Communications Specialist - NT

Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia; Darwin; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Remuneration

Employee Assistance Program

Recognition programs

Learning and development opportunities

Job summary

Royal Flying Doctor Service South Australia / Northern Territory (RFDS SA/NT) in Darwin seeks an experienced communications professional to deliver engaging content across digital, social and traditional channels. You will develop corporate and project communications, tell impact stories and support campaigns, events and stakeholder activities.

The role requires strong writing, editorial judgment, and the ability to work with diverse audiences in a regulated health environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years’ experience in a communications or journalism role.
• Adept professional writing skills with strong grammar and punctuation.
• Strong news sense and ability to package content for different audiences.
• Confident communicator across diverse audiences via varied mediums.
• Strong relationship management and collaboration with internal/external contributors.
• Solid program and project management to plan campaigns on schedule and budget.
• Highly organised, detail-oriented and results-driven.
• Experience in a commercial role or newsroom.
• Experience in complex or regulated environments (health/government/not-for-profit).

Responsibilities

• Deliver engaging and effective communications across RFDS SA/NT, supporting teams and communities in the Northern Territory.
• Develop and coordinate corporate, project and operational communications; tell compelling stories about the RFDS and its people.
• Write and produce high-quality content across digital, social and traditional channels; support campaigns, events and stakeholder activities.
• Collaborate with internal teams and external stakeholders; manage multiple priorities and ensure communications are accurate and on-brand.

Skills

Five years experience

Written communication

News sense

Stakeholder management

Project management

Content creation

Job description

• Join an innovative team in this new role at Australia’s most reputable charity!
• Full-time position located in Darwin

About the Royal Flying Doctor Service South Australia / Northern Territory (RFDS SA/NT)

We are one of Australia’s most trusted and respected health and aeromedical service providers, delivering essential care to people across remote, rural and regional communities throughout South Australia and the Northern Territory.

As part of our ongoing strategic and operational activities within the Northern Territory, we are focused on strengthening our workforce and enhancing capability across the region.

Our five-year Strategic Plan prioritizes building innovative, responsive and better-connected services that improve health and wellbeing outcomes for all Australians.

We can watch stories about our people, patients and the communities we serve at rfdsnt.com.au

Our values of Care, Integrity, Collaboration, and Innovation guide how we work, ensuring we deliver the highest standard of service and continue to improve outcomes for the communities we serve.

About this Opportunity

In this role, you will play a key part in delivering engaging and effective communications across the RFDS SA/NT, with a strong focus on supporting teams and communities across the Northern Territory.

You will develop and coordinate corporate, project and operational communications, while identifying opportunities to tell compelling stories that demonstrate the impact of the RFDS and its people. From writing and producing high-quality content across digital, social and traditional channels, to supporting campaigns, events, stakeholder communications and reactive media activities, you will bring strong writing, editorial and content creation skills to a diverse range of projects.

Working collaboratively with internal teams and external stakeholders, you will manage multiple priorities, contribute creative ideas and ensure communications are accurate, accessible, on-brand and aligned with organisational priorities.

About You

The role will suit a communications professional who can confidently move between strategic communications planning and hands‑on content creation, from developing project communications and internal messaging through to capturing stories, writing features, creating social media content and producing short‑form digital content.

You will bring:

• Minimum five years’ experience in a communications or journalism role.
• Adept professional writing skills and strong understanding of style, grammar and punctuation.
• Strong news sense and capacity to plan, package and repurpose content for different audiences.
• Confident communicator with understanding of communicating to diverse audiences through varied mediums.
• Strong relationship management and collaboration skills and ability to work with internal and external contributors from a range of disciplines.
• Solid program and project management skills to plan and execute campaigns on schedule and on budget.
• Highly organised, detail‑oriented and results‑driven.
• Well organised and proactive with ability to determine priorities and work with minimal supervision.
• Relevant experience working in a commercial role or newsroom.
• Experience working in a complex or regulated environment (health, government, not‑for‑profit).
• Knowledge of/interest in rural and remote Australia.

As part of our team, you will be supported to achieve your best while contributing to meaningful work that makes a real difference.

We offer:

• Generous salary packaging options (up to $15,899 + $2,650 meal & entertainment)
• Competitive remuneration
• Employee Assistance Program
• Reward and recognition programs
• Learning and development opportunities

Further Information

For a confidential discussion about the role, please contact Kogo Fujiki-Mayo on 0456 919 279 or Robyn Lacey on 0475 045 346

Applications close at 11:59pm on 18 October 2026

Applications will be reviewed and shortlisted as they are received.

The Royal Flying Doctor Service is an equal opportunity employer that fosters a positive culture and offers a diverse, safe and supportive work environment. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Applicants are encouraged to apply.