• Lead a small, engaged and productive team.
• Salary packaging and Option to WFH 2-3 days per week
• Join an organisation that believes people are important and change is possible
• Full-time, Ongoing position, based in Melbourne CBD

Your new role

Uniting Vic.Tas is looking for Communications and Media Manager that can understand the issues, make the connections, and craft the content to help us affect social change and build brand awareness.

Through your own initiative, you’ll monitor the media landscape, read reports, and connect with internal service delivery teams, all so you know what’s going on. You’ll put this knowledge to use, overseeing planning and being hands-on to deliver impactful campaigns, compelling content and media relations activities.

You will utilise your exceptional and versatile writing skills to develop content appropriate for multiple channels and a variety of audiences – anything from CEO speeches and forewords for core corporate communications, to long-form storytelling, blogs or video scripts to engage the broader community.

Benefits of working at Uniting

Our work isn’t easy, but it matters. Work with people who care as much as you.

In addition to your salary of $123k + super, you can access the following.

• Access salary packaging to increase take-home pay.
• Our people are central - access leadership development.
• Opt in or out of public holidays, be respected for your unique background.
• Enjoy a 10% discount at Uniting Early Learning
• Up to 10 weeks paid parental leave for primary caregivers (4 for secondary).
• Free counselling with our Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Your skills and experience

• Tertiary qualified, with solid experience (7+ years) in a communication role, preferably in government, community services or education.
• Exceptional and versatile writing skills
• Strategic thinker with proven record of developing and delivering integrated communications campaigns ideally across digital, social and traditional media platforms.
• Excellent interpersonal skills to engage and support consumers who may be or have experienced poverty, trauma or disadvantage, as well as engage with and influence internal and external stakeholders at all levels
• Excellent coaching and briefing skills to lead a team of content creators and work collaboratively with other internal team members in digital, design, communication and marketing functions.

View the position description here.

How to apply

Click APPLY to submit your interest.

If this role sounds like a good fit for you, please apply soon. We'll review applications as they come in and may close the ad early.

For any questions, reach out to Megan James on 0499 307 801 for a chat.

About Uniting

At Uniting we are passionate about working together to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice. We have a 5,000 strong workforce of employees and volunteers who deliver a diverse range of services across Victoria and Tasmania.

Visit us: unitingvictas.org.au

Uniting is a child safe organisation and is committed in everyday practice to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all children, at all times. As a ‘child safe’ organisation, employment with Uniting is subject to a satisfactory national (and international where relevant) police check and relevant Working with Children Check in your State prior to commencement of any paid or unpaid work and/or participation in any service or undertaking.

Through the recruitment process, we will ask you for personal information. Disclosure is optional, however, it can help us support you better. We invite you to tell us if you identify as Aboriginal, a person with disability, from a diverse background or LGBTQIA+. You will be given an opportunity in the application form to request additional support. We welcome the opportunity to discuss how we can support you.