Communications Consultant - Campaigns and Projects

Advertised Vacancy Number: DOE897499

This is a permanent full-time position commencing in August 2024.

We are seeking a highly motivated, enthusiastic and committed communications professional to join our Campaigns and Projects team.

In this role you will use your strategic communication skills to develop, coordinate and evaluate public relations, community education and marketing strategies. These exciting and challenging projects include elements of advertising, brand development and community education campaigns, events, publications, and promotional activities.

Your varied portfolio of projects will involve writing communications and developing creative messaging suitable for multiple channels and audiences. You will need substantial experience working with different clients to craft compelling and engaging communications.

Highly motivated and personable, you will have excellent interpersonal skills. You will use these in working collaboratively with colleagues across the Communications directorate and in providing high level advice and support to business units, regional offices, and schools.

Working in a dynamic and fast-paced environment, you will have the ability to multi-task as well as undertake high-level negotiation and consultation with both internal and external stakeholders.

We encourage all applicants with diverse professional experiences to apply. 

The Campaigns and Projects team are the campaign strategists, and creative and implementation experts within the Department of Education’s Communications directorate. We provide high-level corporate communications, public relations and marketing strategies and services including:

• planning and delivering communication projects, products, campaigns, and events
• brand and reputation management
• providing public relations, marketing and events advice to schools and broader business areas
• engaging with external stakeholders to deliver market research, creative production, photography, videography and more.

A key responsibility of our area includes maintaining awareness and understanding of emerging trends and issues and ensuring effective sharing of information and skills, supporting collaboration, communication and connection across the team and directorate.

Professional Benefits

• 11 percent employer contributions to superannuation
• 4 weeks of annual leave and more than 20 days of other leave, including sick leave and carers’ leave
• salary packaging options for vehicles and superannuation
• flexible working arrangements
• great location in East Perth, with close proximity to public transport and other amenities

Cultural Diversity

The Department is an equal opportunity employer and encourages people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and persons from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply.

Your written application will be assessed against the following Selection Criteria:

1. Job Specific

• Demonstrated experience in communications, including formulation, implementation, and evaluation of communications projects, Campaigns and programs.
• Demonstrated well developed writing skills.

1. Project management

• Considerable experience managing small to medium projects, or components of larger projects, with the ability to prioritise work and deliver agreed outcomes.

1. Critical thinking / Problem solving

• Well developed research, analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to develop innovative solutions and provide recommendations to complex problems aligned to strategic direction.

Shortlisted applicants will have their skills and experiences in relation to the remaining selection criteria assessed in the further stages of the recruitment process. Remaining selection criteria can be found on the attached Job Description Form (JDF).

For a full outline of the role responsibilities and selection criteria, please refer to the JDF.

It is recommended that you consider all information contained in the advertisement and any other related information before applying for the vacancy.

All inquiries are welcome

Application Instructions

All applications are submitted online. Select “Apply for Job”, at either the top or bottom of this screen and follow all instructions. It is recommended you have relevant documents completed and ready to attach with your online application. Please allow enough time to complete this process as applications must be received prior to the closing date and time.

Your application should include:

• A two (2) page statement addressing the selection criteria listed above, in context of the role and business needs of the branch
• A CV of up to four (4) pages outlining your employment history and professional learning summary relevant to this position
• The contact details for two (2) work related referees who can attest to the claims made in your written application, preferably one being your current line manager.

After you have submitted your application online, you will receive an email confirming lodgement. If you do not receive a confirmation email, please phone (08) 9264 4***.

If you are having difficulty submitting your online application, please phone (08) 9264 86***for assistance.

Eligibility and Training Requirements

Employees will be required to:

• provide evidence of eligibility to work in Australia for the term of the vacancy
• complete the Department’s induction program within three months of commencement
• complete the Department’s training in Accountable and Ethical Decision-Making within six months of appointment and every three years thereafter.
• complete the Department’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural awareness online course within 3 months of commencement
• complete any training specific to this role required by Departmental policy
• consent to a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check and obtain a current Screening Clearance Number issued by the Department of Education’s Screening Unit prior to commencement of employment
• obtain or hold a current Working with Children Check if required

The Department applies a four (4) day breach period to this selection process.

Applications must be submitted before 4.30pm (WST) on Monday, 1 July 2024

Lodgement is system generated. Any submissions at, or after, 4:30pm will not be accepted.   

APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED ONLINE

 PROFORMA, FAXED, HAND DELIVERED, POSTED, EMAILED AND LATE APPLICATIONS ARE NOT ACCEPTED

This selection process will initially be used to fill the above vacancy. Applicants assessed as suitable during this selection process may be considered for other similar vacancies that occur throughout our division for up to 12 months following this initial appointment. This includes circumstances where this position becomes subsequently vacant should the successful applicant decline or vacate the advertised position.