Media Officer

Human Appeal International Australia; Sydney; On-site; AUD 10,000 - 16,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development

Professional development

Great culture

Salary packaging

Job summary

Human Appeal International Australia seeks a Media Officer to support media, communications and advocacy. You will drive media liaison, manage inquiries, and craft materials to reflect organisational priorities.

Responsibilities include creating media releases, coordinating with staff and outlets, leading social media efforts, and guiding a small team to organise media events, with opportunities for professional development and a positive work culture.

Qualifications

• Degree in journalism, PR or communications (required).
• Experience coordinating, writing, editing and producing media stories, releases and newsletters.
• Strong knowledge of media operations and managing media activities.
• Ability to collaborate with stakeholders at various levels.

Responsibilities

• Handle complex media inquiries and prepare responses, releases and campaigns.
• Coordinate with staff, external stakeholders and media outlets to reflect priorities.
• Create timely responses to media inquiries to protect reputation and service delivery.
• Prepare media materials for stakeholders: briefings, statements, facts sheets and Q&A.
• Create daily social media posts and support major project messaging.
• Lead a team to organise media events and promotional activities.

Skills

Journalism

Public relations

Communications

Media liaison

Social media strategy

Team leadership

English & Arabic

Education

Degree in journalism, public relations or communications

Job description

About the Organisation

Human Appeal International Australia (HAIA) aims to strengthen humanity's fight against poverty and social injustice by providing immediate relief and establishing self-sustaining development programs.

Our Values

• Professional & Transparent: We follow transparent, best-practice procedures and systems in all aspects of our work.
• Trust & Integrity: We assure our donors that their donations are delivered as promised.
• Empowerment: We treat beneficiaries with dignity and empower them to develop their skills and capabilities to follow independent positive lifestyles.
• Equality in Distribution: We distribute aid to all needy people and destinations regardless of race, colour, religion, sex or political affiliation.

Position Summary

The Media Officer will be part of HAA media and communications program. You will provide an internal advisory service to the organisation for all media, communication, social media and marketing-related activities. A core focus of the role is driving HAA's advocacy program through media liaison and management.

Role and Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver management of complex media inquiries, preparation of media responses, releases, campaigns, and issues management.
• Liaise with HAA staff, external stakeholders, and Media outlets to deliver effective and relevant media services that reflect organisational priorities and uphold and promote HAA's reputation.
• Develop timely responses to complex media inquiries and issues to mitigate risk and promote the reputation of HAA and its service delivery.
• Prepare various media materials for key stakeholders, including briefings, statements, fact sheets, Q&A, and media releases to support events, provide information, and respond to issues.
• Create and deliver daily and informative posts on the most relevant and appropriate social media.
• Development and delivery of key messages for major projects.
• Investigate options for tracking social media and website activity and develop and implement a strategy for improvement.
• Developing media contacts
• Monitoring media coverage
• Writing letters
• Leading a team to organize media events and promotional activities
• Generating ideas to gain more media coverage

What you'll need to succeed

• A degree in journalism, public relations or communications, or another relevant field.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating, writing, editing, and producing stories, media releases, newsletters, annual reports, and publications for both online and print.
• Sound knowledge and understanding of the media and its operation, including demonstrated experience in managing media and communications activities.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with a wide range of stakeholders from different disciplinary backgrounds and at different levels of seniority.
• Experience with web management and social media strategies.
• A high degree of computer literacy in word processing and presentation software.
• Ability to comprehend new concepts and analyse large amounts of information and produce succinct and engaging media releases and news items.
• Excellent time management with a demonstrated ability to work on multiple projects, adapt to meet changing demands and meet deadlines.
• Self-starters with emotional intelligence and willingness to work as a proactive, enthusiastic, harmonious, innovative and positive team member to capture great stories.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills English and Arabic.

Key benefits:

• Career development - Ample opportunities for career progression from this role
• Professional development - Ongoing training will be provided to help you succeed
• Great culture - Enjoy working within a friendly team with regular social events.
• A competitive remuneration package with ability to salary package up to $15,900.