Job Summary
- $95,000 - $119,999 per annum
- Applications close:
- Job posted on: 1st Mar 2023
The Federation of Ethnic Communities’ Councils of Australia (FECCA) is the national peak body representing people from multicultural communities and their organisations across Australia. Through the membership of state, territory, and regional councils, we represent over 1,500 community organisations and their members. For over 40 years, FECCA has proudly worked alongside culturally and linguistically diverse communities, the broader Australian society and the Commonwealth government to build an inclusive multicultural Australia.
At the heart of FECCA’s work is promoting multiculturalism, embodied in equitable policies and non-discriminatory practices for all Australians, regardless of their cultural, linguistic, ethnic, racial, or religious backgrounds. FECCA strives to ensure that the needs and aspirations of various cohorts of Australia’s culturally, ethnically, and linguistically diverse population are heard by policy and decision makers, as well as the broader public. We work to promote fairness and responsiveness to our constituency in the delivery and design of government policies and programs, and we promote multiculturalism as a core value that defines what it means to be Australian in the 21st century.
Communications manager is a bright, proactive, strategic, and capable individual who will join the leadership team and reports to the CEO. They are responsible for the development and implementation of communication strategies, to enhance and support FECCA’s influence and impact. They will deliver effective and innovative communications, marketing, and member engagement services across the Federation.
The Communications Manager plays a pivotal role in overseeing all internal and external communications within FECCA and working with senior staff to conceptualise, plan and deliver successful engagement strategies and initiatives for the organisation. The role interacts closely with the FECCA policy teams to continue to build and promote FECCA’s work as a credible representative of Multicultural Australia.
The successful candidate will be proactive and hands-on with strong communication and media skills, as well as the ability to lead, and think strategically to move the organisation forward in this role. You are a self-driven problem solver who thrives on the challenge of delivering amazing communications, marketing and building engagement. Your outgoing personality helps you build and manage effective relationships with your team, members and key industry stakeholders.
Some interstate travel may be required from time to time.
We are committed to nurturing a diverse team of professionals. People from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are especially encouraged to apply.
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We are proudly an Equal Opportunity Employer.
We also offer a range of incentives to encourage, support, attract and retain staff, including:
For any query, please contact Christina Ng (Office Manager) on 02 6282 5755 or [email protected] using the subject line: Communications Manager enquiry via EthicalJobs.