Communications Coordinator

**Job no**: 0034027
**Location**: Parkville
**Role type**: Full time; Fixed-term for 4 months
**Department/School**: Strategy and Culture, Communications and Marketing
**Salary**: UOM 6 - $89,182 - $96,536 p.a. plus 17% super
- **Join Australia's #1 University**:

- **Opportunity to work in a collaborative Strategic Communications team, contributing your skills and creativity and engaging with a wide variety of stakeholders**:

- **Create highly engaging content across multiple channels**,** and shape the communications for the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning**

The University of Melbourne would like to acknowledge and pay respect to the Traditional Owners of the lands upon which our campuses are situated, the Wurundjeri and Boon Wurrung Peoples, the Yorta Yorta Nation, the Dja Dja Wurrung People. We acknowledge that the land on which we meet and learn was the place of age-old ceremonies, of celebration, initiation and renewal, and that the local Aboriginal Peoples have had and continue to have a unique role in the life of these lands.

**About Communications and Marketing**

The Strategy and Culture Portfolio includes six teams, including Communications and Marketing. The University’s Communications and Marketing function provides strategic, advisory and operational services to support the academic mission and the University strategy. It fosters a culture of best practice and collaboration across the University’s communication and marketing teams and stakeholders and uses data-driven insights to inform decision-making across the University.

**About the Role**

In this Communications Coordinator role, you will support the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning (ABP) by planning, developing, coordinating and delivering a broad range of communications activities to support the faculty’s priorities and programs to drive awareness and advocacy internally and externally.

You will develop a deep understanding of stakeholders and audiences, and proactively identify content creation opportunities for these audiences. Beyond this, you will further support the implementation of University-wide initiatives to drive engagement and awareness within the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning (ABP).

You will report to the Strategic Communications Lead (Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning / Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology)

Responsibilities include:

- Produce communications materials for use across the full range of strategic communications disciplines, including media relations, stakeholder engagement, internal communications, issues management and research translation domestically and globally
- Write high-quality content to engage external and internal audiences for multiple channels including e-newsletters, website updates, social content, proactive media engagement, communication plans and key messages
- Work in collaboration with the Strategic Communications team and colleagues across the University to create and implement strategies to share the work of the faculty and enhance its reputation and that of the University.

**About You**

You have a passion and flair for generating high-quality content across multiple channels and platforms, a nose for a good story with high-level communication skills that engage and energise different audiences. You will be a keen problem solver and a person who has high-level interpersonal and collaborative skills with the ability to develop and maintain productive working relationships which result in successful outcomes. If this sounds like a position that suits your career focus, we look forward to hearing from you.

You will also have:

- A degree with relevant experience, or extensive experience and specialist expertise in communications, or an equivalent combination of both
- Expertise in the production of targeted, engaging communications for print, digital and social channels
- Experience in stakeholder engagement and reputation management
- Excellent track record in executing projects

To ensure the University continues to provide a safe environment for everyone, this position requires the incumbent to hold a current and valid Working with Children Check.

**About the University**
The University of Melbourne is consistently ranked amongst the leading universities in the world. We are proud of our people, our commitment to research and teaching excellence, and our global engagement.

**Benefits of Working with Us**
In addition to having the opportunity to grow and be challenged, and to be part of a vibrant campus life, our people enjoy a range of rewarding benefits:

- Flexible working arrangements, generous personal, parental and cultural leave
- Competitive remuneration, 17% super, salary packaging and leave loading
- Free and subsidised health and wellbeing services, and access to fitness and cultural clubs
- Discounts on a wide range of products and services including Myki cards and Qantas Club
- Career