Position No: DBCA3173920

Salary/Level: Level 5, $105,167 - $114,938 p.a. plus Superannuation

Tenure: 12 months Fixed-term (with the possibility of extension), Full-time

Location: Kensington, Western Australia 

Help us share the story of WA’s incredible wildlife, parks, and conservation areas. 

About Us

The Public Information and Corporate Affairs Branch delivers services that help people appreciate, understand, and enjoy Western Australia’s wildlife, parks, and conservation areas. Our work includes media relations, communications, social media coordination, and public safety information during department-managed incidents such as bushfires.

About the Role

As a Communications Officer, you’ll be part of a dynamic, fast-paced team delivering timely, accurate information to the community and showcasing the department’s achievements through proactive and reactive media and communications outputs.

If you have demonstrated experience in a similar media and communications role, excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communications skills, and the ability to manage multiple competing priorities and deadlines, we think you would be a great fit for our team.

Your responsibilities include:

• Creating and issuing community safety warnings for bushfires and other incidents.
• Participating in the branch’s after-hours media roster (including weeknights and some weekends).
• Generating media coverage of the department’s programs, operations and achievements across multiple media and communications channels.

The successful applicant will be required to possess or obtain a current and satisfactory National Police Check prior to commencement.

Application Instructions:

To allow the selection panel to make an accurate assessment of your application, please submit the following:

• A covering letter.
• A written response addressing the three (3) requested criteria below (in no more than three (3) pages).
• A current CV, including the details of two referees with one being a recent or current manager/supervisor.

Selection Criteria

1. Demonstrated experience in one or more of the following communications environments: journalism or public relations or government communications or corporate communications.
2. Demonstrated ability to work under pressure on diverse projects, set priorities and meet deadlines concurrently.
3. Demonstrated experience in understanding and managing contentious communications issues.

Please click “Apply” and you will be redirected to the WA Government Jobs Board website at https://search.jobs.wa.gov.au/ where you can submit your application online.

For further information on the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, please visit https://www.dbca.wa.gov.au/.

For further job-related information, please contact Conor Doherty on (08) 9219 9919.

Closing date: Tuesday, 9 December 2025 at 12 noon AWST (3pm AEDT). No late or pro forma applications will be accepted.

• Build and maintain strong retailer relationships through meetings and regular communication.
• Partner closely with the Asset Manager and Centre Management team.
• Distribute regular marketing updates, newsletters and retailer communications.
• Prepare annual marketing plans and budgets for landlord approval.
• Produce monthly sales and traffic reports with detailed analysis and insights.
• Collaborate with the Retail Manager to assess trends, competition and economic impacts.
• Manage the marketing budget, contractor invoices and quarterly reforecasting.
• Deliver all marketing campaigns and centre promotions to a high standard.
• Plan and activate community-focused events that increase traffic and sales.
• Manage social media channels and website content with accuracy and consisten
• Ensure all risk, compliance and operational processes are followed for events and activations.

• Experienced Marketing Manager, ideally with retail or shopping centre experience.
• Strong stakeholder and relationship-building skills.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to interpret sales and traffic data.
• Highly organised, proactive and confident managing multiple priorities.
• Community-focused with a passion for delivering engaging retail experiences.

Fixed Term till December 2026

• An opportunity to drive transformation
• Flexible work options, super up to 16% + employee perks 
• Free Cockburn ARC gym membership and wellness programs 

About Us

The City of Cockburn is centrally located in the southern suburbs of Perth, on Whadjuk country. We’re a place of experiences, just 20 minutes’ from Perth city, with everything from pristine beaches and wetlands to theme parks and world-class recreation facilities.

At the City of Cockburn, we’re more than just a local government – we’re a vibrant, forward-thinking organisation that puts our people first. Our team is united by a shared desire to make an impact by helping to achieve our vision - Cockburn, the best place to be.

About the Role

The City is seeking a passionate and experienced person to join the expanding Community Engagement team. Working alongside various departments, this position will advise City staff and management on planning and implementing community engagement projects, in line with the City’s IAP2-based Community Engagement Policy and Framework. This involves liaising and building relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

About you

We’re looking for a self-motivated team player with experience in community consultation and strong communication skills. You’ll be a practiced writer with great computer literacy and a comprehensive knowledge of public relations.

• Excellent understanding of best practice community engagement principles (experience with IAP2 will be highly regarded).
• Ability to develop, design and deliver community engagement plans for a variety of projects
• Experience with online community engagement platforms such as Social Pinpoint
• Highly developed communication and relationship building skills.
• Relevant or related tertiary qualification.

If this sounds like you, we invite you to apply today and make an impact.

Salary: Starting from Level Six Step 1 – Step 4 ($101,353.66 - $109,157.47) City of Cockburn Industrial Agreement 2025 based on qualification and experience.

Need more information?  We encourage applicants to read the position description for a full understanding of the role before applying. For a confidential discussion about the role, please contact Kirsten Wood, Community Engagement Coordinator on 9411 3444, Kirsten.Wood@cockburn.wa.gov.au

How to apply:  Head to the City’s web site (www.cockburn.wa.gov.au), click “Job Vacancies” and “Apply”.  All applications must be made via our online portal.

To be eligible for this role you must be legally permitted to work in Australia. All applicants are required to undergo a pre-employment process which includes a fitness for work assessment, alcohol and drug screening, qualification/licence checks and a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check.

Closing Date: Monday 8 December 2025 at 5pm. The City of Cockburn reserve the right to commence shortlisting and close the advertising period early. We are currently not accepting applications from agencies.

We value equal opportunities for all which is why the City of Cockburn strongly encourages candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply. Every applicant is valued here.

• Shape and develop the brand from the ground up, including logo, packaging, and product design, working with an external Marketing agency.
• Ensure all brand and product initiatives comply with quality and regulatory standards in partnership with the QA team.
• Build a strong presence in the Australian market through retail distribution and online channels.
• Collaborate closely with internal teams including factory, production and sales.
• Manage relationships with external partners, such as agencies and suppliers.
• Contribute as a key member of the business leadership team, providing sound advice to help shape strategic decisions. 
• Represent the company at trade shows and retailer programs eg. Fine Food Expo with domestic travel as required.

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, Communications or related field.
• Marketing experience in food manufacturing, or FMCG is essential. 
• Proven experience managing a food product brand and leading product launches. 
• Strong digital and online marketing skills, tailoring content for targeted audiences.
• An ideas generator and problem solver. 
• Creative, energetic, and passionate about building and growing a brand from the ground up.
• Ability and ambition to grow with the business and develop a marketing team over time.
• Full-time on-site role, with potential for hybrid arrangements as the business evolves.

• Competitive salary with bonus/commissions/performance-based incentives.
• Opportunity to shape and take ownership of the company’s marketing strategy.
• Chance to contribute directly to the growth of an exciting, fast-growing brand.

Position overview

• Permanent, Full-Time opportunity
• True hybrid working - work from home and our Mitcham office
• $152,582 Total Remuneration Package (inclusive of 12% superannuation)

About us
We're on a mission to create a brighter future, where you can be a change maker at the actual source. We're one of Australia's largest water utilities with over 30% of Victoria's population relying on us for their essential water and sanitation services.

Our award-winning culture fosters an inclusive, collaborative, and flexible environment that enables our people to thrive. Here, you'll be inspired and challenged to grow alongside us.

We're committed to reconciliation and supporting the self-determined role for Traditional Owners/Custodians in water and land management.

The role
Are you a strategic communications leader who thrives on guiding major projects, enhancing organisational reputation, and managing high-profile issues? As our Strategic Communications Manager - Engagement, you'll play a critical role in shaping how Yarra Valley Water communicates with key audiences across operational and innovation projects.

You will lead the development and delivery of communications plans that support major initiatives, innovation programs, and organisational priorities, while proactively identifying risks and opportunities across digital and traditional channels. You'll provide expert advice to executives and senior leaders, manage sensitive communications issues, and collaborate with teams to ensure messaging is clear, consistent, and aligned with stakeholder management plans.

Your key responsibilities
Lead a team that cares deeply about helping our communities understand the work we do and the benefits it brings. In this role you'll:

• Lead, coach and develop a team of Community Engagement Advisors so they can do their best work.
• Build communication strategies for major infrastructure projects, setting clear objectives, messages, timelines and responsibilities.
• Give Executives, senior leaders and project teams sharp, practical communication advice they can trust.
• Spot reputational risks early and put smart, workable plans in place to tackle them.
• Shape and guide stakeholder engagement activities, including work involving Ministers and other high-profile audiences.
• Use project milestones to help raise awareness of our work and build understanding of the value we bring to the community.
• Build strong relationships across the organisation so our communications are aligned, consistent and timely.
• Research and analyse information from inside and outside the organisation to make sure everything we share is accurate.
• Join the 24-hour on-call roster for emergencies or incidents, helping prepare and deliver public information when needed. An additional allowance applies.

What we're looking for
You are a senior communications professional with a strategic mindset, proven experience, and the ability to manage complex issues while enhancing organisational reputation.

• Proven experience in strategic communications planning and delivery (7+ years)
• Demonstrated ability to lead and develop a communications team (5+ years)
• Strong writing, editing, and content development skills
• Ability to identify and manage reputational risks
• Advanced stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills
• Experience managing senior stakeholder expectations
• Expertise across multiple communication and media channels, including traditional and digital platforms
• Experience measuring communication effectiveness
• Commitment to stakeholder engagement principles
• Tertiary qualification in communications, journalism, or media; Graduate Diploma or equivalent post-graduate qualifications highly desirable

To view the full position description, click HERE.

Why Yarra Valley Water?
We celebrate and encourage new thinking at every level. Creating opportunities for you to grow - both professionally, and personally. When you flourish, we all do.

• $152,582 Total Remuneration Package (inclusive of 12% superannuation)
• Flexible working arrangements where our people are empowered to design their days with their team. Read our hybrid playbook HERE.
• Free and secure on-site parking with on-site café at our Mitcham office
• 14 weeks paid leave parental leave
• 15 days paid personal leave, which can be used for caring, wellbeing, mental health, menstrual or menopause
• Request to swap certain public holidays for another day of paid leave

To read more about our benefits and culture, read our employee handbook HERE.

Did you know?
Research shows that men apply to jobs when they meet an average of 60% of the criteria, while women and other marginalised people tend to only apply when they meet all of them. So, if you think you have what it takes, but don't necessarily tick every box, please apply or get in touch. We'd love to have a chat and see if you could be a great fit.

How to apply
Applications should include a supporting Cover Letter and Resume.
Closing date: Friday, 19th December 2025
This position is available for Yarra Valley Water employees and external applicants.

We welcome applications from everyone, including Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, mature age and young job seekers, members of the LGBTIQA+ community and people of all cultural backgrounds. If you need this information in an accessible format or would like to discuss reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process. Please call 03 9872 2542 or email dei@yvw.com.au. If you need any help with the application process or would like to discuss the recruitment process, please contact us via email recruit@yvw.com.au.

Successful applicants must be eligible to work in Australia and agree to provide information for pre-employment checks, if required for the position. This may also include a Police Check or AusCheck, where an offer will be subject to a satisfactory outcome of these checks.

• Support the development and implementation of integrated marketing campaigns for mobile product launches and other activities.
• Manage global marketing assets for local use and ensure timely uploading and availability for the wider team.
• Work with agencies and internal teams to support creative development, campaign execution and asset coordination.
• Assist with campaign performance reviews and apply insights to future activity.
• Collaborate with performance, insights and wider marketing teams to monitor key performance measures.
• Maintain budget tracking for projects and manage financial processes including proposals, purchase orders and invoices.
  

• Relevant tertiary qualification and early career experience in marketing.
• Strong attention to detail with creative awareness.
• Ability to review and create marketing materials suitable for varied audiences.
• Understanding of current marketing trends, channels and tools.
• Proactive, solutions focused and eager to learn.
• Clear communication and effective project management.
• Strong organisational and time management skills.

• Generous discount on company products
• Access to discounts and special promotions with retail partners
• Access to well-being platform
• Heavily discounted gym membership
• On site parking

ABOUT US

We’re Place Score - we care passionately about making our cities, towns and regions better for people.

Our purpose is to empower everyone, everywhere, to have their say in the decisions that affect their everyday places. In turn, this informs and guides councils, developers and landlords, helping them to prioritise their investments and plan appropriately for the future.

THE ROLE

The Communications Coordinator is a key new role that will support both business development and community engagement.

You will work closely with the project team to engage local communities to participate in important research that will shape the places they live in. In addition, you will work with the CEO to support the delivery of B2B campaigns.

This is a great opportunity for someone early in their career who is creative with basic skills across multiple channels, and is keen to learn more within a purpose-led organisation.

You will thrive if you are organised and proactive, you can take direction but also look for opportunities to make things better without waiting to be told.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Campaign Support

• Assist in planning and executing multi-channel marketing campaigns across email, social media, paid ads and events

• Build and send EDMs, including automations and personalisations

• Coordinate social publishing

• Coordinate webinar logistics (Zoom setup, registration, reminders and reporting)

• Assist with conference and event administration including supplier bookings, asset coordination and logistics

• Manage and maintain B2B database

Creative and Content

• Create and edit simple assets using indesign (graphics, short videos, social visuals within our templates)

• Support copywriting for social media, newsletters and web updates

• Collaborate on content calendar planning in Notion

Systems and Processes

• Maintain campaign workflows and documentation as required

• Help manage marketing automation and data hygiene in Mailchimp/Insightly

• Learn and apply marketing process best practices for efficiency and scalability

ABOUT YOU

You will need to have some experience in marketing coordination, campaign support or a related role (internship or junior-level experience welcome), but what we are most interested in your core skills, creativity, and willingness to work collaboratively to achieve the team’s goals.

• Strong organisational and problem-solving skills.

• Able to move fast, follow processes and prioritise tasks effectively

• Excellent attention to detail with a proactive mindset

• Collaborative and adaptable, comfortable working with multiple stakeholders

Valued Skills

• Adobe Suite for graphic and video editing

• Mailchimp/Insightly; especially workflows and marketing automation

• Social publishing / Meta paid advertising management

• Content management experience via Wordpress or another CMS

What Success Looks Like

• Community engagement campaigns meet or exceed our minimum participation targets

• Data and reporting are accurate, clear and actionable

• Cross-functional collaboration with project team and marketing/sales to help prioritise tasks

• You are learning new skills and providing fresh ideas that help move the whole team forward

How to Apply 

If you’re ready to take the next step in your career and want to be part of a collaborative and innovative team, we’d love to hear from you! Send your CV, along with a one-page cover letter addressing the responsibilities of the role and one page of graphic examples of your work to vic@placescore.org.

Place Score is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds. At Place Score, we know that some people, including women, people with lived experience of disability and people of colour, may feel less confident than others to apply for roles when they do not hit 100% of the listed criteria. We encourage you to apply, in the knowledge that no-one is ‘perfect’ for a role: we are looking for the person with the right balance of skills, culture fit and drive. 

Applicants must have current and unrestricted working rights in Australia. Unfortunately, Place Score is not able to provide visa sponsorship for this role.

NO AGENCIES PLEASE.

About the ABC

The ABC is Australia’s most trusted and independent source of conversations, culture and stories. With more than 4,000 employees across 50+ locations nationally, we proudly deliver content that informs, educates and connects communities across the country.

About the Role

We’re looking for a proactive, highly flexible Corporate Events Producer to lead the delivery of the ABC’s flagship corporate and stakeholder events during a parental leave period. This is a unique opportunity to produce some of our most high-profile national events, including the Parliamentary Showcase, Boyer Lecture Series and Board engagements.

Reporting to the Head of Publicity & Events, you will drive the end-to-end planning, coordination and execution of events, ensuring they are delivered to an exceptional standard and aligned with the ABC’s strategic priorities. You will also provide day-to-day guidance to the Corporate Events Coordinator, fostering a positive, high-performing dynamic.

You’ll work both independently and collaboratively, partnering with teams across the country and senior stakeholders internally and externally. You will oversee creative assets, production requirements, logistics, budgets, timelines and risk management—bringing professionalism, confidence and composure to every stage of delivery.

Position Description:  Corporate Events Producer.pdf

About You

You are an experienced events professional who thrives in dynamic environments and enjoys balancing strategic thinking with hands-on execution. You build strong relationships, communicate with influence and maintain calm under pressure.

You Will Bring:

• Extensive experience delivering complex corporate and public-facing events across in-person, online and hybrid formats.
• Able to work autonomously while collaborating effectively with national teams and senior stakeholders.
• Demonstrated leadership capability, including supporting and guiding a direct report.
• Strong communication, planning and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Creative judgement with experience integrating design assets into cohesive event experiences.
• Skilled in managing budgets, timelines, suppliers and procurement, with solid technical understanding of AV, livestreaming and production requirements
• A strong commitment to ABC values, WHS and an inclusive culture.

Why Join Us?

• Deliver some of the ABC’s most prestigious and nationally recognised events.
• Collaborate with passionate, creative teams across a respected Australian institution.
• Hybrid working arrangements and supportive team environment.
• Play a meaningful role in shaping the ABC’s external engagement and public presence.

More Information

For further information about this role, please contact Caroline Diek, Recruitment Specialist, Enabling Divisions via Diek.Caroline@abc.net.au

We are unable to accept email applications; please submit your application via the online portal.

The ABC is committed to diversity and inclusion. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people with disability and LGBTQIA+ individuals. The ABC also aims to achieve a gender-balanced workforce.

To request recruitment information in alternate formats, adjustments or accessibility support, please contact accessibility@abc.net.au.
For more information on working at the ABC, visit ABC Careers.

We respectfully request that recruitment agencies do not submit applications for this position.