Senior Communications & Engagement Advisor Job posted: 25/09/2024
Occupation: Communications, Marketing and Media
Reference: 776
Closes: 20/10/2024
Salary Range: Salary not specified
About Us
At Development Victoria, we're passionate about making Victoria a great place to be. We create vibrant places across our state, through diverse and strategic property development and urban renewal projects.
As the Victorian Government's development arm, we revitalise iconic public buildings, create important community, creative and sporting facilities and repurpose public land, for all Victorians. We also build great homes and communities where people and businesses can thrive, catering for different budgets, lifestyles, and people - designed to be sustainable and affordable.
Job Description Your New Role
The Senior Communications and Engagement Advisor is a key member of the Employee Engagement team within the broader Corporate Affairs and Engagement Group at Development Victoria.
Reporting to the Manager, Employee Engagement, this role is primarily responsible for driving effective communications to engage employees in our business transformation. The advisor will also support the design and implementation of the broader internal communications strategy across the business.
As transformation projects come to life, you'll play a pivotal role in connecting employees to our strategic priorities and fostering an engaged workforce.
There is an opportunity to also lead the communications roll-out of Development Victoria's Intranet project as part of the transformation program of work, so experience in project management and digital improvement programs will be highly valued.
Work collaboratively with the Manager, Employee Engagement, Director Transformation, Executives and Senior Leadership Team to craft compelling content and messaging to support the transformation agenda. Build organisational-wide engagement with Development Victoria's Transformation program and its key drivers through targeted communications plans and tactics. Drive a culture of active engagement and consultation with teams across business through meaningful and consistent communications to ensure the transformation program's ongoing currency. Develop a forward schedule of communications and activities. Provide advice to the Transformation team on communications matters - identifying and escalating any issues or concerns. Lead the communications deliverables and roll out of projects that form part of the transformation program of work. Work with the Employee Engagement team on organisational-wide initiatives to improve the employee experience at Development Victoria, including business-as-usual communications support. Be an active member of the broader Corporate Affairs & Engagement team to design and implement best practice employee communications and engagement strategies. Desired Skills and Experience About You
Bachelor or postgraduate degree in marketing, journalism, public relations, communications, or relevant discipline. Significant experience independently managing and providing strategic advice on corporate and internal communications. Experience in change communications and engagement within complex environments either in projects or operational change. Experience in the design and implementation of communications strategies and content in collaboration with subject matter experts. Strong understanding of communications channel strategies and audience segmentation. Exceptional skills in listening, interpreting and crafting high-quality communications across various mediums, including speech and copywriting for executives. Experience in project management and digital improvements will be highly valued. (Desirable) Experience in leading consultation with internal audiences. Employee Benefits
We drive strong collaboration and support our teams to work virtually and flexibly. Study support Opportunity to participate in cross functional working groups that drive diversity and inclusion and sustainability initiatives. Novated leasing Purchase leave Paid parental leave Technology salary sacrifice Health & Wellbeing initiatives such as EAP and mental health and wellbeing leave Access to group life & group salary continuance insurance Modern onsite facilities Application Process
Please apply via our careers page linked to this advertisement, applications will not be accepted via email. Please note: The preferred candidate will be required to complete a national police record check prior to an offer of employment being made. At Development Victoria, we work flexibly and value diversity, and we invite you to talk to us about any preferences or adjustments you may value or require to either our recruitment process or the role itself. If you identify as a person with disability, please let us know how we can provide additional support to your application. Application Deadline: Please submit your application by 20 October 2024 . Applications received after this date may not be considered. We strongly encourage early submissions, as the role may close earlier if a large volume of applications is received.
We respectfully request no agency approaches. We will not be responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes being sent to anyone here in our business.
Job type: Full time - Flexible
Job classification: Not provided
Contact: Not provided
To apply for this role, you will be redirected to the Development Victoria job application system.
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