OES is a vibrant and values led organisation, and we are passionate about enhancing lives through education. We work with university partners, training institutes, and professional bodies worldwide, to develop and enable immersive and engaging learning experiences. We empower our teams to be student focused, innovative and embrace change with a growth mindset to ensure we achieve our vision of being the world’s most impactful enabler of education. We encourage our people to grow and develop through teamwork and a diverse range of projects, programs and challenging work. We trust our people to deliver, so when you work with OES, you will join a team who are empowered to impact every day.

OES offers a hybrid, flexible approach to work, where we work 2-3 days from our state-of-the-art Cremorne office, and the rest from home (or wherever you choose!). Along with joining a passionate, energetic and highly skilled team, this role will allow you to gain exposure to many growth opportunities. Ultimately, you will be joining a values-driven, collaborative business where your creativity and innovation will be nurtured and celebrated.

Key responsibilities:

• External Communications
• Drive media relations and cultivate enduring connections with journalists, editors, and influencers to attain favorable media coverage that aligns with organisational KPIs.
• Plan, coordinate and execute PR and communications campaigns in close collaboration with internal teams such as the academic, student insights and business development teams.
• Manage the development of content for media and public communications, including press releases, presentations, pitches, and media kits. - Plan, coordinate, and execute PR and communications campaigns in collaboration with internal teams.
• Identify and source news-worthy student case studies for media and internal purposes across all partner brands.
• Conceptualize and create media kits, including writing press releases and coordinating visual assets. - Work with key internal stakeholders to identify newsworthy innovations/products and developments for media use.
• Manage the OES LinkedIn page and other social media accounts as required.
• Internal Communications
• Develop and implement internal communications strategy for OES, ensuring alignment with business priorities.
• Collaborate with HR and Communications teams to design and execute internal communications that encourage high performance and celebrate diversity.
• Manage distribution of internal communications to ensure appropriate channels are used.
• Organise and manage internal events, including weekly updates and quarterly All Hands
• Develop internal communication plans for the launch of new partnerships/products/investments.
• Provide internal communications advice to senior executives.
• Build relationships across the business and develop a network to create reflective content of activities across all departments and OES geographies.
• Ensure that the OES values of Integrity, Teamwork, Agility & Innovation and Passion & Perseverance and conveyed in messaging where appropriate
• Support HR team to promote OES’s EVP in alignment with corporate messaging and positioning.
• Drive responses to ad hoc requests for communications support and advice from internal stakeholders

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications or a relevant field
• Ability to communicate effectively to different audiences
• 10+ years Communications experience including experience in Corporate Communications
• High-level strategic skills, stakeholder management and content briefing
• Strong interpersonal skills, ability to work with cross-functional teams
• The ability to work and communicate with a wide variety of stakeholders including CEO and senior executives
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• The ability to handle multiple tasks and take accountability for those tasks, prioritizing them appropriately whilst maintaining a strong dialogue around progress on projects and issues.
• Successful management individual goals and development plans.

• Flexible work for genuine career-life fit
• Professional development and mentoring
• OES Culture Club and events calendar
• Health and wellbeing activities
• Annual flu vaccinations
• Paid parental leave
• Purchased leave
• Study assistance and leave for eligible employees
• Mental health support resources and Employee assistance program (EAP)
• Income protection insurance
• Corporate health insurance

• Hybrid Working - 2 days per week (alternating between Scoresby Office/Lilydale Office)
• 4-month fixed term contract
• Salary: up to $115,000 base + superannuation
• Join a values-driven Human Rights Organisation

About Us:
Melba has been supporting the Victorian community for over 50 years. What began with three families in search of a different kind of day support for their children with disabilities, has become a mission to open a world of opportunities for people to live fabulous lives of their choosing. The human rights of the people we support are at the centre of everything we do.

About the Role:

The Communications Specialist contributes to and executes the communications strategy. This role develops and produces compelling written and visual content to achieve communication plan objectives. Collaborating with communications team colleagues and project teams, the role shapes our written and visual communications to our stakeholder and audience needs and motivations.

Responsibilities:

• Provide strategic communications support and advice to project leaders and other staff as required.
• Contribute to strategic direction and lead the delivery of departmental objectives.
• In conjunction with the Marketing team, manage the development of social media strategy.
• Develop end-to-end communications plans and content for various stakeholders.
• Develop and implement innovations across the communications function at Melba.
• Assist team members to coordinate delivery of communication plan outputs across the team and report on impact.
• Write and produce a range of communications for different audiences, including internal newsletters, website content, blogs, video scripts, letters. 
• Develop written and visual content targeted to our stakeholders and specific audiences identified in communications plans.
• Manage and lead the development of Melba stories, including production of videos and other materials.
• Oversee the development of and imbedding of plain English language across Melba.
  

Qualifications and Experience:

• Significant demonstrated experience in a similar communications role.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills with experience writing for a range of audiences and across a variety of mediums. Ability to write according to Plain English and Easy English principles.
• Experience and expertise in editing and proofreading.
• Demonstrated success in managing multiple projects and working collaboratively to achieve desired outcomes.
• Knowledge/ capability in design packages is desirable.
• Strong content skills – a great storyteller from interview, through to visuals and screen.
• Experience in the disability and/or community services sector an advantage.

Requirements: A current NDIS Worker Screening and Working with Children Check (we can support you through the process of obtaining one or both checks if you don’t already have them).

Why Join Us?

• Flexibility – 2 days in the office means you get to enjoy the best of both worlds.
• Join a friendly, collaborative culture where you'll truly make an impact.
• Enjoy onsite parking and other perks.
• Not-for-Profit Salary Packaging benefits, including meals and entertainment allowance.

Ready to Make a Difference?

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We are an equal opportunity Employer and aim to ensure every individual is treated with dignity and respect regardless of their cultural background, ability, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, spirituality or religion.

First nations people; people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds and people with a disability are strongly encouraged to apply.