Senior Broadcast Officer

Hansard

Department of Parliamentary Services

• Ongoing, full time opportunity
• PoV Grade 5, $106,534 - $117,716 + 11.5% superannuation

The Parliamentary Administration Act 2005 and the Parliamentary Officers (Non-Executive Staff – Victoria) Single Enterprise Agreement will be revised during 2024 and is a nexus agreement to the Victorian Public Sector Enterprise Agreement. It is anticipated that the revised salary range for Grade 5.1 will be $109,730 - $121,247.

About the role

Reporting to the Audio-visual and Broadcast Lead, you will play a key role in leading a small team, and planning and managing resource allocation for committees, broadcast and production. You will help formulate and develop new workflow production processes, incorporate new ideas for creative elements that will improve delivery, and implement and carry out training. You will:

• Play a key role in production management, planning the logistics and managing resource allocation for live to air broadcasts, production and committees for DPS and other units within the Parliament. 
• Provide high level technical and production expertise and leadership to the Broadcast and Audio-visual teams, whilst working closely with the technical team within Hansard.
• Provide operational support to all areas of broadcast and production.
• Undertake production and direction of key broadcast events and facilitate the smooth running of multiple concurrent broadcasting projects.

About you

• Previous experience with producing and directing in a multi-camera live environment and hands on experience in live broadcasting.
• Demonstrated previous experience in supervision/leadership
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to build and maintain key relationships. 

Why join us? 

We offer flexible work, come to the iconic heritage listed Parliament House building or our adjacent modern offices and collaborate with the team one day, work from home the next. 

We understand that your health and wellbeing are integral to your success and have a range of benefits to ensure your physical and mental health are supported. These include access to health and wellbeing initiatives.  

Your professional development is important to us. That's why we have a dedicated learning and development framework, along with development programs and targeted in-house training to support your professional growth.   

When you excel at your work and initiate innovative solutions or go above and beyond to demonstrate our values, you will be recognised for your efforts through our reward and recognition program. 

For more information about a career with us, visit our website. 

How to apply 

Using the "Apply Now" button, please include your resume and a brief cover letter (1-2 pages) broadly outlining your experience and how it directly relates to the position.  

The process from here  

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to an interview conducted by a selection panel. This interview may take place in our offices located in the Melbourne CBD or online. 

Accessibility 

If you require assistance or adjustments to fully participate in the application or interview process for this role, please contact our Recruitment Team via email recruitment@parliament.vic.gov.au  or on (03) 8682 2842 

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COVID-19 compliance 

Successful candidates will be required to provide evidence for sighting of their COVID-19 vaccination status or medical exemption prior to commencing employment.