About Our Watch

Our Watch is a national leader of primary prevention of violence against women and their children.

Our vision is an Australia where women and their children live free from all forms of violence. Our role is to stop violence before it starts. We work to embed gender equality and prevent violence where Australians live, learn, work and socialise.

About the role

The Media and Communications Advisor plays a key role in supporting the delivery of both proactive and reactive media and communications activity across Our Watch, to protect and enhance the organisation’s reputation and engage target audiences in action to prevent violence against women and their children.

Reporting to the Senior Media and Communications Advisor – Engagement, and working as part of cross-functional project teams, the Media and Communications Advisor supports the development, implementation and evaluation of the organisation’s media and communications activity.

About you

You will have experience supporting the creation of proactive media plans, responding quickly to reactive media opportunities, researching and drafting opinion pieces and messaging, and assisting with communications support for projects across the organisation.

Why work for us

Our Watch is strongly committed to the wellbeing of its employees. We work to continuously improve the policies and processes that ensure an engaging, safe and inclusive environment for the people who work here. Some of the benefits of working with Our Watch are:

• Commitment to work life balance for staff, including flexible hours/ ways of working
• Ongoing learning and development opportunities including paid professional development
• Wellbeing programs, such as our Employee Assistance Program
• Stand up desks
• Best practice parental leave
• Annual leave loading of 17.5%
• Innovative leave policies, such as floating public holiday leave and cultural leave.

Our Watch recognises and values diversity among its staff and strongly encourages suitably qualified people from all backgrounds, especially people who have a strong understanding of intersectionality either by working with diverse population groups or a lived experience.

Our Watch is committed to increasing employment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the organisation. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are strongly encouraged to apply.

Our Watch encourages applications from people with disability. We want to provide a positive, barrier-free recruitment process and supportive workplace. If you require modifications with the application process to meet your access needs please contact us.