Internal Communications Advisor

Chandler Macleod Group; City of Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 83,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

$70 per hour + super

6-month full-time contract

Hybrid working arrangement

Job summary

Chandler Macleod Group is seeking an experienced Internal Communications Advisor to join a high-performing team during a busy delivery period. The role focuses on frontline, field, operational and engineering workforce communications, translating technical information into clear content for employees.

You'll partner with leaders and stakeholders to shape messages, manage content from concept through to delivery, and ensure communications support across intranet, newsletters and digital screens

Qualifications

• Experience in internal communications roles.
• Experience communicating with frontline, field-based or operational workforces.
• Ability to simplify technical or complex information without losing key messages.
• Strong writing and editing capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Develop internal communications for frontline, field, operational and corporate employees.
• Write, edit and publish clear employee communications.
• Build relationships with employees and leaders across environments.
• Identify stories and communication opportunities across the business.
• Translate technical/safety information into accessible content.
• Produce content across intranet, digital screens, newsletters and group communications.
• Provide communications advice to leaders and stakeholders.
• Support employee engagement, EVP and employer-of-choice initiatives.
• Manage communications activities from concept to delivery.

Skills

Writing

Editing

Editorial skills

Stakeholder management

Relationship building

Content creation

Project management

Tools

SharePoint

Microsoft 365

Canva

Adobe

Job description

$70 per hour + super | 6-month contract | Full-time | Hybrid

Candidates must be available for the full duration of the contract. Planned leave can be accommodated over the Christmas/New Year period from 21 December to 1 January only. Candidates who prefer to work through the shutdown period may do so, excluding public holidays.

We're looking for an experienced Internal Communications Advisor to join a high-performing communications team during a busy delivery period.

This is a hands-on role supporting a diverse workforce across corporate, field, operational and engineering environments. You'll build strong relationships across the business, proactively identify stories and communication opportunities and translate technical, safety and business information into clear, engaging content for employees.

You'll also partner with leaders and key stakeholders to provide practical communications advice while taking ownership of content and initiatives from concept through to delivery.

The role

Your responsibilities will include:

• Developing and delivering internal communications for frontline, field, operational and corporate employees
• Writing, editing and publishing clear and engaging employee communications
• Building relationships with employees and leaders across operational and technical environments
• Proactively identifying stories, communication needs and opportunities across the business
• Translating technical, safety and business information into accessible, practical content
• Producing content across channels including intranet, digital screens, employee updates, newsletters and work-group communications
• Supporting broader internal and external communications initiatives
• Providing communications advice to leaders, business partners and key stakeholders
• Supporting employee engagement, EVP and employer-of-choice initiatives
• Managing communications activities from initial concept through to delivery
• Coordinating with internal stakeholders and creative partners where required
• Bringing fresh ideas and creative approaches to employee communications
• Managing competing priorities and delivering quality work in a fast-paced environment

About you

To be successful in this role, you'll ideally bring:

• Experience in an Internal Communications Advisor, Communications Advisor, Employee Communications or similar role
• Strong writing, editing and editorial capability
• Demonstrated experience communicating with frontline, field-based, operational or technical workforces
• Confidence building relationships with employees, leaders and stakeholders across different business areas
• The ability to simplify technical or complex information without losing the key message
• Strong business partnering and stakeholder management skills
• A proactive approach to finding stories and generating content
• Strong initiative, reliability and end-to-end ownership of your work
• The ability to adapt quickly as priorities change
• Excellent organisation skills and confidence managing competing deadlines
• The ability to work autonomously and deliver under pressure with minimal supervision

Experience within utilities, energy, infrastructure, transport, construction, engineering, manufacturing or other operational environments will be highly regarded.

Experience using platforms and tools such as SharePoint, Microsoft 365, Canva or Adobe will also be advantageous.

What's on offer

• $70 per hour + super
• 6-month full-time contract
• 38 hours per week
• Hybrid working arrangement
• Exposure to a broad operational and technical workforce
• Opportunity to work closely with leaders and key business stakeholders
• Varied, hands-on communications work across employee engagement, content and business communications
• Some travel to regional and rural Victorian locations may be required

If you're a hands-on communications professional who enjoys writing, building relationships across the business and creating content that connects with operational employees, we'd love to hear from you.