Internal Communications Advisor

Full Time Permanent Position

Band 6 - Salary Range $95,073 to $103,531 per annum + 11.5% Super + ADO

Salary offered will depend on level of skills and experience.

About Melton City Council

The City of Melton is a community where everyone belongs. Ours is a vibrant and diverse municipality - one of the fastest developing in Australia. Our organisation strives to provide our community with state-of-the-art amenity and facilities, engaging health and wellbeing options, and support to become active members of our Lifelong Learning City.

We invest in innovation, offering professional and personal development, and generous leave and flexibility to staff, while also fostering a collaborative and inclusive culture. You’ll be able to work close to home in a dynamic setting featuring cafes and retail options set amongst heritage buildings and open green spaces.

The Opportunity

Our Communications team is expanding are we’re looking for a collaborative and adaptive individual to join us in the new role of Internal Communications Advisor. Reporting to the Coordinator, Internal Communications, the position will focus on delivering strategic internal communications plans and programs to drive employee engagement and experience.

Working collaboratively with stakeholders across Council, including internal services, leaders and our Executive Management Team (ELT), you will develop strategies and campaigns that support our transformation program and build positive organisational culture.
This role is vital to ensuring the maintenance and management of our staff intranet site.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain and update intranet content daily to ensure accuracy, relevance and engagement.
• Monitor and improve the performance, functionality, and design of Council’s intranet to enhance user experience and drive staff engagement.
• Create regular internal video content, publications and e-newsletters.
• Build strong relationships across the Council that maximise a proactive internal communications approach.
• Contribute to the delivery of Council’s annual Internal Communications Plan and staff engagement initiatives.

To view the Position Description, click here.

About you

To be successful in this role you will have the following:

• Tertiary qualifications in communications, public relations, marketing or journalism combined with relevant experience within a large and complex organisation.
• Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communications skills with the ability to develop content for a range of different communications channels and formats.
• Proven experience administering, updating and enhancing a content management system (CMS) to ensure content and functionality are up-to-date, relevant, accessible and user-friendly.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain positive working relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including the ability to negotiate and influence outcomes.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and tasks simultaneously and to a high standard.

Culture and Values

Our vision for our community is to be: "A vibrant, safe and liveable city accessible to all" and that means there’s a place here for you too. Our organisational values represent us as an established growth Council and the values are reflected in everything we do; our decision-making, our actions and our service provision to the community. Council has a diverse and vibrant organisation and we’d love to have you join us to help shape a city for the future.

We are Vibrant MELTON. Our values are:

• Motivate
• Empower
• Lead
• Trust
• Open
• Nurture 

Benefits

There are a number of great reasons why our people love working at Melton City Council: 

Staff Benefits | Melton City Council

• 13 ADO's (Accrued Day Off) per year
• 5 weeks annual leave 
• Flexible Working Hours
• Extensive Career Development & Leadership Programs
• 16 weeks Paid Parental Leave (Super is paid during parental leave) 
• 3 weeks Paid Secondary Carer Leave
• Family Room available including Breastfeeding Facilities - Australian Breastfeeding Association
• Wellbeing initiatives
• Subsidised Uniforms

How To Apply

If you require further information about the position, please contact Hollie Heales, Coordinator, Internal Communications on 0429 084 149.

Applications must include a Resume and address the Key Selection Criteria outlining your suitability to the role. To address the Key Selection Criteria, you will need to write short statements explaining how you meet the criteria, or how you demonstrate the capability. We encourage you to keep your responses concise. 

To be eligible for employment at Melton City Council you must be legally entitled to work in Australia.

All successful applicants will need to undertake pre-employment requirements including but not limited to a satisfactory criminal history record check. Successful applicants must be able to comply with any COVID-19 Public Health Orders applicable to Local Government employees.

We strongly encourage job applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities, LGBTIQA+ and people from culturally diverse backgrounds. If selected for an interview and you require any additional support or adjustments regarding interview arrangements, please advise the contact listed above in advance.

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