Description:
Department of Health
6 Months
Primary objective
Manages the proactive and reactive media functions for NT Health and ensures professional representation of the portfolio through the development and implementation of a coordinated media strategy.
Key duties and responsibilities
- Lead and develop the implementation of a media and public affairs strategy, ensuring communication of consistent and accurate messages to all stakeholders via the media.
- Liaise with NT Health executives, managers and staff, ministerial officers and external stakeholders in developing and distributing media materials such as media briefs, releases, responses, editorials and digital communication materials.
- Manage all media issues ensuring all relevant stakeholders are consulted and consistent responses are provided to the media across the NT.
- Employ superior expert research and analytical skill to identify and verify source material for articles and other communications of significance.
- Act as the first point of contact for all media enquiries, including outside of normal working hours and participate in a 24/7 on call roster.
- Follow defined service quality standards, work health and safety policies and procedures relating to the work being undertaken in order to ensure high quality, safe services and workplaces.
- Foster a positive workplace culture through exemplary leadership practices and role modelling behaviour.
Selection criteria
Essential
- Proven track record in journalism and/or public relations fields or proven recent experience in strategic media management.
- Demonstrated superior writing skills, including proof-reading, editing and writing skills, with the ability to translate technical information into plain English, for diverse audiences, channels and publication needs.
- Proven experience working in high-pressure environments, managing competing and changing deadlines in a calm and positive manner.
- Strong leadership and stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to connect with a broad range of professionals, including across the health system, partner organisations and other government departments.
- Comprehensive and practical understanding of contemporary, current and emerging public affairs and media issues and trends affecting governments locally and interstate.
- A comprehensive knowledge of and experience in utilising a broad range of public affairs and media management tools including establishing media events, developing forecasts and completing reporting requirements.
- Ability to work independently or as part of a team with high levels of integrity, discretion and confidentiality.
Desirable
- Tertiary qualification in an appropriate discipline (e.g. Journalism, communications, marketing, business).
- Experience in emergency and crisis communications.
Special Instructions:
Aboriginal applicants will be granted priority consideration for this vacancy.
Contact:
Jo Waide on 0436 641 *** or *************@nt.gov.au
30 Mar 2025;
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