Communications and Public Relations Coordinator

Would you like to join our dynamic Embassy team in Canberra representing Finland, the happiest country in the world? We are recruiting a Communications and Public Relations Coordinator to boost Finland's visibility and connections in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific.

The successful candidate will have previous professional experience from media, communications and/or public relations. We also appreciate interest towards political, trade and societal affairs, and knowledge on Finland/Nordics is seen as an asset. We offer diverse and fulfilling duties, a great team with low levels of hierarchy and a good work-life balance.

Kindly note that applicants without an existing long-term right to work in Australia will not be considered for the position, and that exceptions cannot be made under any circumstances. Please confirm in your application that these conditions are met. The role also requires a full-time in person presence in Canberra and includes occasional work travel.

The deadline for applications is 15 October 2025. Please note that applications are reviewed as they come in, and a suitable candidate can be recruited before the deadline. The position will at first be filled for a fixed term until 31 May 2027.

Your main duties:

• Supporting the Ambassador and Embassy team in communications and public relations work

• Maintain and grow media contacts, and organise media visits to Finland

• Develop the Embassy's social media presence and work on updating other external communication platforms by curating digital content to promote Finland's interests and visibility

• Liaise with Finnish companies, Team Finland and other partners to align business and country branding communications

• Create and distribute promotional and internal materials for Finland's country brand building

• Plan, coordinate and assist with the Embassy events and projects

• Act as the first contact point for inquiries about Finland

You will:

• Hold professional experience from media, communications or public relations

• Have relevant tertiary qualifications (e.g. from communications, public relations, political science)

• Have ability to align communications and public relations work with Embassy's strategic goals, including foreign and security policy, trade promotion, consular and country image objectives.

• Have excellent verbal and written communications skills, and attention to detail

• Have demonstrated track record on social media and other communication platforms

• Have a good knowledge of the media landscape in Australia, preferably also familiarity of other countries in the Embassy's jurisdiction

• Be a full-fledged team player who gets things done

• Have strong social skills

• Be a native or native level English speaker.

Knowledge of Finnish/Nordic societies and languages are seen as assets.

We offer:

• Full-time position

• Interesting tasks and opportunities

• Great work-life balance

A personnel security clearance may be obtained for the applicant with their consent (Finnish Security Clearance Act 726/2014). For more information on the security clearance procedure and the rights of the person subject to clearance, visit

The applicant may also be subject to a personal security clearance in the country of employment, for which the Embassy will provide further information (police check).

Applications (including cover letter, CV, salary request and confirmation on long-term right to work in Australia) should be submitted to by close of business on 15 October 2025.

For further information regarding this position, please contact directly.

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