Job no: 544072
Work type: Full Time
Location: Sydney, NSW
Categories: Marketing / Communications

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THIS ROLE IS LOCATED IN SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA.

The Media and Communications Coordinator plays a key role within the Knowledge Translation and Engagement Program of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Our Future Oceans, a major, federally funded seven-year research consortium spanning UNSW, UWA, UTAS, UQ and ANU and over 40 partner organisations globally.

The Media and Communications Coordinator develops, manages and implements all aspects of the Centre’s communications and engagement activities to deliver a cohesive and impactful Centre-wide communications strategy within a complex organisation. This role also works closely with researchers to translate and communicate the Centre’s research findings to a wide range of audiences across multiple channels including traditional media, online and social media.

About the role

- Level 7 - 118k – 128k - plus 17% Superannuation and annual leave loading
- Fixed Term – 3 years
- Full-time (35 hours per week)

Specific responsibilities for this role include:

- Develop and monitor the delivery of the Centre’s communications initiatives and projects to achieve operational and strategic goals as determined by the Centre’s leadership.
- Oversee the development of communications and impact plans and participate in consultative planning processes as required.




- Monitor, track and evaluate the effectiveness of the outputs and deliverables to ensure time, cost and quality metrics are in line with the Centre’s overall Knowledge Translation and Engagement Program.
- Provide a high level of proactive project communications support to Centre researchers and the leadership team.
- In collaboration with the Centre’s Graduate Director, develop and deliver in-house media and communications training to researchers within the centre to enable them to communicate their research clearly and confidently.
- Assess, mitigate and manage reputational risks and issues and provide solutions where applicable.
- Develop and manage effective communications with key stakeholders, both internal to UNSW and the Centre’s nodes located at other universities, and with key external partners.
- Develop strong working relationships with trusted journalists and editors in the Australian media landscape.
- Establish and implement the Centre’s social media strategy to reach specific target audiences on various platforms.
- Develop and produce engaging visual communications materials, including social media content, promotional collateral, presentations and digital assets, to support the Centre's communications and engagement objectives.
- Manage the Centre’s website,



newsletters and other public facing channels.
- With the COO and Operations Team, draft, edit and publish the Centre’s Annual Report and other ad hoc reports, briefing notes, reports and government submissions.
- Participate in science outreach events with a variety of stakeholders including government, policymakers, community and schools.
- Align with and actively demonstrate the Code of Conduct and Values.
- Cooperate with all health & safety policies and procedures of the university and take all reasonable care to ensure that your actions or omissions do not impact on the psychosocial or physical health and safety of yourself or others.

About the successful applicant (Selection Criteria)

To be successful in this role you will have:

- Relevant tertiary qualification in a field such as media, journalism or science communications with subsequent relevant experience or equivalent competence gained through any combination of education, training and experience.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a high level of attention to detail for deliverables produced.
- Demonstrated ability to translate complex scientific or technical subject matter into content for a range of audiences with varying degrees of subject matter familiarity.
- Demonstrated track record of producing written, visual and digital communication materials accessible to a range of stakeholders, including government, industry, and communities.
- Demonstrated experience creating high-quality visual communications materials using design platforms such as Canva, Adobe Creative Suite or equivalent.
- Demonstrated

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