• Permanent Full Time
• Sydney, Newcastle, Melbourne or Brisbane

About the Organisation

Life Without Barriers is a leading social purpose, not for profit organisation of 7,500 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

Permanent full time based in either our Newcastle, Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane offices. You will pursue proactive media opportunities that are aligned to the strategic position of Life Without Barriers in the sector, and marketing strategies and supports relevant business activities. Your experience working proactively in a fast paced, large, agile organisation will be key to your success.

Key responsibilities

• Support the execution of the media strategy
• Proactively seek media opportunities
• Develop and manage relationships with key media partners
• Manage the relevant contracts in relation to media monitoring
• Develop communication plans to manage media incidents and risks
• Develop communication summaries intended to capture and report on media issues and asses media risks
• Develop and distribute releases to the full range of media outlets
• Develop and sustain relationships with all internal stakeholders to ensure successful media leadership and management is provided
• Design and develop regular media reports

Skills & Experience

• Relevant tertiary qualification
• Demonstrated experience in developing and implementing communication plans, approaches and mechanisms for large, complex, geographically dispersed organisation
• Demonstrated experience and success in both traditional and interactive communication channels
• Demonstrated experience of planning and delivering media events
• Experience working proactively in a fast paced, agile environment
• Strong relationships with both local and national business and industry media outlets
• Experience in acting as a company spokesperson; comfortable and skilled in both broadcast and print media interviews

Benefits

• Join one of Australia’s largest and leading social purpose organisations
• Great tax benefits and monthly rostered days off
• Join a national team of marketing and media professionals

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).

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] using the subject line: Senior Media Advisor - Sydney / Newcastle / Melbourne / Brisbane enquiry via EthicalJobs.

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 https://bit.ly/2GzZGWA