Job title: Senior Communications Advisor
Company: Moonee Valley City Council
Job description: Job Description:
Senior Communications Advisor
Reference number: 10269
Closing date: 11:00pm, Sunday 17 March 2024
- Temporary full-time position until end of July 2024.
- Salary commencing at $94,996 per annum (pro rata) plus 11% superannuation, commensurate with skills and experience.
- Monthly RDO available.
- After hours or weekend work may be required.
The Opportunity
As the lead publications specialist in Council’s Communications team, this position will see you responsible for managing the development, production and copywriting for Council’s suite of news publications, across a variety of digital and traditional mediums. Reporting to the Team Leader Media & Strategic Communications, you will work closely with communications colleagues to develop and implement strategic communications plans to promote Council services, activities, events and decisions..
Responsibilities
- Provide professional, proactive and reactive communications and media services and products across a range of traditional and new media.
- Use political acumen to provide strategic communications advice to internal stakeholders at all levels including Councillors and senior management.
- Proactively and positively communicate Council’s achievements, services, events and activities.
- Manage the end-to-end production of Council’s regular print and digital publications.
- Perform other public relations or communications functions as required.
Skills & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in communications, public relations, media studies, marketing, journalism, or other relevant discipline.
- Demonstrated experience in a communications role, including developing communications plans, briefing designers, and producing and writing content for use across all mediums.
- Proven experience in overseeing large-scale print and digital publication development and production timelines.
- Experience in developing and implementing large and/or complex communications strategies and plans across a variety of mediums.
Next Steps
Applications must be submitted through our online system and should be in line with the Moonee Valley City Council . Applications that do not meet these requirements may not be considered.
For further information, please view the or contact Jo Roberts (Team Leader Media & Strategic Communications) on 0437 641 392.
In line with the directions issued by Victoria’s Chief Health Officer, Council positions require you to be vaccinated against COVID-19. If you are successful in our recruitment and selection process, you will be required to provide evidence of your vaccination status.
About Us:
Moonee Valley is a great place to live, work and visit. We are a local government within the north-west metropolitan area of Melbourne, providing a range of services to some 130,000 residents and over 10,000 businesses.
Our 1,200 employees bring their differing backgrounds, experiences and unique perspectives to our collaborative environment, and are supported to share ideas, initiatives and talent, making a positive impact on our community for now and in the future.
Some of the great benefits of working at Moonee Valley City Council are flexible working conditions, learning and development opportunities, supportive leadership and various staff benefits.
Our Council offices are located in the heart of our vibrant, diverse community with great food, cafes and green spaces nearby. We have excellent public transport at our doorstep as well as cycling access for our employees.
At Moonee Valley City Council, we pride ourselves on having job opportunities which make a real difference in the community and having a workplace which values everyone’s unique skills and attributes.
Our Culture of Inclusion
If you are interested in the role but feel you may not meet the full range of selection criteria, we encourage you to contact us to discuss your experience and application for this position.
We don’t just accept difference – we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our services and our community. With a focus on inclusion, accessibility and flexibility, we’ll support you at every stage of your career. We recognise the importance of balance and embrace work agility, understanding that this means different things to each and every one of our employees.
Moonee Valley City Council is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Child Safe employer and we value diversity and encourage people from different backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds, people of any age or gender, people identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and gender diverse, intersex and/or queer (LGBTIQA+) and people with disability. If you have a reasonable adjustment, support or access requirement, we encourage you to let us know through your application or email H2@mvcc.vic.gov.au or call 9243 1122.
Expected salary: $94996 per year
Location: Melbourne, VIC
Job date: Sat, 09 Mar 2024 06:11:29 GMT
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