Job Description

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Talent Acquisition Leader I Recruitment Manager | Talent Partner

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- 12-month fixed term contract
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- Work on varied, meaningful projects that benefit communities
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- Welcoming, supportive and high performing team
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- Hybrid working - 3 days in office
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At AusNet, we're the link between renewable energy sources and local communities, playing a key role in the clean energy transition and providing essential energy to every Victorian family.

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Help us lead the way, while enriching your career with real people who encourage you to bring your best and make real impact – for your career, our communities and Australia's cleaner energy future.

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Purposeful work with genuinely good people. That's refreshing.

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About the role

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Are you a strategic communicator who thrives in a fast-paced, purpose-driven environment? Join AusNet's high-performing communications team and help shape how we connect with over 1.6 million Victorians.

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This critical rolesupports external communications acrosseight business lines, working closely with community, customers and stakeholders to deliver clear, engaging and compliant messaging.

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What you'll do:

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- Develop and deliver high-quality content across digital and print channels.
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- Lead multi-channel campaigns that support AusNet's services and priorities.
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- Champion plain language and content accessibility.
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- Use data and insights to continuously improve messaging.
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- Develop emergency and incident management communications and updates.
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- Collaborate across teams for consistent, effective communication.
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About you!

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- Experience in energy, infrastructure, or utilities is a bonus — but not essential.
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- 5+ years in communications, media, or journalism.
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- Exceptional writing and editing skills.
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- Strong stakeholder engagement and campaign planning, implementation, delivery and evaluation experience.
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- Familiarity with digital tools like Salesforce, Sitecore, Sprout Social,



Power BI and social media platforms (LinkedIn, Facebook, Meta, TikTok).
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- Experience with culturally linguistically and diverse (CALD) communications and media relations is a plus.
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Please note, we are not engaging with any Recruitment agencies for this role, if you are interested, please apply!

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A real place to belong.

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We celebrate unique voices, refreshing perspectives and diversity in our team. Engage and connect through our social club, wide range of events or by joining one of our Employee Network Groups.

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We believe in more than just competitive pay. Here's what sets us apart:

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- Flexibility: whether this is hybrid work, flexible hours, or part time arrangements, we'll work with you to help balance work and life.
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- Leave: more than typical personal leave and a generous 14 weeks of paid parental leave, with no minimum service.
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- Community giving: a paid day to volunteer with our social impact partner, Foodbank, or for a cause that matters to you.
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- Perks: we offer all the other perks you've come to expect like purchased leave, income protection insurance, novated leasing, corporate discounts, private health cover discounts and more.
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As an industry in transformation, we're excited by the possibilities ahead.

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So, if you're passionate about our purpose and committed to making real progress, bring your energy and join AusNet. Together, we can shape a recent way forward.

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Seniority level

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Seniority level

Associaten

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Employment type

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Employment type

Contractn

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Job function

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Job function

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Industries

Utilities, Oil, Gas, and Mining, and Services for Renewable Energyn

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📌 Senior Communication Specialist (Victoria)
🏢 Ausnet
📍 Victoria