Introduction
Who are we?
healthAbility, as the name suggests, plays a unique and valuable role in the health system. We work to address the root causes of vulnerability, prevent disease and promote lifelong health outcomes, empowering people in our community to live their best life.
Our role is also supporting people to self-manage long-term health conditions, such as diabetes and mental health challenges, with multidisciplinary teams delivering community-based programs in a comfortable setting. We also support people, including older people and people with disabilities, to stay living at home longer and to live well in their community.
Our broad range of primary health services, care management and in-home and community support services can be tailored to an individual's needs and with major hubs in Box Hill and Eltham, these services can be delivered locally, in the Eastern and North Eastern suburbs of Melbourne.
Why work with us?
Although our clients are at the heart of what we do and we strive to positively impact our communities and those who need it most, the wellbeing of our employees is just as important.
When joining healthAbility's supportive, kind, caring and ethical culture, you are welcomed by multi-disciplinary teams passionate about the health and wellbeing of clients and communities, from prevention through to specialist care, and passionate about continually learning and building on their areas of expertise. We embrace this passion and are values driven, offering careers with meaning and environments that are flexible, evolving, creative and connected.
healthAbility is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We promote a workplace that actively seeks to include, welcome and value unique contributions of all people. This means we encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, people with disability, LGBTIQ+ and from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply for this job, with age being no barrier.
Description
The opportunity:
We are looking for a Marketing and Communications Coordinator to join our supportive and professional multidisciplinary teams in a flexible (4 day) part time capacity.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to;
1. Maintenance of websites and intranet.
2. Writing, editing and coordinating content development including news stories campaign and advocacy pieces, videos and infographics.
3. Maintaining the communications calendar including relevant events, news, promotions, services and community news.
4. Preparing newsletters and eDMs.
5. Collating and editing content for publications such as the Annual Report.
6. Collateral and other promotional material including service brochures, posters, flyers, information sheets, advertisements, invitations, merchandise, gifts etc.
7. Coordinating events, signage and photography as needed.
8. Coordinating graphic design, digital, print, merchandise and other suppliers as needed.
9. Supporting the Graphic Design and Social Media Coordinator with social media content and monitoring as needed.
10. Collating performance metrics as needed.
11. Other relevant duties as required.
Skills And Experiences
Our ideal candidate:
12. Tertiary qualifications in Marketing, Public Relations, Journalism or other business-related qualifications.
13. Well-rounded marketing skills with at least 3 years broad experience in marketing and communications roles with responsibilities for external communications across paid, owned and earned channels, including digital.
14. Highly developed written and verbal communication skills.
15. Demonstrated experience in developing printed and digital outward and inward facing marketing material and communications including social media.
16. Exceptional attention to detail.
17. Managing time and priorities, setting timelines and coordinating tasks to meet agreed targets and deadlines.
18. Strong interpersonal and relationship management skills.
19. Collaborative manner in engaging with internal and external stakeholders.
20. Proven ability to take initiative, work independently and problem solve with creativity.
21. Comprehensive skills using website content management software, social media platforms, email software such as Mailchimp, Microsoft Word, SharePoint and competency in using other Microsoft 365 programs.
Please apply here by submitting a cover letter addressing the key selection criteria with your CV. Thank you for your time and interest and please note, only shortlisted applicants will be contacted directly.
Any enquiries can be made to Jo Friedl, Senior Marketing and Communications Manager at
See the video to hear from our employees why this opportunity is much more than a job and how healthAbility offers careers with meaning.