The Opportunity

• Do you get a buzz out of front page stories and prime time news slots?
• Promote CSIRO’s global and national Health & Biosecurity research!
• Apply today to join the CSIRO Communication team to make a difference.

CSIRO Opportunity:
Health and Biosecurity is one of the most high profile areas of CSIRO. As their Communication Advisor you will work closely with the Communication Manager to drive external campaigns and communications activities that protect and build the CSIRO and Health & Biosecurity brands. You will work closely with CSIRO’s health & nutrition program, (home of the CSIRO Total Wellbeing Diet) as well as our Biosecurity research programs.

Your duties will include

• Contributing to the implementation of the Health & Biosecurity communication strategy and ensuring alignment with the broader Corporate Affairs strategy.
• Identifying compelling stories within Health & Biosecurity, executing media campaigns and liaising with media to share these stories; managing interviews and requests for information, and running media events.
• Creating relevant, engaging content for use in digital or media to illustrate CSIRO’s impact, if skilled in video editing using those skills on the content created.
• Assisting with broad strategic and operational communications and activities to ensure an integrated communications and marketing approach.
• Building and maintaining team-focused relationships across all areas of the Health & Biosecurity and Corporate Affairs team

Location:      Brisbane/North Ryde/Melbourne/Canberra/Adelaide
Salary:          $82K to $93K plus up to 15.4% superannuation
Tenure:         12 Month Term 
Reference:    60211

To be successful you will need

• A tertiary qualification in a relevant area, such as PR, communication, journalism, or equivalent experience.
• Solid experience (at least  three years) in managing integrated communications campaigns.
• Demonstrated ability to manage media enquiries, proactively pitch stories, write and edit news releases and manage news events to achieve favourable and strategic media coverage.
• A history of creating original content for digital audiences. 
• Ability to work across all areas of communication, including developing marketing collateral, brochures, webpage updates and at times event coordination.
• The ability to manage multiple deadlines whilst maintaining excellent attention to detail and quality focus.

For more information please view the Position Description.

Flexible Working Arrangements

We work flexibly at CSIRO, offering a range of options for how, when and where you work. Talk to us about how this role could be flexible for you. Balance

About CSIRO

At CSIRO you can be part of helping to solve big, complex problems that make a real difference to our future. We spark off each other, learn from each other, trust each other and collaborate to achieve more than we could individually in a supportive, rewarding, inclusive and truly flexible environment. 

To be successful in this role, you will have a deep understanding of media having either worked as a journalist, within an agency, or in-house as part of a corporate communication team. 

You will be confident developing a story and pitching to your established media contact list. Your passion for news will mean you can identify proactive opportunities, as well as potential issues, and previous experience in issues management will help impress.  

Apply Online

To apply online, please provide a CV and cover letter outlining your suitability and motivation for the role.

Applications Close

Monday, 28th January, 2019