About the Role
The Head of Strategic Communications is a newly created position that will join our Executive Team, tasked with shaping the company's reputation and contributing to its growth.
This executive role oversees all facets of strategic communications, including:
* Developing and implementing a comprehensive, long-term communications and marketing strategy aligned with the company's objectives
* Leading integrated marketing campaigns to support product enhancements and corporate initiatives
* Evolving and maintaining the company's brand identity, ensuring relevance, consistency, and resonance with key audiences
* Overseeing external facing communications, including media relations, digital communications, advertising, and executive speaking engagements
* Collaborating on activation and embedding of the Employee Value Proposition (EVP) communication and engagement plan, aligning EVP for both internal and external talent audiences with defined measures
* Guiding creative direction for visual and verbal brand expressions, including design, tone of voice, and brand assets
* Collaborating with senior executives to ensure alignment and message discipline in external advocacy
About You
* A minimum of 8-10 years' experience in corporate communications, corporate affairs, and brand leadership roles, ideally in defence, technology, consulting or relevant sectors
* Proven ability to develop and execute integrated communication strategies that drive business outcomes
* Strong leadership and influencing skills, with experience advising senior executives
* Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to craft compelling content across audiences
* Demonstrated success in brand development, marketing campaign management, and media relations
* Demonstrated understanding of the Australian defence and government environment is highly desirable
* A keen interest in implementing AI into workforce practices
* An effective leadership style and demonstrated capabilities that contribute to maintaining and enhancing the company's reputation
* Demonstrated behaviours and experience that support managing competing priorities and thriving in an agile, fast-paced national and international growth context
* A genuine team player who engages and demonstrates the company's values of Be Better Together, Always Deliver, Embrace the Unknown, and Think Clever
Please note that due to a requirement to be eligible for a Baseline security clearance, Australian Citizenship is required.