Media & Communications Coordinator Norwest

**Friendly and energetic team with a great culture**:

- **Drive media and advocacy campaigns and communication that will change lives and attitudes**:

- **Share stories about issues that affect women, men and children across our communities**

**About the role**:
This isn’t PR as you know it. Your role will see you support, build and protect the reputation of the BaptistCare brand.

You’ll work closely with the Head of Media & Communications to activate the organisation’s PR, media and advocacy strategies and select communication external and internal activities and projects.

Working alongside our senior leaders, you’ll deliver earned media cut-through across the aged care sector and our extensive suite of community services. You’ll know how to pitch out important topics including homelessness, domestic and family violence and the future of aged care, through to hyper-local stories about the importance of food security or volunteering, and seniors reaching their 100 year milestones.

You know the power of engaging stories, meaningful content and conversations, interesting data and a strong headline, and you’ve hopefully had some experience in the public affairs and advocacy space too.

With an eye for detail, you also know how to influence up, down and across as you work with stakeholders, and your people first approach to strategic communication projects will be a great asset.

How do you work? You love to be busy, can drive your own workload and navigate your deadlines, and enjoy having a laugh with a supportive team of media and comms professionals. As is sometimes needed with PR, you can take those (mostly) exciting after-hours calls from media too.

This hybrid role (at least 2 days in the office) will suit someone who has 4-5 years of experience, is ready for their next level-up challenge, and is confident in their ability to learn and grow as part of our fantastic Media & Comms team.

**About You**:

- Formal qualifications or equivalent experience in public relations, communications, journalism or a related professional field
- At least 5 years’ experience in a related role, preferably in a not-for-profit organisation
- Experience in planning, writing, editing and producing content across multiple channels, where you rarely bury the lead
- You have experience in issues and crisis management. You’re responsive, think carefully and act fast
- You know your way around digital communications and social media, including website platforms
- You understand the media landscape and enjoy tap dancing among proactive and reactive opportunities
- You can write a pitch in your sleep, create unique thought-leadership pieces, and line up the assets needed to tell a truly great story (including event-related PR)
- You have high energy and confidence, and kind of like juggling competing deadlines and time pressures. You’re Organised with a capital O
- You’re keen to build relationships, with our staff, our customers, and media
- You might have experience with advocacy and/or public or corporate affairs activities - you know what’s on the agenda, or how to get something on it
- You can drive your own workload and projects from end to end, and use a variety of business tools to get there - including planning, production monitoring and reporting
- Most of all, you’re a team player. All the skills in the world will be great, but working as part of a team to achieve a shared objective will be part of what makes you tick.

**Benefits**:
Salary packaging + novated leasing options + meal and entertainment card
Real opportunities for career growth
Access to in-house and online training programs
Supportive, positive team environment
Access to family friendly benefits like our wellness programs.

**About us**:
BaptistCare support thousands of people across 90 locations in NSW and the ACT. From humble beginnings in 1944, BaptistCare has grown into one of the nation's most respected care and community services providers.

People enjoy working at BaptistCare because they love what they do and the communities we help. With us you can deliver life-transforming care, create a career you’ll love, and join a team who make a difference. Our 4000 staff are our most important resource and we take you and your career seriously. We want to provide you with a working environment and culture that supports you in your career journey and growth.

Join our fantastic team focused on PR, media, communications and events, and tell us why you’d be a great fit. We can’t wait to hear from you

**BaptistCare - Transforming lives by expressing the love of Christ