Brand and Communications Advisor

• Free parking and safe bike storage
• End of trip facilities
• Health and Wellbeing program
• Superannuation co-contribution options for eligible employees
• 17.5% leave loading (EA staff)

The City of Fremantle provides an eclectic mix of services, facilities and events to local residents, businesses and visitors. We are committed to employing caring, competent, adaptable and responsive, professional individuals who are excited about making Fremantle a welcoming city for all. We aim to do this through our culture, whereby we take ownership, bring creativity and innovative thinking, collaborate to create better outcomes, and celebrate our collective success. 

We have adopted Activity Based Working (ABW), where staff are empowered to choose the best workspace to produce their best outcomes each day. Our offices at Walyalup Civic Centre support this way of working by providing a variety of spaces, settings and technology to help staff thrive.

The Brand and Communications Advisor plays a critical role in the City’s communications functions, handling communications requests from various parts of the organisation and ensuring timely delivery. It provides the successful applicant with an exciting and varied role in a dynamic work environment. This position is being offered as a fixed-term, job share opportunity to cover a period of parental leave.

• Develop and implement communications plans which support the City of Fremantle’s projects, corporate objectives and activities aimed community relations and stakeholder communications.
• Liaise with internal and external stakeholders working collaboratively to ensure timely and effective delivery of communications that support and promote City of Fremantle projects, programs, events and activities.
• Work with the City’s senior leadership team to support their business objectives in external stakeholder consultation and promotion of their programs. 

The successful candidate will have demonstrated experience in developing and leading the implementation of a variety of communications plans and promotional activities across multiple channels. They will also have excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to take complex ideas and simplify them in messages audiences can understand and relate to.

The City of Fremantle promotes a workplace that actively seeks to include, welcome and value unique contributions of all people.  The City encourages people of all ages, genders, and abilities, Aboriginal Australians and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply for this job.

If you have any access needs that may require reasonable adjustments to allow you to fully participate in the application and interview process, please get in touch with the contact below.  If you are an Aboriginal person or a person with a Disability who would like assistance with your application, please contact the Jobs and Skills Centre on 136464.

Application Instructions:
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Applicants should provide a current curriculum vitae and a two-page (maximum) cover letter in .pdf format, addressing the selection criteria. Your CV and cover letter should demonstrate how your skills and experience make you a suitable candidate for the advertised position.  The estimated closure date is 2pm Friday, 14th of June but we reserve the right to close the ad prior to this date.

To discuss this opportunity in more detail please contact David Settelmaier on 08 9432 9***.

Applicants must have the right to work in Australia.