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Employment Status: Permanent
Days & Hours of Work: 5 days totalling 38 hours per week. Some after-hours work will be required for Time In Lieu
Competitive Salary: Band 6 - $92,967 to $101,435 p.a (dependent on experience) + 11% superannuation
Location: Corporate Centre in Sandringham, with the flexibility to work from home

About Us:

We are a passionate organisation, connected in our shared goal to be ‘sector leading’ in all that we do for the community and each other. Home to over 100,000 residents, Bayside City Council's enduring purpose is building extraordinary places, thriving communities, and better futures.

Bayside Council is an equal-opportunity employer committed to providing an accessible and safe working environment that embraces and values child safety, diversity, and inclusion. Our organisational strategy is made up of three priorities and we consider these in everything we do: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Customer Experience and Results Matter.

We want everyone to be as proud of what we are achieving – and excited about our future – as we are, and we are committed to working together to achieve this.

About the Role:

We are searching for a customer focused, digital communications champion who wants to make a difference to our community.

The Digital Communications Officer is responsible for overseeing Council’s digital communications including creating and sharing engaging content for social media, digital marketing, email communications, paid digital advertising and other channels. You will have a passion for online community management and keeping across the latest trends and technologies. You’ll also use data and reporting to drive best practice.

This role is a pivotal member of our high performing, collaborative and creative communications team. Reporting into the External Communications and Media Coordinator, the role will tap in to your passion for creating captivating content, talent for managing stakeholders and genuine enthusiasm for online community management.

You will be responsible for:

• Contributing to the implementation of the Bayside External Communications Strategy, particularly via digital channels.
• Coordinating Bayside City Council’s social media and digital communications channels.
• Building and develop excellent working relationships with key stakeholders.
• Contributing to effective management of risks to Council’s reputation.

Key Selection Criteria:

To be successful in this role, you will bring the following skills and competencies:

• Ability to build strong relationships with key stakeholders and manage multiple priorities autonomously.
• Ability to research, develop and create engaging content for multiple digital channels such as social media and enewsletters and across written, visual, video and other media.
• Desire to contribute to a high performing, passionate communications team.
• Interest in local government.
• Tertiary qualifications and/ or demonstrated skills/experience in developing and implementing public relations, marketing, communications strategies and campaigns.
• Comprehensive understanding of social media platforms and confidence in management, monitoring and planning tools, i.e. Brandwatch, Hootsuite, Meta Business Suite.

Mandatory pre-employment requirements:

• Be willing to undergo and complete a satisfactory criminal history check.
• Provide or obtain an employment-based Working with Children check.

What we can offer you in return: 

• A work life/balance through flexible and hybrid working arrangements.
• Generous leave provisions, including accrued time off, parental leave, three days of wellbeing leave per year, cultural and ceremonial leave, gender affirmation leave, plus the ability to purchase up to four weeks additional leave per year.
• Dedicated Staff Wellbeing programs, events and gym membership discounts.
• Learning and development opportunities so our people can grow and thrive.
• A Parkland surrounded office that is only short 500m stroll to the beach.
• Free onsite staff parking plus hybrid vehicles that employees can book for work related travel.
• A Green Money program, that rewards our staff for taking simple everyday steps to a more substantiable and climate aware living.

If you are ready to be part of our incredible organisation, and you think this role is the right fit for you, then we look forward to finding out more about you and what you would bring to this role.

How to apply:

1. To discover more about the role and responsibilities review the Position Description.
2. Provide a cover letter responding to the Key Selection Criteria and what has motivated you to apply for this role.
3. Click Apply to submit your application.
4. If you require reasonable adjustment at any point throughout the recruitment process, then please do let us know by contacting the listed Hiring Manager.

Applications close: Wednesday 22 May, 11:55pm

Please note - Shortlisting will commence prior to the closing date so we encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible.

If you would like to learn more about this opportunity or have any question, please contact Sally Morgan, External Communications & Media Coordinator on 03 9599 4385 or via email smorgan@bayside.vic.gov.au.

Bayside City Council prides itself on its values of Respect Each Other, Own It, Work Together and Find Better Ways.

Bayside City Council proudly acknowledges the Bunurong People of the Kulin Nation as the Traditional Owners and Custodians of this land, and we pay our respects to their Elders, past, present and emerging as well as all Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander community members with us today.

We are an equal opportunity employer committed to an equitable, diverse and socially inclusive work environment. We actively encourage applicants with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage, people living with disability, LGBTIQA+ people and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply for this opportunity.