Safe Places for Children provides trauma-informed therapeutic residential care. Since ****, they have supported approximately 3,000 children and young people across Queensland and Western Australia, helping create stability, wellbeing and brighter futures through a proven, relationship-based model of care.
As the organisation continues to grow and strengthen its impact, Safe Places is creating a new position:
External Communications Lead
.
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced communications skilled to work closely with a highly engaged executive team and an organisation making a meaningful difference in the lives of children and young people.
The Opportunity
Reporting to the Chief Impact Officer, you will be responsible for developing and delivering Safe Places' external communications strategy, ensuring the organisation's impact, expertise and voice are communicated clearly, including to government stakeholders and funding partners.
This
hands-on leadership role without direct reports
is ideal for someone who enjoys both strategic thinking and practical delivery.
You'll
create compelling narratives
that bring Safe Places' impact to life, strengthen organisational reputation, support stakeholder engagement and contribute to future growth opportunities.
Just as importantly, you'll spend time
building trusted relationships
with operational teams to capture impact, translate complex practice into accessible content, and demonstrate the value of effective communication. This role requires
empathy, patience, curiosity and the ability to build genuine trust
with people working at the coalface.
Key Responsibilities
Develop and implement the annual external communications plan
Build the foundations of the communications function,



including systems, processes, and operational rhythms
Lead the production of annual reports and key organisational publications
Create high-quality executive communications, briefings, presentations and stakeholder materials
Develop impact reports, case studies, pitch decks and funding collateral
Manage website content, LinkedIn presence and other digital communications channels
Experience and qualities
Demonstrated experience in external and strategic communications, corporate affairs, and stakeholder engagement
Exceptional writing, editing and storytelling skills
The ability to translate complex information into clear, compelling stories that demonstrate impact
Outstanding stakeholder engagement and relationship-building skills, with the ability to work effectively across all levels of an organisation.
Strong digital communications and content management experience
The ability to work autonomously and build capability within a developing function
Excellent judgement when managing sensitive and confidential information
Experience within the not-for-profit, advocacy, community services, government, or broader purpose-driven sectors will be highly regarded.
What success looks like
Success in this role won't be measured by communications outputs alone. You'll become a trusted partner to Operational Leadership staff across Safe Places, helping capture and communicate the impact of their work in ways that strengthen reputation, support strategic priorities and demonstrate value to external stakeholders.
Through your ability to listen, connect ideas and understand what matters most, you'll help ensure the expertise and dedication of Safe Places' people are reflected in the organisation's external profile and impact narrative.
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