Company

For more than 20 years, people in Australia have placed their trust in Beyond Blue as a reliable source of mental health information, support, and hope.

We are one of Australia’s most well-known, trusted, and visited mental health organisations. We never take this for granted. With it comes a deep responsibility to listen, to understand people’s needs and aspirations, and to ensure they are at the heart of everything we do.

We are a big blue door for many in the community: a safe and reliable place for millions of people to access information, advice and support – whether they’re well and want to stay that way, unsettled or struggling and need support, or in recovery and want to reconnect.

About this Position

The Internal Communications Adviser (9-month parental leave cover) ensures Beyond Blue employees are informed and engaged to deliver the organisation’s strategy through strategic, timely, tailored, persuasive and impactful communications.

The role

The position works to deliver all five Beyond 2023+ Strategy goals: Understanding, Supporting, Connecting, Leading and Integrity through strong internal communications that inspire employees to work to improve mental health and make it easier for people to feel better earlier, get well and stay well.

• Lead the development, coordination, and delivery of engaging internal communications strategies across internal channels to promote staff engagement and deliver key messages in a timely and effective way.
• Proactively source content to develop and execute strategic internal communications that align with Beyond Blue’s strategy and seek to build team member awareness and engagement.
• Source, draft and edit content for internal channels including regular newsletters, workplace and messages from senior leaders.
• Contribute to the Internal Communications calendar, channels, and the implementation of internal all staff meetings, brown bags and other in-house events show casing the work of Beyond Blue’s teams campaigns.
• Be a trusted advisor and support Communications Team with sensitive and complex internal communications challenges and issues.
• Implement change communications plans.
• Develop and maintain new intranet system along with processes and procedures within the broader communications team.
• Identify opportunities to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of existing systems and procedures and implement changes in consultation with relevant stakeholders.
• Proactively build positive relationships with key stakeholders and functions to ensure timely, aligned, and effective internal communications.

About you

The appointee will be tertiary qualified in communications, PR, writing or editing, with experience in an internal communications role.

Your experience working independently within a broader communications team will be underpinned by your strong writing and editing skills, with demonstrated experience in developing and executing communications plans, implementing change communication projects (e.g. intranet).

The incumbent will have worked with current and emerging digital media using Teams, Live Tiles, Unily or LumApps and be proficient in using the Adobe Suite preferable (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Premier Pro etc).

As a 9 month parent leave cover position, the successful candidate would ideally be available between October 2024 to July 2025.

Culture & Values

Our values are the unseen drivers of our behaviours and ultimately become the organisational culture.

• We're Focused
• We're Brave
• We Rise
• Together

Beyond Blue is committed to fostering and preserving a workplace that values diversity and inclusion. We aim to grow and thrive as a diverse team with individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, self-expression, and talents. In recruiting for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, colour, religion, ability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.

How to Apply

To apply, Applications should include a current CV with a cover letter that addresses why you would consider yourself to be a cultural addition to Beyond Blue and how your qualifications, skills and experience would be attributes to the position. For detailed information about this position including the closing date, please refer to the on our careers page.

Preferred candidates will be required to undertake pre-employment screening, including a National Police Check and where required a Working with Children Check.

We encourage early applications as interviews may commence before the closing date. All applications will be treated with strict confidentiality.

A position description is attached.