Senior Strategic Adviser

Job No.: 678575

Location: 211 Wellington Rd, Mulgrave

Employment Type: Full-time

Duration: 3-year fixed-term appointment

Remuneration: $184,668 pa Level 10A (plus 17% employer superannuation)

• Prestigious purpose-led organisation
• Shape global reputation
• Newly created position

The Opportunity

Reporting to the Executive Director, Communications, the Senior Strategic Adviser manages and protects the University’s brand and reputation through effective corporate positioning and audience engagement. The appointee will be responsible for developing organisational communications strategies, crisis communications responses, managing media relations, and advising senior stakeholders on messaging. They will work directly with executive leadership and senior management across the organisation on specific subjects to develop and implement comprehensive communications, PR and communications risk management strategies aligned with the organisation’s goals.

About You

You are a proven communications leader with experience at a senior management level in a large complex international setting. With a strong track record developing and implementing successful communications and external relations strategies and campaigns, you understand how to improve the awareness and perception of organisations, protecting and shaping reputation. You possess a highly developed knowledge of the global media landscape, strong and effective professional networks and the capability to build and maintain collaborative relationships with stakeholders. Underpinning your capabilities are your exemplary strategic judgement, political savviness, discretion, and experience in providing data-informed insights, strategies, and programs to deliver agendas. You may have experience or knowledge of the challenges and opportunities facing the higher education sector. Above all, you are inspired to make a positive difference.

About Monash University

At Monash, work feels different. There’s a sense of belonging, from contributing to something ground-breaking – a place where great things happen.

We value difference and diversity, and welcome and celebrate everyone's contributions, lived experience and expertise. That’s why we champion an inclusive and respectful workplace culture where everyone is supported to succeed.

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Monash supports flexible and hybrid working arrangements. We have a range of policies in place enabling staff to combine work and personal commitments. This includes supporting parents.

To Apply

Monash University is being assisted in this appointment process by the executive search firm SHK. For a confidential conversation or to apply, please contact Siobhan Forbes on +61 499 981 034.

Diversity is one of our greatest strengths at Monash. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, culturally and linguistically diverse people, people with disabilities, neurodivergent people, and people of all genders, sexualities, and age groups.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible recruitment process at Monash. If you need any reasonable adjustments, please contact us at hr-recruitment@monash.edu in an email titled 'Reasonable Adjustments Request' for a confidential discussion.

Your employment is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of all pre-employment and/or background checks required for the role, as determined by the University.

Enquiries: Siobhan Forbes, SHK, +61 499 981 034

Position Description: Senior Strategic Adviser

Applications Close: Sunday 22 June 2025, 11:55pm AEST

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