About the role

As an integral member of the Communications team, you will plan, create and implement organisational communications and deliver strategic messaging with a focus on staff communications.

You will collaborate with various internal stakeholders to share and promote SDN practices, history and stories, and develop and deliver campaigns that support strategic and workplace culture initiatives that reflect our Employee Value Proposition.

You will be responsible for planning, creating and delivering content for use across various channels and supporting events including media activities.

This is a full time permanent position based at our Shared Services Office located in Ultimo.

We encourage work life balance and offer flexible working arrangements and hours.

About You

We are looking for a Communications Specialist who has a passion for creating and sharing stories and who has:

• Demonstrated experience in developing, planning, creating and implementing strategic communications for key strategic and workplace culture initiatives and projects
• Highly developed skills in writing and managing the production of communications and promotional materials for internal and external audiences
• Experience in developing and delivering digital and hard copy content across various channels
• Exceptional interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate with internal and external stakeholders at all levels
• Capability to turn technical / professional content into everyday language and stories
• High attention to detail, strong project and event management skills
• Tertiary qualifications in communications, marketing or a related field is desirable
• Working with Children Check Clearance

About the Team

The Communications team leads SDN's strategic communications with oversight of corporate history, identity and branding; stakeholder relationship management and managing corporate affairs.

We're a dynamic, outcomes-focused team working collaboratively with each other as well as with service delivery teams, other shared services staff and leaders across the organisation to drive intentional and transparent internal and external organisational communications.

A career at SDN is much more than a job

Discover how you can make a real difference to the lives of children and families when you join our village of professionals committed to enhancing children's lives.

When you join our village, you're joining a not-for-profit organisation with over 115 years' experience supporting children's wellbeing. It's an enriching village centred around children and supported by partnership and community.

We are one of Australia's most respected children's services organisations, and have over 750 staff across 37 sites in Sydney, regional NSW and the ACT.

Our Culture

SDN's values are at the heart of everything we do. If you share our values and believe that through working together we can make the world a better and more equitable place then we want to hear from you!

We commit ourselves to being: trustworthy and reliable, inclusive and respectful and creative and innovative. SDN's commitment to staff is demonstrated by investing in an Employee Value Proposition project based on staff feedback.

SDN Benefits include:

• Flexible working arrangements with a strong focus on work life balance
• Discounted child care fees and priority placement
• Ongoing training and development with a focus on career development
• Learning and development fund for each staff member
• Rewards and Recognition Program
• Working with a team of professionals who have extensive experience and knowledge gained through our 115 + year history of supporting children and families
• Paid parental leave
• Finders fee -referral scheme
• Employee Assistance Program - Free, voluntary and confidential counselling service
• SDN Staff Giving Fund
• Access to purchased Leave
• Picnic Day - One extra day paid leave for all permanent staff
• Study Leave

A position description is attached.

SDN Children's Services welcomes and encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply.

Successful applicants will be subject to relevant pre-employment checks including Working with Children Check (NSW) , National Police Check and Covid 19 vaccination in line with government regulations.