Communications Officer

45-$50 per hour

• Location

VIC - Melbourne

Comms Officer

• Description

Public sector specialists Osborne Richardson, partnering with Victorian Local Government are proud to present the following opportunity.

A leading and innovative Council in Melbourne's Inner Northern suburbs are looking for an experienced Communications Officer on an initial 3-month contract starting immediately. This role is part-time, 30 hours per week over 4 days.

Council are looking for an innovative and creative communications professional to develop communication plans and activities, including producing high quality, fit-for-purpose, customer-centric content for Council-owned communication channels designed to meet the needs of a wide range of stakeholders and target audiences.

The role will assist Council to :

Work with Council officers across the organisation to ensure a sound understanding of the communication needs, challenges and opportunities within the Council's programs and services.

Identify, write and edit content for internal and external digital and print channels including newsletters and social media, as well as media releases and speech notes.

Provide input on design briefs and liaise between the brand, channels & marketing team.

Assist in developing responses to social media enquires.

Explore emerging technologies to continuously improve delivery of communications.

To be considered for this role, you will have or be able to demonstrate the following :

Tertiary qualification in professional communication, journalism, media studies, professional writing & editing or a related discipline or relevant professional experience.

Demonstrated experience in preparing and implementing communications plans.

Effective stakeholder management skills including the ability to establish and maintain positive relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

Professional skills in digital (including social media), multimedia and visual communications.