Communications Officer

2 weeks ago


Perth, Australia Yamatji Marpla Aboriginal Corporation Full time

**Application Closing Date: June 2, 2024**:
**About the Organisation**:
Yamatji Marlpa Aboriginal Corporation (**YMAC**) is the Native Title Representative Body (**NTRB**), delivering native title and other services across the Pilbara, Mid West, Murchison and Gascoyne regions of Western Australia. YMAC is run by a First Nations board of directors, representing several native title groups, each of whom have their own language, culture, traditions and protocols.

YMAC services include native title claim and future act representation; heritage services; executive office, community, and economic development assistance; land administration, and natural resource management support.
- Country is our mother, our provider and keeper of our cultural belongings. Culture and Country go together. You can’t have one without the other._

**Our Vision**:
Through connection to Country, Aboriginal people pursue and achieve economic, social, and cultural goals and aspirations with strength and confidence.

**Our Mission**:
For current and future generations, we work with and for Australian Aboriginal people to protect rights and manage Country and opportunities

**About the Role**:
YMAC is currently seeking a full time (75 hours per fortnight) Communications Officer to join the team in our Perth office on a fixed term 12-month contract (secondment cover). The primary aim of this role is to promote YMAC both internally and externally through the implementation of sound communications strategies, programs and promotions and effective media management and liaison.

In this role you will be empowered to work autonomously, assisting with and delivering Communications Units strategies, with your problem solving skills being respected and encouraged.

**About You**:
You will have the ability to assist with the design, production and distribution of routine internal and external communication publications and compliance deliverables, with a sound understanding of how strategies can be implemented efficiently and effectively both internally and externally.

You may have recently left university or are looking for a career change after obtaining either a qualification in communications, marketing, journalism or similar.

Working in a team of fellow self-starters, you will embrace the opportunity to take ownership of your work and will have the ability to multitask and prioritise effectively.

**What YMAC Offers**:
YMAC believes in providing a safe and supportive working environment, and the best way to do that is to ensure our employees are well-looked after. YMAC provides the following in addition to your standard employee experience:

- Salary Packaging
- Annual CPI increases
- Flexible working arrangements:

- Working from home arrangements
- Extra weeks’ paid leave over end of year shutdown
- Cultural Leave for First Nations employees
- Annual Wellness & Uniform Allowance
- Paid Parental Leave

**Selection Criteria**:
**Qualifications & Experience**
- Relevant tertiary qualification in communications, marketing, journalism or similar.
- Experience in campaign and event management, and liaison with external stakeholders, contractors and service providers.
- Experience in digital marketing using print, online, and radio mediums.

**Skills**
- Outstanding communication skills:

- Written and oral
- Presentation
- Stakeholder liaison
- Demonstrated computer literacy skills in MS Applications with ability to use design software such as Adobe Creative Cloud - InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop.
- Skills and experience with multimedia, website management (e.g. WordPress) and social media strategies.

**Attributes & Desired Knowledge**
- A strong connection to, or interest in, Aboriginal culture.
- Prepared to travel extensively and at times to remote Aboriginal communities.
- Highly organised, and with strong attention to detail.
- Team player, willing to work collaboratively within and across teams.
- Demonstrated initiative and problem-solving capability.
- Proactive and flexible attitude, with the ability to work unsupervised but under direction.
- Working knowledge of native title system, heritage management, or background in Aboriginal affairs preferred.
- A desire to learn how government works, how legislation is made, how policy is implemented.
- Knowledge of media (WA and national).
- Good understanding of State and Federal Government processes and communications.

**How to Apply**:
A current National Police Clearance is required prior to commencement of employment with YMAC.

Applications for this position close on Sunday 2 June 2024, however we reserve the right to commence the recruitment process and extend or close this advertisement prior to the closing date.



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