IWF Communications Officer

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Work type:Fixed Term
Location:Canberra / ACT
Categories:Professional

Classification: ANU Officer Grade 6/7 (Administration)
Salary package: $82,371 - $94,817 (pro rata) per annum plus 17% superannuation
Term: Part time (0.5FTE), 2 year Fixed term with the possibility of extension

The Position

The Communication’s Officer’s role is to ensure that IWF research is communicated effectively to a range of audiences, including policy makers, industry, media, supporting institutions and the wider community. The role involves developing and promoting events, creating engaging digital content (including for social media), engaging with media, supporting strategic communication with government and research partners, and broadly facilitating internal and external engagement with the Institute.

The Person

The successful candidate will have exceptional relationship-building and interpersonal skills and be capable of using language very effectively.  

The School

The IWF mission is to support sustainable water futures and to identify transformative, innovative and robust strategies to address the water challenges of today and tomorrow.  The IWF brings together researchers in futures focused water related positions from across sciences, social sciences, humanities and public policy within the ANU and has established research partnerships with many state and federal water agencies.

The College

The ANU College of Science  encompasses the disciplines of: Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Environment and Society, Mathematics, Physics, and Science Communication and is also home to a number of cross-disciplinary and specialist Institutes and Centres.  Staff and students within the ANU College of Science conduct research and deliver a research-led education program that encompasses the breadth of the sciences, supported by extensive international networks and by world-class facilities. 

To find out more about the Science at ANU community, follow us on social media at Instagram  and Facebook

For further information please contact, Susan Ward, +61 2 6125 9389, E: [email protected] 

ANU values diversity and inclusion and is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to people of all backgrounds and identities.  For more information about staff equity at ANU, click here . For enquiries about the application process, or if you require reasonable adjustment to apply for this role, please contact the hiring manager on the above listed details.

Application information

In order to apply for this role please make sure that you upload the following documents:

• A statement addressing the selection criteria.
• A current curriculum vitae (CV) which includes the names and contact details of at least three referees (preferably including a current or previous supervisor). If your CV does not include referees you can complete these online when prompted in the application form.
• Other documents, if required.

Applications which do not address the selection criteria may not be considered for the position.

Please note: The successful candidate must have rights to live and work in this country and will be required to undergo a background check during the recruitment process.  An offer of employment is conditional on satisfactory results.

Position Description & Selection Criteria

Advertised:27 Jul 2021 09:00:00 AM AUS Eastern Standard Time
Applications close:09 Aug 2021 11:55:00 PM AUS Eastern Standard Time