Fixed Term (12 month) Full Time Appointment
Professional Employee Level 7/8 – up to $118,578 pa
Plus 17% superannuation and 6 weeks annual leave|
Casuarina Campus

The Communications Coordinator is responsible for the development, delivery, and implementation of effective engagement and communications plans and schedules that enhance engagement with both students and CDU stakeholders to ensure timely dissemination of information.

About the Position
The Charles Darwin University – Digital Technology Solutions team is leveraging contemporary digital solutions to transform the way the University supports learning and research, and how we work, to create a cohesive, integrated, and enriched experience for students, staff, and faculty. The Communications Coordinator is responsible for the development, delivery, and implementation of effective engagement and communications plans and schedules that enhance engagement with both students and CDU stakeholders to ensure timely dissemination of information.

About You
To be successful, you will require:

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, public relations, journalism, or another related field.
• Successful track record of managing communication engagement, planning and implementation within a large and complex organisation.
• Demonstrated experience in developing and implementing comprehensive engagement plans and communication strategies that align with business & project objectives.
• Demonstrated ability in effectively engaging with a broad range of stakeholders and diverse client base to deliver results.
• Exceptional written and oral communication and presentation skills including the ability to engage with a wide audience of stakeholders with differing needs and backgrounds.
• Demonstrated experience in creating engaging and innovative communications content to meet communications plan objectives, using a variety of delivery channels and mediums.
• Ability to lead the development and execution of a communications plan.
• Ability and experience in working with SharePoint and/or other common business technologies to underpin communications plans.

To view the full position description please click the apply link to be directed to the vacancy on our CDU job site and then click on job attachments.

Remuneration
Appointment to this role will be at Professional Level 7/8. The base salary will be in the range of $93,475 - $118,578 per annum. The total remuneration package will be in the range of $109,365 - $138,736 per annum, including 17% superannuation.

What’s in it for you?

• An employer who values your contribution to building a bigger, better and stronger University
• Work with a University committed to changing people’s lives for the better through training, education and research
• Opportunities for professional development, paid study and career progression
• An enviable lifestyle in the spectacular Northern Territory
• 17% superannuation
• Up to six weeks of paid annual leave
• Up to 26 weeks of paid parental leave (primary care giver), in addition to government payments (eligibility criteria apply)
• Recognition of prior service with another Australian university / NT Government for Long Service Leave (recognition applied to qualifying period only)
• Ability to negotiate transfer of leave entitlements under the Public Employment (Mobility) Act 1989
• Free on-campus parking in designated
• Employee Assistance Program
• Salary Packaging opportunities

How to Apply
All applications must be received online via the ‘apply’ button and should include your resume and a cover letter outlining your interest in the role, relevant skills and experience and response addressing the selection criteria of the role.

For a confidential discussion about the position please contact Anna Boubaris on 08 8946 7664 or email [email protected]

Adjustments can be made throughout the application and selection process, as well as during employment to support applicants and employees with disability. CDU’s Workplace Adjustment Policy and Procedure can be found at https://policies.cdu.edu.au/view-current.php?id=191&version=1. If you would like to discuss adjustments, please contact the People Services Team on 08 8946 7154 or email [email protected].

Diversity and Inclusion
At CDU we actively celebrate our diversity. We innovate, embrace new ideas, and act with courage and kindness. We’re about what we can give to the world rather than what we take, and we believe in the transformative power of education. We work hard to make sure every member of our University community feels they truly belong. Understanding that it is through our focus on our people and leveraging our differences that will make CDU the most connected University in Australia, we are striving to ensure that our culture and our community are inclusive of all our staff, students, and visitors. We are committed to maintaining a culture where everyone feels respected, safe, encouraged to speak up and supported in achieving their professional goals. Applications from First Nations people, women at all levels, culturally and racially marginalised people, people with disability, neurotypical and neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+ people, people with family and caring responsibilities and people at all stages of their careers are welcomed.

You make CDU. And we want you to be exactly who you are.

Applications Close: Tuesday 29th April 2025