Djirra · Melbourne > Abbotsford, Australia
Generous SCHCADS Award salary on offer - SCHCADS Level 6, Pay Point 1 $115,339.12 pa
Full time, ongoing
Use your storytelling and strategic communications skills to help amplify the voice of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women
About the Role
Djirra is looking for a Senior Communications Officer to develop, coordinate and deliver high quality strategic communications that support our organisational priorities, advocacy and public profile.
Reporting to the Team Leader, Strategic Communications, you'll prepare clear, accurate, culturally safe and audience specific communications for staff, media, government, sector partners, funders and community stakeholders.
This is a hands on role for an experienced communications professional who can manage competing priorities, bring cultural awareness and sound judgement to every piece of content they produce — from executive briefings to social media posts.
What You'll Do
Support the development, coordination and delivery of communications plans that advance Djirra's strategic priorities, advocacy, fundraising, partnerships, events and stakeholder engagement
Write high quality content across platforms and audiences, including stakeholder updates, executive messages, briefings, web and EDM content, social media, presentations, talking points and campaign materials
Provide expert support for external stakeholder communications with government, funders, sector partners and community stakeholders
Assist with proactive and reactive media engagement, managing reputational risk and consistent messaging
Lead the implementation of Djirra's Internal Communications Plan, keeping staff informed and engaged through newsletters, intranet content, FAQs and updates
Plan, draft, schedule, monitor, moderate and report on social media content and campaigns
Manage Djirra's website and EDM platforms (WordPress and Mailchimp), producing and publishing content directly
Deliver cross channel campaigns across website, EDM, social media, print and internal channels
Maintain a forward communications calendar and monitor emerging issues and deadlines
Assess and report on communications impact using analytics, engagement data and stakeholder feedback
Coordinate production and distribution of materials with external suppliers, in collaboration with the Community Engagement team
Champion Djirra's brand integrity and consistent messaging across the organisation
Who You Are
You have a demonstrated knowledge and understanding of the Victorian Aboriginal community, including the impacts of family violence on Aboriginal women, and can apply this with sound cultural judgement in a senior communications context
You communicate sensitively, respectfully and effectively with Aboriginal community members, staff, leaders, government and sector partners
You bring substantial experience developing and delivering high quality communications in complex organisational, policy, advocacy or community services settings
You have high level writing, editing and quality assurance skills, with the ability to produce accurate, accessible materials fit for senior review and external audiences
You can turn complex information into clear messages, narratives and briefing content for diverse audiences
You have experience managing multi-channel communications — digital, website, EDM, social media, print and internal — often without dedicated team support
You're a strong project manager, able to juggle competing priorities and deliver accurate work to tight timeframes
You're confident advising managers and staff on audience, tone, timing, approvals, risk and channel selection
You're skilled across publishing, design, word processing and presentation tools, with experience in WordPress, Mailchimp and social media management platforms
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