Communications & Health Campaigns Officer
Operations/ Public Health Team • South Brisbane, Queensland 4101, Australia • Full-time
Title: Communications & Health Campaigns Officer
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Award: Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Services Industry Award 2010
Classification: Level 4.3
Location: Brisbane or Cairns-based (State-wide service delivery)
Reports To: Operations Team Leader
Contract Type: Fixed term, subject to ongoing funding
About Eating Disorders Queensland (EDQ)
Eating Disorders Queensland (EDQ) is a state‐wide, community‐based not‐for‐profit organisation that delivers compassionate, evidence‐informed, and client‐centred services for individuals experiencing eating disorders, their carers, and key support people. Our multidisciplinary team offers therapeutic and psychosocial support, carer and lived‐experience peer support, and early intervention education initiatives across Queensland.
We are committed to eradicating weight stigma and diet culture, celebrating body diversity, and centring the voices of lived experience.
We encourage applications from people of diverse backgrounds, genders, and lived experiences with eating disorders.
About the Role
We are seeking a passionate and proactive professional to lead EDQ's health promotion and communications initiatives. This role is central to advancing EDQ's public health messaging, driving community engagement campaigns, and strengthening our organisational presence across digital, print, and media platforms.
The Communications & Health Campaigns Officer will design and deliver state‐wide campaigns, build meaningful partnerships with stakeholders and community groups, and ensure the voices of lived experience are amplified in all public‐facing work. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who combines strong organisational and communication skills with a deep commitment to social justice and systemic change.
Key Responsibilities
1. Campaigns & Advocacy
* Drive and deliver the design and delivery of public health and advocacy campaigns aligned with EDQ's mission and strategic priorities.
* Coordinate and lead state‐wide events, presentations, and community activations from planning to implementation and evaluation.
* Represent EDQ at networking forums, sector events, and advocacy initiatives to build partnerships and share resources.
* Contribute to sector‐wide advocacy for body neutrality, recovery‐oriented support, and systemic reform.
2. Communications & Media
* Drive EDQ's communications strategy across digital, print, and media platforms.
* Manage content across EDQ's website, newsletters, social media, and annual reports to increase reach, engagement, and awareness.
* Develop and maintain communications materials and promotional resources.
* Amplify lived‐experience voices in all public‐facing content and messaging.
* Draft media releases and translate complex ideas into accessible, engaging content for multiple audiences.
3. Collaboration, Monitoring & Reporting
* Collaborate with internal teams to co‐design public‐facing materials and promote programmes and services.
* Build and strengthen relationships with stakeholders, partners, and community groups.
* Enter data, track engagement, and provide reports for continuous improvement.
* Contribute to a safe, inclusive, and empowering workplace, upholding EDQ's values and principles.
Key Selection Criteria
* Tertiary qualifications in Communications, Health Promotion, Journalism, Business Development, or a related discipline.
* Minimum three years' experience in communications and health promotion, including campaign design, stakeholder engagement, and social media strategy.
* Demonstrated ability to deliver health promotion and generalist communications strategies across diverse platforms (e.g. Canva, WordPress, Mailchimp, Microsoft applications and all social media platforms, Adobe, Teams/Zoom and digital planning tools).
* Excellent project management skills, with the ability to self‐direct, manage competing deadlines, and bring ideas from concept to completion.
* Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex ideas into engaging, accessible content across multiple channels.
* Demonstrated ability to work autonomously while contributing positively to a collaborative team environment and culture.
* Understanding of (or capacity to rapidly develop knowledge of) Queensland's Better Care Together plan, NEDC's national system of care, and ED‐safe principles.
* Deep commitment to EDQ's values, feminist principles, and a social justice lens.
* Demonstrated passion for addressing diet culture, weight stigma, and promoting body neutrality through public health messaging.
* High emotional intelligence and cultural awareness, with the ability to communicate respectfully with people from diverse backgrounds.
* Commitment to centring lived experience in health promotion and advocacy work.
Benefits of Working at EDQ
* Professional development budget and learning opportunities.
* Supportive and inclusive workplace culture.
* Opportunities to lead values‐aligned, state‐wide campaigns with meaningful impact.
* Flexible and hybrid working arrangements (where possible).
* Salary packaging options.
* Close to public transport.
* A safe and welcoming environment for people with lived experience.
Mandatory Requirements
* Current Working with Children Check (Blue Card).
* Criminal history screening (Yellow Card or NDIS Worker Screening Clearance).
* Australian citizenship or permanent residency.
Note: The Key Selection Criteria must be addressed in a response of up to 2 pages.
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