Coordinator Media And Public Relations, Clerk Grade 7/8

Coordinator Media and Public Relations, Clerk Grade 7/8

• Work in a volunteer-based agency supporting communities of NSW
• Full-time position, (six-month contract with opportunity for ongoing employment).
• Location: based at SES headquarters in Wollongong

About the opportunity

The NSW SES is increasing the size of its media and communications team and is recruiting for an experienced media and communications professional to lead a team of media officers. You will be responsible for managing media officers in delivering safety awareness campaigns and messaging, responding to media enquiries, managing and supporting the adoption and use of social media platforms and applications, and providing media support. The role will also be required to support the service during operational events to deliver important safety messages across a range of channels. The role may include weekend work and night shifts on a rostered basis.

About the NSW SES

Our Mission: NSW SES, saving lives and creating safer communities.

Our Vision: A trusted volunteer-based emergency service, working together to deliver excellence in community preparedness and emergency response.

NSW State Emergency Service (NSW SES) is an emergency and rescue service made up almost entirely of volunteers and supported by a small staff contingent. NSW SES is a key influencer of other emergency service agencies and works closely with these partners to modernise and grow volunteering to save lives and protect communities.

While major responsibilities are for flood, storm operations and tsunamis, the NSW SES also provides the majority of general rescue effort in the rural parts of the state. This includes road accident rescue, vertical rescue, bush search and rescue, evidence searches (both metropolitan and rural), other forms of specialist rescue that may be required due to local threats, Urban Search and Rescue and Community First Response.

About you

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Tertiary qualifications in journalism, media/communications or marketing or demonstrated significant experience.
• Minimum of seven years’ experience in working within the media or in corporate communications, and be highly proficient at writing, editing, and publishing various materials such as media releases, talking points, newsletters, and web and social media content.
• Experience in planning, developing and implementing communication strategies, plans, media campaigns and events.
• Ability to work autonomously and in a team environment to complete set tasks.
• Experience at managing a small team to deliver results.
• Strong communicative and interpersonal skills so as to collaborate, advise and train various stakeholders.
• Capability to maintain awareness of critical issues within the media and report on them accordingly.

How to apply

Your application should include as separate attachments:

• A cover letter (maximum of one (1) page) briefly responding to the essential requirements, capabilities and your interest in the role;
• Responses to each of the targeted questions (maximum of one page per answer); and
• An up-to-date resume of no more than two (2) pages detailing your skills and experience relevant to the role

Targeted Questions * Please outline a communications plan or campaign that you developed and implemented to draw awareness to a particular issue or drive some form of action. In your answer, outline the steps you took in the development and implementation of the plan or campaign, who you collaborated with, and the result.

• Describe a time when you have needed to handle a disagreement within your team. How did you balance the competing viewpoints, personalities, and the priorities to ensure the tasks were completed by the deadline. In your response, outline what the competing priorities were, why were they competing, the timeframe you needed to work within and the result.

Find out more

The role description is available .

For more information about the role, applications are encouraged to contact Andrew Edmunds, Manager Media and Communications via email – .

A recruitment pool may be created to fill similar roles for both ongoing and temporary opportunities if they arise.

Applications close: Thursday, 15 December 2022 at 11.59 pm

From 17 December 2021, the NSW SES considers COVID-19 vaccination mandatory for all members. Candidates will be required to provide satisfactory evidence that they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to commencement with the NSW SES. Exemptions are only available based on medical and/or lawfully protected grounds, and all applications for an exemption will be managed in accordance with the NSW SES COVID-19 Vaccination Policy.

The NSW State Emergency Service is a proud employer of a diverse workforce. We encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, cultural background, faith, disability, sexual orientation or gender identity. We are committed to reflecting the diverse community we serve and creating an inclusive and flexible workplace. People with disability are supported to access adjustments in recruitment processes and in the workplace, to enable them to demonstrate their skills and capabilities to meet the requirements of the job. As supporters of flexible working, we welcome discussions about how our roles can be undertaken flexibly.