The Centre for Humanitarian Leadership, a partnership between Save the Children Australia and Deakin University, delivers research, education, and meaningful contributions to policy and practice. Our vision is for a diverse humanitarianism that embraces the agency of affected people and promotes distributed power, social justice, and equity.

Save the Children is no ordinary not-for-profit.

We're ambitious, creative and outspoken. We stand up for children's rights. We want all children to be educated, healthy and live a life free from violence. We run programs in Australia and overseas and, if there's a disaster - like an earthquake, drought or conflict - we are there on the ground.

The Centre for Humanitarian Leadership is collaboration at its best.

We have an ambitious agenda to transform leadership in the humanitarian system. Our mission is to lead and influence change within the humanitarian system through critical analysis, transformational and disruptive education and research, and meaningful contributions to policy and practice. We work across humanitarian agencies, higher education, government, and the private sector to ensure communities are served by a humanitarian system that is characterised by leadership excellence and social justice and equity.

Where you come in:

In this part-time fixed term position (16 hours per week through to 17 December 2021, with potential to extend), based at Deakin University's Burwood campus (with flexibility to work from home), you'll manage the production of CHL publication materials and ensure all materials produced reflect the CHL values, maintain brand consistency, and achieve the objectives set out in our strategic plan.

You will make an impact by:

• Ensuring the Centre for Humanitarian Leadership research is published at a high standard
• Bringing your superb editorial skills and eye-for-detail to ensure publications reflect CHL house style and brand
• Managing the production of CHL publications to ensure reports are published on schedule

Does this sound like you?

You're committed to the CHL's vision for a diverse humanitarianism that embraces the agency of affected people and promotes distributed power, social justice and equity. You're highly organised and detail oriented and a natural at managing authors and suppliers to meet deadlines. Your audience-driven approach, strong understanding of publication editing and production, and natural aptitude for image research and graphic design will support your success in this role.

This role requires:

• High-quality editing and proofreading skills with experience in publishing and/or publication/communications roles
• Demonstrated experience in publication management from receipt of manuscript to print and online publication
• Demonstrated skills in editorial mark-up for hardcopy and electronic formats with experience in editing to house style
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
• Excellent organisational and time management skills
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the capacity to communicate productively with a range of clients and work well within a small team environment
• Advanced Adobe skills, particularly using InDesign templates and PDF e-annotation
• Visual literacy and storytelling with the ability to create compelling content

Working at the Centre for Humanitarian Leadership is more than just a job.

It's the feeling of knowing that your work is contributing to making the world a better place for communities affected by crisis and working with others who feel the same. In addition to a connection to social causes, you will have access to:

• Friendly and flexible work environment
• Agile work environment including working from home
• Support and benefits from both Save the Children Australia and Deakin University

Sound interesting?

We'd love to hear from you. Submit your cover letter and resume by clicking on one of the buttons in the 'Apply' section.

Position Description - Publications Editor

For more information about these positions, please contact Nikki Muir, Communications Manager, at [email protected], using the subject line: Publications Editor enquiry via EthicalJobs.

At CHL, we seek a workforce that is as diverse as our society - in race, ethnicity, gender, age, sexuality, disability, cultures and beliefs - and reflects the communities we work in. We believe diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our culture and core values and we demonstrate this commitment through all our employment practices. Our inclusive workplace culture contributes to making CHL a great place to work.

CHL is a child-safe organisation. All employees are required to undergo a National Police Check, a Working with Children Check where necessary, and sign our Child Safeguarding Policy and Code of Conduct.

Save the Children Australia supports the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. If you are successful in your application, we will request consent to access HR held information pertaining to your last 5 years of employment. You can read about the Scheme and our commitment to Safeguarding here.