Job Summary
- Salary of $151,732
- Applications close:
- Job posted on: 19th Apr 2024
We are seeking an experienced communications professional to own the communications, media, and marketing strategy of our diverse and dynamic trade union.
This is a unique and exciting opportunity to join the national elected leadership team of an organisation that lives its values through its day-to-day work.
The Communications department at the UWU tells and amplifies member stories, intervenes in, and leads public debates, influences politics and civil society, and builds its power through its members’ action, brand, marketing, and reach.
You’ll be leading a large and passionate team with a full suite of in-house communications functions.
This position supports flexible ways of working. We encourage a balance of working in the office and remotely and we believe this enables our people to do their best work.
This role can be based out of Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne or Sydney.
United Workers’ Union is a powerful member-led union whose sole purpose is to serve the collective interests of members in workplaces and communities by winning significant and long-lasting gains.
The Union is driving change by growing union membership, developing leadership amongst our members, encouraging active member participation in the union, building and enforcing standards in our sectors, and campaigning both politically and in the community.
As a union with a proudly diverse membership, we are committed to equity and inclusion; and continuing to build a union that is truly representative of the workers we cover. We encourage applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, LGBTQIA+ people and women.
This is a strategic, operational and management role – the ideal candidate will be able to work across these three functions.
Strategic:
Operational:
Management
We are looking for a candidate with wide range of skills and experience. We recognise you may not tick all these boxes, but we will be evaluating your capacity within these four core competencies.
An attractive remuneration package will be offered to the successful applicant, which will include:
Please submit your resume, together with a cover letter addressing the selection criteria and references to Julie Korlevska, Deputy Director (People, Culture and Change) through the UWU Careers Portal, via the Apply Now link.
For further information about the role, please email [email protected], using the subject line: Non-Executive Director of Communications enquiry via EthicalJobs.