• Strong verbal, written and digital communications skills
• Work for a leading health organisation, as part of a skilled and enthusiastic team
• Generous salary packaging, five weeks' annual leave, and free parking

About the Company

Brisbane North PHN supports clinicians and communities in Brisbane's northern suburbs, Moreton Bay Regional Council and parts of Somerset Regional Council. It covers approximately 4,100 km2 of urban, regional and rural areas, with a population of over one million.

Our vision is a community where good health is available for everyone. We work with others to create and deliver the best possible health and community care system for the people of our region.

Our PHN’s goals:

• Be informed and led by community voice
• Re-orient the health system toward care close to home
• Build capacity of providers to meet health needs of our region

The PHN’s values:

• Collaboration: We build strong and enduring relationships to achieve our shared goals.
• Diversity: We are inclusive, fair and responsive to different needs.
• Integrity: We are transparent, respectful and work to the highest standards.
• Courage: We lead new approaches, learn and improve.
• Impact: We deliver outcomes for our community.

About the role

An exciting opportunity to develop and implement public relations and communications strategies with a focus on raising the profile of Brisbane North PHN and its role with key stakeholders, especially government and the media.

Duties and Responsibilities

• develop and implement a public relations strategy to support the PHN and its activities including profile building and positioning our role in primary healthcare
• lead the PHN’s public relations work, including media liaison and social media, strategic communications and engagement with government stakeholders (Federal and State) and other stakeholders in the primary health, aged and community care sectors and internal coordination across teams within the PHN
• provide public relations and strategic communications advice to the PHN’s senior leaders
• writing, proofing and development of high quality articles for internal and external publications, website content, media releases and grant submissions
• provide communications support and advice to teams across the PHN
• record and report the PHN’s PR activities to internal and external stakeholders

Skills and Experience

• a degree in communications, journalism, public relations or related fields or be able to demonstrate recognised skills and relevant experience.
• at least two years of experience in a similar role
• knowledge and experience in public relations and communications, including media liaison, political engagement and social media
• strong verbal, written and digital communications skills
• ability to produce high quality articles for internal and external publications such as website content, media releases and grant submissions.
• experience developing and implementing communications plans
• advanced skills in Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint
• demonstrated understanding of the not-for-profit healthcare industry is desirable
• experience in using CMS software is desirable
• experience in design, i.e. Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop and InDesign) is desirable

Culture

Brisbane North PHN offers the successful candidate the chance to work for a dynamic and innovative organisation. You'll enjoy working with our supportive staff and the learning opportunities provided from the exposure to a range of diverse projects.

Benefits

• Generous salary packaging arrangements available
• Annual professional development funding available
• Free undercover parking
• Five weeks' annual leave pro rata per annum
• 17.5% leave loading
• Employee Assistance Program

How to Apply

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Direct any queries about the role to [email protected] using the subject line: Public Relations Officer enquiry via EthicalJobs.

We are committed to achieving a diverse workforce and strongly encourage applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, people with lived experience of mental illness and people with disabilities.

A position description is attached.