Senior Communication Advisor - Research, CSIRO

CSIRO

Location:

Australia, Adelaide ▼

Category:

Public Relations

Contract Type:

Employment contract

Salary:

114000.00 - 123000.00 AUD / Year

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Job Description:

Support our Research Units with your communication expertise. Develop integrated campaigns that highlight the impact of our research. Join CSIRO - Australia's National Science Agency. We are seeking two Senior Communication Advisors to contribute strategic communication expertise and relevant domain knowledge to support our Research Unit's (RUs) communication needs.

Job Responsibility:

Developing and delivering integrated communication plans that leverage media relations, digital and social content, and marketing communications to build and protect the CSIRO brand
Participating enthusiastically and cooperatively as a part of CSIRO’s Communications function in a flexible RU partnerships model to support RUs and respond to shifting priorities
Maintaining trusted advisor relationships internally and externally to deliver on key RU priorities and communication goals
Assisting RU Communication Manager/s with the identification and management of issues
Providing leadership to more junior members of the team, and stepping in where required to act or represent the Communication Manager
Demonstrating initiative and working collaboratively as a member or team leader of an often geographically dispersed team, to carry out communication tasks under limited direction

Requirements:

Relevant tertiary qualification and/or relevant experience in communications – PR, marketing, digital, media or journalism
Demonstrated experience in the development of, and delivery of communication strategies, including leading small teams to deliver outcomes
Demonstrated experience creating content across a range of different platforms, including for digital audiences
Initiative and flexibility to work collaboratively across the Communication Unit, and across RUs to achieve One-CSIRO outcomes
Strong interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal with demonstrated ability to communicate complex data
The ability to manage multiple deadlines whilst maintaining excellent attention to detail and quality focus and operate well in an often complex, ambiguous and fast-moving environment
The ability to build and maintain excellent collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders that help to achieve positive outcomes

Nice to have:

Domain knowledge or expertise relevant to one or more of CSIRO’s RUs – Agriculture & Food
Energy
Health & Biosecurity, and/or relationships with key stakeholders in these areas

What we offer:

15.4% superannuation
Flexible working arrangements

Additional Information:

Job Posted:

March 28, 2025

Expiration:

April 10, 2025

Work Type:

Hybrid work

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