Senior Student Communication Officer

Senior Student Communication Officer

Exciting opportunity: Drive digital outreach, enhance engagement. Looking for someone with strong digital and communication skills.

• Melbourne Burwood or Geelong Waurn Ponds
• Part time 0.8 FTE and continuing
• HEW 6 - $89,012 - $96,126 + 17% Superannuation (pro rata, part time)

Why work with us?

At Deakin you will have access to benefits such as a variety of leave options including generous parental leave and the ability to purchase additional leave; flexible working arrangements to help manage your work-life balance; ongoing learning and development opportunities to grow your career; an inclusive and supportive culture and environment to work in, both online and on campus.

Who are we?

Deakin is a cutting-edge public university in Victoria, revolutionizing education with 61,000 students across five campuses: Melbourne Burwood, Geelong Waurn Ponds, Geelong Waterfront, Warrnambool, and our dynamic online Campus. We're proud to be a progressive and open-minded university, delivering the highest student satisfaction in Victoria and consistently ranked in the top 1% of the world's universities.

As a Senior Student Communication Officer you will:

• Plan and prioritises work and critical activities appropriately and recognises barriers to achieving outcomes, finds effective ways to deal with them and evaluates progress
• Build new and productive relationships with a diverse range of students, stakeholders or key and influential individuals both inside and outside the University
• Develop and implement practical, accessible solutions based on stakeholder needs
• Seek feedback from stakeholders regarding their satisfaction and perspective with products or services received, respond to feedback with openness and transparency and seek to identify ways to better service the customer

To be successful, you’ll have:

• A tertiary degree with subsequent relevant work experience; or
• Extensive experience and specialist knowledge or broad knowledge in technical or administrative field; or
• An equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education/training in communications, graphic design, digital content creation and/or marketing
• Strong and proven skills and experience in writing, reviewing, editing, and updating content on digital platforms including websites, blogs, social media, etc.
• Experience in digital content creation, graphic design, photo editing and production of high-quality video and audio

Here's how to apply: 

Please submit your updated resume and a short cover letter outlining your skills and experience.

For a confidential discussion regarding this role, please contact Cuirwen Whelan, Manager, Student Communication and Information on **************@deakin.edu.au

For a copy of the position description, please see below:

 Senior Student Communications Officer HEW 6 FINAL.pdf

Applications for this position close on the 18th February 2024 11.55pm..

Are You Ready?

Deakin is a Victorian university with a global impact. We are an agile, dynamic, and innovative university committed to making a positive impact through our excellence in education, research and innovation and the contributions we make to the wider community.

We understand that our reputation has been built on the dedication and expertise of our staff and we offer a dynamic and diverse working environment with opportunities to grow and develop careers. We believe that a progressive, thriving culture will ensure that people choose to come, and stay at Deakin and contribute to our ongoing success.

We value diversity and aim to build an inclusive environment that champions, embraces and respects differences. We support and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and people of all abilities, cultures, sexual orientation, and genders.