Strategic Communications Specialist — Hybrid

Yarra Valley Water Corporation; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

On-site parking

14 weeks paid parental leave

15 days paid personal leave

Public holiday swap option

Job summary

Yarra Valley Water is seeking a strategic and creative Communications Specialist to shape how we connect with customers, staff and communities. You’ll lead initiatives that strengthen our brand, influence perceptions, and support organisational goals, delivering plans from planning to delivery across channels.

You’ll collaborate with brand, digital, and stakeholder teams to ensure consistent messages, provide trusted advice, turn complex information into clear content, and manage multiple

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering communication strategies and plans.
• Exceptional written communication across multiple channels.
• Ability to translate complex information into clear messages.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and advisory skills.
• Proven project management in fast-moving environments.
• Hands-on communicator able to lead projects.
• Experience creating content for web, intranet, social media.
• Strategic mindset with ability to develop tactics and content.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic communications guidance for key initiatives.
• Develop and implement internal and external communication plans.
• Lead projects across channels including web, social and internal engagement.
• Create clear, engaging written and visual content to build trust.
• Advise stakeholders, balancing clarity, risk and brand reputation.
• Manage multiple projects with competing priorities and timelines.
• Monitor and evaluate communication effectiveness, driving improvement.
• Ensure all communications follow brand voice and guidelines.

Skills

Strategy development

Content writing

Stakeholder engagement

Project management

Brand alignment

Creative thinking

Tools

CMS

Job description

Yarra Valley Water is seeking a strategic and creative Communications Specialist to shape how we connect with customers, staff and communities. You’ll lead initiatives that strengthen our brand, influence perceptions, and support organisational goals, delivering plans from planning to delivery across channels.

You’ll collaborate with brand, digital, and stakeholder teams to ensure consistent messages, provide trusted advice, turn complex information into clear content, and manage multiple