• 12 Month Contract + 12 Month Extension
• Baseline Clearance Required
• Woden office + WFH Flexibility

Our Client, a large Federal Government Department is seeking to engage a suitably skilled Communications Officer for a great opportunity to contribute to a massive multi-year program that will make meaningful difference to people's lives.

The Communications Officer role sits in the Program Support Section. Responsible for branch-wide communications, change initiatives and capability uplift across our workforce. They coordinate and facilitate branch wide forums and support external engagement. Their focus is improving branch culture & identity, uplift capability by building soft skills, as well as, supporting branch wide engagement, communication and change initiatives.

Key responsibilities include:

• Drafting clear, concise and effective communications for different audiences, including creation of narratives, key messages, talking points and products;
• Ability to understand complex technical information and translate for non-technical audiences;
• Identifying and developing important internal stakeholder relationships, addressing and resolving any emerging challenges with stakeholders;
• Enhance the branch's SharePoint solution to ensure it is functional and user friendly;
• Contribute, design and deliver communication, change, engagement and training initiatives/plans;
• Coordinate and facilitate branch wide presentations;
• Proactively identify opportunities for improvement;
• Contribute to the development of team goals, work plans, ways of working and section planning to align with strategic objectives;
• Assist with other tasks and activities outside of these duties, to support the team goals and objectives.

Key capabilities:

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills;
• Critical thinking and the ability to exercise sound judgement and active listening;
• Strong organisation, stakeholder engagement and influencing skills;
• Possess well developed interpersonal skills with an emphasis on working collaboratively to build productive relationships;
• Ability to prioritise tasks, manage multiple, ongoing priorities successfully and concurrently;
• Understand project lifecycles and the ability to acquire knowledge of the technical solutions related to the work environment.

For a copy of the full job description, including application instructions please get in touch with Alison at the Recruitment Hive by clicking the Apply Now button. Alternatively, you can reach Alison on (02)6299 1006 to discuss in further detail.

Please note, applications close on Wednesday the 5th of March 2025.

Job ID AC 10528