Lead Speechwriter – Australian Securities and Investments Commission
📌 Vacancy Fact Sheet
- Reference Number: VN-0770855
- Agency: Australian Securities and Investments Commission
- Job Title: Lead Speechwriter
- Position Number: ASIC/1933918
- Classification: Executive Level 2
- Closing Date: Sunday 19 July 2026
- Job Type: Full-Time, Non-Ongoing
- Location: Canberra ACT, Sydney NSW, Melbourne VIC
- Future Merit Locations: Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne
- Salary: Future Merit
- Office Arrangement: Hybrid (50:50 Hybrid arrangement)
About Australian Securities and Investments Commission
You are a highly experienced senior speechwriter with a strong background in
strategic communications in corporate, government and/or highly regulated
environments. An understanding of government policy and political environments is
highly desirable.
You are widely read and curious, and bring outstanding writing, storytelling and
editing skills, as well as strong media and business acumen. You have a proven
ability to produce compelling, persuasive speeches and materials for senior leaders
including on complex policy, regulatory, or technical issues.
You have a proven track record of emulating the ‘voice’ of senior executives and the
organisations they represent.
You are a trusted adviser who operates with credibility, discretion and confidence at
the most senior levels. You synthesise information quickly, identify key themes, and
exercise sound judgement in fast-moving situations.
You build strong relationships with executives and stakeholders, communicate with
clarity and influence, and navigate ambiguity and competing expectations with
professionalism, consistently delivering work of the highest standard while modelling
ASIC’s values of accountability, professionalism, and teamwork.
View the position description for more information or click ‘apply’ to start your
application. Applications close at 11:59pm ADST/AEST, 19 July 2026.
Your CV should include or link to 3 examples of keynote speeches you have
written for senior executives that have had high impact.
Duties
- The role
- As the Lead Speechwriter, you will be ASIC’s lead specialist for speeches and
- strategic external communications, providing expert advice and communications for
- ASIC’s Chair, and Commissioners. You will work closely with the Chair,
- Commissioners and executives to shape ASIC’s narrative, particularly in
- high-visibility settings.
- Your key accountabilities include:
- Developing high-impact speeches, remarks, talking points, briefs and other
- strategic communications for the Chair, as well as Commissioners
- Shaping ASIC’s overarching narrative to ensure alignment with organisational
- priorities
- Providing expert advice on communication strategy, reputation and stakeholder
- engagement and impacts
- Engaging directly with senior internal stakeholders and subject matter experts
- to translate complex information and ideas into clear, persuasive messages
- Liaising with senior external stakeholders to support ASIC’s work
- Managing competing deadlines and priorities while maintaining exceptional
- quality and judgement in a highpressure environment
Eligibility / Notes
- About you
- You are a highly experienced senior speechwriter with a strong background in
- strategic communications in corporate, government and/or highly regulated
- environments. An understanding of government policy and political environments is
- highly desirable.
- You are widely read and curious, and bring outstanding writing, storytelling and
- editing skills, as well as strong media and business acumen. You have a proven
- ability to produce compelling, persuasive speeches and materials for senior leaders
- including on complex policy, regulatory, or technical issues.
- You have a proven track record of emulating the ‘voice’ of senior executives and the
- organisations they represent.
- You are a trusted adviser who operates with credibility, discretion and confidence at
- the most senior levels. You synthesise information quickly, identify key themes, and
- exercise sound judgement in fast-moving situations.
- You build strong relationships with executives and stakeholders, communicate with
- clarity and influence, and navigate ambiguity and competing expectations with
- professionalism, consistently delivering work of the highest standard while modelling
- ASIC’s values of accountability, professionalism, and teamwork.
- View the position description for more information or click ‘apply’ to start your
- application. Applications close at 11:59pm ADST/AEST, 19 July 2026.
- Your CV should include or link to 3 examples of keynote speeches you have
- written for senior executives that have had high impact.
How to Apply
Position Contact Nicole Moore, 0434801455
Agency Recruitment Site https://careers.asic.gov.au/jobtools/jncustomsearch.viewFullSingle?in_organid=16
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