Communication & Design Officer

Children's Ground is a First Nations organisation. The Children's Ground Approach is designed and delivered through the leadership of First Nations people. We are committed to systems change to ensure dignity, justice and equity for all children and families. Our work focuses on national reform as well as evidencing a new way of working.
The Children's Ground Approach is a whole of community, whole of life approach. We privilege First Nations knowledge systems and practice. Over the course of a generation, led by local expertise, we create and deliver an integrated system that is centred on learning, development and wellbeing that responds to the child and their family through the key transition points from pre-birth to young adulthood.
Our approach recognises the cultural, social, and economic strength of our communities. We build on this over a generation to ensure a future for our children and grandchildren that gives them freedom, opportunity and rights to their culture and identity.
Children's Ground operates in Central Australia and across the Top End, with support provided by a Melbourne-based Shared Services team.
About you
This is an identified position for an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person. You are a skilled communicator and visual storyteller, using your creative and strategic design expertise to engage a range of audiences — from community members to partners, donors, and the wider public. Your proactive approach to people engagement and leadership drives performance and meaningful impact, while strengthening the reputation and revenue of Children's Ground.
About the role
The Communications & Design Specialist is responsible for managing Children's Ground social media, leading the organisations ambassador program and supporting the broad functions of the communications team, including design, copywriting and more.
Key Responsibilities
The role will:
Manage and implement the organisations social media strategy, including account management, posting, content creation and reporting;
Manage and implement the Children's Ground Ambassador Program;
Support the organisation's design needs including social media, publications, project needs and implementation of the organisational style guide
Contribute to the broader communications function, including contributing to strategic direction, campaigns, planning, website maintenance and policy development;
Lead, develop and implement special projects as designated by the Director, PIC.
Provide support to philanthropy when required.
Essential experience and skills
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander identified
Demonstrated understanding and commitment to the rights and interests of First Nations Australians.
Demonstrated ability to effectively manage and deliver an organisations social media strategy
Ability to manage current ambassador relationships as well as attracting and engaging with potential ambassadors
Graphic design experience, including proficient ability with the Adobe Creative Suite of software
Sound project management skills with the ability to meet KPI's
Tertiary qualification in marketing, communications or relevant field and/or equivalent professional experience
Experience in engaging and building relationships
Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills including written and verbal communication skills
Ability to communicate concepts and ideas persuasively to a wide variety of audiences
Developed organisational skills with an ability to balance competing work priorities to meet tight deadlines
Experience using CRM databases, preferably Salesforce
An ability to undertake occasional interstate travel and outside normal business hours.
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