Corporate Affairs and Communications Manager

Telstra Health; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free Telstra mobile & plan (eligible)

25% off Telstra products & services

16 weeks paid gender-equal parental LE

Free 24/7 professional support

Employee rewards program

Job summary

Telstra Health is seeking a Corporate Affairs and Communications Manager on a six-month parental leave contract in Sydney. You will shape strategic corporate, internal and media communications, influence executive messaging and position Telstra Health as a trusted leader in digital health.

You will lead a high-performing team, manage reputation and government relationships, and drive communications for national programs like 1800RESPECT and the Leaving Violence Program, ensuring governance and

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver a high-impact corporate affairs and media strategy aligned to strategic priorities.
• Drive team performance and engagement by setting clear objectives, providing strategic direction, and fostering a high-performing, inclusive communications function.
• Lead communications for nationally significant programs including 1800RESPECT and the Leaving Violence Program, ensuring the highest standards of contractual, stakeholder and reputational excellence.
• Drive executive communications, including speeches and high-profile messaging
• Maintain key government and regulatory stakeholder relationships
• Lead issues management and protect organisational reputation
• Oversee internal communications and complex change communications
• Coach and develop a team of communications professionals
• Partner with Telstra’s Media and Communications teams to amplify visibility and influence

Job description

Corporate Affairs and Communications Manager

Shape the future of Connected Care with Telstra Health

At Telstra Health, we're shaping the future of healthcare through connected solutions that make care safer, faster and more seamless.

From digital health platforms to trusted social support programs like 1800RESPECT, the Leaving Violence Program and the National Cancer Screening Register, our work helps improve lives at scale.

About the role

In this 6-month parental leave contract, you will play a pivotal role in strengthening Telstra Health’s market position through integrated corporate, internal and media communications. You will shape compelling stakeholder narratives, enhance brand credibility, and elevate visibility across priority markets at a time of significant strategic momentum.

Operating with strong commercial acumen and executive influence, you will lead a high-performing team, manage reputation and media engagement, and partner closely with Telstra’s Media and Communications teams to position Telstra Health as a trusted leader in digital health.

You will also lead communications for nationally significant programs including 1800RESPECT and the Leaving Violence Program, ensuring the highest standards of contractual, stakeholder and reputational excellence.

What you’ll be doing

• Lead and deliver a high-impact corporate affairs and media strategy aligned to strategic priorities
• Drive team performance and engagement by setting clear objectives, providing strategic direction, and fostering a high-performing, inclusive communications function.
• Lead communications for nationally significant programs including 1800RESPECT and the Leaving Violence Program, ensuring the highest standards of contractual, stakeholder and reputational excellence.
• Drive executive communications, including speeches and high-profile messaging
• Maintain key government and regulatory stakeholder relationships
• Lead issues management and protect organisational reputation
• Oversee internal communications and complex change communications
• Coach and develop a team of communications professionals
• Partner with Telstra’s Media and Communications teams to amplify visibility and influence

About you

• You are a strategic, credible and commercially minded communications leader who thrives in complex and high-stakes environments and presents with:
• Demonstrated leadership experience driving performance and alignment within a communications function
• Deep expertise in media and communications leadership, with a proven ability to strengthen brand awareness and reputation
• Proven experience building and leveraging senior-level relationships across media, government, industry and internal stakeholders
• Executive presence and the ability to communicate authoritatively across all organisational levels
• Strong capability leading and developing high-performing communications teams
• Experience leading communications through complex change
• Demonstrated expertise in real-time issues management across stakeholder, media and communications environments
• Strategic thinking with strong commercial acumen with the ability to cut through noise or ambiguity to create clarity
• Hands on experience within regulated or mission-critical healthcare environments

About Us

Flexibility isn’t a perk - it’s how we work! Love solving meaningful problems in an innovative, evolving environment? You’ll fit right in! At Telstra Health, your work is impactful, your growth is supported, and your ideas are heard.

By joining our team of health and tech experts - you’ll learn, grow, and make a real-world difference.

• Free Telstra mobile & plan (eligible employees only)
• 25% off Telstra products & services
• 16 weeks paid gender-equal parental leave + extra leave options
• Free 24/7 professional support for you & your family
• Employee rewards program: discounts on shopping, gyms, movies, health insurance & more

We’re committed to inclusion. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, individuals from all backgrounds, and those living with or caring for someone with a disability are encouraged to apply. Even if you don’t tick every box, we want to hear from you.

We’re a Circle Back Initiative Employer—you’ll get a response for every application.

Apply today to join a team that’s making a real difference in healthcare.

Learn more about how Telstra Health is improving lives through digitally-enabled care here.

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