The Role
You will lead communication for the Australian Army - from strategic planning through to execution of media engagement, social media and brand management.
You will contribute to the delivery of Ministerial, whole-of-government and Defence objectives.
The Director serves as the Chief of Army's Strategic Communication Advisor, providing personalised media and communication advice.
You will:
Be required to work outside standard hours and travel in support of the Chief.
Provide Strategic Communication advice to the Chief of Army.
Ensure strategic communication objectives serve the needs of Army and are integrated and consistent with Ministerial and Departmental priorities.
Lead the Army Media and Communication team of APS and ADF.
Engage with the strategic environment and priorities, including comprehensive awareness of domestic, regional and global activities and be able to understand and translate connection and impact to Defence.
Apply high-level decision making and judgement to review, amend and clear Defence and Ministerial communication products.
About our Team
The Strategic Communication Branch has multi-disciplinary communication teams embedded in Groups and Services across the Department and plays a key role shaping the narrative and perception of Australia's largest Commonwealth Department and the Australian Defence Force, building trust with the Australian community and advancing Australia's national security interests.
Our structure enables visibility of the whole organisation, enabling us to make integral linkages between key stakeholders, develop strong professional networks and build our skills and leadership qualities.
Collaboration is at the heart of our operations.
Our branch provides a strong network of communication professionals to exchange ideas with, mentors to guide your development and a team working together to deliver the best communication outcomes for Defence.
We offer a unique opportunity to work on both external and internal communication initiatives.
You will engage with the media, policymakers, the public, and the ADF community to effectively convey the departments' initiatives and policies.
Our Ideal Candidate
The role performs a key leadership function, supporting a Service Chief and overseeing staff embedded across Army, providing strategic communication advice, manage resources, set priorities and develop strategies and plans against organisational objectives.
Our ideal candidate is an experienced strategic thinker and communicator with interest and knowledge of the strategic environment.
They will work independently to proactively identify issues and adjust media and communications products and activities accordingly.
Our ideal candidate has the ability to:
Provide high-level analytical and communication skills.
Lead peers, manage upwards and be accountable for quality outcomes.
Develop positive, collaborative working relationships across stakeholders in complex environments.
Anticipate and respond to stakeholder needs and expectations, including Ministers and members of the Senior Leadership Group, making logical connections of emerging issues enterprise-wide.
Respectfully challenge the status quo to innovate and improve outcomes.
Have initiative, flexibility and demonstrated capacity to solve problems under pressure.
Security Clearance
Applicants must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance at "Negative Vetting Level 1".
RecruitAbility applies to this vacancy.
Under the RecruitAbility scheme you will be invited to participate in further assessment activity for the vacancy if you choose to apply under the scheme; declare you have a disability; and meet the minimum requirements for the job.
For more information visit:
https://www.apsc.gov.au/recruitability
Getting to know the Department of Defence
The Department of Defence employs around 18,000 Australian Public Service (APS) employees.
Defence APS employees work in a wide variety of critical roles, Australia wide, enabling our three services Navy, Army and Air Force, to do their job.
Defence has a range of Australian Public Service (APS) career opportunities that offer interesting, challenging, and unique work.
Our workforce includes administrative support, accountants, intelligence analysts, engineers, policy advisors, graphic designers, lawyers, social workers, IT specialists and contract managers to name a few.
We offer a rewarding career that includes professional development, work-life balance, recognition, a flexible and supportive work environment and a diverse workforce.
To find out more about a career with Defence please visit
https://www.defence.gov.au/jobs-careers .
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