Communications Manager

State Government of Victoria, Australia; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 167,000 - 191,000; Full time

Job summary

The Communications Manager at Game Management Authority in Melbourne CBD leads a small team within the Strategy and Research Division to deliver communications solutions, staff engagement and reputation management in support of statutory responsibilities and government priorities.

Reporting to the Director Strategy and Research, you will provide authoritative advice to senior executives and manage communications related to public sector service delivery, while ensuring strong governance and

Qualifications

• Strategic communications leadership with experience advising senior executives and government stakeholders on communications and media relations.
• Experience leading a communications function with integrated communications, stakeholder and community engagement strategies.
• Leadership and people management including budgets, procurement, reporting and performance.
• Sound understanding of Victorian Government governance, decision-making and communications processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of communication solutions, staff engagement and reputation management.
• Manage a small team within the Strategy and Research Division.
• Provide authoritative advice to senior executives, Boards and government stakeholders.
• Align communications activities with government priorities and statutory responsibilities.

Skills

Strategic communications leadership

Media relations

Stakeholder engagement

Government communications

People management

Budget management

Procurement

Public sector governance

Job description

Occupation: Communications, marketing and media

Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs

Reference: VG/025578AB

Game Management Authority (GMA) is an independent statutory authority responsible for the regulation of game hunting in Victoria. It delivers programs to improve and promote sustainable and responsible hunting in Victoria.

The GMA is responsible for:

• issuing Game Licences and related testing;
• managing open and closed seasons for game species;
• enforcing game hunting laws and taking action against those who do not hunt legally; and
• educating and informing hunters on how to hunt legally and responsibly in Victoria.

Communications Manager

• Salary: $166,939 - $191,084 (plus Superannuation)
• Fixed‑term until 19 November 2027
• Usual hours of work: Full-time (flexibility may be available)
• Usual work location: 535 Bourke Street, Melbourne VIC 3000

The Role

The Communications Manager reports to the Director Strategy and Research leading a small team within the Strategy and Research Division in the delivery of communication solutions, staff engagement and reputation management to support delivery of the Authority's statutory responsibilities and the Authority's objectives for sustainable and responsible game hunting.

The Team

The position of Communications Manager forms a part of the Strategy and Research Division within the Game Management Authority. The Game Management Authority (GMA) delivers programs to improve and promote sustainable and responsible game hunting in Victoria. The GMA has three functional Divisions including Strategy and Research, Stakeholder and Hunting Programs and Compliance and Intelligence.

About You

The successful candidate will ideally have the following main skills and experience:

• Demonstrated strategic communications leadership with extensive experience providing authoritative advice to senior executives, Boards and government stakeholders on strategic communications, media relations, stakeholder engagement and political sensitive issues.
• Proven experience leading a communications function including developing and implementing integrated communications, stakeholder and community engagement strategies that support organisational major projects and government priorities.
• Demonstrated leadership and people management capability, including leading multidisciplinary teams, managing budgets, procurement, reporting and performance, fostering a positive organisational culture in communications practices and service delivery.
• Sound understanding of Victorian Government governance, decision‑making and communications processes, including experience working within government protocols, and managing communications associated with public sector service delivery.

Further Information

For a confidential discussion, please contact Lauren Clay via email [e-mail]

The department is committed to creating and maintaining a child safe organisation. We have zero tolerance of child abuse and are committed to taking the necessary steps to protect children from harm by adopting a preventative, proactive and participatory approach to child safety in accordance with the Child Safe Standards.

Successful candidates will be required to undergo a National Police Records Check prior to commencing employment with the Department. For further information on the position, please refer to the attached position description.

Please note: We are accredited as a Disability Confident Recruitment (DCR) organisation and committed to inclusive recruitment. If you require an adjustment to participate in any stage of the recruitment process or have a particular requirement to be communicated with by either telephone or email only, please notify the DJSIR Talent Acquisition Team on 0472 875 685, or via email at [e-mail] with the position number in the subject line.

Applications close

at 23:59pm on Thursday, 18 October 2026

Applications close Sunday 18 October 2026 at 11.59pm