Internal Communications and Engagement Manager

POSITION: Internal Communications and Engagement Manager

ORGANISATION UNIT: Corporate Services

LOCATION: North Sydney, Australia | Brisbane, Australia | Melbourne, Australia

TENURE: Part-time, 21 hours per week, (0.6 FTE) continuing position (job share arrangement)

CLOSING: 13-OCT-2024 at 11:59pm AUS Eastern Standard Time

SYNOPSIS:

Improve ACU's approach to staff communications and engagement.

17% employer superannuation, salary packaging, and generous leave provisions.

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 Internal Communications and Engagement Manager, you'll be responsible for improving ACU's approach to internal communications and staff engagement. Working with ACU's senior executive team and colleagues, you'll be responsible for enhancing the way staff communicate, connect and engage with one another to advance the vision, Mission and goals of the University. Leading the team in communicating the services that Corporate Services provides and telling our story consistently to the wider university community, there will be a focus on providing user impact communications related to major university initiatives.

More specifically the role entails:

• Driving the development and implementation of the University's internal communications plan.


• Driving staff awareness of and engagement with positive developments in the university and building understanding in the event of problems.


• Working collaboratively with organisational units to understand their communication needs, gaps and issues, and formulate impactful internal communications plans.


• Advising and coaching senior managers on their role in effective internal communications and staff engagement.

For full position details, refer to the position description.

Contact:

General enquiries can be sent to Louise Crossen, National Manager, Strategic Communications at: Louise.Crossen@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 $130,436 - $145,816 total rem (pro rata) pa, including salary component $110,220 - $123,227 (pro rata) pa (HEW 8), 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:

Step 1: Review the Position Description and become familiar with Our Mission and the Application process

Step 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

ACU does not accept candidate applications submitted by external recruitment agencies through the ACU careers website.

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