Job Summary
Jewish Climate Network
- Applications close:
- Job posted on: 25th Jul 2024
Head of Communications and Media - Melbourne / Sydney
Jewish Climate Network
Job description
About the Jewish Climate Network
Motivated by Jewish values, the mission of the Jewish Climate Network (JCN) is to harness the capabilities and connections of the Australian Jewish community to accelerate the transition to a zero emissions world. JCN is a dynamic, nimble and ambitious organisation that aims to foster a culture of high-performance, meaningful relationships, staff wellbeing and commitment to community.
The Australian Jewish community has made lasting contributions to some of our greatest social and economic challenges. Our community is creative, resilient and organised. We carry millennia of wisdom and tradition prioritising the protection of life, species and ecosystems, as well as exceptional commercial, philanthropic and political nous.
With this urgent challenge requiring ‘all hands on deck’, the Jewish community has a significant role in responding to the climate crisis - for us and future generations. JCN exists to unlock that potential.
JCN is the flagship project of the Jewish Ecological Coalition Inc.
About this role
This exciting new role will be instrumental in leading JCN’s communications work towards one of our key objectives: Telling the story of Jewish leadership on climate issues. This objective aims to inspire both Jewish community members and leaders, as well as broader Australian society, to lift our individual and collective ambition on climate issues, and deepen Jewish pride in our contribution to this generational challenge.
This is a role for someone with a strong media or digital media background, with a demonstrated history of identifying and curating compelling human stories that inspire and shift perspectives.
You will be prepared to ‘get on the tools’ of writing excellent copy, generating highly engaging content and working passionately to place those stories in a variety of media platforms that will reach mainstream Australian and Jewish community audiences.
You will also be responsible for growing JCN's "trusted climate voice" status in the community - at a time when misinformation and disinformation are at an all-time high, and the importance of credible, evidence- based climate news and information for the Australian Jewish community is as important as ever.
Roles and Responsibilities
The role and its key responsibilities are:
- Interviewing and packaging up for publication human interest and thought-leadership stories from a wide range of community stakeholders on climate issues
- Pitching stories to a wide range of conventional and unconventional media sources to achieve maximum reach and impact (e.g. Australian print media, Jewish media, social media and digital, podcasts, live events etc)
- Curating and publishing a consistent flow of credible climate news, solutions and information on JCN’s social media platforms and through its EDM list (information drawn from JCN’s trusted, non-partisan climate information partners)
- Establishing systems for monitoring, reporting and improving communications reach and impact developing and managing JCN communications and media strategy together with JCN’s pro bono communications and media expert partners
- Embedding JCN’s communications strategy in all of JCN’s work, activities and projects
- Overseeing the growth and usability of JCN’s online climate resources, by periodically updating them and generating new resources from time to time with information drawn from JCN’s climate research partners
Core Competencies
The successful candidate will:
- Have a clear, demonstrable capacity to find human interest stories on a consistent basis and place them in media and community contexts that achieve wide reach
- Have a sound understanding of current climate change issues and solutions
- 5 years+ experience in media, digital media, journalism or equivalent
- Have a good understanding of the Australian Jewish community and its values and practices
- Be comfortable understanding basic design and social media content creation, scheduling and monitoring
- Have strong verbal and written communication skills and ability to relate to a wide variety of stakeholders be resourceful and
- Comfortable solving problems with limited resources
- Be collaborative and work well in a small team
- Be self-motivated and capable of working independently
- Be comfortable using Google Suite applications and major social media platforms, as well as willing to learn new applications where necessary
Nice to have
While not essential, we will look favourably on candidates with:
- Social media production skills and analytics
- Experience in a climate/sustainability-focused organisation or company
Start date
October 1st, 2024 or as close to then as possible.
How to apply
Submit your answers and the application documents below via the 'Apply Now' button.
- A cover letter (max 2 pages) outlining your interest in the role and addressing each of the Core Competencies. Please use the dot-points provided under ‘Core Competencies’ to structure your cover letter and use examples to show us how your paid or unpaid experience has built your skills in each of these areas. You are free to provide additional information, provided that it relates directly to either the “roles and responsibilities” or “core competencies”.
- Your CV. Including paid and unpaid roles that relate to the Role and Responsibilities, Core Competencies or any other criteria in this position description.
- A portfolio of social media content and media stories that you have been personally responsible for, including their reach (and impact on audiences to the extent that you can demonstrate it).
For any other enquiries please email [email protected] using the subject line: Head of Communications and Media - Melbourne / Sydney enquiry via EthicalJobs, or call Joel Lazar on 0402 053 936 during business hours.
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Job Summary
Jewish Climate Network
- Applications close:
- Job posted on: 25th Jul 2024