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About the Role
Lead a media portfolio with extraordinary breadth, spanning regional NSW, road safety, major infrastructure, policy and some of Transport’s most high-profile issues. This role involves setting strategic direction, leading a proactive media agenda, and providing clear strategic advice to protect Transport's reputation.
Responsibilities
- Set the strategic direction for media across a diverse regional and road safety portfolio.
- Lead a strong proactive media agenda to showcase Transport's work, people, and projects.
- Monitor public debate and provide strategic advice on emerging and high-profile issues.
- Provide clear and compelling advice to transport and senior executives.
- Build trusted working relationships with Ministers' offices.
- Develop strong relationships with journalists and media organizations.
- Lead a team with trust and clarity, empowering professionals and guiding critical decisions.
Requirements
- Exceptional judgment, political awareness, and confidence to navigate high-profile issues, scrutiny, and competing priorities.
- Ability to build rapport with Ministers' offices and senior executives.
- Ability to engage with journalists, media organizations, and industry stakeholders.
- Ability to cut through complexity quickly, anticipate broader implications, and provide clear communications advice.
- Passionate, collaborative, and empowering leadership style.
- Calm under pressure, politically aware, and comfortable with scrutiny.
- Experience working within a government media team is highly regarded.
- Relevant tertiary qualifications and/or extensive senior industry experience in media, communications, or public relations.
Skills
- Media leadership
- Strategic direction
- Proactive media agenda
- Issue monitoring
- Strategic advice
- Reputation management
- Executive communication
- Stakeholder relationship management
- Journalist relations
- Team leadership
- Political awareness
- Public relations
Location
- NSW
Work Type
- Permanent
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Senior Service Executive (TSSE) (1A)
- Senior industry experience
Education Level
- Relevant tertiary qualifications
Benefits
- Flexible work options may be available
About the Company
- Transport for NSW provides a safe, integrated, and efficient transport system.
- We connect people, communities and industry every day.
Equal Opportunity
- Aboriginal people and people living with disability are supported throughout the recruitment process and at work, and we encourage you to apply.