Communications Officer

1 week ago


Canberra, Australia National Health and Medical Research Council Full time

APS Level 5
- $83,378 - $88,002 per annum plus 15.4% Superannuation
- Canberra

**About the Section**
The Communications, Parliamentary and Events (CPE) team is a multidisciplinary and busy team responsible for communications strategies, stakeholder engagement, brand, external communications, publications (i.e. Annual Report, Corporate Plan), media relations, web publishing for nhmrc.gov.au, social media, internal communications, visual design, events, parliamentary and digital content design.

We serve as the external voice for all media enquiries and strive to inform and educate our stakeholders (both internal and external), using a multi-channel approach to inform stakeholders, delivering accurate and timely information for NHMRC’s CEO and General Manager.

**Job specific duties**
As the Communications Officer, you will:

- Monitor daily media
- Draft social media messages and web content
- Assist with media materials and releases
- Develop a monthly internal newsletter and news articles
- Support grant and award announcements
- Assist in internal/external events
- Perform procedural and administrative tasks.

**Core capabilities**
- Strong news sense and writing skills
- Ability to draft diverse content (e.g., social media posts, briefs)
- Self-motivated, collaborative team player with a “can-do” attitude
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise.

**Highly desirable**
Demonstrated knowledge and experience of the following will be highly regarded:

- Coordinating social media activities
- Background in health/medical research, communications or related fields

Please refer to the Job Description for further information

**Eligibility**

**Applications close: 11:30 PM AEDT Thursday 28 November 2024**

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