Randstad have partnered with a QLD Govt department who are seeking an experienced Communications Manager to assist with upcoming projects on an initial contract until March 2025 with potential for further extensions.
Position Overview:
A Communications Manager is required to join the EQIP Program to lead the strategic planning and delivery of communications and marketing, stakeholder engagement and consultation, project communication, creative and digital assets production, and issues and reputation management.
This role will also work closely with the Organisational Change Management lead, to align the Communication and OCM strategies, and ensure OCM communications are integrated throughout all products, messaging and engagements.
The successful candidate will need to be able to work with multiple and different stakeholder groups concurrently, and be able to self-manage with competing priorities.
Tasks and Activities:
- Lead the strategic planning and delivery of all communications activities required across the EQIP Program's five projects, including communications and marketing, stakeholder engagement and consultation, project communication, creative and digital assets production, and issues and reputation management.
- Align this communications work with Organisational Change Management needs, to ensure stakeholders are not only informed, but supported through change.
- Ensure the cadence, consistency and quality of messaging and materials being delivered across all five projects are aligned and in accordance with the Program's strategic requirements.
- Build a 'brand' for the EQIP Program that instils a sense of confidence, quality and relevance in stakeholders.
Experience and Skills:
- Significant experience planning, developing and delivering the full spectrum of communications activities (as identified above under 'Tasks and Activities') within large, complex organisations.
- Significant experience in stakeholder engagement, working with multiple and diverse stakeholder groups concurrently
- Demonstrated experience leading the communications function for large projects and/or programs, with experience in ICT projects considered favourably.
- Demonstrated experience in supporting the successful delivery of OCM strategy.
- Skilled in creating diagrams and visual representations of workflows and complex concepts to enable user engagement and understanding
- Ability to communicate in plain language, simplifying and targeting messaging to meet various stakeholders' information needs.
- Ability to produce various types of media including but not limited to website, video, PowerPoint, workshop materials to support engagement and change management activities.
- Exceptional grasp of the English language, with excellent writing and verbal communication skills, tailored to suit audience and mode of delivery.
- Exceptional attention to detail and unwavering focus on consistency in messaging and brand.
- Demonstrated ability to self-manage with competing priorities.
Benefits of choosing Randstad
We value our contractors. So in addition to benefits from your new employer, we also offer you,
- Discounts at retailers like David Jones, Myer & JB HiFi, Rebel Sport, Woolworths, Hoyts cinemas and many more.
- A free Employee Assistance Program offers you and your family support
- Access to your payslips at the click of a button via our MyRandstad App
- We offer three pay runs a week Plus more
What now
Are you ready to take the next step in your career? If you meet the essential criteria and have the required experience send your resume now.
If you have any questions or perhaps your resume isn't up to date with your current role email ***********@randstad.com.au.
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