Head of Communications

3 weeks ago


Sydney, Australia University of New South Wales Full time

**Job no**: 514056

**Work type**: full time

**Location**: Sydney, NSW

**Categories**: Marketing / Communications

**Head of Communications**
- Employment Type: Full time (35 hours per week)
- Duration: Continuing
- Remuneration: Competitive Package + Bonus
- Location: Kensington, NSW (Hybrid Working)

**About UNSW Sydney**:
UNSW isn’t like other places you’ve worked. Yes, we’re a large organisation with a diverse and talented community; a community doing extraordinary things. Together, we are driven to be thoughtful, practical, and purposeful in all we do. Taking this combined approach is what makes our work matter. It’s the reason we’re one of the top 50 universities in the world and a member of Australia’s prestigious Group of Eight. If you want a career where you can thrive, be challenged and do meaningful work, you’re in the right place.

**Why your role Matters**:
The Head of Communications supports the Executive Director Strategic Communications to lead a strategic and integrated corporate communications unit that supports the UNSW 2025 Strategy. You will have the opportunity to manage a team of five direct reports that together ensure staff are well informed and feel proud to be part of a successful and progressive organisation. This position will also play a key role in supporting UNSW’s goal of raising its profile as a Top 50 University.

**Responsibilities**:

- Delivers consistent and professional Internal and External communications
- Lead a customer-focused unit, with a commitment to excellence and improvement
- Ensure all published content is of a high quality and compliant
- Advise senior stakeholders on the development and delivery of effective corporate communications strategies
- Manage all media inquiries and major crisis response
- Advice on brand guidelines and merchandise management
- Use quantitative and qualitative data to enhance UNSW’s communications.

**Who you are**:

- A relevant degree with significant training and experience in a similar role
- Experience leading a customer focused corporate (internal and external) communications team
- Superior written internal and external communication and presentation skills
- Experience developing creative communications strategies and plans
- A proven record of issues/crisis management including media liaison
- Superior interpersonal, stakeholder management, influencing and negotiation skills
- Expertise in writing and producing publications, content, brand management and communications materials.

**Benefits and Culture**:
At UNSW, the work you do has a ripple effect far beyond your immediate role. We have a reputation for doing work that benefits others. Here, you can put your skills into the service of something bigger. People are at the core of everything we do. We recognise it is the contributions of our staff who make UNSW one of the best universities in Australia and as such we have some great benefits including:

- Flexible Working & Leave
- Discounts & Entitlements
- Diverse wellbeing programs and initiatives

**How to Apply**:
**Get in Touch**:
Georgia Grinnell - Senior Talent Acquisition Consultant

The University reserves the right not to proceed with any appointment.

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Position Description

**Advertised**: 06 Jan 2023 AUS Eastern Daylight Time
**Applications close**: 30 Jan 2023 AUS Eastern Daylight Time



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