Communications Business Partner

Advertising Producers Association; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development

Competitive remuneration

Flexible working arrangements

Wellbeing initiatives

18 weeks parental leave

Job summary

APA is seeking a Communications Business Partner to join our Sustainability and Corporate Affairs team in Melbourne or Sydney. In this role, you will partner with senior leaders to deliver strategic internal communications that support business performance and transformation.

You will craft leadership communications, advise on major initiatives, and collaborate across functions to ensure consistent messaging and high employee engagement.

Qualifications

• Experience in internal or corporate communications within a complex org.
• Ability to gain credibility with senior executives and act as trusted adviser.
• Strong ability to translate complex topics into clear employee messages.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Group Executives to develop comms strategies aligned to priorities.
• Provide strategic counsel on initiatives including change and tech adoption.
• Create leadership communications (town halls, updates, speeches) for internal audiences.
• Build relationships with senior stakeholders and influence outcomes.
• Collaborate with media, digital and other teams for consistent messaging.
• Measure and improve communication outcomes to drive engagement.

Skills

Internal communications

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder management

Change management

Executive communication

Job description

The Opportunity

At APA, our purpose is to secure Australia's energy future. We're not doing it alone. We're doing it with our customers and communities as Australia's energy infrastructure partner, a role our unique experience and expertise positions us to play.

We now have an exciting opportunity available for a Communications Business Partner to join our Sustainability and Corporate Affairs team in our Melbourne or Sydney office on a permanent full-time basis.

Reporting to the Head of Corporate Communications, you will partner with senior leaders across some of APA's most strategically important corporate portfolios, including Finance, Strategy & Technology and Legal, Governance & Regulation, delivering strategic communications and employee engagement initiatives that support business performance, transformation and organisational priorities.

This is a highly visible business partnering role where you'll work closely with Group Executives and leadership teams, providing trusted advice, shaping communication strategies and helping leaders connect employees to APA's strategy, performance and future direction. You'll play a key role in communicating significant business initiatives, including change programs, technology adoption and employee engagement priorities.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with Group Executives and leadership teams to develop and deliver communication strategies aligned to divisional and enterprise-wide priorities.
• Provide strategic communications counsel on major initiatives including technology adoption, AI enablement, employee engagement and organisational change.
• Develop compelling leadership communications, including Town Halls, executive updates, key messages, speeches, articles and content across internal channels.
• Build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders, influencing outcomes and providing constructive challenge to enhance communication effectiveness.
• Work collaboratively with media, digital and broader communications teams to deliver integrated, consistent messaging across internal and external audiences.
• Measure, evaluate and continuously improve communication outcomes, ensuring activities support employee understanding, engagement and alignment to APA's strategy.

Your background

• Significant experience in internal communications, corporate communications or strategic communications business partnering within a complex organisation.
• Proven ability to build credibility with senior executives and operate as a trusted adviser on high-profile and business-critical initiatives.
• Strong strategic thinking capability, with the ability to connect multiple priorities and translate complex business topics into clear, meaningful employee communications.
• Demonstrated experience supporting change, transformation, technology or organisational initiatives where stakeholder engagement has been critical to success.
• Proven ability to manage competing executive priorities, navigate ambiguity and deliver outcomes in a complex, fast-moving environment.
• Excellent communication, influencing and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to challenge respectfully and drive positive business outcomes.

Working at APA

At APA, we're committed to fostering a safe and inclusive workplace where you can achieve your best.

We offer targeted career development programs designed to accelerate your career, competitive remuneration, employee benefits, flexible working arrangements, and wellbeing initiatives are all part of what we'll offer you. Our inclusive parental leave policy offers 18 weeks of leave, including superannuation, to support parents at work and in life.

We employ around 2,000 people across Australia and are committed to building a high-performing, customer-focused organisation where everyone feels safe, valued, and trusted to perform at their best.

We are APA

At APA, we're taking on one of Australia's greatest challenges: the energy transition. We're not doing it alone. We're doing it as Australia's energy infrastructure partner, a role our unique experience and expertise positions us to play.

We proudly own, operate and manage a diverse $20 billion portfolio of assets which deliver essential services to communities and customers across Australia. And we own more than 15,000 kilometres of gas pipelines which deliver energy to households and businesses across every corner of Australia.

As the partner of choice in delivering infrastructure solutions for the energy transition, we're focused on bundled remote grid energy solutions, electricity a