In Melbourne, water is essential to our way of life.
As caretakers for Melbourne’s water cycle, and our catchments. We care for water, life, and land throughout Melbourne: both its people and its biodiversity.
Each time you drink from the tap, flush a toilet, or kayak down the Yarra we’re there. Primed and ready, quietly delivering some of the world’s cleanest water for over five million residents and wildlife that call Melbourne home, just as we have for over 130 years.
As Manager Corporate Communications & Education, you will shape how Melbourne Water connects with its people, customers, and communities, building trust, strengthening our brand, and bringing our purpose to life.
This is a high-impact leadership role where you’ll drive integrated communications, media strategy, crisis and emergency communications, and community education programs that help people understand the value of water and the challenges shaping our future.
You will lead a talented team to deliver bold, consistent, and engaging communications across all channels, partnering with senior leaders, executives, and subject matter experts to tell one compelling Melbourne Water story.
From building media capability and managing reputational risk, to championing innovation in digital engagement and water literacy, this role offers the opportunity to influence at an enterprise level and make a meaningful contribution to Melbourne’s liveability, sustainability, and resilience.
For more information, please refer to the attached Role Mandate
This role is a great opportunity to shape Melbourne Water’s story, lead high-impact communications and education programs, and influence how communities understand and engage with water, sustainability, and the future of Melbourne.
You will be a confident people leader, strategic thinker and trusted advisor who can influence senior stakeholders, manage reputation and crisis communications, build media capability, and use data, insights, and digital innovation to strengthen engagement with employees, customers, and the broader community.
To be successful in this role you will bring strong senior leadership experience across corporate communications, media, brand, and community education, with the ability to shape a clear organisational narrative and deliver integrated communications across multiple channels.
At Melbourne Water, we care deeply about water and the life it sustains.
Our team is inspired by passion and purpose, with an unwavering commitment to safety. We are on a mission to protect every Melburnian’s way of life, one drop at a time.
We don’t just talk about flexible working - we live it. Our culture of purpose, safety, results, and learning flows through everything we do. We're dedicated to doing what's right, and this commitment extends to the meaningful work we do in a supportive and inclusive culture that encourages you to make the most of your talents.
Our long-standing commitment to Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging means that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, LGBTIQ+ individuals, Neurodivergent Individuals, people living with disability, mature age and young jobseekers from all cultures can apply with confidence knowing they are safe, affirmed, and celebrated.
If you’re curious, action-orientated, outcomes-focused, and enthusiastic about public resources, community, and the environment, we'd love to receive your application and learn if you could be a great fit.
Click the 'Apply Now' button below and complete our online application form.
Closing date: Monday 20th July 2026 @ 11:55am
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