Senior Stakeholder Engagement and Media Officer

HorizonOne Recruitment; Canberra; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 103,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

12% Super

Job summary

HorizonOne Recruitment represents a Commonwealth regulatory agency in Canberra, delivering public affairs and communications across media liaison and stakeholder engagement. The four-month engagement sits in the Engagement and Communications team and reports to the Assistant Director Media and Engagement.

The role covers day-to-day media monitoring, secretariat support for formal consultations, and mapping stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Experience in media and issues monitoring.
• Background in stakeholder engagement.
• Strong organisational and time management skills with secretariat experience.
• Track record of achieving positive media coverage across issues.
• Background in communications, science, media or journalism.

Responsibilities

• Monitor media daily and identify emerging issues.
• Draft media statements and talking points.
• Provide secretariat support for stakeholder engagement forums and committees.
• Map and analyse stakeholders and maintain databases.
• Develop media opportunities with the Assistant Director Media and Engagement.
• Build relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

Skills

Media monitoring

Media liaison

Stakeholder engagement

Secretariat experience

Writing for media

Education

Background in communications, science, media or journalism

Job description

Our client is an independent Commonwealth regulatory agency operating within the agriculture portfolio. It makes scientific and regulatory decisions that affect farmers, industry and the broader community, and its work attracts ongoing public, industry and parliamentary interest.

The agency runs a dedicated Engagement and Communications function responsible for stakeholder relationships, media liaison and clear public communication of complex regulatory and scientific matters.

The Opportunity

This four-month contract sits within the agency’s Engagement and Communications team, reporting to the Assistant Director Media and Engagement. The team provides media liaison, issues management and secretariat support across the organisation’s stakeholder engagement program.

• Direct exposure to departmental and ministerial liaison
• Hands-on ownership of media monitoring, statements and talking points, rather than a purely support role
• Secretariat experience running live stakeholder consultation forums
• The chance to build and shape the organisation’s stakeholder mapping and database work
• Practice communicating technical, scientific material to non-specialist audiences, a transferable skill across government communications

The Role

This is a hands-on media and stakeholder engagement role, covering everything from day-to-day media monitoring through to secretariat support for formal consultation processes.

• Working with the Assistant Director Media and Engagement to identify and develop media opportunities
• Monitoring media and emerging issues daily, and manage direct media liaison
• Drafting media statements and talking points
• Acting as secretariat for stakeholder engagement forums and committees
• Mapping and analysing stakeholders, and maintain the organisation’s stakeholder databases
• Building and maintaining direct working relationships with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders

The Ideal Person

You’ve likely worked in media, communications or public affairs roles where issues can move quickly and the detail matters. You’re comfortable liaising directly with government stakeholders and translating technical information into plain, accurate language.

• Experience in media and issues monitoring, media liaison and writing for media purposes
• A background in stakeholder engagement
• Strong organisational and time management skills, with genuine secretariat experience
• A track record of achieving positive media coverage across a range of issues
• A qualification or background in communications, science, media or journalism

Desirable:

• Experience in media relevant to science, agriculture, veterinary, health or environmental fields
• Experience with departmental or ministerial liaison

Salary

• $65/hr – $75/hr + 12% Super