Internal and Corporate Communications Lead
- Salary Range Band 7 $107,570 - $120,376 plus 11.5% Super
- Full time permanent role in a highly regarded communications and marketing team
- Located at St Kilda Town Hall with flexible working arrangements possible.
About the Organisation
City of Port Phillip is an inner-city council with around 1000 employees who deliver more than 100 programs and services to our residents, businesses and visitors. These range from childcare and immunisations, to libraries, management of parks and open space, rubbish collection, road maintenance and more. City of Port Phillip has zero tolerance for child abuse and is a committed Child Safe organisation.
About the Role
This Internal and Corporate Communications Lead position will suit a communications professional with excellent skills in writing, internal communications and event coordination, and a passion for delivering customer-focused communications and engaging content that deliver results.
Deliver, inform and enhance multi-dimensional communications for across the organisation. Execute effective staff communications across a range of internal channels and deliver consistently high quality written and multi-media communications, materials and presentations.
Duties:
- Champion and implement internal communications and corporate communications across the organisation.
- Coordinate all organisational internal communications campaigns and facilitate campaign implementation across all available internal communication channels, including responsibility for fortnightly staff email newsletters and regular CEO email and video messages.
- Coordinate the development and organisation of all staff sessions and award presentation events, including the creation and production of all required content.
- Collaborate and consult with the Mayor, CEO and Executive Leadership Team to produce speeches, talking points and weekly communications bulletins, using a range of accessible media, modalities and tools, including video as required.
- Assist and support effective intranet communications and content, including writing news articles and other intranet content, and creating and scheduling messages for desktop wallpapers and digital signage screens.
- Coordinate visual communications within the organisation, including images and videos.
- Create content for corporate communication channels such as LinkedIn and the CEO Report, and similar tasks as requested.
- Undertake and contribute to corporate communications projects that have impacts to brand and reputation, and act as a key resource in the Communications and Brand team.
Skills and Experience
- Extensive experience in the development and implementation of successful internal communications strategies, programs, campaigns and initiatives, as well as excellent written and verbal communications skills.
- Superior business writing skills and demonstrable experience in writing, editing and producing communications to the highest standard, for internal communication channels such as intranet, staff bulletins, video scripts and presentations.
- Coordination and delivery of staff town hall events including creation and production of all associated content, including speaker notes and presentation materials.
- Multi-media communications experience, including video filming and editing and photography.
- Collaboration with a broad range of stakeholders including staff from all services and at all levels across Council, and other key stakeholders and community partners.
- Ability to work to tight deadlines in a busy environment with multiple stakeholders and demands.
Culture
People enjoy working at the City of Port Phillip because we are a welcoming, healthy and inclusive workplace. We offer a vibrant and diverse work environment where our employees can develop both professionally and personally whilst planning and delivering a range of important services and programs to the community.
Benefits
- We offer a workplace that accommodates your working style and needs.
- Be supported and empowered by a leadership team that is community-focused, with a strong desire for change and a culture that encourages teamwork and innovation.
- Training and development opportunities, study assistance, flexible working conditions, paid parental leave, an active social club, a health and wellbeing program with access to fitness gyms, pools and facilities, and a well-regarded Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
Security Requirements and Professional Obligations
Pre-employment screening will apply to all appointments.
Prior to a formal letter of offer, preferred applicants will be asked to provide:
- Evidence of mandatory qualifications/registrations/licences
- Sufficient proof of their right to work in Australia
- Sufficient proof of their identity
- Complete a National Police Check completed via City of Port Phillip’s Provider.
- Evidence of a Working with Children Check (employee type with City of Port Phillip registered as the organisation).
How to Apply
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All applicants must provide a Resume and Cover Letter in response to the key selection criteria located on the last page of the position description. The Cover Letter should be no longer than 2 pages and directly address each point in the Key Selection Criteria.
Note: Only applications submitted via the online Recruitment Portal will be considered and only shortlisted candidates will be provided feedback.
Further information can be obtained by contacting Jen Elmer, Head of Communications and Brand on phone 0466 547 661
Applications close 11.59pm Sunday 23 February 2025.
The City of Port Phillip is an equal opportunity employer, committed to an inclusive and accessible environment where diversity is valued. We actively welcome and encourage candidates from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, First Nation and Torres Strait Islander candidates, members of the LGBTQIA+ community and candidates with a disability.
If you have accessibility requirements or require an adjustment to participate in our recruitment and selection process, please contact Shane Turner (Recruitment Advisor) on phone 0421 757 521 or email: recruitment@portphillip.vic.gov.au
