Corporate Affairs Manager - Sydney, Australia - NSW Government -Cities & Active Transport

NSW Government -Cities & Active Transport
NSW Government -Cities & Active Transport
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Sydney, Australia

4 weeks ago

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_Do you want your work to make a difference for NSW?_

  • Together, we create thriving environments, communities and economies._
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Corporate Affairs Manager:

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Ongoing Full Time Opportunity - based at the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney:


  • Clerk Grade 9/10, salary relative to experience and ranges from $116,211 to $128,061 plus super

About the organisation
Botanic Gardens of Sydney is the organisation working on behalf of the Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust.

The organisation encompasses the Australian Institute of Botanical Science, the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney, The Domain, the Australian Botanic Garden Mount Annan and the Blue Mountains Botanic Garden Mount Tomah.


As Australia's oldest scientific institution, Botanic Gardens of Sydney are custodians of more than $1.2 billion in state significant cultural, heritage and botanical collections.

The Gardens are a leading entity within the NSW tourism sector with a focus on engaging international, national, and regional visitors.


About the role


Our Marketing & Engagement team is looking to appoint a Corporate Affairs Manager to lead Botanic Gardens of Sydney's corporate communications including ministerial communication, key stakeholder and customer engagement and providing support for Executive and corporate correspondence.


The Corporate Affairs Manager has management responsibilities for a Customer & Corporate Affairs Officer, works closely with the News & Content Manager and reports to the Head of Marketing & Engagement.

Key accountabilities

  • Manage Ministerial media and correspondence including house notes, responses to questions on notice, briefing notes, media relations as well as general correspondence
  • Lead on the development and activation of key media stories for the Trust, in partnership with the News & Content Manager
  • Develop and maintain a responsive and efficient working relationship, facilitate timely and effective communication and be a point of contact between the Trust, the Department and the Minister's Office
  • Manage regular communications on media, communications, risks and issues to the Minister's office to ensure that the Ministerial office is aware of issues of relevance arising from the operations of the Trust, and stakeholder commentary
  • Manage and oversee the customer correspondence, reception and complaints function for the Trust, including management and development of the Corporate Affairs Officer and casual staff
  • Undertake high level research to inform the development of briefings and correspondence
  • Develop legislated communication materials and communicating publicly annual reports, public notifications, consultative materials and other legislated NSW Government communication responsibilities
Key challenges

  • Managing the development of key news media stories across the Trust's functions, translating technical and scientific information for a broader audience.
  • Ensuring the organisation adheres to Ministerial and NSW Government communications standards, against tight deadlines.
  • Maintaining an effective relationship with internal networks, ensuring that communications to key stakeholders is consistent

About You
To truly succeed in this role, you will have:

  • Experience in communication and correspondence protocols in a public sector environment, with specific reference to Ministerial liaison, media liaison and/or Corporate Affairs.
  • Knowledge and an understanding of relevant statutory, regulatory and policy frameworks governing the public sector.
  • Significant knowledge and experience in news media liaison, journalism and/or corporate and government communications.

Essential Requirements

  • A degreelevel tertiary qualification in a relevant field, or equivalent experience
  • Current Australian drivers licence and willingness to travel to sites across Greater Sydney and the Blue Mountains when required.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a group of world-leading staff from the fields of science and horticulture.

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Corporate Affairs Manager


About Us
Transport for NSW keeps our State moving by providing safe, integrated and efficient transport systems. We put our customers at the centre of everything we do - and we do a lot.

We connect people, communities and industry and manage how they use our road, rail and maritime networks and services, and active modes like walking and cycling.

The work we do connects the journeys you take every day.

We are in the middle of delivering the largest transport infrastructure program in Australia's history. We work across planning, policy and procurement, harnessing data and technology to develop smarter and more adaptive transport solutions.


The Division
The Cities and Active Transport Division ensures our cities and neighbourhoods are integrated with transport and we make our streets and public places functional, beautiful, inclusive, and inviting for all to
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