Job description
- PN: 43983
- Senior Officer Grade B
- Salary Range: $140,226 – $157,418
Are you passionate about getting ahead of issues, finding great news angles and making the complex understandable? Are you a leader who inspires and supports your team?
The Community Services Directorate (CSD) is seeking a high-performing communicator to lead our media and issues management team to deliver a strategic media and issues management approach that positively builds the reputation of the directorate and our work.
You will excel building strong and respectful working relationships, diving deep into issues to get to the heart of what needs to be communicated and communicating succinctly and in plain English. You will understand the news cycle, be able to identify and pitch positive stories and have a planned approach to identify and respond to issues.
CSD is an inclusive employer where all people are respected and valued for their contribution. We strongly encourage and welcome applications from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, People with Disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, veterans, mature age workers and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ) people.
Join us to help our work creating a safe and equitable Canberra for all.
Notes: A merit pool will be established from this selection process and will be used to fill vacancies over the next 12 months.
How to Apply: For further information, please click the “Apply Now” button.
Contact Officer: Lisa Robey (02) 6207 8541 [email protected] using the subject line: Director, Media and Issues Management enquiry via EthicalJobs.
A position description is attached.