• Flexible work options
• Friendly team environment
• Fixed term contract until December 2023

The Role

The Campaigns and Advocacy Manager sits within the Policy & Advocacy team, which provides advice and develops medical and health policies and leads the College’s advocacy initiatives.

This role will provide campaign and advocacy support to a range of key policy priorities for the College. The work will involve the development of effective advocacy strategies, working closely with the policy team and external media advisors. This will include the development of targeted written materials, and effective utilisation of a range of communications and social media channels.

Duties will include but are not limited to:

• Develop well thought-out, relevant, campaign strategies and materials
• Develop government relations strategies to support advocacy campaigns
• Engage with key internal and external stakeholders
• Drive engagement with members on campaigns
• Provide strategic advice to the Senior Leadership Team and Policy and Advocacy team on advocacy strategies and tactics
• Build advocacy capacity within the College by providing training, mentoring and coaching as appropriate
• Regular travel to Canberra will be required as part of this role

The Successful Candidate

The successful candidate will have:

• Extensive experience and proven success in developing and executing successful public advocacy campaigns
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to develop a wide range of community, government and member-facing communications
• Highly developed stakeholder engagement, relationship management and influencing skills, including with government stakeholders
• Knowledge and understanding of government processes
• An excellent understanding of evidence-based behaviour change approaches
• Project management skills, including demonstrated ability to plan, implement, review and achieve project goals and objectives

To apply, please click Apply Now to submit your CV and short cover letter, addressing the criteria listed under “The Successful Candidate” section by the close date. For any further information, please email [email protected] using the subject line: Campaigns and Advocacy Manager enquiry via EthicalJobs.

A position description is attached.