Communications Lead (Humanities and Social Sciences)

POSITION: Communications Lead (Humanities and Social Sciences)

ORGANISATION UNIT: Australian Catholic University (ACU)

LOCATION: North Sydney, Australia

TENURE: Full-time continuing role

CLOSING: 02-OCT-2024 at 11:59pm AUS Eastern Standard Time

SYNOPSIS:

• Enhance the public profile of ACU's humanities and social sciences by developing and implementing media and publicity programs.
• Establish strong connections with ACU's research institutes and schools within the humanities and social sciences portfolio.
• Join a tight-knit, high-performing media team spread across three campuses nationally.
• 17% employer superannuation, salary packaging, and generous leave provisions.
• Full-time continuing role based at the North Sydney Campus, with hybrid flexibility.
• Join a young university making a significant impact. Ranked in the top two per cent of universities worldwide, ACU has seven campuses around Australia and a campus in Rome, Italy.

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:

This position is focused on raising the public profile of ACU's Humanities and Social Sciences portfolio. The university's Humanities and Social Sciences portfolio covers research and study opportunities conducted by ACU's Institute for Religion and Critical Inquiry; Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences; Plunkett Centre for Ethics; Queensland Bioethics Centre; Faculty of Theology and Philosophy; and the National School of Arts.

As the Communications Lead for the Humanities and Social Sciences portfolio, this position is responsible for expertise in the Humanities and Social Sciences by developing and implementing media and publicity programs by:

• Building strong working relationships with each research institute and school in ACU's Humanities and Social Sciences portfolio.
• Effectively delivering integrated publicity programs for the centres and schools, ensuring that messaging is consistent and coordinated across all communication channels.
• Raising the profile of the ACU's Humanities and Social Sciences portfolio in the marketplace, competing for coverage against competitor universities with stronger public profiles.
• Identifying and executing opportunities to include ACU humanities and social sciences-related achievements and expertise in relevant news cycles and communication channels.

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:

The University pursues an excellence agenda and offers an environment where staff are welcomed and safe, and valued through development, participation and involvement.

Total remuneration valued to $117,590 - $127,214 total rem (pro rata) pa, including salary component $99,365 - $107,498 (pro rata) pa (HEW 7), employer contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading. A 3% salary increase will be effective from the beginning of the first full pay period commencing on or after 1st January 2025.

• 17% employer superannuation contributions to eligible continuing and fixed-term staff.
• Annual leave loading of an equivalent to 17.5% of four weeks' salary pro rata payable, dependent on your commencement date.
• As an ACU staff member, you will have access to generous benefits which include but not limited to: flexible work, study leave, a variety of leave provisions and salary packaging.

Find out more information about the benefits or working at ACU here.

How to Apply:

1. Review the Position Description and become familiar with Our Mission and the Application process.
2. Click the 'View Position Description and Apply' button, and populate your candidate application details, including your:
• resume (maximum 5 pages).
• responses to the Selection Criteria and Core Competencies in a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) or in the online Declaration and Criteria application page.
• brief online responses to any pre-screening employment questions.

Candidates must hold Australian work rights to apply for this position. For permanent/ continuing roles, applicants must have permanent work rights. For further information visit Immigration and Citizenship.

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. For more details visit: www.acu.edu.au/careers

Advertised: 18-SEP-2024

Applications close: 02-OCT-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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