Communications Specialist

Job Description

**Posting Start Date**:17/02/2025

**Req ID**:2742

**Job Title**:Communications Specialist

**Employment Status**:Permanent Full Time

**Job Location**:Frankston

**- Exciting opportunity to join our Corporate Communications & Philanthropy team**
- **Lots of employee benefits, supportive and inclusive team, and onsite parking**:

- **Ongoing Full-Time role (Monday to Friday)**:

- **Grade 3 classification**

**Who We Are and What We Stand For**
Peninsula Health is the major metropolitan health service caring for a community of 300,000 people. Our Vision is to provide exceptional health and community care. To realise this vision we need people who strive for a sense of achievement, take an interest in their individual growth, enjoy innovation and looking for ways to improve, and have a passion for communicating and connecting with others.
In representing Peninsula Health, we expect all employees and volunteers to reflect our values: Be the Best, Be a Role Model, Be Open and Honest, Be Compassionate and Respectful, and Be Collaborative. We are One Peninsula Health.

**What You Will Be Doing**
Join the Corporate Communications & Philanthropy team during an exciting time for Peninsula Health, as we prepare to open the redevelopment of Frankston Hospital in January 2026.
The Communications Specialist works across internal and external communications to develop and implement communications plans to meet strategic goals. The role is critical to ensuring Peninsula Health delivers exceptional and engaging written and multimedia content to grow our impact and influence, and to help achieve our brand and fundraising objectives.

This role is a wonderful opportunity for a communications professional to join a small and supportive team and work on a range of communications campaigns, projects, and events, including the opening of the new hospital.

Please refer to the Position Description (click here) for further information on the position.

**What You Need**
We anticipate you will have:

- Recognised tertiary qualifications and/or significant career experience relevant to the position.
- Demonstrated experience in planning and managing simultaneous projects with competing deadlines in a changing environment with multiple stakeholders.
- Experience managing corporate social media accounts, and developing and implementing growth plans.
- Proven ability to write and produce engaging content for print and digital channels, with a strong editorial sense and ability to produce content to brief.
- Experience in media relations and developing relationships with media outlets.
- Experience writing media releases and news stories.
- Ability to translate technical terminology into readily comprehensible language and concepts.
- Ability to work effectively with a high degree of autonomy, accountability, self-motivation, and initiative.
- Demonstrated ability to produce videos and photography content to a high standard.
- Experience using Adobe Creative Suite, in particular Adobe Premiere Pro and Adobe Photoshop.
- Experience in using MailChimp (desirable)
- Well-developed interpersonal skills with proven ability to relate to a diverse range of people from different backgrounds and at various levels of seniority, and build strong and effective working relationships to deliver outcomes.
- Demonstrated ability to respond effectively to challenges, and to work effectively in a small, diverse team environment.
- Current driver’s license.
- Experience working within a healthcare or health-focused organisation. (desirable, not essential)
- Experience developing fundraising content. (desirable, not essential)

**What Next**
If you experience any issues signing in or registering, please feel welcome to contact the Talent Acquisition Team on 9784 2700.

For role-specific information contact Jessica Mills at 0475 954 389
The role ceases advertising on 26 February 2025.

**Additional Requirements**
- Please refer to (insert EA) salary circular for salary range. Sub-grading will be based on years of experience.

It is strongly recommended that individuals in this role remain up to date with their COVID-19 vaccinations.
Join Peninsula Health and help us to deliver safe, personal, effective & connected care to every person, every time.