Salary:
$ 128,102.00 to $ 134,832.00 pro rata, per annum - plus 12.0 % Superannuation
Classification:
General Stream Band 7
Award:
Health and Human Services (Tasmanian State Service) Award
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About us:
Homes Tasmania is building homes and creating opportunities for Tasmanians by delivering new social and affordable homes. We work with a range of agencies and sectors so Tasmanians can benefit from a resilient and diverse housing market that allows them to continue to improve their housing situation and all the opportunities that better housing makes possible.
Homes Tasmania is committed to investing in its people to ensure a sustainable and successful organisation through a positive workplace culture and highly capable employees . Find out how this role could work for you .
Period of employment / Hours:
Fixed term full-time day work (part-time hours may be considered by negotiation) commencing ASAP for a period of 12 months.
- Please note: Other fixed term full-time and part-time vacancies, that may arise in the near future may also be filled from this selection process.
Location:
Homes Tasmania - Office of the Chief Executive Officer – Hobart (**)
Note (**) - Specific work location to be negotiated with the successful applicant.
Duties:
Primary Purpose / Focus :
This is a senior role within Homes Tasmania requiring advanced knowledge and experience of communications and stakeholder engagement including highly nuanced interface with Ministerial Offices, with the ability to develop and implement monitoring and reporting strategies to ensure organisational outcomes and strategic objectives are achieved.
- Provide specialist strategic communications, marketing, media, and community engagement advice to the Homes Tasmania executive leaders.
- Manage the development, implementation and integrity of the Homes Tasmania’s brand and ensure all public communication materials contribute to the Homes Tasmania’s objectives and present the Authority as a contemporary, professional organisation.
- Develop and implement communications and stakeholder engagement strategies including liaison and development of strategic alliances with key stakeholders that increases public awareness and understanding of the client outcomes achieved by Homes Tasmania.
Skills and experience :
Selection criteria includes:
- Extensive skills in contemporary strategic public affairs, communications and leading stakeholder engagement, methodologies, tools and processes and experience in the utilisation of these skills in a high pressure and dynamic team environment with consideration of political and stakeholder implications.
- Demonstrated experience in employment of management techniques to enable the effective and efficient monitoring of emerging stakeholder and media issues with a proven ability to be adaptive, flexible, and creative in responding to those issues to achieve project organisational outcomes within a human services system.
- Politically astute with demonstrated high level strategic communication, liaison, and conflict management skills, with the high-level ability to negotiate complex and sensitive issues persuasively, and to facilitate mutually beneficial solutions.
- Note : - Please refer to the Statement of Duties for ALL the selection criteria of this position.
Desirable Requirements:
- Current Driver’s Licence.
Essential Requirements:
The Head of the State Service has determined that the person nominated for this job is to satisfy a pre‑employment check before taking up the appointment, on promotion or transfer. The following checks are to be conducted:
- 1. Conviction checks in the following areas:
- a) crimes of violence, b) sex related offences, c) serious drug offences, d) crimes involving dishonesty, e) serious traffic offences (If Driver's License is an Essential Requirement )
- 2. Identification check
- 3. Disciplinary action in previous employment check.
Download the Statement of Duties and any Associated Documents
Statement of Duties (PDF) : 
525116 Manager - Communications and Media Band 7 (February 2025).PDF
Statement of Duties (Word) : 525116 Manager - Communications and Media Band 7 (February 2025).docx
APPLICANT GUIDE:
Homes Tasmania - Applicant Guide SFA July 2025.pdf
Homes Tasmania - Applicant Guide SFA July 2025.docx
*** Prospective applicants please note: ***
- All prospective or interested applicants to this position are strongly encouraged to contact Alex Schouten (contact details below) for further information about the position, and clarification about the specific written requirements of your application .
- Also refer below on 'How to apply'
For more information (Contact Officer) :
Name: Alex Schouten
Email: alex.schouten@homes.tas.gov.au
Phone: (mob) 0418 396 316
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How to apply:
Your application to the vacancy must be submitted as a Short Form Application (SFA)
SFA consists of a maximum two-page written application plus a resume.
SFA Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for Applicants : SFA Applicant FAQS Jan 2023.docx
Online applications are preferred - please click the blue 'Apply Now' button.
If you apply online: - Please DO NOT send a hard copy application as well. - You do not need to upload an Application for Employment form.
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If you have any difficulty accessing/using the online application process please email your application documents (preferably combined as 1 word or pdf document only) AND a copy of the application form (below) to : people.services@homes.tas.gov.au
Application for Employment (Word).docx
Application for Employment (PDF).pdf
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