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Are you interested in delivering a transformational climate change and energy campaign to support the people of NSW and help our transition to net zero?

• Role: Senior Communications Advisor
• Employment type: Temporary up to 31 December 2026 with the possibility of extension or conversion to ongoing.
• Hours per week: 35 – with flexible working options available
• Parramatta office location
• Environment Officer Class 10 - Salary from $125,487 - $138,386 plus super
• Additional benefits: Salary packaging and Fitness Passport

Our Marketing and Communications team is seeking an experienced and driven Senior Communications Advisor to support the delivery of the NSW Consumer Energy Strategy and other critical energy and climate change initiatives. The Strategy is one of the highest priority campaigns across government and will support households and small businesses in their role at the centre of NSW’s energy transition to net zero emissions.

About the opportunity

This role will lead a range of communications initiatives to make energy information more accessible, connect households and businesses to a range of benefits and ultimately encourage affordable action on climate change to reach net zero targets. The Senior Communications Advisor will be helping people to save money on their bills, make informed choices and make their homes more comfortable and sustainable.

This is the role for you if you love: using your technical skills to inform, educate and motivate people to act on climate change, energy use and sustainability; producing and using customer data and insights to drive customer-centred communications and innovation; and working in partnership with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders to connect the dots and communicate impact.

About you

• You bring senior specialist audience-centric marketing and communication skills to develop and deliver a range of communications activities across traditional and digital platforms
• You have a demonstrated ability to lead integrated multi-channel marketing and advertising campaigns
• You can translate complex or technical information into customer-centric content and plain English messaging for diverse audience groups
• You have demonstrated experience in expertly leading a small, high-performing communications and marketing team
• You are comfortable working in a dynamic and fast-paced environment with the ability to juggle competing deadlines and priorities. 
• You have exceptional project management skills, including the ability to deliver agreed outcomes on time, on budget and to quality standards

Essential requirements

• Tertiary qualifications in communications or other relevant discipline or equivalent relevant work experience.

For more information read the full Role Description: Senior Communications Advisor

About the team

The Marketing & Communications team works in a high-performing and fast paced function embedded in the Strategic Delivery branch within the Energy, Climate Change and Sustainability Group, in the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW). We are strategic thinkers, delivering integrated specialist marketing and communication activities to inform and activate key audiences across community, business, industry, government and household sectors to meet NSW’s priority objectives.

The Senior Communications Advisor reports to the Manager, Marketing and Communications and leads a small team to plan, deliver, monitor and report on a range of activities across energy, climate change and sustainability programs and stakeholder audiences. We work alongside digital specialists, information analysts and project officers to ensure an integrated and continuous improvement approach to delivery of audience-specific initiatives. 

You can find out more about our work at www.energy.nsw.gov.au.

Who we are

The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) works to protect the state’s environment and heritage. It leads the way on climate change, driving the sustainable transition to a net zero economy, powered by affordable, reliable, and clean energy.

DCCEEW conserves and protects the state’s natural environment. It manages the NSW national park estate, including its rich and diverse biodiversity and Aboriginal cultural heritage for future generations.

DCCEEW also ensures sustainable management of water resources across the state, to support the environment, communities and industry.

We acknowledge the ongoing custodial responsibilities of the Aboriginal peoples of NSW to care for Country and water and are committed to establishing meaningful partnerships with Aboriginal peoples in the management of the environment.

To apply

If this role looks like the right fit for you – we invite to you apply! Send through your application, including a copy of your resume and cover letter expressing your interest and suitability for the role.

Applications will close on Tuesday 19th November at 11:55PM.

Should you require further information about the role please contact Phoebe Moore via phoebe.moore@environment.nsw.gov.au

A talent pool will be created through this recruitment process. A talent pool represents a group of applicants who have been assessed and identified as suitable for this role or similar roles and who may be considered for temporary, term or ongoing roles, over the next 18 months.

Eligibility 

To be eligible to apply for employment within the DCCEEW, candidates must be an Australian citizen or permanent resident of Australia.  

Looking for more information or assistance in applying?

Our Diversity team can assist to:

• provide alternative formats to apply
• make adjustments to the recruitment process
• offer information about workplace adjustments and support networks

We encourage people with disability to apply. If you have disability and require more information on adjustments and assistance to apply, contact the Diversity team on Diversity@DPIE.nsw.gov.au  (please include reference number).

If you are an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander check out Our Mob on Country to see the work we do and get assistance in applying.

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