Media And Communications Senior Adviser Fte 0.6

Beyond Blue’s vision is that all people in Australia achieve their best possible mental health.

Our role is to work with the community to improve mental health and make it easier for people to feel better earlier, get well and stay well. Earlier, Easier, Together.
Beyond Blue’s values are Collaboration, Respect, Enthusiasm, Excellence, Innovation and Integrity.

Job Description

The Communications Senior Adviser ensures the community is engaged in Beyond Blue’s work through strategic external communications and media.

The Communications Senior Adviser will work across the entire organisation to generate communication strategies and media opportunities to promote Beyond Blue’s work and our efforts to reform the mental health sector in Australia. This includes:

• Providing sound communication advice and best practice approaches to communication strategies
• Developing and implementing content, communication plans, media releases, and creative and engaging social media content
• Handling complex internal and external stakeholder relations, briefing spokespeople, developing speaking notes, and working directly with people with lived experience of mental health conditions
• Strategic thinking and analysing data and research
• Managing media monitoring and daily media requests.

Tertiary qualified in journalism, communications, or media, the appointee will have a least five years’ experience in strategic communications, public relations or/ media with extensive experience and/or understanding in all areas of Media and Communications. Your excellent writing, editorial and verbal communication skills, ability to craft and implement highly effective communication strategies, excellent attention to detail and stakeholder management and strong news sense and media contacts will be underpinned by your ability to deliver creative communication plans and strategies.

This is a terrific opportunity to work within an organisation that is part of shaping the future outcomes for the community.

Desired Skills and Experience

Beyond Blue is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive work environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, or age. We strongly encourage people from all cultural backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

To apply, Applications should include a current CV with a cover letter that addresses why you would consider yourself to be a strong addition to Beyond Blue and how your skills and experience would be attributes to the position. For detailed information about this position including the closing date, please refer to the position description on our careers page(Candidates who are viewing from a job-board such as SEEK or LinkedIn, please refer to our careers page on our website). For further information please contact sarah.farnsworth@beyondblue.org.au or call Sarah on 0428645457.

Preferred candidates will be required to undertake pre-employment screening, including a National Police Check and where required a Working with Children Check.

NOTE: Short-listing of candidates will commence prior to the closure of this role, so please do not delay submitting your application.