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Form of work Communications and Engagement Officer – Office of the NSW Building Commissioner
Grade: Clerk Grade 7/8
Salary range: $101,947 – $112,849 + superannuation and leave loading
Duration: Temporary 3-year Employment Opportunity
Closing Date: Monday 17 April 2023 (9:59am)
Location: Sydney, McKell Building
About us
The Office of Project Remediate within the NSW Department of Customer Service (DCS) is a highly motivated and collaborative team who are making a difference for thousands of people living in residential apartment buildings in NSW.
Working within the Office of the NSW Building Commissioner, the Project Remediate team is arranging the remediation of combustible cladding on privately owned residential apartment buildings, in collaboration with government and non-government bodies to ensure an excellent outcome for people who live, work, and visit these buildings.
By joining our team, you will be an integral part of interesting and challenging work with a strategic focus. You will have the opportunity to work on a high-profile program with a diverse and exciting variety of projects.
About the role
The Office of the NSW Building Commissioner is seeking a Communications and Engagement Officer to join the Project Remediate team.
Working closely with the team, internal and external stakeholders, you will create customer-centric, meaningful communications materials for diverse audiences, and deliver engagement activities for customers, stakeholders, and industry.
Key accountabilities for this role include
Develop and maintain stakeholder and customer relationships through effective communication, negotiation, and issues management to ensure project deliverables are met.
Produce integrated, tactical communications and stakeholder engagement plans for key activities such as program updates, major announcements, briefings, and events.
Create engaging and relevant editorial content and assist the delivery of monthly reports for owners corporations to track the progress of their remediation work.
Research, develop, and deliver high quality materials across a range of formats, ensuring that your approach is well-considered and meets the needs of audiences.
Design and coordinate briefings and events, and produce materials including agendas, presentations, invitations, and post-event surveys.
Manage the timely coordination of content for use in speeches and media responses.
Monitor, evaluate and report on the outcomes of communication plans and stakeholder engagement activities to identify effectiveness, consistency, and recommend opportunities to improve communications materials and activities.
Provide a range of project management and support services, ensuring project and administration activities are undertaken to enable the team to complete tasks and achieve agreed outcomes.
About you
If you are a highly motivated and collaborative person with the following skills and experience, we want to hear from you:
Take initiative and think on your feet
Ability to deliver to tight deadlines and be flexible and resilient in an environment of changing or competing priorities.
Ability to work independently and maintain motivation as part of a busy team.
Experience in building and maintaining effective stakeholder relationships to deliver positive outcomes for customers.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including proven ability to create communication content for different audiences, and translating legislative and complex information concisely.
Experience using e-marketing software and digital event tools (e.g. Mailchimp, Slido).
For enquiries regarding this position, please contact Ash Wood, Manager, Strategic Communications at ash.wood@customerservice.nsw.gov.au
What we need from you
In your cover letter please share your motivation for applying for this position and your relevant skills.
A talent pool may be created from this recruitment process to fill future ongoing and temporary opportunities.
Salary Grade 7/8, with the base salary for this role starting at $101947 base plus superannuation
Visit the Capability Application Tool to prepare for the recruitment process by accessing practice application and interview questions based on the focus capabilities listed in the role description.
Closing Date: 17th April 2023 (9:59am)
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