At a Glance
- Tasks: Craft engaging content and shape impactful campaigns for internal and external communications.
- Company: Join ASIS, a dynamic organisation focused on strategic communications.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, professional development, and the chance to influence corporate culture.
- Other info: Collaborative team environment with opportunities for mentorship and project leadership.
- Why this job: Make your mark by advising leaders and creating compelling narratives that resonate.
- Qualifications: Strong writing skills and a knack for simplifying complex topics.
The predicted salary is between 82800 - 101200 $ per year.
Strategic Communications Officer Level 5-6
Strategic communications at ASIS requires solutions to internal and external communications challenges in a complex operating environment.
Join a full-service communications function, write things people want to read, and give senior leaders advice they’ll use.
You'll write the stories, speeches, campaigns and key messages that will build the corporate culture and attract the workforce of the future.
You'll work alongside designers, media and web specialists in a team that delivers innovative communications solution.
If you like working in a high-paced, multidisciplinary environment and see opportunities in challenges, you'll fit right in.
- Role responsibilities
- Write clear, persuasive content across channels: news, features, speeches, briefings, social, intranet and web.
- Shape campaign ideas and messaging from first brief through to launch.
- Give senior leaders straight, practical communications advice.
- Work with designers and media colleagues to make ideas look and sound as good as they read.
- Edit and lift the quality of writing across the team and the wider organisation.
- Juggle competing deadlines calmly and keep projects moving.
- (Level 6) Lead projects, mentor colleagues and manage stakeholder relationships independently.
- Core skills
- Excellent writing and editing: plain, active, engaging.
- Strategic thinking: you see the \"so what\" before you start drafting.
- Ability to simplify complex topics for any audience.
- Calm under pressure and solutions-focused when plans change.
- Collaborative and generous with ideas.
- Curiosity and a willingness to try new approaches.
Education and qualification requirements
- The following education, qualifications and/or experience will be highly regarded:
- A degree in communications, journalism, marketing, media or a related field is desirable, but not essential. A strong portfolio and proven experience matter more.
To be eligible for a role you must
- Be an Australian citizen
- Be assessed as suitable to hold and maintain a TOP SECRET-Privileged Access security clearance
For more information on eligibility please see the Protective Security Policy Framework which is publicly accessible at https://protectivesecurity. gov. au, Release 2026 section 18.5 provides information on Eligibility and suitability.
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Strategic Communications Officer in Canberra employer: Australian Secret Intelligence Service
Joining the Australian Secret Intelligence Service (ASIS) as a Data Centre Facilities Lead in Canberra offers a unique opportunity to work in a dynamic environment that prioritises innovation and security. With a strong commitment to employee development, ASIS provides comprehensive training programs and career advancement opportunities, fostering a culture of collaboration and excellence. Enjoy the benefits of working in a supportive team atmosphere while contributing to national security initiatives in a city renowned for its vibrant community and quality of life.
Contact Details:
Australian Secret Intelligence Service Recruitment Team
