Contingent Continuing, Full Time Appointment
Professional Employee Level 8 - $104,888 – $118,578 pa
Plus 17% superannuation and 6 weeks annual leave
Casuarina Campus

About the Position
Working closely with the Northern Hub (Northern Western Australian and Northern Territory Drought Resilience and Innovation Adoption Hub) core members and project partners, the Senior Communications and Stakeholder Engagement Officer will create, shape, and deliver innovative and engaging marketing content and strategies across digital, print and broadcast media, and provide communications support to the Northern Hub. You will be responsible for all communications and engagement strategies for the Northern Hub including liaising with key stakeholders in government, agribusiness, and representatives of regional communities.
The position involves regular meetings with various internal and external stakeholders and requires excellent verbal communication, public presentation and interpersonal skills, and the ability to manage cross-functional relationships.

About You
To be successful, you will require:

• Postgraduate qualifications or progress towards postgraduate qualifications and extensive relevant experience; in communications, media, or a related field with subsequent relevant work experience.
• Demonstrated experience in the development and delivery of high-level communication strategies and concise communication plans.
• Demonstrated ability to write for a variety of audiences and for multiple outlets – including feature articles, online content, and social media.
• Well-developed skills and experience in website development.
• Experience working in Agriculture or with local communities, including First Nations and non-Indigenous people, on social, environmental, or other issues.
• Thorough and up-to-date knowledge of communications and public relations methods and practices and proven experience in developing, implementing, and evaluating communications and public relations strategies, stakeholder engagement and communication campaigns.
• Apply advanced technical skills in information technology.
• Proven ability to liaise effectively across all levels of a consortium of organisations in a wide and geographically vast area. Responsible for program development and implementation. Provide strategic support and advice (e.g. to schools or colleges/faculties) requiring integration of a range of policies and external requirements, and an ability to achieve objectives operating within complex organization structures.
• Highly developed planning and organisational skills and demonstrated ability to work effectively under pressure to manage and meet tight and competing deadlines.
• Demonstrated ability to work as part of a team, and under limited direction in a corporate environment, including setting and achieving priorities and monitoring workflow in a busy environment with competing demands.
• Demonstrated flexibility and ability to thrive in a changing work environment
  Desirable competencies
• A background in Communication within an Agricultural or Corporate environment.
• Experience engaging with First Nations groups.
• Experience in managing media, and generating positive media exposure, within a research-related environment.
• High degree of initiative, responsibility and self-motivation and a professional, creative and proactive approach to problem solving.

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.

This position is subject to Charles Darwin University Affirmative Action Priority Recruitment measures, in accordance with s57 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1992 (NT) 1992. First Nations applicants are strongly encouraged to apply & will be granted priority consideration for this vacancy.
For information on Affirmative Action Priority Recruitment at CDU and how to apply, please visit https://www.cdu.edu.au/careers-cdu/affirmative-action-priority-recruitment

Remuneration
Appointment to this role will be at Professional Employee Level 8. The base salary will be in the range of $104,888 - $118,578 per annum. The total remuneration package will be in the range of $122,718 - $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 areas
• 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 and relevant skills and experience.

For a confidential discussion about the position please contact Nadia Rimmer on 08 8946 6977 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 6284 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 neuro-diverse 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: Thursday 7th August 2025