Posted:
05/11/2025
Closing Date:
05/12/2025
Salary:
$90, $90,000.00
Job Type:
Permanent - Full Time
Location:
Manly and or Work From Home
Job Category:
Advertising, Media, Arts & Entertainment
As an experienced and passionate communicator, Royal Far West's Media and Communications Manager will be a skilled writer with a keen eye for detail who can distil complex ideas into concise and engaging stories that connect with our internal and external stakeholders.
Job Description
Reporting to the Head of Fundraising and Marketing, they will have a strong media contacts and acumen and be experienced in creating and delivering communications and supporting marketing and brand campaigns. Previous experience in the not-for-profit/charity space will be highly regarded.
As a member of the Marketing & Communications team, the role is best suited to someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, who can work autonomously, manage projects, and collaborate with cross-functional teams across the organisation.
This role will ensure RFW's media and communications activities are aligned with the Marketing Strategy and complement the organisation's strategic objectives.
Key Responsibilities include:
* Developing, implementing, and evaluating media and PR campaigns
* Leading the development of the Annual Report each year
* Creating quality content in various formats to help promote RFW and advocate for the country children we support to our various audiences. This can include but will not be limited to social media posts, web copy, blogs, reports, brochures, factsheets, and eDMs
* Creating engaging internal communications to keep RFW employees informed through a range of channels including EDMs, Intranet and other formats
* Supporting stakeholders to develop proposals, award, and conference submissions
* Help support fundraising campaigns and events when required
Desired Skills and Experience
YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE ARE
* A minimum 3 years' experience in a similar role/s
* Tertiary qualifications in communication, marketing, or a related area
* Engaging and professional communicator and relationship builder
* Strong copywriting with demonstrated skills in writing for social and websites
* Strong proofreading skills
* Action driven, organised and able to manage multiple projects at one time
* Ability to problem solve, work flexibly and collaboratively within a team environment
* Fluent in Meltwater or similar media monitoring service, Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
* Empathy for children's health issues
Desirable Criteria
* Experience working within the not-for-profit, public health, community, or government sectors
* Understanding of SEO
* Experience with Google Analytics, CRMs (eg Salesforce) Social Media Scheduling Tools (eg Hootsuite), CMS (eg WordPress) and Email Marketing applications)
OUR CULTURE:
Royal Far West is a rewarding, inspiring, diverse and purpose driven workplace which aims to elevate and harness our people power to support the health and wellbeing of country children for generations to come.
Our core values of Care, Connection, Passion, and Impact are integral to the organisation. Respecting and upholding these values enables us to maintain a positive, innovative and highly collaborative workplace culture.
BENEFITS OFFERED
Royal Far West has been recognised as one of Australia and New Zealand's Best Places to Work in the prestigious annual list, published by The Australian Financial Review and Boss Magazine. Our extensive benefits offered, include:
* Structured induction program
* Meaningful work where you are making a positive difference. You will be supporting children's mental health, their wellbeing and helping them to build resilience.
* Career and professional development opportunities: There are great opportunities to learn best practice, we offer an Impactful Leadership Program to emerging leaders, interactive workshops offered to develop your work skills as well as online mandatory training.
* Attractive remuneration: base salary + 12% superannuation
* Salary Packaging – up to $15,900 of your general living expenses can be offered tax free + meals and entertainment up to $2,650 pa tax free. See details at
* Work/Life Balance – work from our beautiful location at Manly Beach and work from home [anywhere as long as you can be in Manly two days a week). A laptop provided to work remotely and we offer a purchase leave scheme.
* Recognition & Reward – Length of service awards and recognition awards aligned to our values.
* Positive Culture – We are an inclusive organisation welcoming people from all walks of life
* Beautiful location at Manly beach: easy access by bus, ferry and parking options. We are based in an architecturally designed building, purposely built to deliver our services. We have showers and towels available for your use so going for a swim before or after work is possible.
* CARE Days - up to 5 days off to look after individuals' health and wellbeing, on top of Annual and Personal Leave, with the intention to provide employees with an opportunity to take regular breaks throughout the year.
* Benefits Program with discounts available on many high street purchases across Australia and access to novated car leasing.
* Pandemic Leave - 7 days paid leave, per calendar year to employees that have been impacted by either a disaster or pandemic which effects their ability to attend work.
* Gifted Leave - gifting leave of up to 3 working days over the Christmas and New year holiday period.
* Paid Parental Leave – 14 weeks full leave pay for the primary care giver and 4 weeks full leave for the non-primary care giver. Access to paid lactation breaks and lactation facilities.
HOW TO APPLY
If you like to take the first step in developing your career in a purpose led organisation, please submit your CV and cover letter, addressing the essential criteria,
For further information please contact Tamara Muggridge - People and Culture Generalist on A position description is available on the Royal Far West website
Candidates will be reviewed as they are submitted so, please don't delay in submitting your application.
Royal far West is privileged to work with First Nations communities and families. We are committed to the process of reconciliation and we value and respect the diversity of our employees.
Royal Far West does not discriminate based on race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable law.
Royal Far West encourages applications from minorities and all other qualified applicants.
Only those applicants who have the right to work and are currently residing in Australia can be considered.
As a child safe organisation, all employees at Royal Far West are required to provide a NSW Working with Children Check