**Job Details**:
**Location**
Canberra
**Salary**
Negotiable
**Job Type**
Contract
**Ref**
BBBH99850_1679379997
**Contact**
Connie Tong
**Posted**
about 1 hour ago
- **Contract Term: 12 Months plus possible extension**:
- ** Australian citizenship is required**
**About the Role**:
Our client is seeking for an **EL1 Assistant Director Transition Communications and Engagement** to join The Transition Communications and Engagement Branch.
The Branch provides engagement and communication solutions and advice to support the agency to deliver their key projects.
The position is an important team leadership position within the agency and will have delegated authority and responsibility to resolve issues and risks across wide-ranging activities of substantial depth involving significant detail.
The role requires providing leadership, control, planning, resource management, performance management and decision making for the Team Membership and assigned Contractors working within the Work Area.
Responsibilities of the role include but are not limited to:
- Contributing to the strategic direction of projects and business improvement initiatives, driving the strategic and co-ordinated management of targeted communications and engagement activities.
- Leading staff to deliver timely, innovative, efficient and evidence-based communications and engagement strategies, plans, content and activities that support NDIA Corporate Plan and project objectives.
- Building and maintaining relationships with stakeholders within the NDIA, guiding the team with best practice ways to provide advice, quality assurance and support to business areas to meet their communication objectives.
- Managing and optimising internal and external communications and engagement channels to reach intended audiences.
- Utilising reporting metrics to review the impact of communication and engagement approaches, identifying areas of overlap and key gaps to continue to refine and improve plans and strategies.
- Identifying and mitigating reputational risks associated with communication, engagement and project activities.
- Fostering creativity and innovation in content creation across a range of channels, sharing best practice and new skills in the team.
**Skills and Experience**:
- Contributing to the strategic direction of projects and business improvement initiatives, driving the strategic and co-ordinated management of targeted communications and engagement activities.
- Leading staff to deliver timely, innovative, efficient and evidence-based communications and engagement strategies, plans, content and activities that support NDIA Corporate Plan and project objectives.
- Building and maintaining relationships with stakeholders within the NDIA, guiding the team with best practice ways to provide advice, quality assurance and support to business areas to meet their communication objectives.
- Managing and optimising internal and external communications and engagement channels to reach intended audiences.
- Utilising reporting metrics to review the impact of communication and engagement approaches, identifying areas of overlap and key gaps to continue to refine and improve plans and strategies.
- Identifying and mitigating reputational risks associated with communication, engagement and project activities.
- Fostering creativity and innovation in content creation across a range of channels, sharing best practice and current skills in the team.
**Eligibility/Other Requirements**:
- To be eligible for employment for this role, you must be an Australian citizen.
**How to Apply**:
📌 El1 Assistant Director Transition Communications
🏢 Talent International
📍 Australia