Communications Manager (Southern Highlands)

**TAFE NSW Life-Changing Careers**

**Communications Manager**

**Location Negotiable (Subject to campus availability)**

**Permanent full time position**

**Total Remuneration Package $171,061, base Salary $152,069 plus superannuation and leave loading.**

At TAFE NSW, we are dedicated to life-changing impact.

That’s why we offer world-class training and education that delivers the skills needed for the jobs of today and tomorrow.

Life-changing impact starts with an incredible team that sees their career as an opportunity to transform someone’s world. Whether that’s inspiring students, supporting each other, or helping our communities and industries flourish.

**We invest in our people**

At TAFE NSW, you will discover a diverse, dynamic, and collaborative environment, where you can innovate, create value, and do meaningful work.

We provide you with tools and ongoing training and professional development, health and wellbeing programs, and a 38 hour working week with a variety of flexible working options.

**About the role**

The Communications Manager is responsible for developing communications plans and supporting campaigns which promote and protect the organisation’s brand and reputation with key stakeholders including media, employees, industry, students, and the community.

**About You**

To be successful in this role you will have a background spanning across both internal and external communications. Experience supervising a small team is a must. This is a hands-on role, so you’ll need to be highly organised, able to write at pace, and adept at influencing senior stakeholders.

Your duties will include but are not limited to:

- Developing and implementing internal communications plans that align with the TAFE NSW Strategic Plan, and the Corporate Communications Strategy
- Crafting messages, selecting appropriate campaign tactics, and measuring campaign effectiveness
- Leading communications projects designed to embed and support change
- Leading a small team, providing day-to-day supervision and guidance.
- Producing high quality written materials including media releases, interview briefs, media statements, intranet content, newsletter copy, and speeches.
- Identifying and shaping PR opportunities, and responding to contentious issues.

To find out more about the role, click to view the Position Description

**Our commitment to Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion**

We are committed to creating a culturally protected and accessible workplace where dignity, trust, respect, and the promotion of diversity and inclusion are valued, so you can safely bring your whole self to work and connect with your community through our many diverse employee networks.

If you require an adjustment in the recruitment process, please contact our Talent Acquisition Advisor listed below.

**Applications close: Monday 10 June at 11.55pm**
- Your current resume

**Targeted Questions**

Provide an overview of an internal communications campaign you’ve led to support a significant organisational change. How did you know you were successful in achieving your objectives?
- Describe a media announcement that you’ve managed. What was your role and what results did you achieve?

**Role-specific enquiries**: Please contact Gabrielle Crittenden, Director Media & Communications on 0498 679 909.

This is a child-related position. A Working with Children Check is a prerequisite for anyone in child-related work. It involves a national criminal history check and review of findings of workplace misconduct.

To be eligible for positions at TAFE NSW, you need to be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident of Australia or a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand passport.

An eligibility list, valid for 18 months, may be created for this position, and position(s) of the same classification that subsequently becomes vacant, may be filled via this recruitment. Apply on Kit Job: kitjobau.com/job/3qzs2t