Job Summary
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- Job posted on: 13th Apr 2021
Join NUAA’s staff of committed and passionate workers and further the health, human rights and dignity of people who use drugs. We are currently looking for a Communications Specialist to take a key role within the small, agile team responsible for the NUAA Communications Strategy. The Comms team ensures information and advice central to NUAA’s aims and objectives gets out to our diverse set of audiences in a way that suits their needs.
The successful applicant will be able to manage projects including producing NUAA publications, consult with community members, produce accessible and targeted harm reduction resources and articles through synthesizing comm community views, evidence and professional advice into effective resources.
Most importantly, you will be from the community of people who use drugs or have a history of drug use and will be prepared to take a leadership role in promoting NUAA’s a harm reduction, strengths-based approach to drug use and people who use drugs. If you have demonstrated some of these skills in professional settings, we will undertake to further train the successful candidate.
NUAA is a peer-led organisation aimed at promoting the health, human rights and dignity of people who use or have used drugs. NUAA’s core funding comes from the NSW Ministry of Health and our primary funding is to work within the NSW Hepatitis C Strategy (currently under review). We also have a strong partnership with the Alcohol and Other Drugs Directorate.
NUAA’s work focuses on health promotion, community engagement and Needle and Syringe Program service delivery and is based on Ottowa charter principles of building healthy public policy, creating supportive environments for health, strengthening community action for health, developing personal skills, and re-orienting health services. We aim to build healthier communities of skilled peers through capacity development and advocacy.
Formal qualifications relevant to the role may include:
Experience:
Desirable
If you have any questions, give the Communications Lead McLeod a call on (02) 8354 7300 or 0401 739 676.