Director, Communications & Engagement

Victorian Government; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

IBAC invites applications for a full‑time Director – Communication & Engagement. You will lead high-impact engagement initiatives across the Victorian Public Sector, local government and police, shaping communication strategies to safeguard community trust.

Working with the Executive Director – Prevention & Communication, you will guide a talented team and drive sector-wide insights on corruption trends while building trusted relationships across government and community stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification and significant experience in communication, public affairs, journalism, social science, criminology / justice, stakeholder engagement or related disciplines.
• Understanding of stakeholder engagement principles including IAP2 framework and leveraging government networks.
• Excellent issues management skills, public affairs and media management in public sector or similar environments.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert advice to the Commissioner, CEO and Executive Leadership Team on media, communication, crisis communications and stakeholder relations.
• Develop and deliver strategic stakeholder engagement and communication activities to increase knowledge about corruption prevention.
• Provide strategic leadership in developing and disseminating sector-specific insights on corruption trends and vulnerabilities.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Public affairs

Media management

Crisis communications

Issues management

Education

Tertiary qualification in communication or related disciplines

Job description

Occupation: Communications, marketing and media

Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs

Reference: VG/VDT130

IBAC's work is vitally important to Victorians - we prevent and expose public sector corruption and police misconduct.

Our vision is a public sector and police that acts with integrity for all Victorians.

People who work for IBAC are expected to have a sound understanding of and ability to demonstrate the IBAC values when dealing with Government agencies, the community and colleagues.

IBAC's values are incorporated in professional skills and behaviours for the position.

We Lead by example, Act Impartially, Work Together, Behave with Respect, Strive for Excellence.

We are committed to bringing together people with differing perspectives, lived experiences and skills to make choices that reflect our integrity and community, and to creating an inclusive work environment for all.

Visit: www.ibac.vic.gov.au for more information.

Your new role

IBAC has an exciting full-time, fixed-term opportunity for an experienced Director – Communication & Engagement. Working closely with the Executive Director – Prevention & Communication, you will lead high-impact engagement initiatives across the Victorian Public Sector, local government, and police. This is your chance to lead a talented team and design communication strategies that help safeguard the community's trust.

Duties include:

• Providing expert advice to the Commissioner, CEO and Executive Leadership Team on media, communication, crisis communications as well as stakeholder and community relations. This involves finding and promoting key opportunities while using excellent judgment in a sensitive and complex environment.


• Developing and delivering strategic stakeholder engagement and communication activities to increase knowledge about corruption prevention, encourage the reporting of corruption by public sector employees and influence senior public sector leaders.


• Providing strategic leadership in developing and disseminating sector-specific insights on corruption trends and organisational vulnerabilities to secure stakeholder commitment to implement controls.

Additional duties are set out in the position description. To view this, please visit the IBAC Careers webpage and click on the appropriate vacancy.

Our requirements / Your skill set

We are looking for candidates with the below experience and capabilities:

• A tertiary qualification and significant experience in communication, public affairs, journalism, social science, criminology / justice, stakeholder engagement or related disciplines.


• A solid understanding and demonstrated experience of applying effective stakeholder engagement principles including IAP2 framework and the ability to leverage existing networks within government.


• Excellent issues management skills, public affairs and media management, particularly in public sector or similar environments.

Due to the requirement to attain a Negative Vetting 1 security clearance candidates must be an Australian citizen at the time of application.

Due to a conflict-of-interest IBAC is unable to accept applications for secondment from Victoria Police employees.

Pre-employment testing

The preferred candidate will be required to undergo pre-employment screening as part of the recruitment process. This includes psychometric testing, validation of misconduct declarations, a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC), and other relevant checks in accordance with Victorian public sector requirements and IBAC policy. Psychometric testing is completed online and assesses cognitive ability, personality, work values, and safety behaviours.

For further information regarding the role, please contact Megan O'Halloran [e-mail] .