VPS5 Senior Media and Events Officer

Reference: BH-177623
Senior Media and Events Officer (Emergency Support)
Location: Melbourne CBD
Period: Fixed-term contract | 10 November 2025 – 22 February 2026
Classification: VPS5 Equivalent ($71.49 - $86.50)

About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Senior Media and Events Officer to play a critical role in supporting emergency management communications. This is a fast-paced, dynamic role where you will contribute to proactive media strategies, event coordination, and high-level stakeholder engagement to support community safety and resilience.

Key Responsibilities
  • Develop and deliver proactive media strategies to manage issues and reputational risks.
  • Draft and edit media releases, speeches, briefings, and communication materials.
  • Provide expert media advice and support to senior executives and government stakeholders.
  • Coordinate press conferences, site visits, itineraries, and public events for senior officials.
  • Monitor and manage potential reputational risks, ensuring consistent and accurate messaging.
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with media, executives, and key stakeholders.
  • Contribute to emergency management communications during preparedness, response, relief, and recovery phases.
About You
You are a skilled communications professional with experience in government, emergency management, or complex stakeholder environments. You will bring strong judgment, resilience, and the ability to work under pressure.

Key Skills and Experience
  • Demonstrated ability to deliver media and communication initiatives in high-pressure environments.
  • Proven writing skills across multiple channels (media, digital, speeches, newsletters, websites).
  • Experience in stakeholder engagement and media liaison at a senior level.
  • Strong organisational skills to manage events, logistics, and competing priorities.
  • Tertiary qualification in communications, media, public relations, or a related field (highly desirable).
The Opportunity
This role offers a unique chance to contribute to meaningful outcomes in community safety and resilience. You will be part of a high-performing, collaborative team delivering communications that matter.

How to Apply
Please submit your CV and a brief cover letter addressing the key skills and experience.

At Chandler Macleod, we are committed to fostering a diverse workforce where everyone is welcome. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, women, neurodiverse, people living with a disability and the LGBTIQA+ community.

You can read more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion at https://www.chandlermacleod.com/diversity-and-inclusion.
Company Background:

Chandler Macleod is a highly regarded and well established recruitment organisation, part of RGF Staffing and Recruit Holdings, the fourth largest staffing network in the world! We partner with over 3500 companies globally providing job hunters with endless opportunities to find and succeed in their work.

Chandler Macleod knows what it takes to recruit, select, and retain the best people. We’re in the business of understanding how people tick because we’ve been digging deep into people’s needs and motivations since 1959.

We uncover the ‘BestFit™’ for employers and job hunters alike by looking beyond the CV’s and JD’s. This allows us to match candidates to jobs that bring out their best and discover people that can make businesses boom.

We’re a team of flexible thinkers and detail obsessors, who believe that the right fit can lead to a happier life. Because when you really get people, you really open up a world of opportunity.

There are several brands that make up Chandler Macleod, these include our Staffing business, our Consulting business, our xPO Talent Solutions business and our Managed Services business.

You can learn more at our website: www.chandlermacleod.com

We are Chandler Macleod. We get people.

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