Description:
In the role of Communications Advisor, you will provide strategic community and stakeholder management services to technical and professional staff for community engagement, media relations, issues management, public affairs and stakeholder relationship management.
- Provide communication advice and support to the Project Directors, Communications Leads, managers and other staff in the areas of media and issues management, crisis communications, risk assessment and reporting, community engagement and communication strategies using appropriate communication tools.
- Expert accountability for crisis and reputation management strategies and identification of key risks involved with departmental actions.
- Prepare communications materials, including all project collateral, researching and writing media releases, ministerial briefings, newsletters, flyers, display materials, speech notes and others for the project.
- Coordinate community and stakeholder engagement activities for infrastructure projects in the region, including providing project managers with ongoing strategic communications advice, and developing and implementing communication strategies.
- Develop, plan and manage key communication activities such as road commissioning, launches, media opportunities and other events as required.
- Develop and implement communication strategies, activities, procedures and policies which assist the project to achieve its strategic objectives.
What You Will Need To Succeed
- Demonstrated experience in a similar Communications Advisor role.
- A degree in communications, public relations or marketing or equivalent years’ work experience would be highly desirable.
- Previous experience in dealing with stakeholders and critical conversations.
- Experience in major infrastructure project environments and social media competency, will be highly regarded.
- Knowledge of the infrastructure planning lifecycle highly regarded.