Communications Officer - Culturally Nourishing Schooling (CNS) project

Communications Officer - Culturally Nourishing Schooling (CNS) project

Job no: 527466

Work type: part time

Location: Sydney, NSW

Categories: Administration, Business Development / Industry Engagement, Knowledge Exchange

Employment Type: Part Time, Fixed Term to 1st April 2025 (21-hour week)

Remuneration Level 6: $100,354 - $107,054 + 17% Superannuation Pro Rata.

Location: Kensington, NSW (on-campus attendance required with some flexibility negotiable for the right candidate)

Why This Role Matters:

The Culturally Nourishing Schooling (CNS) project is a three-year practice/research informed program to better engage and support the education of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students. The collaborative project between universities, local communities, and schools, aims to establish a culturally focused and strengths-based program that supports whole school change.

The project focuses on a range of whole school, community, and pedagogic interventions. A core stream of activity includes five integrated strategies within schools over the course of each school year. These interventions are to be undertaken in collaboration with teachers and support their engagement in collaborating with Aboriginal staff, including Aboriginal Education Officers, Cultural Mentors, and communities.

The Communications Officer plays a key role within CNS, providing high level internal and external communications and stakeholder engagement. This involves communicating the research and activities of CNS to its stakeholders and the public, through media releases, website stories and content, social media, e-newsletters, and event coordination. In addition, this position provides some written communications support for the Project Lead Kevin Lowe, including correspondence, speeches, reports, and other forms of written communication.

Accountabilities:

(please review the Position Description for a full list of Accountabilities)

• Work collaboratively with the CNS Project team to support the ongoing communication strategy for CNS.
• Create content from CNS research for use across various channels (e.g. internal e-newsletter, external newsletter(s), social media, annual reports, and website).
• Lead media outreach and research, write, and edit articles and media releases about CNS.
• Assist the CNS Project team in planning and coordinating the Annual CNS Symposium, including public-facing stakeholder engagement.
• Create event copy and assets, such as PowerPoints, event brochures, and related materials for internal and external communications.
• Work closely with the Project Lead to draft and refine stakeholder reports and other written communication for various audiences on a range of topics.
• Produce communication materials as required for fundraising purposes.
• Use discretion and initiative in applying procedures within area of responsibility, in line with UNSW policies and procedures.

Skills and Experience:

To be considered you will hold Australian Working Rights or Australian Citizenship. Visa sponsorship is not available for this appointment.

(please review the Position Description for a full list of Skills and Experience)

• A degree in media, communications, journalism or an equivalent combination of relevant training and experience.
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills with a proven capacity to research and effectively promote research and educational content.
• Experience writing media release, pitching stories to media outlets, and developing creative narrative from key concepts and ideas.
• Demonstrated experience developing content for different target audiences, and the ability to write, edit, and proof materials with strong attention to detail.
• High level interpersonal skills, including experience working with high level internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to adhere to cultural protocols and experience/knowledge of the cultural sensitives relevant to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, stories, and content.
• Skills and experience in content creation and management of a website.
• High level of proficiency in MS Office suite and experience working with a range of computer systems and applications, such as Mailchimp, Canva, Eventbrite, and Vimeo Video Platform as well as Social Media platforms.
• Excellent time and workload management skills, with a demonstrated ability to respond to changing priorities, manage multiple tasks, and meet competing deadlines and achieve required outcomes with attention to detail.

Benefits and Culture:

People are at the core of everything we do. We recognise it is the contributions of our staff who make UNSW one of the best universities in Australia and the world.

Our benefits include:

• Flexible Working Options (work from home, flexible hours etc)
• Career development opportunities
• 17% Superannuation contributions and additional leave loading payments (pro rata)
• Additional 3 days of leave over Christmas period
• Discounts and entitlements (retail, education, fitness)

For further details on the benefits, please visit https://www.jobs.unsw.edu.au/lifestyle-benefits

How to Apply:

Submit both a Cover Letter and CV online via the UNSW Job Board before Wednesday 23rd October 2024 by 11:30pm. Please ensure your Cover Letter addresses the selection criteria for this position (no more than 1-2 pages).

Get in Touch:

Any applications sent to the contacts below will not be accepted.

If you have any questions about the role, please contact Kevin Lowe at kevin.lowe@unsw.edu.au and Lola Alexander at lola.alexander@unsw.edu.au

If you have any questions about the recruitment process, please contact Allyssar Hamoud at a.hamoud@unsw.edu.au

UNSW is committed to evolving a culture that embraces equity and supports a diverse and inclusive community where everyone can participate fairly, in a safe and respectful environment. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and encourage applications from people of diverse gender, sexual orientation, cultural and linguistic backgrounds, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background, people with disability and those with caring and family responsibilities. UNSW provides workplace adjustments for people with disability, and access to flexible work options for eligible staff.

The University reserves the right not to proceed with any appointment.

Position Description

Advertised: 02 Oct 2024 AUS Eastern Standard Time

Applications close: 23 Oct 2024 AUS Eastern Daylight Time