Address- Business Enabling Services Group / Enterprise Strategy Division / Communications Branch
- Executive Level 1 ($122,240 - $148,030) | Ongoing & Non-ongoing | Full-time
- Canberra, ACT
ABOUT THE BRANCH, SECTION AND TEAM
The Communications Branch, provides strategic communications advice and services for internal and external audiences, manages media related functions and coordinates corporate events. It also provides web services including maintaining www.finance.gov.au, Ministerial websites and the Finance intranet.
The Media team, within the Corporate Engagement Section, is responsible for delivering high-quality communication and media advice, materials and events that achieve branch and departmental outcomes, and connect and inform staff and Ministerial offices.
ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY
We are looking for a self-motivated team player with proven Media and communication skills, to lead the media function within the department.
We need someone who enjoys sharing knowledge, working to tight timeframes and is outcome focussed. You will be great at building and maintaining strong internal and external working relationships, have an eye for detail, and be able to apply sound judgement and seize opportunities presented by change.
This position plays a key role, working in collaboration with other managers in the Corporate Engagement section, in engaging our own staff and external audiences through a range of communication tools and channels, including intranet updates and corporate events.
The successful candidate will directly manage one staff member and will have the ability to identify and lead innovation and continuous improvement in the broader section.
As the Media and Engagement Manager you will be responsible for:
- communication and media strategy
- media enquiries
- media monitoring through the Streem platform
- social media
- stakeholder engagement.
Responding to time-sensitive media enquiries, this role does require some work outside of normal hours and is compensated accordingly.
DETAILED VACANCY INFORMATION
For detailed information about this role, including the job specific capabilities, please refer to the downloadable vacancy pack, which can be accessed by clicking the hyperlink at the bottom of this page.
ELIGIBILITY ADVICE & CANDIDATE NOTES
- Under section 22(8) of the Public Service Act 1999, employees must be Australian citizens to be employed in the Australian Public Service (APS) unless the Agency Head has agreed otherwise, in writing.
- Successful applicants will be required to undergo the process to obtain and maintain, or continue to hold the required security clearance level for the role as indicated in the downloadable job pack. All Finance staff are required to have a minimum baseline security clearance prior to commencement.
- This role is being advertised as both ongoing and non-ongoing. Roles may be offered as either ongoing or non-ongoing subject to operational requirements. Where a non-ongoing position is offered, the role will be filled for a specified term of up to 12 months. Specified term vacancies may be extended up to a maximum period of 18 months.
- For questions relating to the online lodgement of your application, please email the Recruitment team via ***********@finance.gov.au or call (02) 6215 1*** between 8:30am - 5:00pm AEST Monday to Friday.
- For specific questions relating to this job vacancy, please refer to the details on the contact officer located in the downloadable job pack.
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