ORGANISATION UNIT: Communications and Creative Services
LOCATION: North Sydney, Australia | Brisbane, Australia | Melbourne, Australia
TENURE: Full time continuing HEW10 role
CLOSING: 21-JUL-2024 at 11:59pm AUS Eastern Standard Time
SYNOPSIS:
About ACU:
Australian Catholic University (ACU) is an inclusive community which welcomes students and staff of all beliefs. ACU has over 2,500 staff supporting more than 34,000 students across eight campuses - Ballarat, Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, North Sydney, Strathfield, Blacktown and Rome.
ACU aspires to be a home for our staff, offer the care of a family and develop an academic and professional community. Whatever your faith or culture, and whether you are academic or professional staff, there are many opportunities both for learning and contributing at ACU.
As valued members of our community, all staff members are expected to have an understanding of ACU's mission and values and to demonstrate an active contribution to them.
About the role:
As the National Manager, Strategic Communications, you'll play a critical leadership role in driving ACU's Communications Strategy in alignment with the university's Brand Strategy and Strategic Plan. Operating across the campuses, taking a whole of organisation approach to lead the specialist function of Communications within the Communications and Creative Services area.
Reporting to the Associate Director, Communications and Creative Services and part of the broader Communication and Creative Services team, you will be responsible for providing specialist, professional and highly responsive communication plans and responses. The position can at times work in a volatile and fast changing environment, warranting high level influencing, communication and subject matter expertise.
You'll lead and manage the Communications team responsible for corporate communications, reputation and issues management, public relations and internal communications. As well as protecting and advancing the university's corporate reputation, the position has stewardship of key stakeholder relations and drives communication initiatives projecting ACU globally as an impactful, empathetic and research-focused Catholic university.
As the university's leading communications expert, you will partner with the Office of the Vice-Chancellor and the university's senior executive on communications strategy and a broad range of related areas including internal and external communications, alignment of communications across audiences and key organisational strategies and priorities, media presence and relationships.
For full position details, refer to the position description.
Contact:
General enquiries can be sent to Alisse Grafitti, Associate Director - Communication and Creative Services at: alisse.grafitti@acu.edu.au
What we offer:
How to Apply:
Candidates must hold Australian work rights to apply for this position. For permanent/ continuing roles, applicants must have permanent work rights.
Acting in truth, ACU is dedicated to the dignity of the human person through equitable and respectful opportunities for everyone. ACU can offer support for candidates that may require adjustments through the recruitment process.
Your Privacy of personal information is maintained in accordance with ACU policy.
Advertised: 04-JUL-2024
Applications close: 21-JUL-2024 at 11:59pm AUS Eastern Standard Time
ACU does not accept candidate applications submitted by external recruitment agencies through the ACU careers website.
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