Children’s Education and Care Assurance (CECA) is seeking to fill an Education and Care Sector Assistant Director, Educate and Inform temporary position. As part of The Strategy, Innovation and Response team the Educate and Inform Assistant Director will conceptualise and implement communication and engagement opportunities for regulated entities and key stakeholders. What you will do: Promote the National Quality Framework to stakeholders and encourage high quality and consistent delivery of early childhood education and care in the ACT. Undertake planning, development, delivery and reporting of strategic communication and engagement priorities. Develop, coordinate, and evaluate the delivery of stakeholder professional development opportunities and forums to support strategy and probability of stakeholders receiving, understanding, retaining, and acting on information. Analyse stakeholder trends in collaboration with team members to maximise strategic communication and engagement outcomes. Coordinate essential deliverables, such as targeted content for a range of communication channels. Prepare high-level documents such as briefs, correspondence, and reports. Expand and maintain engagement with stakeholders using contemporary communication and engagement strategies. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where people with diverse thoughts, lived experience, and perspectives can thrive and contribute their unique talents to the ACTPS and ACT community. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people with culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, veterans, younger and older workers, and people with diverse genders, sexes and sexualities to apply. Eligibility/Other Requirements: To be successful in this role you will have: Experience in developing and implementing communication and engagement strategies, Comprehensive knowledge of the early childhood education and care sector and the National Quality Framework. Highly developed written, oral and interpersonal skills are essential. The ideal candidate will have qualifications in either Communications and/or Early Childhood Education and Care. Note: This is a temporary position available 9 December 2024 until 7 March 2025. Applicants assessed as meeting the criteria may be invited to attend an assessment process involving an interview or selection may be by application only. A merit pool will be established from this selection process and may be used to fill future identical vacancies over the next 12 months. How to Apply: Application submissions should include a supporting statement of no more than two pages outlining experience and capabilities form the criteria that are required to perform the duties, contact details of at least two referees and a current curriculum vitae. Applicants are encouraged to make contact with the Contact Officer prior to applying. Applications should be submitted via the Apply Now Button Below. LI-DNI Note This is a temporary position available 9 December 2024 until 7 March 2025.