Communications Officer

Division: LRLS Law Reform & Legal Services- Location: Parramatta, NSW, AU, 2150- Req ID: 69534

**Communications Officer**

**Anti-Discrimination NSW**
- **Parramatta with flexible working arrangements available**:

- **Employment Type - Temporary opportunity until 27 June 2025 - Full time (35 hrs per week)**:

- **Salary - Clerk Grade 5/6, Base Salary ($93,295 - $102,941), plus employer’s contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading**

**Your role**

Anti-Discrimination NSW (ADNSW) strives to eliminate discrimination in New South Wales by resolving enquiries and complaints, raising awareness about discrimination and its impacts, and taking action to influence change.

**What you’ll do**

Provide the corporate branding and communications requirements of Anti-Discrimination NSW and ensure the production of high-quality communications that enable the agency to reach clients and stakeholders.

You will also:

- Produce Anti-Discrimination NSW communications including website content, newsletter content, social media content and factsheets.
- Manage media enquiries and produce media releases.
- Develop collateral and co-designed resources to raise awareness of the LGBTQ+ conversion practices ban and the new civil response scheme.
- Organise events, including venue hire, catering, invitation lists etc.
- Maintain relationships with key providers such as digital media providers, printers, graphic designers, and the Department of Communities and Justice’s Communications Unit and Media Unit.
- Select innovative, relevant, contemporary communication channels and contemporary specialised software and media within a limited budget. Prioritise and maintain schedules, where requirements may shift according to circumstances and respond flexibly and efficiently to occasional competing priorities.

**What we’re looking for**
- Tertiary qualifications in communications or a related discipline or equivalent experience
- National Criminal History Record Check in accordance with the Disability Inclusion Act 2014
- Working with Children Check clearance in accordance with the Child Protection (Working with Children) Act 2012

Download the role description.

**What We Offer**

We offer a variety of benefits, including:

- A challenging and rewarding career
- Flexible, autonomous work environment
- Competitive pay and conditions
- Training and development opportunities to build and maintain capabilities
- Health & Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programs.

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**We do work that really matters**

Working for the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) provides lots of opportunities to make a real difference. We collaborate with other agencies and community partners, to improve lives and realise the potential of children, adults, families and communities. We're focused on breaking, rather than managing, disadvantage. It’s work that really matters.

**Are you ready to join us?**

Click apply, attach a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) outlining how you meet the requirements of the role as well as an up-to-date résumé (maximum 5 pages).

**Applications close**:Sunday, 13 October 2024 at 11:59pm AEST.

**Got a question?**

Visit Recruitment adjustments on the DCJ website to learn more.

**Inclusion and Diversity lies at the heart of how we recruit**

We continue to hire great people with a wide variety of skills, experience and backgrounds. This includes people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people identifying as LGBTIQ+, culturally and linguistically diverse people, carers and other diversity groups.

To find out what DCJ are doing to build an inclusive and diverse workforce, visit Inclusion and diversity on the DCJ website.

**Other Information**

A talent pool may be created for future ongoing and temporary roles and is valid for a period of up to 18 months.

For more information visit Your recruitment journey on the DCJ website.