• Full time ongoing position within a great team, making a difference for the community
• Salary range: $123,625 - $157,340 plus super plus salary packaging
• Up to $15,900 in salary packaging and hybrid WFH & office model

ABOUT YOU

As our ideal candidate, you will possess:

• Extensive experience in proactive and reactive media engagement and issues management gained in a not-for-profit, government and/or legal setting.
• Demonstrated experience in people management, building collaborative relationships and leading within a high-pressure environment.
• Demonstrated experience in creating high-quality and integrated communications strategies delivered in partnership with subject matter experts and communications colleagues.
• Relevant tertiary qualification in journalism, communications, public/corporate affairs or equivalent professional experience (mandatory).

Don’t meet every requirement? At VLA, we understand that your work and life experiences can be just as valuable. If you’re excited about this role but your CV doesn’t align perfectly with our job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or one of our many other opportunities.

In this role you will manage a small team of communications professionals, to deliver high-quality content for internal and external audiences. You will work collaboratively with your colleagues in CELI and across our directorates to plan, implement and evaluate integrated communications and engagement strategies to promote the public benefit of our services and contribute to advocacy for law reform.
You will take the lead on supporting the organisation to engage with the media, oversee internal communications support as well as contribute to strategic and operational planning as part of the CELI leadership team.
This role is based at our Melbourne CBD office on Wurundjeri Country.