• Become part of our family and make a difference to young Australians through supporting their education
• Temporary Full Time position until April 2025
• Based in Sydney CBD, NSW or Melbourne, VIC

The Smith Family is a children’s education charity that helps young Australians experiencing disadvantage to create better futures for themselves through harnessing the power of education.

We are seeking an experienced Senior Communications Advisor to join our family. Reporting to the National Manager, Communications and working alongside dedicated, energised, and passionate team members, this role will work to ensure The Smith Family has a sound strategic focus on effectively communicating our brand and our value proposition, driving audience awareness and consideration across our paid, earned and owned channels.

About our role

You will be responsible for:

• Provide strategic communications to internal teams by providing end to end project and stakeholder management for the delivery of communications projects.
• Write and edit copy to support development of a range of communications materials to ensure consistent messaging.
• Create presentations, timelines and project management documentation to communicate project status and outcomes.
• Identify ideas to improve strategic communications across paid, owned and earned channels.
• Responsible for the development of varied communications across digital and collateral content and channels.
• A business partner to key Internal teams to drive the delivery of communications strategies for internal and external audiences to achieve organisational objectives.

About you

As well as passion for community, you will bring the following:

• Degree qualification in business management, communications, or marketing or proven experience in communications and/or marketing strategy, development and implementation (5+ years’ experience).
• Strong communications skills – a range of writing skills, production skills and creative strengths, interpersonal and negotiation skills.
• Proven communications experience across multiple channels, in for example above the line, social media and internal communications.
• Experience producing and editing videos and writing/managing content for social media.
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines.
• Have or willing to obtain an employee Working With Children's Check.

About our culture

The Smith Family has employees at the centre of its values and operations. We nurture a supportive and inclusive culture that enables people to achieve personal and professional goals, through collaboration and innovation. With a proven work-life balance, wellbeing and health are our top priorities. Enjoy many other benefits, such as tax concessions and flexible working arrangements.

If you are passionate about what you do, committed to make a difference and this sounds like your next role, please click apply, we’d love to hear from you. You may view the position description here.

Due to the nature of this role, the successful candidate must be prepared to undertake a National Police Check and a Working with Children’s Check. We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to principles of cultural diversity. Applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent are encouraged.

A position description is attached.