Senior Communications Advisor

Effective People; Gold Coast City; On-site; AUD 123,000 - 129,000; Full time

Job summary

State Government invites applications for an AO6 Senior Communications Advisor to support a major infrastructure program, focusing on community engagement, stakeholder relations, media and issues management. You will lead a small communications and engagement team and provide strategic advice to senior project and regional leaders.

Based in Nerang, QLD, this 6-month contract offers site and office-based work with flexible arrangements.

Qualifications

• Delivered community engagement and stakeholder relations in a complex public-facing environment.
• Managed media, public affairs or issues management activities.
• Advised senior leaders on sensitive communication and stakeholder issues.
• Led or coached communications, engagement or stakeholder staff.
• Managed difficult stakeholders and critical conversations professionally.
• Holds a current Class C driver's licence and has own vehicle for required site travel.
• Australian citizenship obtained.

Responsibilities

• Deliver community engagement, community relations and correspondence activities.
• Manage relationships with community, industry, business and government stakeholders.
• Identify emerging communication issues, trends and risks.
• Develop proactive issues management and external engagement responses.
• Provide high-level media, engagement and strategic communication advice.
• Lead and coach a small communications and stakeholder team.
• Produce clear, consistent and high-quality public information and collateral.
• Build strong relationships with project teams and external stakeholders.
• Stay across major works and project activity to anticipate communication risks.

Skills

Community engagement

Stakeholder relations

Media management

Issues management

Advising senior leaders

Team leadership

Stakeholder management

Driver's licence

Australian citizen

Job description

AO6 Senior Communications Advisor - Infrastructure & Transport

Location: Nerang, QLD

Contract: 6 months, with possible extension options available for the right candidate, pending budget decisions as always

Pay: $88.68 to $94.71 p/h including super

Work type: Full-time / Part-time

Work arrangement: Site and office based as required, with specific arrangements agreed with your supervisor on a case-by-case basis

Clearance: No security clearance required; employment screening applies

About the Role

Join our State Government client in a senior communications and engagement role supporting a major infrastructure program. You will be at the centre of community engagement, stakeholder relationships, media and emerging issues. You will also lead a small communications and engagement team and provide strategic advice to senior project and regional leaders.

What You'll Be Doing

• Deliver community engagement, community relations and correspondence activities
• Manage relationships with community, industry, business and government stakeholders
• Identify emerging communication issues, trends and risks
• Develop proactive issues management and external engagement responses
• Provide high-level media, engagement and strategic communication advice
• Lead and coach a small communications and stakeholder team
• Produce clear, consistent and high-quality public information and collateral
• Build strong relationships with project teams and external stakeholders
• Stay across major works and project activity to anticipate communication risks

What You Bring (Essential Criteria)

• You've delivered community engagement and stakeholder relations in a complex public-facing environment
• You've managed media, public affairs or issues management activities
• You can advise senior leaders on sensitive communication and stakeholder issues
• You've led or coached communications, engagement or stakeholder staff
• You can manage difficult stakeholders and critical conversations professionally
• You hold a current Class C driver's licence and have your own vehicle for required site travel
• You're an Australian citizen

Nice to Have (Desirable Criteria)

• Major infrastructure, transport or construction project experience
• IAP2 or equivalent community engagement training
• Knowledge of the infrastructure planning lifecycle
• Social media capability
• Communications, public relations or marketing qualifications, or equivalent experience