Campus Location: North Sydney, Australia | Brisbane, Australia | Melbourne, Australia
Job No: APTAV100941#003
- Lead and manage the Communications Team - responsible for media, reputation and issues management, student communications and internal communications.
- Join a tight-knit national team, working in a fast-paced and busy environment.
- 17% employer superannuation, salary packaging, and generous leave provisions.
- Full time continuing HEW10 role based at our North Sydney, Brisbane or Melbourne campus, with hybrid flexibility.
- Join a national university, ranked in the top two per cent of universities worldwide.
About ACU:
Australian Catholic University (ACU) is an inclusive community which welcomes students and staff of all beliefs. ACU has over 2,500 staff supporting more than 34,000 students across eight campuses - Ballarat, Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, North Sydney, Strathfield, Blacktown and Rome.
ACU aspires to be a home for our staff, offer the care of a family and develop an academic and professional community. Whatever your faith or culture, and whether you are academic or professional staff, there are many opportunities both for learning and contributing at ACU.
As valued members of our community, all staff members are expected to have an understanding of ACU's mission and values and to demonstrate an active contribution to them.
About the role:
As the National Manager, Strategic Communications, you'll play a critical leadership role in driving ACU's Communications Strategy in alignment with the university's Brand Strategy and Strategic Plan. Operating across the campuses, taking a whole of organisation approach to lead the specialist function of Communications within the Communications and Creative Services area. Reporting to the Associate Director, Communications and Creative Services and part of the broader Communication and Creative Services team, you will be responsible for providing specialist, professional and highly responsive communication plans and responses. The position can at times work in a volatile and fast changing environment, warranting high level influencing, communication and subject matter expertise. You'll lead and manage the Communications team responsible for corporate communications, reputation and issues management, public relations and internal communications. As well as protecting and advancing the university's corporate reputation, the position has stewardship of key stakeholder relations and drives communication initiatives projecting ACU globally as an impactful, empathetic and research-focused Catholic university. As the university's leading communications expert, you will partner with the Office of the Vice-Chancellor and the university's senior executive on communications strategy and a broad range of related areas including internal and external communications, alignment of communications across audiences and key organisational strategies and priorities, media presence and relationships.
For full position details, refer to the position description.
Contact:
General enquiries can be sent to Alisse Grafitti, Associate Director - Communication and Creative Services at: alisse.grafitti@acu.edu.au
What we offer:
- The University pursues an excellence agenda and offers an environment where staff are welcomed and safe, and valued through development, participation and involvement.
- 17% employer superannuation contributions to eligible continuing and fixed-term staff.
- Annual leave loading of an equivalent to 17.5% of four weeks' salary pro rata payable, dependent on your commencement date.
- As an ACU staff member, you will have access to generous benefits which include but not limited to: flexible work, study leave, a variety of leave provisions and salary packaging. Find out more information about the benefits or working at ACU here.
How to Apply:
Step 1: Review the Position Description and become familiar with Our Mission and the Application process
Step 2: Click the 'View Position Description and Apply' button, and populate your candidate application details, including your:
- resume (maximum 5 pages).
- responses to the Selection Criteria and Core Competencies in a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) or in the online Declaration and Criteria application page.
- brief online responses to any pre-screening employment questions.
Candidates must hold Australian work rights to apply for this position. For permanent/ continuing roles, applicants must have permanent work rights. For further information visit Immigration and Citizenship(homeaffairs.gov.au)
Acting in truth, ACU is dedicated to the dignity of the human person through equitable and respectful opportunities for everyone. ACU can offer support for candidates that may require adjustments through the recruitment process.
Your Privacy of personal information is maintained in accordance with ACU policy. For more details visit: www.acu.edu.au/careers
Advertised: 04-JUL-2024
Applications close: 21-JUL-2024 at 11:59pm AUS Eastern Standard Time
ACU does not accept candidate applications submitted by external recruitment agencies through the ACU careers website.