Assistant Director, Internal Communications

IP Australia; Canberra; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

IP Australia is seeking an Assistant Director, Internal Communications to lead a small, capable team of communications professionals. The role focuses on delivering timely internal communications advice, shaping strategy, planning, implementing and evaluating engagement solutions to meet business objectives.

The successful candidate will be a confident, organized senior communications professional with strong judgment, able to work autonomously and influence across the organisation.

Qualifications

• Senior communications professional with leadership experience
• Strong project management and ability to meet priority deadlines
• Ability to translate priorities into actionable plans

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, manage and inspire a small dynamic communication team, ensuring high quality outputs are delivered on time
• Deliver and support engaging and innovative communication plans and an annual program of internal events aligned to IP Australia’s objectives
• Build and maintain collaborative relationships with colleagues, managers and stakeholders
• Provide communication strategy advice and guidance to business areas to deliver outcomes
• Contribute to broader team activities, take accountability for outcomes

Job description

The Assistant Director, Internal Communications is responsible for leading a small team of communication professionals to deliver quality and timely internal communications advice and support. This role is responsible for working collaboratively across the organisation to develop the strategy, plan, implement and evaluate effective communication and engagement solutions to achieve business objectives. The Internal Communications team is a busy, dynamic and responsive work environment, the role requires excellent project management skills to ensure priority deadlines are met and team resources are used effectively.

The role requires a confident, organised and results driven professional who has outstanding judgment, can work autonomously and influence effectively, and translate priorities to plan, deliver and evaluate effective internal communication initiatives.

The successful applicant will need a high level of expertise and knowledge of contemporary communication and engagement practices. As a senior member of the Communications team, you will:

• Lead, mentor, manage and inspire a small dynamic communication team, ensuring high quality outputs are delivered on time
• Deliver and support engaging and innovative communication plans and an annual program of engaging internal events each month that align to IP Australia’s corporate objectives
• Build and maintain collaborative working relationships with colleagues, managers, and key stakeholders
• Provide communication strategy advice, support and guidance to business areas to successfully deliver business outcomes
• Actively contribute to the broader activities of the team, providing support and leadership — maintaining accountability for the achievement of outcomes.

Diversity and Inclusion

IP Australia celebrates and champions diversity to ensure we reflect the community we serve, and pride ourselves on our inclusive culture. We welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people of all genders, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds, those who identify as LGBTQA+, mature aged employees and carers. If you require adjustments to the recruitment process, please let us know—we will do our best to support you.

Applications close at 11:59pm AEDT Sunday 08 November 2026.