Manager Biosecurity & Emergency Management Communications role snapshot
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Role title Manager Biosecurity & Emergency Management Communications
Organisation Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development
Business area Agriculture and Biosecurity
Location Statewide, with preference for regionally based candidates and a focus on Queanbeyan, Armidale, Dubbo and Coffs Harbour
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Work type Ongoing full-time, 35 hours per week
Grade Clerk Grade *****
Salary $154,231 to $178,369 per annum, plus super and leave loading
The Manager Biosecurity & Emergency Management Communications role suits a senior communications leader who can operate confidently during complex, sensitive and fast-moving situations.
If you are working through how to apply for Manager Biosecurity & Emergency Management Communications, focus on evidence that shows strategic direction, calm judgement, trusted stakeholder relationships and leadership of a capable communications team.
The work spans public information campaigns, preparedness messaging, engagement programs and advice to senior leaders.
Your examples should show how you have translated complex or high-risk information for different audiences, influenced decisions across organisational boundaries and kept communication explicit when priorities changed quickly.
NSW Government candidate requirements
Candidate requirements are the experience, skills and behaviours the hiring team wants to see through your examples.
For this role, the evidence needs to show senior-level communication judgement in environments where information can be sensitive, public expectations are high and several stakeholder groups need timely, accurate messages.




Candidate requirements for Manager Biosecurity & Emergency Management Communications at Primary Industries and Regional Development
Requirement or capability from role
How to demonstrate it
Leading strategic communications and stakeholder engagement in complex or high-profile environments Use an example where you set communication direction for a significant issue, program, incident or organisational priority.
Explain the context, the audiences involved, the strategy you developed, how you adjusted the approach as risks emerged and the outcome your work supported.
Translating complex information into clear, audience-focused messages Show how you worked with technical, operational or policy specialists to identify what different audiences needed to know.
Include the communication products or channels you used and how you checked that the messages were accurate, timely and understandable.
Building trusted relationships and influencing outcomes across government, industry and community stakeholders Choose an example with competing perspectives or sensitive interests.
Explain how you established credibility, listened to concerns, advised decision-makers and built enough alignment to move the work forward.
Leading high-performing teams and fostering a collaborative culture Describe the team you led, the expectations you set and how you developed capability across the group.
Strong evidence could include improving quality, building surge capacity,



strengthening planning or supporting staff through demanding delivery periods.
Applying sound judgement and resilience across competing priorities, emerging issues and sensitive communications Use an example where the situation changed quickly or carried reputational, operational or community risk.
Explain how you assessed urgency, escalated decisions, protected accuracy and kept the team focused under pressure.
The role also requires:
Tertiary qualifications in communications, media, public relations, journalism or a similar field, and/or equivalent experience
A current NSW driver's licence and the ability and willingness to travel
Preparedness to participate in emergency responses as part of an Incident Management Team
Final candidates may also be asked to complete reference checks, a national police check, a bankruptcy check, a health assessment or other relevant assessments.
Keep these conditions separate from the examples in your cover letter, but make sure your application is accurate about the qualifications, licence and operational availability you hold.
What the panel will want to see in your examples
Personal responsibility for setting communication strategy and advising senior decision-makers
Evidence of work in complex, high-profile, sensitive or rapidly changing environments
Clear translation of technical or operational information for different audiences
Credible influence across government, industry and community relationships
Leadership that improves team capability, quality and delivery under pressure
Measurable outcomes such as stronger preparedness, faster coordination, improved public understanding or better stakeholder alignment
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