AddressOur Organisation
At Melbourne Water we love water and love life. What we do makes a vital contribution to Melbourne's famous lifestyle. We achieve this by supplying high quality drinking water, providing outstanding sewerage services, integrating drainage systems, building resilience to flooding and by enhancing our waterway and land for greater community use. At Melbourne Water we are in the 'Decade that Matters' and we've got some ambitious goals to achieve. It's a pride we share in helping to make greater Melbourne a fantastic place to live.
The Role
Reporting to the Head of Marketing and Communications the Manager, Media and Reputation role is responsible for leading Melbourne Water's strategic approach to Media and Reputation management and performance. This will be achieved through:
- Manage the development and delivery of MW's Media and Reputation strategy and oversee its end to end implementation
- Manage complex media issues and brief, support, guide key MW's Executive Leadership team members on media strategy, tactics and preparation for media interviews
- Where required, brief Board and Executive Leadership team on emerging Media and Reputation issues and proposed media management strategy, tactics and approach.
- Manage key relationships with journalists, media outlets and external providers to deliver sophisticated media responses and strategy management.
- Lead the implementation of new andbest practise processes, systems and protocols to ensure real time monitoring and management of proactive media coverage and emerging issues.
- Lead an agile media team, building capability and strategically directing media resources based on priority and needWork collaboratively with key stakeholders to build awareness and understanding of our services, the goals and the challenges we face in the decade that matters.
Your Skills and Experience
- Tertiary qualifications in Public Affairs/Media and/or communications
- 10+ years' experience in media, brand and Reputation management
- Demonstrated experience in developing, driving and delivering integrated Media and Reputation management strategy
- Ability to translate business strategy into operational performance and financial outcomes
- Professional leadership 'growth' mind-set and behaviours
- Inspire through role modelling of values, mind-sets and habits to bring to life our desired culture
- Enthusiastically take action and drive business results
- Ability to lead change and communicate with a diverse range of stakeholders
For more information, please see the attached Position Description: Manager_Media_and_Reputation.pdf
Culture at Melbourne Water
We take enormous pride in cultivating a culture that holistically benefits our team and the wider Melbourne community. The pillars of our culture are based on Flexibility, Impact, Growth & Development, and People.
- We are committed to flexible working in a variety of manners including hybrid work, varied start/finish times, purchased leave, part time work, and 9 day fortnights. We understand that Melbourne Water and our customers are benefitted by enabling balance in work and life.
- Make an impact as part of a passionate team doing meaningful work to manage the development and delivery of MW's Media and Reputation strategy and oversee its end to end implementation to enhance life and livability in Melbourne.
- We relish learning and challenging the status quo for continuous growth. Perpetual and varied opportunities for learning and development are offered in a variety of manners - from formal development programs, digital learning content and lunch & learns; to visiting our sites and getting to see our initiatives and projects first hand.
- People are the foundation for all that we do. Our people are warm, welcoming, and inclusive.
- We welcome applications from everyone, including people with disability, mature age and young job seekers, members of the LGBTQI+ community, and people from culturally diverse backgrounds. Melbourne Water welcomes and encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
How to apply
Click on the "apply" button and complete the online application form.
Closing date: 4th February at 11:55pm AEST
