About the role
The Lead - Infrastructure Communications and Engagement role is central to the management of program-wide infrastructure projects, and responsible for communications centred around amplifying the narrative and vision of HIQ's business, purpose and commitments.
Reporting to the Director of Infrastructure Communications and Engagement, you will be responsible for the streamlined delivery of statewide infrastructure communications and engagement in collaboration and partnership with HHS's and internal Department stakeholders.
This is your opportunity to join us as we establish a new engagement unit. You will be at the forefront of innovation, where your ideas and values will shape the culture and drive dynamic growth of this new team.
We are looking for an experienced communications professional who is well adapt at balancing complex stakeholders' perspectives and facilitating extensive collaboration across a dynamic system. The ideal candidate will offer thought leadership that inspires employees and external stakeholders and is confident in producing innovative and engaging communication and engagement assets. Importantly, you will live and breathe our HIQ commitments in the way you plan and deliver projects, keeping them at the heart of what you do.
The successful person
The Lead - Infrastructure Communications and Engagement must have experience leading communications and engagement functions or programs of work, ideally related to the infrastructure or health industry in the public and/or private sector. The essential requirements for this role are:

• Experience in leading teams and inspiring a sense of shared purpose and direction, forward thinking and a clearly articulated strategic direction.
• Experience in planning, developing, implementing and evaluating communications and engagement activity to support organisational goals.
• Executive presence and shown ability to influence cross-functional teams.
• Ability to move between strategy and execution easily.
• Capacity to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
• Exceptional communication capabilities, both written and verbal, with the ability to articulate nuanced issues, strategies, and briefs clearly.
• Effective strategic, conceptual and critical thinking skills, particularly in relation to issues management.
• Inherent curiosity, with an appetite for an exciting opportunity on a fun, collaborative team.
• Significant relevant work experience or tertiary qualification.

Benefits

• A fast-paced, challenging and supportive environment
• Competitive salary + generous superannuation and leave loading
• Flexible working arrangements
• Diverse work culture
• Career training and development

How to Apply
To apply for this exciting opportunity, please submit your resume including two referees who have a thorough knowledge of your capabilities, work performance and conduct within the previous two years and answer the following questions within your application:

• Question 1 - What is your motivation to join Health Infrastructure Queensland?
• Question 2 - Outline which HIQ commitment you align the most closely with and provide an example of when you have lived this commitment.
• Question 3 - Provide an example of how you showed initiative to solve a problem?
• Question 4 - Have you ever had any serious disciplinary action taken against you in the Queensland public sector?This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.