WHO WE ARE

Tandem is the Victorian peak body representing family and friends supporting people living with mental health issues. Tandem’s mission is to provide leadership and coordination for the community of individuals and organisations who seek better outcomes for Victorian mental health carers.

SCOPE OF THE POSITION

Reporting to the Senior Policy & Communications Officer, the Project Officer (Communications) is responsible for Tandem’s internal and external communications activities. This includes developing content and working with Tandem’s program and project areas to keep stakeholders informed about Tandem’s work by developing communications products such as; newsletters, speeches, digital content (website and social media) and campaigns. You will work closely with colleagues to ensure that Tandem’s communication is clear, engaging, timely, and reflects our strategic priorities.

KEY RESPONSIBILITY AREAS

The position is a key part of the team involved in a range of projects, in order to ensure that the diverse voice of family and friends supporting someone with mental health issues and psychosocial disability across the life span, culture, gender, socioeconomic and rural and regional spectrum are heard by policy makers and stakeholders whilst building our profile and increasing our membership. This position will be part of a team ensuring that families and carers around Victoria are kept up to date with the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System activities and progress.

Key Selection Criteria

• Tertiary qualification in PR, Social Media, Marketing or Journalism and/or health or social science (with a communications work history)
• Demonstrated ability to implement end-to-end communications strategies and campaigns.
• Demonstrated experience in developing and providing content for communication materials including publications, websites and social media
• Experience preparing content using clear, concise and grammatically correct language. Edit written communications to ensure content achieves purpose and meets audience needs. Ensures appropriate style and format are used. Has a deep appreciation of the audience and how written materials may be interpreted along with outstanding attention to detail.
• Demonstrated experience placing high priority on accomplishment and attaining results. Identifies processes, tasks and resources required to achieve a goal. Uses systems and procedures to guide work and track progress. Recognizes barriers and finds effective ways to deal with them.

A position description is attached.