Section Lead, Media and Communications

2 weeks ago

Sydney, Australia NSW Institute of Sport Full time

**About us**

The NSW Institute of Sport [NSWIS] is a high-performance sporting organisation that supports Australian athletes to become world’s best. We reach all regions of NSW with an Olympic and Paralympic training facility based at Sydney Olympic Park and high-performance hubs across NSW that provide world class daily training environments for our athletes and coaches. Our experts work in collaboration with partners within the national sporting system to create and deliver high performance support services and environments to prepare athletes and coaches for international competition.

**About the role**

Taking the lead on generating all written media and communications content for NSWIS, this role is responsible for the development and implementation of NSWIS’s media and communications strategies. It will be pivotal in ensuring that the communications and engagement strategies assist to strengthen NSWIS’s positioning across our stakeholder groups.

This full-time position commences on 1 January 2025, attracting a salary starting at $124,680 plus superannuation. The contract period ceases on 31 December 2028 in line with the Olympic cycle.

This is an identified position requiring a Working with Children Check.

For further information about the role and the key accountabilities please see the job description.

**About you**

You will have:

- Knowledge of the Australian high performance sport environment
- Comprehensive knowledge of government communication policies and standards
- Knowledge of current media landscape and best practice in media and communications
- Knowledge of language requirements/styles for different communication platforms and audiences
- Minimum seven (7) years demonstrated media and communication management experience and/or relevant senior level experience in a complex business environment (preferably in sport)
- Demonstrated experience in providing strategic and operational expertise across a broad range of media, marketing and communications functions to management, staff, and boards
- Demonstrated experience influencing and leveraging relationships to gain commitment to actions
- Demonstrated experience in providing strategic and operational expertise across a broad range of media and communication functions.

**Essential Requirements**
- Relevant tertiary qualifications in Media and Communications (Arts, Business, or Sciences undergraduate degree) or similar
- Awareness of contemporary issues relating to athletes in high performance sport (mental health, wellbeing, social issues)
- Valid driver’s license
- Working with Children Check (WWCC)
- Sport Integrity Australia - Anti-Doping Fundamentals and Annual Update
- A cover letter outlining how you meet the requirements and focus capabilities in the job description for the role (maximum 1 page)
- A current CV outlining experience, qualifications, and achievements (please include at least two referees)

This recruitment may be used to create a Talent Pool for similar future roles that may arise over the next 18 months.

NSWIS is committed to protecting Children from harm. We require all applicants that will work with Children to undergo an extensive screening process prior to appointment

Commitment to Diversity

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