Communication and Project Officer

About the Job
An exciting opportunity exists within the Professional Placements team for a Communication and Project Officer to support the exposure, brand recognition and awareness of Swinburne’s placement offerings.

Drawing upon your marketing and communication experience, you will partner with key internal and external stakeholders in coordinating email templates, social media materials and written/visual testimonials that align with strategic events and marketing initiatives.

Your contribution will be driving the success of our communication strategies to ensure Swinburne’s reputation of employability for our future students.
Joining a highly collaborative and supportive team, this is a diverse role for an individual with a ‘can-do’ attitude to demonstrate their excellent communication, marketing and coordination skills. If this sounds like you, we would like to hear from you.

About you
To be successful in this role, you will need to demonstrate the following:

• Completion of an undergraduate degree with subsequent relevant work experience; or an equivalent combination of relevant work experience and/or education/training
• Demonstrated experience in coordination of different mediums of communications through high level written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated experience in high quality administration and project management in a client-centric environment,
• Experience establishing relationships and engagement with stakeholders.

A full list of the selection criteria is available within the position description. 

About Swinburne
Swinburne University of Technology has a long, proud history of educating and training students for over 100 years. Swinburne focuses on providing high-quality, career-oriented education with strong links to industry and the community. Swinburne currently has over 54,000 students.

The diverse culture within Swinburne is a source of strength. We are proud to be recognised by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality 2018 and of key initiatives such as our Pride@Swinburne Strategic Action Plan and our Reconciliation Action Plan which are integral components of our 2025 vision to be world class university creating social and economic impact through science, technology and innovation. Swinburne has also received the Victorian “High Commendation” Multicultural Excellence Award (Business Category).

Benefits
To find out more about the extensive benefits offered to Swinburne employees please visit:
http://www.swinburne.edu.au/about/jobs/why-work-at-swinburne/

How to apply
To view the position description or to start an application click on apply at the bottom of this page and submit a resume, cover letter and response to the Key Selection Criteria, as listed in the Position Description.
 
Please do not email or send paper applications, all applications must be submitted online.

For further information about the position, please contact Louise Gravina, Senior Student Placement Manager, lgravina@swin.edu.au  

If you are experiencing technical difficulties with your application, please contact the Recruitment team on staffrecruitment@swin.edu.au

Should you require further support for an interview due to special needs or consideration, please contact our Diversity Consultant, Dr. Walter Robles, on inclusion@swin.edu.au . For support or queries related to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employment, please contact DeadlyCareers@swin.edu.au

Applications close Sunday 17th February 2019 Midnight (Melbourne time)

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