Coordinator, Communications

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Work type:Full-time
Location:Flexible
Categories:Marketing and Communications

• Located at either our Burwood or Geelong Waterfront Campus
• Full-time and continuing
• HEW 7 $90,769 - $99,946p.a. + 17% Super

Do you thrive in a high-level, detail-focused, fast-paced communications environment? Do you want to write, create, and disseminate excellent communications collateral and assets? Do you understand the challenges of communication and engagement activities that support large projects in a complex organisation? If you answered yes, then keep reading!

The Coordinator, Communication role sits within the Office of the Vice-Chancellor and tells and shares the stories of Deakin while contributing to the day-to-day operations of the media and corporate affairs team.

The successful candidate will bring a passion for storytelling and understands the 24-hour news cycle. You will have experience conceptualising and developing engaging news stories, while monitoring and measuring your outputs. You thrive managing multiple projects simultaneously, and can navigate short, competing, and changing deadlines.

It also means working cooperatively in collaboration with and beyond the team environment, demonstrating emotional intelligence and a capacity to build networks, consult and seek advice, all with a positive, solutions-focused attitude. It means being part of a dynamic, agile and fast-moving team.

You are a self-starter, passionate, highly motivated, and think laterally, strategically, and opportunistically; navigate complexity and communicate with influence with a range of internal and external clients and stakeholders. You pursue success in a proactive-oriented and results-driven environment.

The incumbent will coordinate the development and delivery of proactive and strategic corporate communications, including media placement, to increase Deakin's profile, promote thought leadership, highlight areas of strategic importance, and protect the University’s reputation.

You will provide advice to the Senior Manager, Media and Corporate Affairs and work tactically and proactively to provide integrated communications support and partnering across a range of Deakin initiatives and programs.

Your key responsibilities

• Contribute to the development, implementation, and evaluation of a multi-layered, proactive-focused media and corporate affairs strategy
• Work tactically and hands on to plan, write and edit content to support the successful delivery of corporate communications projects, in partnership with a wide range of internal teams and external stakeholders
• Proactively build and maintain relationships with internal and external teams and stakeholders, and Deakin faculty and portfolio contacts, to provide an end-to-end corporate communication partnering service and develop the required content
• Provide advice and support to staff across the University and to external stakeholders on media and communication positioning
• From time-to-time, respond to requests to enquiries from journalists seeking comment on University initiatives and issues, balancing deadlines, and responses with gaining the appropriate approvals from stakeholders, in a large and multi-layered organisation
• Coordinate and support the administrative functions of the Media and Corporate Affairs unit, including the uploading and distribution of media content, and compiling and issuing the Deakin Daily News report as part of a shared duty

For a copy of the position description, please see below:

 Communications Coordinator.pdf

Applications for this position close on 23 January 2022

This role requires the incumbent to apply for and maintain a Working with Children Check (refer to Deakin’s Recruitment Procedure for further details).

Please submit your updated resume and a short cover letter outlining your skills and experience for this role.

Please note that whilst we still accept applications from any persons interested in our roles, due to the impacts of COVID-19, we are currently prioritising applications from those with current working rights in Australia and who are not affected by travel restrictions. Please see the latest updates to Australia's immigration and border arrangements during the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) outbreak:https://covid19.homeaffairs.gov.au/

Are You Ready?

Deakin is a Victorian university with a global impact. We are an agile, dynamic and innovative university committed to making a positive impact through our excellence in education, research and innovation and the contributions we make to the wider community.

We understand that our reputation has been built on the dedication and expertise of our staff and we offer a dynamic and diverse working environment with opportunities to grow and develop careers. We believe that a progressive, thriving culture will ensure that people choose to come, and stay at Deakin and contribute to our ongoing success.

We value diversity and aim to build an inclusive environment that champions, embraces and respects differences. We support and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and people of all cultures, sexual orientation, and genders.