Canberra, ACTFull time (37.5 hours/week)
About us
The Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA) is a not-for-profit organisation and Australia's peak body for public health. We advocate for the health and wellbeing of everyone in Australia to ensure fewer people get sick.
About the role
This is an exciting opportunity for an early career communications, graphic design, or marketing professional to join our dynamic team that operates at the federal and state/territory levels.
Working in our National Office in Canberra, this role is ideal for an energetic, qualified professional who is enthusiastic about public health and communicating about issues that matter.
Working across social media, traditional media, our blog, events, and newsletters, this full-time role (37.5 hours per week) supports our internal and external communications. It may also involve after hours contact/availability during our conferences, of which we hold four to five a year in different parts of the continent.
Salary package
The salary package is subject to negotiation and experience. In addition, as a Not-for-Profit Employer, the PHAA can provide attractive salary packaging benefits.
Main Duties
* Manage all PHAA social media accounts including content planning, creation, moderation, and measurement
* Manage PHAA's InTouch Public Health blog, including writing, editing, and sourcing content, and our main membership site
* Assist with traditional media engagement, including drafting media releases, maintaining our media lists, pitching stories to media, and assisting with media enquiries
* Contribute to board, annual, and other reports as required
* Support with event communications for PHAA's conferences
* Collaborate with our policy team and wider PHAA staff to support strategic goals
* Organise and facilitate communication‐related workshops and webinars, and create member resources, to support public health workforce capability
* Support membership attraction and retention, including by creating membership marketing materials
* Assist PHAA branches and special interest groups with communications and engagement
* Assist other team members and the CEO as required
Selection Criteria
* Relevant tertiary qualification(s) and/or experience in journalism, communications, public relations, marketing, graphic design, health promotion, or equivalent
* Relevant experience in communications or a related field, ideally with experience across copywriting, media relations, social media management, and online communications
* Excellent and demonstrable written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to distil complex information for diverse audiences
* Strong editing and proof‐reading skills with a high level of attention to detail
* Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to work effectively with a diverse range of parties
* Ability to work collaboratively in a small team environment, prioritise, and self‐manage competing timelines
* Take initiative to identify new communications opportunities
* Understanding of and commitment to principles of workplace diversity and WHS requirements
Preferred, but not essential
* Experience communicating about public health, medicine, or science to various audiences
* Experience using Wordpress, Adobe suite, Affinity, Canva, Cap Cut, or equivalent products
* Skills in multimedia content development, such as photography, video recording, live streaming, and editing
* Familiarity with the Australian political system
This position reports to the Communications and Media Manager. You must have the right to work in Australia. There will be an expectation of being available to travel interstate to PHAA conferences, possibly as many as five per year, commonly running for two to three days.
PHAA is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from all individuals who address the selection criteria. We encourage Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people to apply.
Please respond to the selection criteria (no more than 100 words for each) by 5pm AEDT Friday 9 Jan 2025 to communications@phaa.net.au .
Application that do not address the selection criteria will be ignored.
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