Communications Assistant

Institute of Public Administration; Canberra; Hybrid; AUD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dog-friendly office

WFH opportunities after probation

Flexible working environment

Job summary

Institute of Public Administration – Canberra ACT is seeking a communications assistant to join our team. You will support our communications and engagement activities, under guidance from the head of strategic communications and the communications and engagement manager.

A typical day includes updating our website, writing content for the weekly newsletter, and preparing social media posts to engage a public sector audience. You’ll also help compile campaign reporting to support planning.

Qualifications

• Strong writing and verbal communication with attention to detail.
• Experience with content management systems and marketing software is a plus.
• Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team, with initiative.

Responsibilities

• Upload/update information on the website.
• Write content for weekly newsletter (copy and graphics).
• Prepare social media posts for the week with varied formats.
• Compile routine campaign and channel performance reporting.

Skills

Strong communicator

Writing & editing

Social media content

Autonomous work

Education

Communications/Marketing degree or in progress

1 year communications/marketing experience

Tools

Adobe Creative Cloud

Canva

Wordpress

Hubspot

Job description

Institute of Public Administration - Canberra ACT

Looking for your first role in communications?

We're looking for a communications assistant to join our team at IPAA ACT.

About this opportunity

The communications assistant supports IPAA ACT's communications and engagement activities. Under the guidance of the head of strategic communications and the communications and engagement manager, this role ensures that our communications channels run engaging content tailored to our audience.

A typical day for you might include uploading or updating information on our website and then writing content for our weekly newsletter, including copy and graphics. Then, you might prepare social media posts for the week, using your creativity to create different formats and angles that resonate with our public sector audience. Later, you might be asked to compile routine campaign and channel performance reporting, identifying initial trends and insights to support evaluation and future planning in line with our strategic goals.

We offer a flexible, diverse and dog-friendly working environment in a fun and friendly team. On completion of your probation period some WFH opportunities will be considered.

About you

You are highly organised, reliable and a strong communicator looking to start your career in communications. You are energetic and committed to delivering a high standard of work with a desire to learn and continuously improve. You may be in your final years of studying communications or a related discipline, a recent graduate or just starting your communications career with some prior experience in a related field.

We are looking for you to bring the following skills and attributes to the role:

• Tertiary qualifications or currently pursuing tertiary qualifications in communications or marketing or one year of professional experience in communications or marketing
• Experience in technical communications programs including the Adobe Creative Cloud, Canva, content management systems (eg.Wordpress), and marketing software (eg.Experience in Hubspot is highly regarded)
• Highly developed writing and verbal communication skills with accuracy and attention to detail
• Ability to work autonomously as well as part of a team, solve problems and take initiative
• Ability to develop andmaintainstrong relationships
• Willingness to learn new skills and work with new systems
• Previousexperience in working within or closely with the Australian public sector will be highly regarded, but isn't a requirement.

About us

We are the professional body focused on the promotion of excellence and professionalism in public administration.

We provide a platform for debate and discussion about improving public administration in Australia.

We are a small and engaged team who deliver high-quality events, capability programs and digital content, while enjoying a strong sense of camaraderie and support.

We offer a diverse, accepting and supportive work environment. We're passionate about what we do and work hard to deliver an exceptional program of events.

For enquiries about the role including a detailed position description, please contact our Head of Strategic Communications, Julia Ahrens via ************@act.ipaa.org.au