Senior Communication Officer

As the Senior Communication Officer, you'll drive the government department's strategic communication objectives by overseeing day-to-day operations, ensuring compliance with guidelines, and delivering campaigns and projects efficiently. Additionally, you'll provide high-level advice to senior management, collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, and undertake ad-hoc projects to promote departmental initiatives.

Client Details

The department oversees legal matters, upholds the law, and provides legal advice and support to the government. It plays a crucial role in ensuring justice, protecting citizens' rights, and maintaining the integrity of the legal system.

Description

Support the strategic direction:

• Develop and deliver day-to-day operations of communication and media functions
• Contribute to business planning strategies of the Communication Unit

Develop, implement, and evaluate communication campaigns:

• Ensure readability, accuracy, and compliance with guidelines and protocols
• Ensure timely and budget-compliant delivery

Participate in multi-disciplinary team:

• Provide various communication and media services
• Research, write, edit, and review publications, media releases, speeches, interviews, presentations, events, and news articles

Provide high-level communication advice:

• Offer guidance to senior management, senior staff, and business areas

Undertake ad-hoc projects:

• Deliver and promote initiatives as needed

Establish and maintain effective relationships:

• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, including graphic designers and external suppliers, to meet strategic objectives

Profile

The successful candidate for the role of Senior Communication Officer should possess:

• Strong strategic thinking abilities to support the department's overarching goals and contribute to long-term planning strategies.
• Exceptional communication skills, including proficient writing, editing, and presentation skills, to effectively convey messages across various mediums.
• Proven experience in developing, implementing, and evaluating communication campaigns with a focus on readability, accuracy, and compliance with guidelines.
• The ability to work collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team, contributing diverse communication and media services and engaging in research and content creation.
• Demonstrated capability to provide high-level communication advice to senior management and business areas, showing an understanding of organisational objectives and priorities.
• Flexibility and adaptability to undertake ad-hoc projects as required, showcasing initiative and resourcefulness in promoting departmental initiatives.
• Strong relationship-building skills to establish and maintain effective partnerships with internal and external stakeholders, fostering collaboration and alignment with strategic objectives.

Job Offer

• Hybrid working model
• Central Brisbane, CBD. office location
• Competitive hourly rate + Super

To apply online please click the 'Apply' button below. For a confidential discussion about this role please contact Brook Cromptonon +61 2 8221 8119.