Strategic Communications Manager

At C&K, our purpose is to make a positive impact on children's lives. It's what we've been doing for more than 115 years. Through evidence-based thinking, hard work and true compassion, we've built a trusted reputation as Queensland's leading provider of early childhood education. And as a child safe organisation, we put children's safety and wellbeing at the heart of everything we do, creating nurturing spaces where children can learn, explore, play and grow.

The Strategic Communications Manager will lead the implementation of C&K's internal and external communications strategy, driving impact across our organisation.  This role will deliver strategic, high-quality communications that position C&K as a sector leader in early childhood education and care.

You'll help us shape the future of children in our care by:

• Leading C&K's communications strategy to strengthen our reputation, influence and advocacy impact.
• Providing strategic communications advice to executives and senior leaders, ensuring clear, consistent and aligned messaging.
• Overseeing media and public affairs activity, building strong relationships and managing emerging issues.
• Delivering engaging, high-quality content across digital, print and corporate channels.
• Leading and developing a small, high-performing team to deliver best-practice communications.
• Monitoring media, policy and sector developments to identify opportunities and support advocacy priorities.

Find Your Better Way and Enjoy the Benefits

Every C&K career helps children belong and grow. We'll set you up for success with a range of benefits, programs and opportunities to help you earn, be well and grow:

• Flexible working arrangements with 2 days WFH available.
• Optional additional day off each month
• Find a healthy work-life balance with family-friendly priority access to C&K childcare centres and discounts of up to 35% of the gap fee.
• Work with an organisation that values and fosters a positive work culture.
• Be well and prosper with an Employee Assistance Program that includes financial counselling, nutrition coaching, individual counselling and specialist support for LGBTIQA+ and First Nations individuals.
• Funded Blue Card and National Police Check.
• Plus so much more.

What you'll bring

We strongly uphold our child safety policies and procedures. To thrive and succeed in this role, you will have:

• Degree in communications, journalism, political science or related field, with 5–7 years' experience in strategic communications, media or public affairs.
• Proven ability to lead communication strategies, create clear and compelling content, and manage stakeholder and media relationships in complex environments.
• Strong leadership, planning and organisational skills, with the ability to guide a small team and deliver high-quality outcomes under pressure.

You will bring a passion for achieving long-lasting, high-quality outcomes for children, their families and the community alongside a team-player mindset - when you join C&K, you join a village of good-hearted, talented people, so you can lean on them as they lean on you.

Join us and find a better way with C&K - for children, for you, for always.

To apply, please include a cover letter outlining how your skills and experience align with the requirements of this role.

C&K is a child-safe organisation and all C&K employees are required to undergo a police check and not be a 'Restricted Person' or Suspended Educator under the QLD Blue Card System.

We welcome applicants who identify as an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, have a Culturally and /or Linguistically Diverse background and/or those with additional needs.