Vegemite toast? Shapes? Chocolate? Are these a few of your favourite things?

If so, we have the job for you! Join our corporate communications team at AECOM, a Fortune 500 infrastructure consultancy and one of the world’s most ethical companies.

We love our food, we love opinions on food (and TV), and we love creative communications…

In this varied corporate communications role, you will bring your creative communications thinking to help us build our brand in Australia New Zealand, support our (already great!) culture, and drive business growth.

We are seeking a Senior Corporate Communications Advisor to join our Australia New Zealand Marketing and Communications team, based in our Melbourne office.

Reporting to the Head of Communications – Australia New Zealand, you’ll be part of a broad team of content and communications, creative and marketing professionals working across AECOM’s four Australian and New Zealand regions.

Your work will assist our multidisciplinary team of nearly 4000+ engineers, planners, project managers, environmentalists, and scientists in delivering on time, every time, for our clients.

In this fast-paced corporate communications role, you will collaborate with our Australia New Zealand and Global Communications teams on channel strategy development, content creation, and coordination for our external channels, including our website and social media. You may also work closely with our regional delivery and operational leadership teams to coordinate and create communications and messaging to help drive our EVP, employee engagement, and keep our business informed and aligned.

It’s high-volume work where no two days are the same, and no job is too big – or small.

Our successful applicant is:  

• Passionate about clear, concise communications, and able to convert the ‘highly technical’ into the ‘easily understood’ 
• A self-starter with motivation to move projects forward in a large global organisation 
• A wordsmith with flair – you’ll know your Oxford commas from your comma splices (or you might not but we’ll teach you!), and you’ll love editing  
• Able to quickly build rapport, trust and influence, including with senior leadership
• Able to work across different time zones and cultures  
• Detail-focused and enjoys planning and project management. 

The Senior Communications Adviser will play a critical role in supporting all Communications related activity across the relevant AFCA area. Reporting to the Manager of Strategic Communications, this role will manage and contribute to communication items to be delivered across various channels. You will be an experienced communications professional who has exceptional stakeholder engagement skills supporting all communications related activity for our Ombudsman portfolio. The Senior Communications Adviser will provide strategic communication and engagement advice, support and services to the business.

Typically, in this role you will:

• Provide strategic communication and engagement advice, support and services to the relevant AFCA area.
• Collaborate closely with senior management to develop and execute communications and engagement strategies, ensuring achievement of the desired positioning and branding.
• Partner with the business to understand key insights and advise on reasonable solutions.
• Manage and contribute to the production of communication items to be delivered to multiple stakeholders across various channels
• Produce material to inform AFCA employees about AFCA initiatives and empower them to respond to questions from external stakeholders.
• Collaborate closely with senior management to develop communications the achieve the aims of the corporate plan and other strategic initiatives of the organisation.
• Provide ongoing advice on communications and stakeholder engagement best practice to enhance AFCA’s current communications and develop new projects and channels.
• Manage the delivery of communications by coordinating production on time and on budget and seeking input from subject matter experts and stakeholders.

Our people love to work for us, here’s why! 

• Officially B-Corp Certified, a Certified Great Place to Work 2024 and 2023 Best Workplaces winner! 
• Competitive salary, free weekly lunches, awesome social events (including a social club – winery tours to museum tours), flexible working arrangements, and amazing headquarters in the CBD 
• Receive mentoring and coaching from industry leaders and plenty of opportunities for growth and promotion 
• Learning and development including internal and external training programs to build your career skills. 
• An inclusive and diverse workplace culture centered on health, wellbeing and fun. 
• The ability to salary sacrifice for their very own BlueRock shares 
• Gym membership after one year of tenure and mobile phone allowance after 6 months! 
• We have our very own BlueRock public holidays to give our people the day off, on us! 

For more amazing perks of working at BlueRock and employee benefits – head to our careers page! 

How to apply

If this sounds like you, then please click on the "Apply" button and follow the prompts. If you think you have what it takes, but don’t necessarily meet every single point on the job description – please still apply. We’d love to see if you could be a great fit and we can't wait to meet you!   

For any questions regarding this opportunity or if you require any adjustments to participate in this process, please reach out to [email protected]

For this role, only candidates with the eligible permanent right to work in Australia will be considered. 

Please be advised that BlueRock or any of its related or controlled entities do not accept unsolicited contact or resumes from Recruitment Agencies.   

Even in 2024 it needs to be said, BlueRock is a workplace committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of age, citizenship, colour, disability, gender and gender identity, marital status, nationality, race, sexual orientation, or veteran status.  

Looking for something refreshing and new?
Come and join an agency for the ambitious.

Praytell is a global creative communications agency built by big ideas and brilliant people. We create timely, integrated, headline-worthy campaigns across earned, social, digital, and more. We were born in Brooklyn, New York 10 years ago and have been cooking up award-winning work ever since. Here in Australia, we’re just warming up. 

Globally, we’re a team of 150+ creatives, creators, storytellers, and strategists working from our offices (and homes!) across the U.S., U.K., and Australia. 

We’re searching for an Account Manager who is looking to take the leap with a multi-disciplinary and fast-growing team that is singularly focused on doing great work with great people. 

The Gig 

As Account Manager (PR), you will be:

• Working with global and emerging brands across our consumer portfolio, which includes travel and tourism, lifestyle and wellness, retail, tech/entertainment, and not-for-profit projects. 
• Working hand in hand with senior leaders to support and lead various PR programs, including campaign development and delivery, pitch strategies, media outreach, research, reporting, and more.
• Leading and assisting client communications on project strategy, status, and deliverables, building trusted relationships with stakeholders at all levels. 
• Keeping your finger firmly on the pulse of the latest industry, media, and pop-culture trends and translating them into actionable insights and recommendations for our ambitious partners.

Bringing your unique perspective and bright ideas to creative brainstorms, and energy and optimism to problem-solving big and small. 

Sound Interesting? 

If you have 4-5 years of public relations/communications experience in an agency setting, supporting and/or leading multiple consumer accounts, we’d love to hear from you. Don’t quite fit the bill, but really feel this role is for you? Reach out - let’s talk. 

The Interview Process

Here’s what you can expect: 

• Submit application
• First round interview for selected candidates (30 mins)
• Team interview for shortlisted candidates (1 hour)
• Final interview (30-45 minutes)
• Offer 

The Praytell Advantage

Why join Praytell Australia? 

• We’re a global agency that’s just warming up in Australia. We work under one global P&L – which means access to world-class thinking, tech and tools, global insights, and networking, along with the mandate and ambition to build something uniquely Australian (and awesome) championed by our growing local team. 
• Creative isn’t just a department here. We’re constantly looking for ways to improve the way we work, challenge the status quo, and leave the industry a little better than we found it. That culminates in our global DEI initiatives, including our inaugural Praytell Intownships program here in Australia.  
• We work hard to foster a thoroughly flexible working environment which culminates in our “40 by Friday” work week (ask us about this, and we’ll happily share more!)
• We believe you do your best work where works for you, so we operate a hybrid schedule, working two days per week from our Cremorne, Melbourne office. 
• With offices across the U.S., U.K., and Australia, as well as many sister agencies across our Project Worldwide network, there are opportunities for global collaboration and immersion – including our personal favourite, Camp Praytell (this year, we headed to Nashville, Tennessee for our company offsite). 
• We have a flexible time off policy which includes 20 days annual leave per year, in addition to Christmas to New Year’s Day as gifted holidays. Need more? Let’s talk. 
• Parental leave benefits and flexible return to work arrangements that we’re proud of. 
• Access to our employee assistance program, which includes mental health support and counselor access for you and your family.

Equal Opportunity Employer
We are an equal opportunity employer. We welcome everyone at Praytell and do not discriminate. Period. All qualified applicants will receive consideration in accordance with state and federal legal requirements, and because it’s the right thing to do. We take the responsibility of caring for our employees seriously and offer benefits that prove it - flexible time off (we truly mean it!), flexible schedules, hybrid work, employee resource groups - and so, so, so much more. 

OES is a vibrant and values led organisation, and we are passionate about enhancing lives through education. We work with university partners, training institutes, and professional bodies worldwide, to develop and enable immersive and engaging learning experiences. We empower our teams to be student focused, innovative and embrace change with a growth mindset to ensure we achieve our vision of being the world’s most impactful enabler of education. We encourage our people to grow and develop through teamwork and a diverse range of projects, programs and challenging work. We trust our people to deliver, so when you work with OES, you will join a team who are empowered to impact every day.

OES offers a hybrid, flexible approach to work, where we work 2-3 days from our state-of-the-art Cremorne office, and the rest from home (or wherever you choose!). Along with joining a passionate, energetic and highly skilled team, this role will allow you to gain exposure to many growth opportunities. Ultimately, you will be joining a values-driven, collaborative business where your creativity and innovation will be nurtured and celebrated.

Key responsibilities:

• External Communications
• Drive media relations and cultivate enduring connections with journalists, editors, and influencers to attain favorable media coverage that aligns with organisational KPIs.
• Plan, coordinate and execute PR and communications campaigns in close collaboration with internal teams such as the academic, student insights and business development teams.
• Manage the development of content for media and public communications, including press releases, presentations, pitches, and media kits. - Plan, coordinate, and execute PR and communications campaigns in collaboration with internal teams.
• Identify and source news-worthy student case studies for media and internal purposes across all partner brands.
• Conceptualize and create media kits, including writing press releases and coordinating visual assets. - Work with key internal stakeholders to identify newsworthy innovations/products and developments for media use.
• Manage the OES LinkedIn page and other social media accounts as required.
• Internal Communications
• Develop and implement internal communications strategy for OES, ensuring alignment with business priorities.
• Collaborate with HR and Communications teams to design and execute internal communications that encourage high performance and celebrate diversity.
• Manage distribution of internal communications to ensure appropriate channels are used.
• Organise and manage internal events, including weekly updates and quarterly All Hands
• Develop internal communication plans for the launch of new partnerships/products/investments.
• Provide internal communications advice to senior executives.
• Build relationships across the business and develop a network to create reflective content of activities across all departments and OES geographies.
• Ensure that the OES values of Integrity, Teamwork, Agility & Innovation and Passion & Perseverance and conveyed in messaging where appropriate
• Support HR team to promote OES’s EVP in alignment with corporate messaging and positioning.
• Drive responses to ad hoc requests for communications support and advice from internal stakeholders

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications or a relevant field
• Ability to communicate effectively to different audiences
• 10+ years Communications experience including experience in Corporate Communications
• High-level strategic skills, stakeholder management and content briefing
• Strong interpersonal skills, ability to work with cross-functional teams
• The ability to work and communicate with a wide variety of stakeholders including CEO and senior executives
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• The ability to handle multiple tasks and take accountability for those tasks, prioritizing them appropriately whilst maintaining a strong dialogue around progress on projects and issues.
• Successful management individual goals and development plans.

• Flexible work for genuine career-life fit
• Professional development and mentoring
• OES Culture Club and events calendar
• Health and wellbeing activities
• Annual flu vaccinations
• Paid parental leave
• Purchased leave
• Study assistance and leave for eligible employees
• Mental health support resources and Employee assistance program (EAP)
• Income protection insurance
• Corporate health insurance