About the Organisation

Life Without Barriers is a leading social purpose, not for profit organisation of 7,000 employees working in more than 440 communities across Australia. We support children, young people and families, people with disability, older people and people with mental illness. We work with people who are homeless and refugees and asylum seekers.   

We want to employ people who reflect the diversity of our clients to ensure we can support each client's individual needs and wants. We encourage people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background and people with disability to apply.

About the role

Reporting to the National Manager, Media & Communications, you will develop and implement the national media strategy whilst managing a small team of professionals. This role is pivotal in growing the foundation of Life Without Barrier’s media management and strategy so your strong experience in this space along with your alignment to our values is critical. This position is a six month maximum term contract that can be located in either Sydney, Richmond (Melbourne) or Newcastle.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage a small team of Media and Communications professionals
• Lead the implementation of the national media strategy
• Provide leadership to show media and social media integration to maximise profile of Life Without Barriers
• Develop communication summaries and media recommendations intended to capture and report on media issues and asses media risks
• Work in partnership with other key external media representatives within the NGO sector and funding bodies

Skills & Experience

• Tertiary qualification in a relevant discipline  
• Demonstrated experience in media management including issues management and proactive media opportunities
• Strong leadership skills
• A collaborative approach with a focus on achieving positive outcomes for the organisation
• Strong relationships with both local and national business and industry media outlets
• Experience in acting as a company spokesperson
• Excellent written communication skills for development of media release, media statements communication plans, correspondence and other material

Successful candidates will be required to clear probity checks including National Criminal History Record Check and Working with Children Check (where relevant to the role).

Benefits

• Join one of Australia’s largest social purpose organisations
• Opportunity to grow the foundations of our media management
• Join a national Strategy & Engagement team with a diverse skill set

How to Apply

Include your resume and covering letter in one document, click ‘Apply’ and follow the prompts. For any enquiries including persons with disability that require adjustments, contact [email protected].

We are dedicated to playing our part to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and bring continuity of care and support to our clients. With this in mind, if you are successful, we will discuss with you an alternative to a face to face interview. 

Life Without Barriers supports the Royal Commission into violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation of people with disability. We believe people with disability need to be heard and for these experiences to influence how support services like ours are delivered. View our statement here (https://bit.ly/2GzZGWA).