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The Opportunity

• Bring your communications expertise to Australia’s National Science Agency
• Make an impact at an organisation with purpose
• Flexible work arrangements, a mix of home and office

CSIRO has an opportunity for a talented and passionate Communications Manager to cover a parental leave period. You will work closely with CSIRO’s Services team to drive business to business development, customer engagement and brand awareness.

The Services Business Unit at CSIRO provides services to help businesses, industry and governments capture value from CSIRO's science, technology and research and this role manages the communications portfolio for CSIRO Futures, SME Connect and Infrastructure Technologies.

As the Communications Manager, you’ll develop strategies and execute activities to showcase CSIRO’s brand. You’re detail-orientated, pragmatic and have demonstrated success in devising, implementing and evaluating high-impact content and campaigns. Managing and building relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders will be key to your success in this role.

If you’re an experienced communications and journalism professional who is excited by making an impact through their work, this role could be for you.

Your duties will include:

• Building and managing constructive relationships and working as a strategic and trusted partner to develop and deliver high quality outcomes.
• Developing marketing and communication strategies to support the strategic priorities of CSIRO’s Services team.
• Creating, executing and measuring marketing-communication activities that support customer communication, engagement and lead generation strategies.
• Delivering campaigns and events to drive CSIRO’s awareness and engagement with general public, plus research, industry and government audiences.
• Creating engaging and relevant content for our target audiences – content for use in digital or media to illustrate CSIRO collaboration, science and impact – focusing on it being relevant, engaging and accessible.
• Building and maintain team-focused relationships across all areas of the Corporate Affairs team.
• Other duties as directed.

Location: Dutton Park, QLD or Clayton, VIC. 
Salary: AU$102k - AU$111k plus up to 15.4% superannuation
Tenure: Specified term of 13 months, Full time.
Reference: 87543

To be considered you will need:

• 5 + years experience with a relevant tertiary qualification and/or significant work experience in marketing communications.
• Evidence of successfully developing and implementing strategies to reach business audiences.
• Proven skills in building strong partnerships with stakeholders to develop organisational and cross-functional marketing initiatives that translate into business opportunities.
• Strong writing skills, especially relating to the development of business-to-business marketing collateral and campaigns.
• Demonstrated ability to work successfully in multi-disciplinary teams
• Demonstrated understanding and application of digital marketing principles
• Ability to work autonomously and adapt to changing circumstances to achieve team objectives.

For full details about this role please review the Position Description

Eligibility

Applications for this position are open to Australian Citizens, New Zealand Citizens and Australian Permanent Residents only.

Appointment to this role is subject to provision of a national police check and may be subject to other security/medical/character requirements.

Flexible Working Arrangements

We work flexibly at CSIRO, offering a range of options for how, when and where you work. 

Diversity and Inclusion

We are working hard to recruit people representing the diversity across our society, and ensure that all our people feel supported to do their best work and feel empowered to let their ideas flourish. 

About CSIRO

At CSIRO Australia's national science agency, we solve the greatest challenges through innovative science and technology. We put the safety and wellbeing of our people above all else and earn trust everywhere because we only deal in facts. We collaborate widely and generously and deliver solutions with real impact. 

Join us and start creating tomorrow today!

How to Apply

Please apply on-line and provide a cover letter and CV that best demonstrate your motivation and ability to meet the requirements of this role.

Applications Close

31st August 2022, 11:00pm AEST.