Assistant Director - Media and Communications
Position Title: Assistant Director
Location: Canberra
Job description
The Coalition of Peaks Secretariat is growing and we’re looking for an experienced communications specialist to join our team.
Location: Canberra, ACT
Salary: $134,500 + 15% super
This position is being offered on a full-time maximum term contract basis, with an end date of 30 June 2030.
It is a genuine occupational qualification of the position that it be filled by an Aboriginal person or a Torres Strait Islander person. Classified under: Discrimination Act 1991 (ACT)
The Role
This position is being offered on a full-time maximum term contract basis for 12 months from commencement.
The Assistant Director, Media and Communications is a key role that works collaboratively across all teams in the organisation to develop and deliver internal and external communications that explain and promote the work of the Coalition of Peaks to a range of audiences. The Assistant Director will develop and deliver the Coalition of Peaks’ communications strategy, including overseeing the production of all organisational communications.
The Assistant Director will work collaboratively with colleagues across the organisation and externally with media, member organisations, government stakeholders, and partners.
About You
You will bring extensive experience in senior communication roles within the community-controlled sector or a similar not-for-profit, government or advocacy organisation. You'll be able to draw on your strong media experience to build and strengthen relationships with outlets, respond to media inquiries and pitch opportunities that support the Coalition of Peaks and its members to tell our stories.
To succeed in this role, you’ll also need well developed cultural acumen and a demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders to produce communication materials, guidance and advice to support organisational objectives. As a small organisation, all our team members must be able to be flexible and work collaboratively with one another to support the organisation’s strategic goals and objectives.
We strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply.
Visit Ethical Jobs to read more about the position and submit an application: https://www.ethicaljobs.com.au/members/coalitionofpeaks/assistant-director-media-and-communications?keywords=coalition%20of%20peaks.