Communication And Engagement Officer

We encourage applications from Indigenous Australians, people living with disability, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, mature age workers and LGBTIQA+ people.
The Department of Justice supports reasonable adjustment requests in any stage of the assessment process to remove barriers and facilitate full participation in all aspects of employment for applicants with disability. If you have individual requirements that need to be accommodated in order to participate in an interview or recruitment activity, please inform the contact listed at the end of this vacancy.
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Period of Appointment
Fixed term for 24 months
Hours per fortnight
73.50 hours per fortnight - flexible options available.
Duties

• Responsible for the development of high-quality publications, resources and other initiatives, utilising online applications including webinar software and e-learning platforms to disseminate the key messages of the Office.
• Contribute to the development of the Communication and Engagement strategies of the Office as part of the team led by the Director, Education, Engagement and Policy.
• Work collaboratively as part of the team to deliver outcomes related to organisational practices to keep children and young people in Tasmania safe from harm when receiving services from organisations and institutions.
• Keep abreast of the latest research on relevant matters for the preparation of correspondence, briefings, presentations, media releases and speech notes for the Independent Regulator and their Deputies.
• Perform other duties as envisaged by the assigned classification under the relevant award and in accordance with the skills, competence and training of the occupant as required.

Essential Requirements

• Employment to the Office is subject to the satisfactory completion of security and related vetting including satisfactory a current Tasmanian Working with Vulnerable Persons Check (WWVP)

Pre-employment Checks
The Head of State Service has determined that the person nominated for this vacancy is to satisfy a pre-employment check before taking up the appointment, promotion or transfer.
The following checks are to be conducted:
1. Pre-employment checks

• Arson and fire setting
• Violent crimes and crimes against the person
• Sex-related offences
• Drug and alcohol related offences
• Crimes involving dishonesty
• Crimes involving deception
• Making false declarations
• Malicious damage and destruction to property
• Serious traffic offences
• Crimes against public order or relating to the Administration of Law and Justice
• Crimes against Executive or the Legislative Power
• Crimes involving Conspiracy

2. Disciplinary action in previous employment.
3. Identification check.
Desirable Requirements

• Tertiary qualifications in communications or journalism or demonstrated work experience in relevant field.

Download the Statement of Duties and any Associated Documents
How to apply
To apply, please provide a Short Form Application which is a 1-2 page covering letter outlining your experience, skills and knowledge as they relate to the Statement of Duties, and a copy of your current Resumé/CV. We do not require a separate statement addressing the selection criteria.
Please note if you submit the details of your referees with your application the Selection Panel may contact them without notifying you.
Please apply online by clicking the 'Apply Now' button.
Refer to the 'Information for Applicants (DOJ)' document for further information. Please note, attachments must be in Microsoft Word or PDF format.
If you are unable to submit your application online, please contact the Department of Justice Recruitment Team on (03) 6165 4912.
For more information
David Ronaldson
Director Education, Engagement and Policy
Email:
Phone: 0461 409 568
Reasonable Adjustment Queries
(03) 6165 7603