Principal Communications Advisor delivering strategic advice, executive messaging and complex policy comms.
Your new companyThis is an opportunity to join a large, complex department delivering work with broad stakeholder impact. You’ll work in a senior communications capacity, supporting high-profile priorities and providing strategic advice across complex and sensitive matters.
Your new role
As Principal Communications Advisor, you will provide high-level strategic communications advice and support across a range of complex projects and policy priorities. Working closely with senior executives, you will quickly understand the subject matter, identify communication considerations and develop clear, considered messaging for diverse audiences.
You will work across detailed policy, Cabinet and briefing materials, translating complex information into concise, accessible communications. The role requires strong judgement, exceptional writing skills and the confidence to work directly with senior stakeholders.
You will also support cross-sector communications where multiple stakeholders, competing priorities and complex subject matter need to be carefully managed. Engagement experience would be well regarded, although the key focus is senior strategic communications capability.
What you'll need to succeed
- Significant experience in senior strategic communications roles
- Experience advising and working directly with senior executives
- Exceptional writing, editing and message development skills
- Ability to translate complex policy and briefing material into clear communications
- Strong judgement when working with sensitive or complex subject matter
- Ability to quickly understand recent projects, priorities and policy areas
- Experience managing communications across diverse stakeholder groups
- Strong relationship management and stakeholder engagement skills
- Government communications experience at a senior level would be highly regarded
- Engagement experience would be advantageous but is not essential
- Availability to commence immediately for an initial 3-month duration
- The successful candidate must be willing for Hays to run a national police clearance prior to commencing in the role
What you'll get in return
This is a strong opportunity for an experienced senior communications professional who enjoys complex, strategic work. You’ll work across significant priorities, apply your writing and strategic communications expertise and contribute to work involving a broad range of stakeholders.
What you need to do now
Your Marketing and Communications expert, Sonia Diestel-Feddersen is recruiting this exciting vacancy. If you meet the above brief, and you are immediately available, please submit your application today via the link below.
If this position isn’t quite right, however you are immediately available seeking temporary work in the areas of: Marketing, Communications, Events, Video Production, Graphic Design, Digital, Content Creation, Web Content Writing or Media Relations please feel free to get in touch to register for temporary work.
Hays is committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture and encourages our clients in their planning and promoting around diversity. We welcome and encourage applications from diverse community groups and ages including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, LGBTIQ, people with disabilities and other diversity groups. Hays recognises the benefits that such an approach brings for our clients in delivering a diverse workforce.
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📌 Principal Communications Advisor (Adelaide)
🏢 Hays
📍 Adelaide