Duties & Requirements

• Build and strengthen Indigenous relationships and support the IPOs engagement of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and Indigenous peoples across the Pacific region.
• Prepare high quality press releases, social media content and presentations for IPO staff on identified priorities.
• Develop manage and advise on communication strategies, media strategies and oversee their implementation, including political campaigns, fund raising and reporting initiatives.
• Develop and maintain social media content, moderate and manage the organisation’s web presence, including drafting content across a range of formats, directing IT sub-contractors and engagement with on-line communities.
• Work with the CEO and Finance Manager to provide detailed reports on identified projects and outcomes, both domestically and internationally.
• Develop and manage the IPOs virtual advertising and selection of opportunities to attend United Nations mechanisms or IPO meetings.
• Organise the hosting of advertising, registrations and recordings of webinars organised by the IPO to inform the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and broader no- Indigenous communities, where relevant, on key issues and themes identified by the CEO or Executive Board.
• Support the IPO to develop narrative and messaging on identified issues, such as the Voice, deaths in custody, racial justice, legislative reform and self-determination.
• Support IPO spokespeople to participate in policy debates in the media.
• Develop appropriate media packages, press releases, opinion pieces and media briefings and
• develop, maintain and continue to build media contact lists.
• Possess an understanding of media cycles, news hooks and angles to place stories and an understanding of social media formats and content, across a range of formats.

SELECTION CRITERIA

• Knowledge of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community, current policy debates and issues impacting Indigenous peoples.
• Excellent written communication skills and experience researching issues, including the ability to prepare press releases, social media content and presentations for IPO staff on identified priorities.
• Demonstrated experience creating and moderating virtual content for social media accounts and engaging with on-line communities and creating and maintaining website content and media presence across a range of social media formats.
• Demonstrated experience developing communication and media strategies and overseeing their implementation.
• Demonstrated experience developing virtual advertising and selection processes, advertising, registrations and recordings of webinars organised by the IPO to inform the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and broader no-Indigenous communities, where relevant, on key issues and themes identified by the CEO or Executive Board.
• Capacity to navigate complex political and social issues and communicate them clearly and simply and draft presentation materials on advocacy concerns.
• Demonstrated skills and experience in project management, including the ability to manage IT contractors to ensure effective project delivery, with outstanding organisational skills and ability to manage multiple projects related to identified priorities as determined by the CEO.
• Experience developing media packages, press releases, opinion pieces and media briefings, with an understanding of media cycles, news hooks and angles to place stories and capacity to respond to emerging issues in a fast-paced and pressured political environment.
• Demonstrated ability to work with a high degree of autonomy and as part of a cross-functional team, and a willingness to take initiative where appropriate.

Highly Desirable

• A knowledge of climate mitigation, adaptation and Indigenous capacity building and United Nations processes to address climate change.
• Skills and interest in graphic design, photography and videography and the broadcasting and use of such materials.