Remote Communications Practice Lead (12-month)

Department of Justice and Community Safety, Victoria; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 60,000 - 90,000; Part time

Job summary

Dairy Australia is seeking a Communications Practice Lead for a 12-month fixed-term, part-time (0.8) role to shape how communications are planned, prioritised and delivered across the organisation. Reporting to the Director of Marketing & Communications, you will lead planning, governance, workflow coordination and measurement to achieve audience-led outcomes.

Commitment to collaboration, capability-building and innovation with AI-enabled tools, a flexible hybrid setup across Melbourne and

Qualifications

• You are a highly organised and influential communications professional who can bring structure and clarity to a complex operating environment.
• Experience leading integrated communications planning, governance, workflow or operations.
• Strong capability in demand management, prioritisation and coordination across multiple teams.
• Experience developing practical frameworks, standards, briefing tools and governance processes.
• Analytical capability, including using performance, demand and capacity insights to guide recommendations.
• Strong facilitation, stakeholder-management and influencing skills that build alignment and shared ownership.

Responsibilities

• Lead integrated communications planning, prioritisation and the organisation-wide editorial calendar.
• Coordinate communications demand, workflow and resources across teams, channels and initiatives.
• Partner with business units to clarify objectives, audiences, outcomes and communications requirements early.
• Develop and embed practical operating models, frameworks, standards and tools that strengthen collaboration, quality and decision‑making.
• Identify and embed AI-enabled tools and workflows that improve communications planning, content development, productivity, while supporting responsible use.
• Lead the Marketing & Communications Community of Practice and build communications capability across Dairy Australia.
• Establish communications effectiveness standards and measurement frameworks, using audience, channel, demand and capacity insights to improve prioritisation and continuous improvement.

Skills

Integrated communications planning

Governance

Workflow coordination

Stakeholder management

Analytical capability

facilitation

Education

Relevant tertiary qualification in communications, marketing or business

Job description

Dairy Australia is seeking a Communications Practice Lead for a 12-month fixed-term, part-time (0.8) role to shape how communications are planned, prioritised and delivered across the organisation. Reporting to the Director of Marketing & Communications, you will lead planning, governance, workflow coordination and measurement to achieve audience-led outcomes.

Commitment to collaboration, capability-building and innovation with AI-enabled tools, a flexible hybrid setup across Melbourne and