Communications Officer

**Communications Officer**

**Employment Type**: Permanent
**Position Classification**: Health Manager Level 2
**Remuneration**: $106,142 - $125,241 per annum, excluding superannuation
**Hours Per Week**: 38
**Location**: 1 Reserve Road, St Leonards, Sydney
**Requisition ID**: REQ527703

**Exciting opportunity for an emerging communications leader to hone their skills in a diverse and purpose-driven role.**
- **Be part of an organisation that makes a difference in cancer control in NSW**:

- **Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are encouraged to apply**:

- **Work as part of a passionate, high-performing, integrated communications team**:

- **Drive exciting and creative content across digital platforms**:

- **Build your skills and knowledge working with experts in all areas of communications**:

- **Make an impact with your communications, supporting diverse communities across NSW**

**Where you’ll be working**

The Cancer Institute NSW is the NSW Government’s cancer control agency, established to lessen the impact of cancer across the state.

Working at the Cancer Institute NSW means joining a team of committed and dedicated staff who are proud to be a part of the Institute’s purpose of overseeing and accelerating the effectiveness of cancer control in NSW.

The Cancer Institute is a collaborative working environment that encourages diversity and inclusion in how we work and the way we work together. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are strongly encouraged to apply. Greater consideration will be given to suitable applicants, in order to improve access to employment and career opportunities (GSE Rule 26).

**What you’ll be doing**

You will have demonstrated experience in media, public relations and corporate communications in a complex, fast paced environment.

Essential to the role will be your ability to manage multiple projects and stakeholders with competing deadlines and priorities and delivering on time and within budget.
- Your resume (maximum five pages)
- A covering letter addressing the Essential Requirements, as outlined in the Role Description
- A response to the Pre-screening questions, as outlined below.

**Essential requirements**
- Appropriate tertiary qualifications in communications, journalism, public relations, media studies or related discipline and/or demonstrated equivalent, relevant industry/professional experience.
- Demonstrated knowledge and experience with media, public relations and corporate communications in a complex, fast paced environment.
- Experience in writing and editing for multiple channels, formats and audiences.
- Experience in developing and delivering communications assets in a range of formats for a variety of channels and diverse audiences.
- Experience in basic multimedia content development, including taking photos and shooting video on personal devices.
- Experience in developing tactical communications plans aligned with broader strategy

**Pre-screening questions**
- Briefly, in around 300 words, outline your skills and experience across communications disciplines.
- Please provide a brief overview of communications plan that you have implemented for diverse audiences, outlining the steps you took to ensure the message resonated with the target audience.

**Interested?**

For more information:

- Click here for the Role Description

**Applications Close: Friday, 8 November, 2024 at 11.30 pm**

The CORE+4 Values define what is important to the Cancer Institute NSW and our employees.
Our values are: Collaboration, Openness, Respect, Empowerment, Strategic, Supportive, Innovative and Flexible.

The Cancer Institute NSW is unable to offer salary packaging. Salaries will be negotiated commensurate to experience and qualifications of the role.

To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency.

[NP1]Flexible for the close date - please allow two weeks from when it’s anticipated to be listed.