Communications & Engagement Advisor, Corporate - Melbourne, Australia - Development Victoria

Development Victoria

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Melbourne, Australia

1 week ago

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Olivia Brown

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Description

Location:
Melbourne | CBD

Job type:
Full-time,Ongoing

Organisation:
Development Victoria

Salary:
Salary not specified

Occupation:
Emergency Management

Reference: 669

About Us
At Development Victoria, we create places for people.

We reimagine iconic places to transform them for future generations, unlock public land to develop connected and sustainable precincts, and build affordable and diverse homes where they're needed.

We're a government agency delivering places that make a genuine difference to the people of Victoria, and we partner with government, industry, and community to make it all happen.

Our unique and rewarding career opportunities are enhanced by our diverse range of projects that really matter to people and to the future of our state - making every workday worthwhile.

We are proud to support a culture where our people thrive because of the diversity that they bring - this is recognised as key to the success of our organisation.

We respect and value individual talents and contributions and harness those strengths to achieve results we can all be proud of.

About the Role

The Communications Advisor role will be responsible for providing communications support within the project delivery areas at Development Victoria, including housing, precincts and civic infrastructure.

The role will predominantly work across Development Victoria's housing portfolio and will be responsible for developing communications strategies, as well as delivering communications activities such as community updates and bulletins, social media content, media releases and web copy.

About You

Bachelor degree or postgraduate degree in journalism, public relations, communications or a relevant discipline
Previous experience in a communications, engagement, journalism or corporate affairs role (3+ years).
Experience in providing strategic communications advice for construction or infrastructure projects.
Experience in managing a range of stakeholders in sometimes complex situations.
An understanding of State or local government priorities and processes.
Experience in using digital and online tools to produce online content for a range of platforms such as social media channels and websites.

Key Responsibilities

Develop and implement communications strategies and action plans to support project delivery and enhance the reputation of Development Victoria and its stateshaping projects.
Develop high quality content and communications materials for a range of channels to promote projects and the Development Victoria brand.
Deliver wellwritten communications materials to promote projects, including community updates and bulletins, web copy, fact sheets, media releases and social media content.
Work with the Senior Media Advisor to coordinate media responses and proactive opportunities where required.
Support the Senior Digital Advisor in developing and identifying online content for a range of channels including Development Victoria's website and social media channels. This could include developing online content such as project videos and images.
Provide communications support to Development Victoria's internal engagement team where required.
Keep senior colleagues within Corporate Affairs updated and informed of issues, risks, and opportunities across relevant project.
Build strong relationships with external stakeholders, communications and engagement staff from key partners and consultants, to positively position Development Victoria and assist in achieving positive project outcomes.

Our Culture

At Development Victoria we provide unique and rewarding career opportunities, enhanced by our diverse range of projects that really matter to people and to the future of our state - making every workday worthwhile.

We actively encourage sharing of knowledge and best practice across our teams.

We respect and value every individual's talents and contribution and harness these strengths to collectively achieve the kind of results we can all be proud of.

At Development Victoria, we work flexibly and value diversity, and we invite you to talk to us about any preferences or adjustments you may value or require to either our recruitment process or the role itself. If you identify as a person with disability, please let us know how we can provide additional support._