Strategic Communications & Donor Campaigns Coordinator

Jobtailor; Inner West; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

KTF in Australia seeks a skilled communications professional to build calendars across campaigns, master content across projects with a localisation lens, and manage social media with performance tracking. You will prepare media releases, keep website content fresh, and support donor retention and fundraising campaigns.

The role requires 2+ years in communications or related fields, strong writing abilities, and a collaborative, adaptable approach suited to a small team.

Qualifications

• 2 years' experience in a communications, marketing, fundraising or supporter-facing role; paid or substantial volunteer experience considered
• Strong writing and editing skills
• Ability to produce clear, accurate and engaging content for different audiences
• Ability to adapt one story across multiple formats and work to a defined tone and style
• Confidence with digital communications and social media, including content creation, scheduling and performance tracking
• Willingness to quickly learn fundraising, events, workflow and asset-management systems
• Superb organisational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to maintain a communications calendar and juggle competing deadlines across multiple projects
• Collaborative and adaptable approach suited to a small team
• Flexibility to support other KTF teams and occasional out-of-hours work around campaigns and events
• Cultural awareness and commitment to locally led, ethical storytelling
• Relevant qualification in communications, marketing, international development or a related field, or equivalent experience
• Experience coordinating appeals, campaigns or events desirable
• Familiarity with grant and donor reporting desirable
• Experience drafting media releases or liaising with media desirable
• Understanding of, or willingness to learn, Australian NGO fundraising and communications compliance desirable
• Genuine interest in international development, humanitarian work and KTF's mission in Papua New Guinea
• Must have the right to work in Australia
• Willingness/ability to travel domestically and internationally to Papua New Guinea
• Successful candidate must obtain a Working with Children check and Police Certificate

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain the KTF communications calendar across campaigns, newsletters, media and donor plans
• Capture and produce content across projects, applying a localisation lens
• Manage social media, including planning content, posting and tracking engagement
• Prepare and distribute media releases and support media liaison
• Keep website content fresh and support production of the Annual Report
• Prepare content for key partners to their deadlines
• Maintain the donor database and support donor retention, reactivation and stewardship
• Deliver targeted fundraising campaigns, including content, creative, collateral and digital assets
• Produce newsletters and donor EDMs and support donor communications, reports and plans
• Support KTF events, including ticketing, donation platforms and fundraising items
• Prepare content that raises the profile of KTF leadership
• Assist with donor grant applications, reporting and website fundraising content
• Apply brand guidelines across public content and collateral
• Maintain templates, boilerplate copy and shared communications resources
• Support compliance with accreditation, fundraising and donor standards
• Administer communications quality-assurance processes, including consent and digital asset management
• Help develop onboarding materials and support communications induction for staff

Skills

Writing & editing

Digital communications

Social media management

Content production

Fundraising campaigns

Grant reporting

Media release drafting

Communications calendar management

Event coordination

Attention to detail

Collaboration

Adaptability

Cultural awareness

Education

Relevant qualification in communications/marketing/intl development

Tools

Donor Database

Email Marketing Platforms

Content Management Systems

Social Media Scheduling Tools

Digital Asset Management Systems

Job description

KTF in Australia seeks a skilled communications professional to build calendars across campaigns, master content across projects with a localisation lens, and manage social media with performance tracking. You will prepare media releases, keep website content fresh, and support donor retention and fundraising campaigns.

The role requires 2+ years in communications or related fields, strong writing abilities, and a collaborative, adaptable approach suited to a small team.