Communications - Talent Register

This talent register is an online portal that allows you to register your interest for fixed term, full-time and part-time opportunities up to twelve (12) months for a range of key positions across the Communications Directorate.

The priority and focus of the Department of Education remains on utilising merit-based selection processes to appoint staff permanently.

*The Department will commence reviewing applications immediately to fill current opportunities*

Our Directorate

The Communications Directorate works to ensure all our activities enhance the image and reputation of the Department and promote Western Australian Government initiatives in education. We do this by providing a range of services to all areas of the Department including:

• internal and external communications
• communications campaigns and strategies
• brand management
• strategic communications advice
• media strategy and management, stakeholder engagement and relationship management
• public relations and marketing activities for a wide range of programs and audiences.

Within the Communications Directorate there are three branches of expert teams:

Strategy, Stakeholder Engagement and Media

The Strategy, Stakeholder Engagement and Media team are responsible for the overarching communication strategy and governance, and manage stakeholder engagement, business and media services including:

Strategy and Governance

• setting strategy, standards and processes for the directorate
• stakeholder engagement and relationship management
• communications planning and policy
• maintains the “project management office” within Communications to ensure projects are established and delivered using the project governance framework, including planning and regular reporting priority setting, performance monitoring and measurement
• executive/business support and corporate reporting.

Stakeholder Engagement

• manage and influence stakeholder engagement and media activities, and consistent support to internal stakeholders
• manage brokerage of communications services using a business partnering model and project matrix structure
• strategic relationship management with directorates across the education department, the office of the Director General and Minister’s office
• brand and messaging
• speeches
• engagement with Department directorates about their strategy, plans and products.

Media Relations

• media strategy, policy and advice
• managing both media responses to incidents or contentious issues and creating proactive stories
• media monitoring and training
• measurement of outcomes.

Digital Content

The Digital Content team are the digital strategy and creative experts, providing high-level digital communication services including:

• digital strategy, policy and advice
• digital asset management
• internal communications strategies
• digital content design and development
• social media strategy and creative content development
• performance analytics.

Digital Content is the custodian of the Department’s websites, staff intranet and official social media channels. The team work closely with stakeholders to ensure strategies, campaigns, projects and initiatives have a world-class online presence.

Campaigns and Projects

The Campaigns and Projects team are the campaign strategists plus creative and implementation experts within Communications. The team provide high level corporate communications, public relations and marketing strategies and services for the Department, including:

• planning and delivering communication projects, products, campaigns and events
• brand management
• product, campaign and events policy and advice
• high level public relations and marketing advice to schools
• research of best practice to bring about behaviour change.

The Roles

You may be considered for the following or similar positions:

Communications

• Level 2: Communications Support Officer

Strategy, Stakeholder Engagement and Media

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