Events and Communications Coordinator

Royal Women's Hospital; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 84,000 - 92,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Five weeks’ annual leave

Monthly ADO

Superannuation support

Flexible hybrid working

Public transport access

Onsite facilities

Job summary

Royal Women’s Hospital in Parkville, Melbourne, offers a hybrid role as Events and Communications Coordinator. You will lead corporate events, create engaging internal communications, and build strong stakeholder partnerships to support hospital-wide projects.

The role focuses on planning, delivering, and evaluating events, plus developing materials for internal channels. A supportive team culture and flexible hybrid work arrangements are provided.

Qualifications

• 2–5 years’ experience in events/communications roles (not-for-profit/government/health sectors preferred).
• End-to-end management of small- and large-scale events (in-person and online).
• Strong interpersonal skills and collaboration abilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Women’s corporate events program, managing timelines, RSVPs, budgets and suppliers, and draft speaking notes.
• Develop high-quality communications materials for intranet and weekly newsletters.
• Foster strong stakeholder relationships with suppliers, sponsors and colleagues to manage expectations.

Skills

Event management

Communications

Stakeholder relationships

Budget management

Tools

Event software

Job description

• Parkville location with flexible, hybrid working
• $83,657 - $92,482 + five weeks’ annual leave + monthly ADO + salary packaging + super

About the Women's

The Royal Women’s Hospital is one of Australia’s oldest and most distinguished tertiary hospitals dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of women and newborns, offering specialised services within maternity, neonatal and women’s health. Our goal is to be the best place to work, learn and contribute, and to provide exceptional experiences for our patients and consumers.

About the team

The Communications Department is a collaborative and highly respected team. We are focused on enhancing the Women's reputation and building engagement and trust with employees, patients, the community and other stakeholders. We work closely with departments right across the hospital to support key business, advocacy and strategic goals.

About the role

As an Events and Communications Coordinator you will be responsible for managing and executing corporate events and internal engagement activities, as well as producing communications materials. You will work closely with all members of the Communications Department to deliver events and communications campaigns. You will also support other departments and contribute to hospital-wide projects such as diversity, inclusion and belonging initiatives.

A regular day will see you:

• Leading the Women’s corporate events program – Event management and communications for corporate events and staff/volunteer engagement. This includes being responsible for timelines and planning, coordinating RSVPs, managing budgets and suppliers, drafting speaking notes, using event software and debriefing/evaluation.
• Developing high-quality and engaging communications – Creation of promotional materials and writing copy for internal communications, such as the intranet and weekly newsletter.
• Fostering strong stakeholder relationships – Building positive relationships with suppliers, sponsors and colleagues to effectively manage stakeholder expectations, provide advice and problem-solve.

About you

An enthusiastic people-person with great organisational skills, you have strong communications experience and a passion for events.

You’ll bring with you:

• At least 2-5 years’ experience working in an events/communications role, preferably within the not-for-profit, government or health sectors.
• Demonstrated experience with end-to-end management of successful small- and large-scale events (for in‑person and online events).
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to foster collaborative relationships.

At the Women’s you will enjoy a culture that is supportive and passionate about learning. We have a strong sense of purpose and engage in meaningful work every day. We offer our people a range of rewarding benefits, including:

• Up to $11,660 in salary packaging benefits, for living expenses, meals and holiday accommodation
• A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted financial, lifestyle and health options, and a comprehensive wellbeing program
• Public transport options at our doorstep and end of trip facilities for cyclists
• Onsite post office, eateries and retail stores and library services
• Breastfeeding and pumping rooms, and a range of daycare centres nearby
• Mentoring, learning and career development opportunities
• Five weeks’ annual leave (pro rata for part-time), 17.5% leave loading and monthly ADOs (for full‑time)
• Flexible, hybrid working arrangements

Inclusion and belonging

The Women’s celebrates, values and supports a diverse and inclusive environment which reflects our vibrant community. We encourage applications from anyone identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. We also welcome anyone who identifies as LGBTQIA+, linguistically, culturally and/or gender diverse, people with disability, and people of any age to apply for our roles. We are committed to gender equity principles, and our people have an awareness of and sensitive approach to violence against women and family violence matters. We are proudly Breastfeeding Association accredited.

Should you need assistance or require any adjustments or accommodations to fully participate in the application or interview process, or if you require an accessible copy of the position description, you are most welcome to reach out to the contact person listed. We acknowledge that not all applicants will meet the full list of selection criteria outlined, and wherever possible we will consider applications where relevant experience can apply.

For any questions, please contact Elaine Foundis on (03) 8345 2*** or **************@thewomens.org.au