- Location: Canberra, ACT; Brisbane, QLD; Melbourne, VIC; Adelaide, SA; Sydney, NSW
- Salary Range: $159,145 - $179,125 + 15.4% employer super contribution
- This vacancy has been identified to participate in VetPaths
JOB OVERVIEW
The Internal Communication team sits within DVA’s Communications Branch and plays an important role in helping staff understand departmental priorities, organisational change, services, events and the impact of their work. The team delivers clear, timely and practical communication that supports staff engagement, change readiness and a positive organisational culture.
As Director Internal Communication, you will lead a small team to plan, deliver and evaluate contemporary internal communication products, channels and campaigns. You will work closely with senior executives, business areas and communication colleagues to provide strategic advice, translate complex information into plain English, and ensure messages are coordinated, accessible and aligned with departmental priorities.
This is an opportunity to shape a high-performing internal communication function in a complex service delivery environment. You will contribute to branch-wide priorities, bring strong external strategic communication judgement when required, and help ensure DVA staff are informed, connected and able to support veterans and families with confidence.
Desirable qualifications include tertiary study in communication, public relations, journalism, organisational communication, change management or a related field, as well as training or experience in internal communication, employee engagement, change communication, strategic communication, stakeholder engagement, leadership, plain English writing, accessibility and communication evaluation.
Demonstrated experience leading Government internal communication teams will be highly regarded.
DUTIES
As an EL 2 you will be required to:
- Lead a small team to plan, deliver and evaluate internal communication that keeps staff informed about departmental priorities, change initiatives, services, events and organisational updates.
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Provide high-quality strategic communication advice to senior executives and business areas, including advice on communication approaches that support staff engagement, change readiness and organisational culture.
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Develop and implement innovative internal communication products, channels and campaigns that are accessible, audience-focused and aligned with departmental priorities.
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Use external strategic communication experience to support agile work programs, contribute to cross-branch priorities and provide broader surge support across the Communications Branch when required.
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Build and maintain productive relationships with internal stakeholders, senior leaders and communication colleagues to ensure coordinated, consistent and effective messaging across the department.
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Manage competing priorities, issues and deadlines in a fast-paced environment, while maintaining quality, judgement and a strong focus on staff needs.
ELIGIBILITY
- Under section 22(8) of the Public Service Act 1999, employees must be Australian citizens to be employed in the Australian Public Service (APS).
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Any successful candidate external to DVA offered employment will be required to undergo pre-engagement screening checks, even if they currently have a security clearance. The screening checks are conducted in accordance with the Australian Government Protective Security Policy Framework requirements.
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Any successful candidate will be required to obtain and/or maintain, a Baseline Vetting (AGSVA) security clearance as a minimum.
NOTES
This recruitment process may be used to fill ongoing and/or non-ongoing position/s. For more information about the role, please see the .
A merit pool of suitable applicants may be created which may be used to fill future ongoing and non-ongoing vacancies should they become available over the next 18 months.
Successful applicants engaged into the APS will be subject to a probation period.
We welcome people with diverse skills, experiences and perspectives. DVA is committed to building a workforce that reflects the community we serve and encourages applications from:
- Veterans and former Australian Defence Force members, whose skills and experience are highly valued across the APS
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
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People with disability
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People who identify as LGBTQIA+
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People from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds
We are a Veteran Employer of Choice! This means you benefit from a workplace actively supporting veterans and families of veterans – one that understands and values military experience. You’re joining an organisation publicly recognised for its commitment to fostering veteran-friendly employment pathways and long-term career success.
The Australian Public Service (APS) values the unique skills, perspectives, and experiences that veterans gain during their Australian Defence Force (ADF) employment and encourage veterans to apply. Support may be available to veterans transitioning to meaningful APS careers through participation in VetPaths, which offers veterans an opportunity to participate in a six-month program offering formal learning and development, career mentoring and activities for wellness and peer support.
RecruitAbility applies to this vacancy. Under the RecruitAbility scheme, you will be invited to participate in further assessment activities for the vacancy if you choose to opt-in to the scheme, declare you have a disability and meet the minimum requirements for the vacancy. All requests for reasonable adjustments will be considered and managed in consultation with you.
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