Senior Media AdvisorHybrid

• Enhance public awareness, and provide proactive and responsive high-level strategic communications advice to enrich and protect Sydney Water’s corporate reputation
• Promote Sydney Water as an innovative industry leader and position Sydney Water for continued success in pursuit of its strategy.
• Parramatta location, offering hybrid working arrangements. On-call weekends required (rostered)

 An exciting opportunity has become available for a Senior Media Advisor to join the Brand, Marketing and Media team within Sydney Water.

 In this position, you will support strong and effective working relationships with media, government, and stakeholders, to protect and promote Sydney Water’s corporate reputation and contribute to the delivery of Corporate Plan objectives, while providing advice to internal stakeholders to manage reputation risk in accordance with the socio-political climate.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure the safety and wellbeing of all Sydney Water employees and contractors working within the unit, to implement actions from personal safety action plans and to demonstrate visible safety leadership.
• Develop responses to media issues, inquiries, and opportunities with other teams (social, internal, community etc) including preparation of media statements, alerts, strategies and releases in a highly effective and timely manner.
• Work effectively and build trust with the media team in the Minister’s office.
• Provide advice on media messaging and management approaches and escalate issues when required.
• Support and prepare the MD and senior managers and spokespeople with media advice and approved media messaging.
• Keep up to date with emerging media trends and non-traditional media channels and update media and stakeholder strategy accordingly.
• Maintain external relationships with the Minister’s office, members of Parliament, local Councils, Government Departments and agencies, and other external stakeholders.

Experience and Qualifications:

• Degree qualifications in communications, journalism, public policy, public relations, business.
• Valid NSW driver’s licence
• Exceptional writing skills with the ability to develop compelling content, including media releases, Q&As, talking points, speeches, presentations, strategies, reports, and other content.
• Ability to identify, plan and execute proactive media opportunities
• Extensive experience in complex crisis and issues management with the ability to identify and facilitate strategies to mitigate damage to the Sydney Water brand
• Experience and comfort working in a fast moving and high-pressure working environment
• Excellent understanding of government relations and experience dealing with executives, Ministers office, ministerial advisors and excellent network of media contacts.
• This role will require work on weekends and some after-hours work as required as part of an on-call media team, with additional on-call requirements under the Emergency Management Team during any crisis.

Essential Requirements:

You must be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident at the time of submitting your application to be considered for this role. For more information please contact sophia.catacouzinos@sydneywater.com.au.

Our commitment to employee well-being extends beyond the workplace. Here's how we support you:

• Flexible & Hybrid working options.
• Childcare allowances.
• Up to 18 weeks of paid parental leave.
• Novated lease opportunities.
• Fitness Passport providing access to numerous gyms and pools across NSW.
• Flu vaccinations and discounted health insurance memberships

Closing Date: Monday 6 May 2024

Please advise if you require any adjustments to actively participate in the application and recruitment process.

Working at Sydney Water

At Sydney Water, we are passionate about making a difference to the lives of our customers and communities. We have a proud heritage and progressive future providing world class drinking water and services that are vital to our customers’ quality of life and safeguarding Sydney’s future. We see the world is changing, so we are changing too. 

Our vision is to create better lives through world-class services, and we believe that starts with our people. Our people and their jobs are as diverse as the communities we serve. Our diverse skills, mindsets and backgrounds work together on exciting and challenging projects that make a difference and help ensure Sydney remains one of the most iconic and liveable cities in the world.

We welcome and encourage applications from diverse backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTQIA+, people with disability, people with caring responsibilities, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, veterans and those living in rural, regional, and remote locations.

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