Assistant Manager, Cit Strategic Communications And Media

Details: OVERVIEW OF CIT

Canberra Institute of Technology (CIT) is a dynamic, connected, and diverse vocational education and training (VET) Institute and is a Territory Authority established under the Canberra Institute of Technology Act 1987.

CIT plays a major role in the development of the ACT’s future workforce and in building the skill base of the economy. Its core business is the design and facilitation of high-quality vocational programs, training and education and services to meet the needs of a diverse customer base – locally, nationally, and internationally.

CIT is Canberra’s only government established provider of VET offering quality education and training through the development of unique learning experiences that meet training package requirements and provide students with meaningful and job ready qualifications. As a major contributor to the economic growth of the ACT, CIT plays a significant role in ensuring a qualified and skilled workforce, increasing skill levels for those self-employed, attracting international students, contributing to the ACT innovation ecosystem, and driving life-long learning for the economic and social benefit for the future of the ACT.

The CIT Board has articulated CIT key priorities and directions within CIT’s Strategic Compass 2025 – CIT Futures. These directions are articulated within four themes:

• Leading change - raising our ambitions to meet new expectations,
• Growing our region’s economy - supporting jobs, economic resilience, and future prosperity,
• Advancing Canberra’s workforce – adapting our courses and means of delivery to provide skills for the future, and
• Transforming our business - investing in our business for viability and value

THE POSITION

Canberra Institute of Technology (CIT) is seeking an experienced, ideas-filled, enthusiastic, and motivated communications professional to fill the position of Assistant Manager in CIT’s Strategic Communications team.

The Strategic Communications team sits within the CIT’s Corporate Services Division and looks after the Institute’s internal and corporate communications - as well as providing Strategic Communications support on several exciting projects such as the CIT Woden campus project, the Fee-Free TAFE initiative, Women in Trades, the CIT Student Experience, and CIT Schools Engagement.

We also provide creative Strategic Communications advice and support to a wide range of stakeholders including our Minister’s office, the CIT Board and Executive, the media, business areas, our educational Colleges, teachers, staff, students, and the public.

Part of a small, friendly, and inclusive team, this position will see you providing high level ideas, creative thinking, and input into the team’s communications plans and activities. We want to see new ideas, fresh approaches, and left field thinking.

You will be a pro-active, on the front-foot communications officer with excellent interpersonal, organisational, communication skills and experience necessary to support a diverse range of clients and stakeholders across our current and future projects.

No two days are the same - you will work on a range of projects - many as lead officer and will have opportunities to shine and bring your talents, creativity, and ideas to the role.

Roles are shared within the team to ensure work-life balance and the position is based at the CIT Reid campus. Please note, this position will be moving to a new workplace designed for activity-based working (ABW). Under ABW arrangements, officers will not have a designated workstation/desk.

DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

Under direction of the Senior Manager, Strategic Communications - the Assistant Manager, Strategic Communications will:

• Lead the development and implementation of communication strategies on a range of CIT activities and projects,
• Provide quality communication content, advice, input, approaches, and support as required relevant for the target audiences including but not limited to:
• communication strategies and tactics,
• media releases, responses and talking points,
• articles and good-news stories,
• corporate messaging, social media content relating to Strategic Communications activities.
• Work with the team on CIT’s relationship with the media,
• Demonstrate strong and creative writing, briefing, editing, and proofreading skills to provide a quality control check for all communication material (internal and external).
• Contribute to CIT’s online channels and provide quality and appropriate content to raise the profile of CIT’s projects, strategic directions, achievements, and events.
• Proactively seek opportunities to identify good news stories and encourage positive media coverage and seek opportunities to increase audience reach and engagement to improve the effectiveness of CIT communication.
• Build strong and productive working relationships with internal stakeholders including the CIT leadership team, and external stakeholders to deliver quality outcomes.
• Leading and representing the team and other duties as appropriate to classification requested by the immediate supervisor.

CIT supports workforce diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, culturally and linguistically diverse people, and LGBTIQ+ people are encouraged to apply.

How to Apply: For more information, Please visit www.jobs.act.gov.au

Contact Officer: Mark Kulasingham on ***************@cit.edu.au or 0431 062 ***