Team Manager, Internal Communications

Team Manager, Internal Communications

• Full time, permanent role
• Geelong office location, with flexible hybrid working
• Competitive salary $145,000 circa base, plus superannuation
• Annual bonus and salary packaging options

Care in Action

With a career at the TAC, you’ll be helping us look out for the lives of everyone who travels on Victoria’s roads. That’s care in action.

Right now, we’re seeking a Team Manager, Internal Communications who will play their part in this shared purpose, while also supporting the progress of clients and colleagues so they can achieve great things. That’s truly rewarding work that will help us continue to deliver life-critical services where it matters. 

About the role

An exciting opportunity to make your mark and lead critical communication and engagement activities while the TAC is embarking on a new era, reshaping our organisation and reinvigorating our sense of purpose – to care for the lives of everyone who travels on Victoria’s roads now, and into the future.

The Team Manager, Internal Communications leads the Communications team in the delivery of an enterprise wide program of communication and engagement activities over multi channels/mediums, executing strategically aligned communication strategies for the organisation which promote and strengthen the TAC’s corporate brand, purpose, vision, mission and values.   

Leveraging your strategic communications experience, you will support, lead and influence across the organisation, ensuring a consistent and planned approach to the communications and engagement of staff to support operational business objectives and delivery of our TAC Strategy.

Success in this role will see you actively contributing the collaborative and constructive culture, leading a high performing team in a way that inspires integrated ways of working and best practice while delivering projects in line with the business requirements.

About the Team

The Team Manager, Internal Communications reports into the Senior Manager, Partnerships, Community & Communications and leads a team of 5-6 Communications Advisors. This energetic and passionate team have built a culture of collaboration, with a shared expectation of high quality of work, strong work ethic and consistent communication.  They are supportive and enjoy going above and beyond for each other and the organisation.

What we’re looking for

Strategic thinker

• Demonstrated experience developing and managing enterprise wide communications strategies, plans and platforms.
• Ability to design, develop and execute strategically aligned internal communication plans to meet diverse communication needs across the business.
• Tertiary qualifications in Communications or a related discipline or demonstrated equivalent experience

A focus on innovation and continuous improvement

• Manage and continuously improve the use of internal communication channels and application of messaging, to ensure employees are appropriately informed of TAC news, corporate initiatives, and other updates.
• Lead and influence the development of engaging content for internal channels, including the TAC Intranet, newsletters, all staff / people leader presentations and all staff communications, ensuring alignment of internal messaging and brand consistency.
• Lead and influence the communication of major organisational and transformational activities, ensuring employees are provided with clear, timely and transparent information. 

Strong stakeholder engagement

• Significant experience leading a team of communications professionals
• Strong communication skills with the ability to influence and work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders
• Oversee the development and execution of communications to employees that enhance and influence employee experiences, engage and inform our people via timely, compelling and transparent communication, and support leaders to be informed and to communicate clearly and effectively.

Why you’ll love it here

There’s more to work than a competitive salary and amazing employee benefits. As our newest Team Manager, Internal Communications, you’ll also:

Be rewarded for great work

Corporate incentive plans, quarterly excellence rewards, and development pathways. Do great work and you’ll get rewarded for it.

Grow and go places

We’re invested in your progress. When you work for one of Victoria’s largest and leading workplaces, you’ll receive extensive opportunities for internal development and access to the LinkedIn Learning Digital Hub.

Be supported at every step

Be a part of an inclusive, diverse team that thrives on support and collaboration.  With flexible hybrid working arrangements to set you up for success.

Ready to put care in action?We’d like to hear from you.

Click apply to submit your Cover Letter and Resume. If successful, you’ll progress to an interview. All applicants will be advised of the outcome of their application.

For more information, read the attached Position Description or contact Ange Hann, Senior Manager via email at Angela_Hann@tac.vic.gov.au for a confidential discussion. Applications for this role will be accepted up until 11:55pm on Thursday 18 April.

If we can do anything to help make applying for this role easier, please let our People, Culture & Engagement Team know at People_Culture_Engagement@tac.vic.gov.au. If over the phone is better for you, our number is 5225 7500.

A safe place to work

We’re committed to the health, safety and wellbeing of employees. This extends to inclusion, diversity and accessibility in our employment practices. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island people, people with disability, women and gender diverse people, culturally diverse and LGBTIQ+ people to apply for our roles.

At the TAC we are committed to the safety of children and young people. For more information regarding our commitment to child safety, please visit our website. 

This role will require you to have a valid Working with Children Check.

 TACD24-21301 Position Description - Team ManagerInternal Communications.pdf