Communications and Media Specialist

**MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER**
- Part-time (3 day a week/0.6), role preferably based in Sydney (Remote considered). Hybrid work on offer.
- Utilise your “3 C’s”; copywriting, content creation, and corporate communication skills to help drive success for this well-loved and respected Australian charity
- Be a part of a fun team whose mission is to **empower children and young people **to make safer and healthier choices through education.

**About the Organisation**:
At Life Ed, we believe every child deserves to thrive. Equitable access to health education is important to us. That is why we are striving to reach more children across Australia every year, via our mobile learning centres (vans), pop-up classrooms, in-class delivery and via virtual and online lessons.

We know that the biggest impact happens early in childhood and that children learn their core values at a young age. Tackling tomorrow’s issues today leads to solutions to some of our biggest problems, such as chronic disease and mental ill health.

We teach children and young people aged 3-13 the health, safety and well-being skills to make better decisions throughout their lives, creating a holistic impact on their long-term health.

We also believe education should be backed by evidence. Our health, safety and wellbeing program aligns to the Australian curriculum and key frameworks. It is also independently verified by external research and continuously tested on the ground by 120+ education specialists.

**About the Role**:
This is a brand-new role, joining Life Ed Australia during an exciting time of growth. As Life Ed continues to work towards empowering children and young people to make safer and healthier choices, this role will be critical in contributing to their ongoing success.

As the Media and Communications Officer, you will ensure that the Life Ed brand is highly recognised and respected in the Australian community, protecting the organisation’s reputation, and supporting organisational goals and fundraising initiatives through high-level communication activities. In this role you will work collaboratively to create a national communications and media strategy and drive implementation, the role will also include content creation, media relations and corporate communications.

This role is well suited to a creative wordsmith, with excellent attention to detail. You will need to work independently but also enjoy collaborating with stakeholders across different teams. A passion and interest in education are highly regarded.

**Role Responsibilities**:

- Develop and implement the national communications & media plan in consultation with the Head of Marketing & Development.
- Lead and implement the creation of a new Life Ed language style guide.
- Provide copywriting and proofreading assistance for education collateral including flyers, website copy, eDM copy, funding proposals, social media content, reports, and newsletters as well as online articles including parent tip articles.
- Provide key messages for all major marketing and fundraising campaigns.
- Write an ongoing series of impact stories demonstrating the value of the Life Ed program as well as fundraising impact stories including the Life Ed Thrive Children’s Fund.
- Deliver the media relations support requirements as per the communications calendar.
- Find and pitch powerful stories to news outlets, in line with Life Ed Australia’s strategic outcomes.
- Maintain relationships with journalists and respond promptly to media enquiries.
- Prepare media collateral including media releases, briefing packs, statements, and opinion pieces.
- Lead, edit and curate the national Life Ed Australia internal newsletter and distribute on a quarterly basis as well as the Annual Report and corporate newsletters.

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**Knowledge and Skills**:

- Proven experience in communications, copywriting, public relations, media or similar
- Qualifications in communications, English, Journalism or related field.
- Experience in developing corporate communications frameworks and language style guides.
- Strong ability to write clear, compelling copy for various mediums.
- Capability to work to timelines and at a fast pace.
- Superior attention to detail & proofreading skills.
- Effectively be able to write for different target audiences including teachers, parents, children, and supporters.
- Able to work with creative professionals in the team to manage multiple projects and deadlines.
- Proven experience interpreting copywriting briefs to understand project requirements.
- Previous experience in a NFP organisation or education sector is highly advantageous.

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**Application Process / How to apply**:

- Beaumont Not for Profit has been contracted to recruit this role. Beaumont NFP is a non-profit service specialising in delivering unparalleled permanent and temporary recruitment and consultancy solutions to the Not-for-profit sector on a Not-for-Profit basis._