Senior Manager - Strategic Communications

Are you a strategic communications leader with a passion for driving highimpact integrated communications and developing and leading highperforming teams AFCA is looking for a Senior Manager Strategic Communications to lead our Strategic Communications team ensuring strategic communications is a key enabler to AFCAs corporate and strategic priorities.

This is a senior leadership role that understands how to grow and nurture key relationships with internal stakeholders and how to embed a collaborative crossfunctional approach that breaks down silos and ensures all communication activities are aligned purposeful and highimpact.

Key responsibilities include:

• Lead and develop the team: Oversee the Strategic Communications function ensuring seamless collaboration across AFCAs communications engagement media and stakeholder teams to deliver outcomes for the business.
• Foster high performance: Coach and mentor team members to develop and deliver clear insightful and datainformed communications strategies.
• Strategic liaison: Serve as a key senior strategic liaison between the Strategic Communications function and internal AFCAwide teams
• Trusted advisor: Support the EGM in providing expert strategic counsel to the CEO Executive Team and senior leaders on communications risks and opportunities.
• Work prioritisation and management: Develop and implement a structured work intake and management system ensuring alignment with corporate priorities and effective prioritisation of work.
• Proactive planning: Lead regular strategy and planning meetings with senior leaders across the business to embed proactive strategic communications that enable business strategy.
• Crossfunctional integration: Embed a crossfunctional and integrated approach within the wider Communication Engagement and Brand team to ensure strategic communications are seamlessly integrated and delivered.
• Strategic initiatives: Lead the development of key strategic communication initiatives including highpriority internal and external corporate projects and campaigns.
• Monitor evaluate and improve: Use analytics stakeholder feedback and impact assessments to refine communication strategies and ensure continuous improvement.

Qualifications :

• Experienced leader: Proven experience in a senior communications or engagement role preferably within a complex highprofile or regulated environment.
• Relationship manager: Demonstrated ability to build trusted relationships with executives senior leaders and business units skilled in navigating complex organisational dynamics and aligning multiple stakeholder needs.
• Strategic partner: Demonstrated success in business partnering influencing advising and prioritising competing demands to deliver strategic communications outcomes.
• Industry insight: Understanding of policy financial services and regulatory landscapes.
• Mentoring and coaching skills: Strong leadership skills with experience in mentoring and developing highperforming teams.
• Proactive problem solver: Ability to anticipate risks solve challenges proactively and advise on reputational threats.
• Master communicator: Outstanding written and verbal communication skills with the ability to craft compelling clear strategic messaging.
• Digital savvy: Strong understanding of traditional and digital content strategies social media engagement and integrated campaigns.
• Educational background: Tertiary qualifications in Communications Public Relations or a related field or equivalent professional experience.

Additional Information :

Whats on offer

• BOSS Best Places to Work 2024 credited for its culture engagement and flexible working arrangements. 
• Most Inclusive Workplace 2024 Australian HR Institute (AHRI) Awards. 
• Employer of Choice Public Sector and NFP Australian HR Awards 2023 
• Bronze AWEI Accreditation 2024 Recognised for LGBTQ workplace inclusion. 
• Accredited Family Friendly Workplace Supporting worklife balance and inclusivity. 
• Hybrid working Flexible arrangements with stateoftheart offices designed for collaboration and wellbeing. 
• Inclusive leave options Flexible public holidays 20 weeks paid parental leave gender affirmation leave womens health leave and paid time off over Christmas. 
• Financial benefits Notforprofit salary packaging to boost takehome pay. 
• Locations A team of over 1200 dedicated professionals based in modern Melbourne and Sydney CBD offices. 

To apply

If youre passionate about fairness and believe your skills align with this role we encourage you to applyeven if you dont meet every single criterion.

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime