Description:
Employment Type: Permanent Full TimePosition Classification: Health Mgr Lvl 5Location: QueanbeyanRemuneration: $166,678 - $186,448 per annum
Hours Per Week: 40 hpw
Requisition ID: REQ554754
Application Close: 3 March 2025
Interviews Details: To be held on 12 March 2025 in Queanbeyan Southern NSW Local Health District covers a large area of the southern half of NSW. Surrounding the ACT on three sides and all the way down to the Victorian border, it extends from the pristine beaches of the NSW South Coast, the farmlands of the Southern Tablelands, across the picturesque Great Dividing Range and the spectacular Snowy Mountains. We have 18 facilities and our hospitals take care of more than 200,000 people. As we are a major local employer, our staff are a part of our local communities. To find out more on what it is like to live and work in Southern NSW LHD click here – We are Southern . What we offer • Salary Packaging – up to $9k for living expenses + $2.6k meal & entertainment + Novated leasing
• Corporate Health and Fitness program
• 11.5% Superannuation on top of your gross income
• Annual Leave Loading
Where you'll be working
Lead the provision of a comprehensive communications function including the planning, development and implementation of internal and external corporate marketing and publications activities and provision of strategic communications advice, to support the achievement of LHD objectives and to ensure SNSWLHD presents as a professional, integrated organisation.
The Welcome ExperienceWe know how incredible a life and career in regional NSW can be and we want to make that possibility easier for essential workers and their families who are considering making the move. Whether it’s just an initial enquiry, or you’re ready to pack your bags, The Welcome Experience can provide local advice on what life is like in regional NSW. Workers will be provided with concierge-like service and information tailored to the specific needs of each individual or family.
A team member from the NSW Government - Department of Regional NSW called a Local Connector will discuss the concerns, questions and needs of each individual and connect them with the right people and services, to ensure their move and transition into the community is as easy as possible.
To find out more on what it is like to live and work in Regional NSW click here The Welcome Experience. and register your details via The Welcome Experience registration.
Selection Criteria
- A degree in communications, journalism and marketing (or related field), or equivalent work experience, or a combination of study and work experience. Demonstrate your extensive work experience in the field.
- Proven experience at a senior level in a major public or private sector organisation in the management of media relations, communications, community consultation and/or marketing, including responsive crisis communications management.
- Demonstrated ability to research and analyse complex public health using issues using critical thinking skills to source, filter and provide rapid and credible communications and advice.
- Demonstrated exceptional writing and digital content creation abilities across a range of mediums and contemporary platforms for a variety of audiences.
- Demonstrated ability in contributing to and implementing communications strategies and initiatives in crisis situations.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and as a member of a small team and produce results within tight time frames.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate, consult and negotiate effectively with senior technical professionals, the media, interest groups, community groups and senior executives or government agencies.
- Evidence of a current unrestricted drivers’ licence and the ability to maintain. Ability and willingness to drive/travel as the role requires. This may involve driving long distances and overnight stays.
Australian Work Rights
Please note that to apply for this position you must be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident of Australia, or be able to independently and legally live and work in Australia by way of your own Temporary Visa. For more information, please see www.immi.gov.au
Southern NSW Local Health District is committed to building a workforce that reflects the community it serves. We strive to deliver responsive healthcare by fostering a workplace that values lived experience and celebrates diversity. Our workplace is inclusive, respectful, collaborative and safe. We warmly welcome people of diverse backgrounds to apply for a role at Southern. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people of all age groups people with caring responsibilities, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people with disability, people who identify as LGBTIQ+, and people who identify as neurodivergent.
Applicants can request reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. Please contact (contact person) should you require assistance. The contact person will be the convenor.
If you are an Aboriginal person and seek support in applying for a role, please visit the Stepping Up website, which has been designed to support Aboriginal job applicants in applying for positions at NSW Health. Visit:
https://www.steppingup.health.nsw.gov.au/ Need more information?
1) Click here for the Position Description
2) Find out more about applying for this position
For role related queries or questions contact Vanessa Barratt on ***************@health.nsw.gov.au