Manager, Communications and Engagement (AO8) Brisbane | Permanent | Flexible full-time
About the Company
This role is your gateway into a purpose-driven organisation that blends tradition with innovation in its mission to support Queenslanders through life's most important decisions. With deep roots in community service and a growing focus on education, inclusion and strategic engagement, this agency plays a unique role in protecting individual rights and empowering informed choices. Working across Queensland, the organisation operates at the intersection of public advocacy, service delivery, and financial wellbeing — offering a rare opportunity to shape conversations that matter.
About the Role
In this pivotal leadership role, you’ll shape how Queenslanders engage with services designed to support their financial, legal and personal wellbeing. As Manager, Communications and Engagement, you will lead a multidisciplinary team delivering sophisticated, high-impact communication and education initiatives.
Reporting to the Director, Strategic Engagement and Community Education, you’ll guide strategy, storytelling and execution across diverse platforms and audiences — from community forums to Cabinet briefings.
You will:
- Lead public relations, campaign delivery, digital strategy, and internal communications
- Design and drive state-wide education and engagement programs
- Build and nurture relationships with government, peak bodies, and advocacy groups
- Oversee the development of content, messaging frameworks and measurement tools
- Manage events, media activity, and creative outputs that shape public understanding
This role offers the rare blend of purpose, autonomy and visibility — ideal for a senior communicator who thrives on making a difference.
About You
You are an experienced leader with the vision to set strategic direction and the practical know-how to bring it to life. You bring energy, empathy and an appetite for meaningful work.
You excel at:
- Leading high-performing teams in complex, mission-driven environments
- Creating clarity in ambiguous situations and aligning messaging to outcomes
- Navigating sensitive stakeholder landscapes with professionalism and purpose
- Using insight and innovation to improve how institutions communicate and connect
- Making data-informed decisions that strengthen public trust and impact
Your background may include government, NFP, education or advocacy — but what sets you apart is your ability to turn strategy into engagement and complexity into clarity.
The Benefits
- Permanent AO8 Queensland Government appointment
- Total remuneration package up to $150,873 p.a. + super + leave loading
- Brisbane-based with flexible full-time arrangements
- Lead work that shapes public understanding and advances community outcomes
- Collaborative, inclusive culture where your voice and impact are valued
Please apply with current resume in Microsoft Word format only (.doc or .docx). If you would like to have a confidential discussion, please contact William Stock on william.stock@davidsonwp.com quoting reference JN -062025-40531. Want to know more about Davidson? Visit us at www.davidsonwp.com
