VPS5 Fixed Term - Full Time until 31st October 2027

For more details regarding this position, please see the attached position description which includes the key selection criteria. The key selection criteria must be addressed in your application. Guidelines and tips are available for applying for government positions and addressing key selection criteria.

About the Role

The Senior Communication and Engagement Advisor (Brand Lead) is the steward of the VSBA's visual brand, ensuring its consistency, accessibility and effectiveness across all platforms.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead the development and maintenance of the VSBA's branding, visual identity, graphic design and style guide.
• Create content tailored for various channels and delivery methods, prioritising best practices.
• Support and mentor the team, enhancing their skills and capabilities.
• Provide strategic branding advice and guidance.
• Assist communication managers in advising and supporting the authority's executives, ministerial advisors, and internal teams on risk assessment, issues management, communications, and content strategies using appropriate branding tools.
• Oversee externally sourced content projects, including procurement, supplier relationships, and budget management.
• Collaborate with internal teams, departments, and external stakeholders to ensure cohesive and aligned messaging.

All VSBA staff have a shared responsibility to meet the same service standards outlined in the VSBA Customer Service Charter. Our goal is to make every interaction with the VSBA a positive one for our customers, colleagues and key partners regardless of our individual role or team.

Attributes

The ideal candidate will be audience-focused, with a keen eye for detail and strong technical graphic design skills.

Desirable Qualifications and Experience

Desirable: relevant tertiary education and demonstrated experience

About the Department

The role of the Department of Education is to support Victorians to build prosperous, socially engaged, happy and healthy lives. It does this by supporting lifelong learning and healthy development, strengthening families and helping to equip people with the skills and knowledge for a 21st century economy and society.

About the Victorian School Building Authority

The Victorian School Building Authority (VSBA) is part of the Department of Education. Established in 2016, it oversees Victoria's largest school building program since the state introduced free public education in the 1870s. 

The VSBA upgrades and expands existing schools and plans, designs and builds new schools to meet enrolment demand. We also support schools to maintain their buildings and grounds by offering expert advice and coordinating maintenance programs and grants.  

With Victoria recently introducing two years of funded kindergarten, the VSBA is also working with the early childhood sector on a massive kindergarten construction program. 

About the Division

The Corporate Division provides corporate support to all VSBA teams and fulfills an important assurance and oversight role. They guide VSBA to achieve strategic objectives and ensure decision-making is transparent and accountable.

The division also coordinates communication and consultation with local communities about their school building projects. They develop graphic design and video content, manage our social media channels, lead organisational customer service reform, distribute our e-newsletters and organise ministerial and other events for our projects.

Further Information

For more details regarding this position, please see the attached position description which includes the key selection criteria. The key selection criteria must be addressed in your application. Guidelines and tips are available for applying for government positions and addressing key selection criteria.

The department values diversity and inclusion in all forms - gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQ+, disability and neurodiversity. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. For more information about our work, working for the Department, diversity and inclusion, and our employment conditions visit the Department website and our Diversity and Inclusion page

Applicants requiring adjustments can contact the nominated contact person.

Information about the Department of Education's operations and employment conditions can be located at www.education.vic.gov.au.

Preferred applicants may be required to complete a police check and may be subject to other pre-employment checks. Information provided to the Department of Education will be treated in the strictest confidence.

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For further information pertaining to the role, please contact Laura McLean, Acting Manager - Digital Communications: laura.mclean@education.vic.gov.au.

Applications close 11:59pm on Monday, 27th January 2025.