Colac Area Health is hiring a Media Liaison Officer for the NSW Early Learning Commission, the independent regulator for early childhood education and care in NSW. You will play a key role in managing the Commission's strategic media engagement, working closely with executives, senior staff, and Ministerial offices.
What You'll Do
- Develop and implement effective media strategies.
- Coordinate timely responses to media enquiries and prepare holding statements during critical incidents.
- Build and maintain strong working relationships with internal teams, journalists, and media outlets.
- Monitor and manage media risk and provide timely advice to mitigate issues.
- Provide media support to internal stakeholders including drafting talking points, holding statements, and providing media coaching.
What We're Looking For
- Tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline and/or demonstrated relevant equivalent professional experience and training.
- Current and valid Working with Children Check Clearance for paid employment.
- Willingness and ability to work a schedule that requires out of hours work, and during holiday periods.
- Proven success developing media strategies, drafting media releases, holding statements, and liaising directly with mainstream journalists on story development, ideally within a public, private sector or NGO setting.
- Demonstrated understanding of and commitment to the value of early childhood education and care.
- Solid experience in media, journalism, or public relations.
- Proven ability to collaborate with a range of internal and external stakeholders to deliver successful news media strategies.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to manage time-sensitive and competing priorities in a dynamic environment.
- Meticulous attention to detail to ensure the accuracy and quality of media content.
Team & Environment
Sits within the NSW Early Learning Commission.
Benefits & Compensation
- Flexible working arrangements
- 35 hour working week
- Competitive salary, salary sacrificing, employer’s contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading
- Flex Leave entitlements, generous holidays & leave conditions
- Opportunities for advancement and mobility across the Department to support your career growth
- Compensation: $113,574 to $125,720 p.a. plus superannuation and annual leave loading
Work Mode
This is a hybrid role based in Parramatta.
Colac Area Health is an equal opportunity employer.
