships is critical in this role. Successful candidates will be required to advise on, develop, implement and provide communications services primarily for executive correspondence, issues management, stakeholder relationship management, media relations and community engagement to ensure effective relationship outcomes for the North Coast Region.
Key responsibilities:
- Assisting the Stakeholder Management Business Unit to provide well-considered, accurate and timely communications advice and correspondence support to regional staff using appropriate communication tools.
- Coordinating, researching, drafting and editing communications materials 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.
- Undertaking community engagement and stakeholder consultation activities during project development and delivery, as required.
- Coordinating and update the content of regional webpages to ensure relevance to projects and initiatives, as required.
- Providing 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.
What you'll need to succeed
The oppourtunity to work with a large QLD State Government Department based in the sunshine coast, an initial contract to 31/05/2027 with potential to extend
Contract workers through Hays also enjoy a wide range of benefits including:
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For further information about this role, please contact:
Hannah Shaw
Recruitment Consultant
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(07) 3231 2***
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