Senior Media Advisor

• Work with a high profile and media savvy CEO for the leading national organisation working to reduce poverty and inequality in Australia
• Play a leading role in driving ACOSS’s media profile and ensuring that the voices of people with lived experience of poverty and inequality are front and centre on the issues that affect them
• Be a part of an energetic, passionate, and dynamic team

About ACOSS

The Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS) is the peak organisation for community and social services in Australia and a national voice for the needs of people affected by poverty and inequality. ACOSS develops public policy, undertakes research, and promotes and communicates positions in the media, through direct advocacy and public campaigns. ACOSS is committed to ensuring people directly affected by poverty and inequality can participate fully in public policy development and debate and that the public narrative around poverty and inequality is informed and respectful.

Benefits and Culture

ACOSS is a supportive, inclusive and highly rewarding working environment that provides staff with a strong sense of achievement and recognition for the important work it does.

ACOSS offers above Award pay and entitlements; Above Award sick, carers and family leave, 14 weeks paid parental leave available to all new parents, Cultural and Religious leave, First Nations Leave, Languages and Cultural Competency Allowance, Gender Affirmation leave, 20 Days domestic violence leave and 3 days special leave between 25 December and 1 January.

36.75hr work week.

Diversity

We know our work is better and stronger when our team comprises individuals with diverse backgrounds, perspectives, abilities and lived experiences. Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, people of colour, people with disability, people who are LGBTIQ identifying and people with lived experience of poverty and inequality are strongly encouraged to apply.

The Role

Reporting to the Director of Communications and Engagement and as part of the Communications and Engagement team, the Senior Media Advisor provides high-level strategic media advice to the CEO and Leadership Team and leads day-to-day media related activities including morning media monitoring, responsive media management, proactive pitching and the drafting of media releases, responses, opinion pieces and supports the social media content and strategy

The Senior Media Advisor also manages relationships with external media contractors and agencies and plays a critical role in ACOSS’ enable and amplify program of work, ensuring that people directly affected supported to feature in mainstream media.

About You

• You want to see an Australia that treats all people with dignity and respect and is free of poverty and inequality
• You have strong judgement, informed by a a highly developed and in-depth knowledge of the media landscape and a sound knowledge of government and political processes.
• You have exceptional interpersonal and written communication skills tailored to different media.
• You are responsive and flexible and can manage a working balance between competing demands and planned and reactive work.
• From writing a media release or tweet to developing messaging and maintaining media relationships you are willing to chip in wherever it’s needed.

Don't have all the skills or experience listed above? Apply anyway.

If you're excited about this role and have some of the experience or skills needed, tell us about you and what you’ll bring to ACOSS and the role. You might highlight things we haven’t thought of yet!

To apply for this role please download the position description and apply by forwarding your cover letter, responding to the skills and experience required, and your resume to renata@acoss.org.au .

For any questions about the role or the recruitment process please call 0472 562 357.

Details

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