Make a real difference

Be part of one of Victoria’s leading not-for-profits and help create meaningful change in the community every day.

- Location: Box Hill
- Work Type: Full-time, Ongoing
- Schedule: Monday to Friday 9:00am-5:00pm
- Salary:Competitive Salary + Tax reducing salary package
- Working Model: Hybrid

A little bit about you

You bring proven communications experience and a demonstrated ability to identify and shape stories that resonate. You're comfortable working across a broad range of formats and stakeholders and you know how to prioritise effectively when demands compete for your attention.

More specifically you will have:

- 4 to 6 years in communications for a large organisation
- Writing that works everywhere: web, social, speeches, media
- A journalist's nose for a good story and an understanding of how to get it up
- The organisational chops to juggle five priorities without dropping one
- Bonus points for experience in the not-for-profit or community sector, or a genuine interest in the issues facing people experiencing or at risk of homelessness

About the role

You'll be the person who turns what Vinnies Victoria does across 120+ shops, social housing, crisis accommodation, soup vans and major fundraising campaigns into stories people stop scrolling for and start acting on. You’ll work with the Communications Manager to shape our voice and position in the community. You’ll build and run our organisation-wide story bank, work media like a pro, and produce content for everyone and every channel, from the homepage to the CEO's next speech.

Key responsibilities





- Hunting down and shaping stories of lived experience, with the care and consent process to match
- Writing everything from executive speeches to newsletters to media pitches
- Running point on media opportunities and reactive queries with our agency
- Briefing video and design work and partnering with our Digital Marketing team to shape video and digital content that performs as well online as it reads on paper.
- Monitoring and measuring the impact of our storytelling, advocacy, and awareness campaigns and getting creative to constantly improve how we do it.
- Building relationships across Homelessness Services, Retail, Fundraising, Government Relations and more, so you're always first to know when something worth telling is happening

Why join Vinnies?

- Not for profit salary packaging – increases your take-home pay
- Make an impact – support over 300,000 Victorians each year
- Flexible work options – including hybrid opportunities (where applicable)
- Supportive culture – family-friendly and values-driven
- Purpose-led work – contribute to social justice every day

About us

For more than 170 years the St Vincent de Paul Society Victoria hasbeen providing practical and compassionate support to people across Victoria who are doing it tough,



whether that's struggling to put food on the table, pay for essentials, keep children at school, or keep a roof over their head. We help people from crisis through to rebuilding their lives with stability,dignityand hope. We believe every human life hasinherentworth.

The St Vincent de Paul Society and its wide network of members and volunteers provide practical frontline support, advocacy and friendship for the most vulnerable members of our community. Key services include home visitation; Vinnies Shops; youth programs; soup vans; assistance for asylum seekers and refugees; education and tutoring; and skilled accommodation and health services through VincentCare and community and social housing through VincentCare Community Housing. The St Vincent de Paul Society in Victoria has more than 11,000+ members and volunteers. Internationally, the Societyoperatesin 149 countries and more than950,000 members.

Want to know more?

- LinkedIn – Vinnies Victoria
- @VinniesVictoria

Applications close: 23rd September 2026

Please note: applications will be reviewed as they are received and the role may close earlier. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible.

Important information

- Pre-employment checks are required (including National Police Check, Working With Children Check and right to work)
- We are committed to child safety
- We value diversity and inclusion and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people of all background

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📌 Communications Advisor (Melbourne)
🏢 Vinnies Victoria
📍 Melbourne