Communications Coordination Manager

**Role**: Communications Coordination Manager

**Location**: Murarrie Brisbane, Queensland

**Employment Type**: Full-Time, Maternity Cover Contract (12 months)

We’re Goodstart

With 16,500 “Goodstarter” team members across nearly 700 centres nurturing 70,000 children, we’re Australia's largest provider of early learning and care. As a not-for-profit social enterprise, we exist purely to improve the lives of Australia's children and their families. From our centre directors to centre teams, we work together to make a real difference for children in those crucial early years.

At Goodstart, we’re all about laying the foundation for better lives through amazing early learning experiences, and we know that we can’t do that without great people

We are looking for a Communication Coordination Manager to work collaboratively to co-ordinate the delivery of ‘centre ready’ campaigns, projects, and initiatives to ensure Goodstart’s centre-based teams have the information they need to provide high quality early learning. This role will report to the Lead, Communications and Issues and is part of the Corporate Affairs, Communications and Partnerships team.

**Your Impact**:
To inform and advise Centre Ready leadership on the network calendar for events, projects, and initiatives.
Identify possible conflicts and work with Centres Orchestration to solve issues.
As a key part of the communications to centres - coordinates topics for newsletters, webinars and whole orgganisation updates.
Provide expert strategic advice on communications; to support the flow of fit for purpose, timely information to Goodstart’s national network.
Use analytical and data skills to help the team measure and evaluate the effectiveness of communication campaigns and adjust plans accordingly.

**You’ll bring to the table**:
Hold a formal qualification in a communication related discipline.
Possess strong planning and project management skills.
Have gained relevant experience within a related field/ environment.

**What Goodstart can offer you**:
Work for a company that has an aspiration to be globally recognised for early years practice and learning outcomes
Gain significant investment in your growth and development with support, tools, training and experiences that will truly enhance the progress and outcomes for children in their earliest years.
Be a part of a team and work environment where everyone feels a sense of belonging, inclusion and purpose
Access to discounted childcare (up to 15%)
Flexible work arrangements giving you choice about when and how work will be done in order to better manage your work and non-work needs
Discounted health care and access to employee wellbeing program with BUPA
Exclusive discounts on travel, gym memberships, Apple and Dell products, and more.

**How to apply**:
Supporting our people and protecting our children

We are an equal opportunity employer that is proud of our inclusive and diverse work environment. We support and encourage individual growth and strong teams that are made up of many different cultures and backgrounds.

We are deeply committed to Reconciliation and creating an environment where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People feel connected and a strong sense of belonging. By weaving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives through all that we do, we aim to build knowledge and a deeper understanding of our First Nations People and culture for all in our team.

**Posting Notes**: MURARRIE, BRISBANE || QLD || Australia (AU) || j2wDept || SF: LI || No Early Childhood Qualification || Full-Time