Assistant Director, Media

2 weeks ago

Canberra, Australia ACT Health Full time

**Description**

**Employment Type**:Full Time, Temporary 6 Month Contract with the possibility of extension and/or permanency
**Classification**: Senior Officer Grade C (PN 36837)
**Salary**:$125,344 - $134,527 (Plus 12% Super)
**Location**:The Canberra Hospital, Garran
**Section**:Strategic Communication
**Closing Date**:**23rd September 2025

**What can we offer you**:
Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions.Salary packaging with full fringe benefits tax concessions.Reimbursement for relocation expenses.Flexible working arrangements and purchased leave options.Attractive superannuation package.Free on-campus parking, plus the ability to work from home.Employee Assistance Program for staff and immediate family members.Comprehensive health and wellbeing support services.

**About the Role**:
Join our dynamic media team in a busy, fast-paced environment where we balance high performance with genuine enjoyment of our work. We've built a supportive team culture where everyone loves what they do and backs each other up.

**About the Role**

This integral position plays a key role in managing media relations, ensuring timely and accurate information delivery while maintaining high community awareness, positive engagement, and strong reputation management for Canberra Health Services.

Working under the limited direction of the Director, Media, you'll collaborate with our team to develop and deliver CHS's media strategy, including crisis and issues management. You'll provide strategic media advice to senior leadership, manage media inquiries and events, and generate proactive content across multiple communication channels.

**What We're Looking For**

We need a self-starter who thrives on taking initiative and works exceptionally well in a small team environment. You must demonstrate a strong track record of consistently meeting deadlines while maintaining high quality and accuracy standards.

Key responsibilities include establishing productive stakeholder relationships, participating in our 24/7 on-call system, and contributing to emergency management activities as required.

**For more information regarding the position duties click here for the**_Position Description._**

Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check.

**To Apply**:
Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary and community‐based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region. More information can be found on the CHS website.

**Our**Vision**: creating exceptional health care together
**Our** **Role**: to be a health service that is trusted by our community
**Our**Values**: Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind
- The new state-of-the-art Building 5 is now officially open at Canberra Hospital. This 44,000sqm, nine-storey facility, the largest healthcare infrastructure project in the Territory’s history, delivers cutting-edge acute clinical services. Building 5 seamlessly integrates with existing campus buildings, ensuring smooth public access, patient transportation, and efficient logistics._

**Job**: General/Administrative

**Salary Range**: 125,344.00 - 134,527.00

**Contact Name**: Claire Foote

**Closing Date**: 23/Sep/2025, 8:59:00 AM

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