Communications Officer
Are you a communications professional seeking your next exciting challenge?
Summary about this job
Government - Local
Company: Georges River Council
Location: Sydney
Work type: Full Time
Salary: $80,702.04 - $93,505.17
Phone: +61-2-8391-1089
Fax: +61-8-8581-2451
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Detail information about job Communications Officer. Terms and conditions vacancy
Are you a communications professional seeking your next exciting challenge?
- Coordinate and deliver Georges River Council’s public relations, media, communications activities and programs
- Permanent Full time - 70 hours per fortnight
- Salary from $80,702.04 - $93,505.17 per annum plus 9.5% superannuation
Georges River Council are currently seeking an enthusiastic and dedicated Communications Officer to join our busy Communications team. Reporting to the Coordinator Communications, the Communications Officer plans, coordinates and delivers Council’s public relations, media and communications activities and programs. This position works closely with stakeholder across all levels of the organisation for the development, positive positioning and ongoing management of the Council’s image and reputation. The public relations objectives will focus on building understanding and support for the Council, as well as influencing positive opinion and behaviour from potential stakeholders. The communications objectives are to develop and implement innovative and effective communications strategies to promote Council projects, programs, events and activities, and to support internal communications plans.
If you meet the essential criteria below, please review the Position Description through our website and submit your application today! Ensure you provide responses and examples (where appropriate) to all required questions on the application.
Key Skills
- Demonstrated experience preparing media releases, speeches, newsletters and media responses
- Advance level of written and verbal communication skills, including ability to communicate with a range of stakeholders as well as ability to write detailed communication plans, correspondence, reports and submissions that require original sentence and paragraph construction and wording
- Demonstrated ability to produce high quality work with strict deadlines with minimal supervision, as well as working on multiple projects as part of a small multi-skilled team
- Demonstrated ability to organise work, manage time, determine priorities and meet deadlines
- Demonstrated experience to solve problems using research, analysis, and evaluation of information which may not be readily available
- Advance level customer service skills including ability to understand the customers’ priorities, anticipate their needs and effectively meeting customer requirements
- Demonstrated ability to make judgements or recommendations based on advanced analytical or creative thought
- Ability to work outside core hours as required
If you would like further information on this role, please contact Nina Schneider, Acting Coordinator Communications on 02 9330 6233.
Closing Date: Tuesday, 24 June 2018
Georges River Council aims to be a leading, people-focused organisation delivering outstanding results for our community and city. We foster our values of Accountability, Professionalism, Unity and Honesty and take pride in promoting the image of Council in the community.