Communication & Engagement Lead

**Role Type**: 12-month full time contract (with potential to extend)
**Salary**: $105,000 - 108,000 per annum plus superannuation
**The opportunity**:
Are you passionate about improving the lives of children and families through effective communication? The Centre for Community Child Health is seeking an experienced, highly motivated professional to lead communications and engagement for our Restacking the Odds (RSTO) initiative.
As the Communications and Engagement Lead, you will play a pivotal role in expanding the reach and impact of RSTO, through the development and implementation of strategic communication efforts and contributing the Centre’s Knowledge Translation team.
**Your key responsibilities will include**:
**Engagement & Retention**: Proactively engage and retain key stakeholders, partners, and supporters of the RSTO initiative.
**Brand Awareness & Mission Visibility**: Increase brand recognition and elevate RSTO’s mission in the public and early years sector.
**Content Creation & Knowledge Translation**: Develop accessible and impactful communication materials, ensuring that research is translated into actionable and understandable insights for diverse audiences.
**Public Policy Influence**: Engage policymakers, funders, and early years sector partners to support RSTO’s mission and vision.
**Event Management**: Organise and facilitate events, webinars, and workshops that promote knowledge exchange and dialogue among key stakeholders.
About your new team
Restacking the Odds (RSTO) is dedicated to ensuring all children and families have access to high-quality, evidence-informed early childhood services. Research has shown that essential early years services are most effective when integrated, but these services are often unavailable or inaccessible to families and communities facing greater disadvantage. RSTO is working to overcome these barriers by providing data, tools, and training to service providers, practitioners, and communities to improve service quality and participation.
**Experience**: 5+ years in knowledge translation, science communication, or a related field, with proven success in managing communications strategies and projects.
**Passion**: A strong commitment to improving the health, development, and wellbeing of children and families.
**Skills**: Exceptional written and verbal communication, project management, stakeholder engagement, and content development skills.
**Collaboration**: A collaborative spirit with the ability to foster meaningful relationships with diverse stakeholders, both internally and externally.
**Knowledge**: A strong understanding of knowledge translation principles and the ability to distil complex information for a variety of audiences.
What’s in it for you?
Benefit from salary packaging, including entertainment and novated leases
Directly contribute to improving children's health, development, and wellbeing across Australia.
Shape the future of early childhood services, making them more accessible, high-quality, and data-informed
Collaborate with experts in research, policy, and practice, expanding your professional network
Gain opportunities for growth in knowledge translation, communications, and project management
Be part of a purpose-driven organisation committed to social good and community impact
Lead innovative initiatives, taking ownership of strategies and creative vision
Enjoy a dynamic and engaging role with a variety of tasks and responsibilities
Benefit from a supportive and flexible work environment that promotes work-life balance
Who we are
Murdoch Children’s Research Institute envisions a transformative future for child health. Our institute is a hub of impactful scientific breakthroughs, particularly in early interventions, enhanced diagnosis, prevention, and potential cures. We thrive on collaborative, multidisciplinary problem-solving to address challenging queries in child health. Committed to inclusivity and respect, we foster a positive working environment that values diverse backgrounds and experiences. As a proud member of the Australian Network on Disability and a dedicated supporter of Science Australia Gender Equity (SAGE), we uphold principles of equal opportunity and diverse representation.
We are committed to the safety of children and young people and takes a zero-tolerance approach to all forms of child abuse, exploitation and harm. Child safety is prioritised in our decision-making at all levels of the Institute.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic team committed to making a lasting difference in the lives of children and families. Help us amplify the impact of Restacking the Odds and support the next phase of our mission.
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Position Description
**Applications close**: 14 March 2025 AUS Eastern Daylight time