• Location: Dubbo, Orange, Bathurst or Broken Hill
• Full time maximum term contract to 30 June 2025  (with possibility of further extension)

about the role

Western NSW Primary Health Network (WNSW PHN) is currently seeking a motivated individual who has a passion for primary healthcare and community wellbeing. 

The Western NSW Primary Health Network (WNSW PHN) funds a range of health services and programs to improve access to care and better health for our communities. 

The Western NSW Primary Health Network (WNSW PHN) Manager Public Relations and Strategic Communications determines and guides the WNSW PHN communication, media strategies and activities. 

This includes the delivery of innovative and professional media releases, the management of relationships internally and externally with media and key stakeholders, website management, digital communications, branding, promotional campaigns, and corporate documents. 

This role works across the organisation to implement contemporary effective communications activities with our staff, Board, Advisory Councils, service providers and the general public. 

The position will lead internal communications to drive to effective, timely, and inclusive internal communications for the organisation.

The communications lead will manage and support the communications team to deliver quality outputs aligning with WNSW PHN strategic goals and ensure WNSW PHN maintains consistency in branding and key messaging. 

The position can be based in any one of our offices including, Dubbo, Orange, Bathurst or  Broken Hill.

If you have any questions about this position after you have read this document, please contact Brad Porter on 0499 112 243. 

Selection Criteria

Essential

• Tertiary qualifications in communications, marketing, public relations, digital media, or equivalent industry experience.
• Relevant experience managing digital communications platforms.
• Previous experience in coordinating and managing corporate events.
• Experience managing public relations and media; and leading strategic communication activities.
• Experience with community engagement programs or community messaging campaigns.
• Excellent interpersonal, consultation, negotiation, and communication skills (written and verbal).
• High level attention to detail and time management skills including the ability to prioritise, plan, organise and manage competing demands.
• Capacity to travel within western NSW; hold a current driver’s licence. 

Desirable

• Experience working with a broad range of stakeholders and maintaining customer relationship activities and community engagement.
• Experience writing for the health sector.
• Experience with technologies such as a website Content Management System, Adobe creative suite and Google/Facebook web traffic analytics.
• Experience working in the health, NGO or community services sectors. 
• Experience in working with Aboriginal people, organisations and communities in view of planning and implementing services and achieving outcomes for Aboriginal people.
• Experience in managing a team and providing advice, direction and performance indicators.
• Initiative, flexibility, analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to exercise sound judgement.

About Western Health Alliance Ltd (WHAL) 

Trading as Western NSW Primary Health Network (WNSW PHN)

The Western NSW PHN (WNSW PHN) is one of 31 Primary Health Networks across Australia. We are an independent, not-for-profit organisation funded by the Commonwealth Department of Health, established to support frontline health and wellbeing services. Our focus is to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of primary health care, ensuring people receive the right care in the right place at the right time.

WNSW PHN is an agile and high performing organisation that responds to the identified needs of the community, Commonwealth and State health policy, and the development needs of primary health care providers.   We work closely with general practice, Aboriginal Medical Services and other health care providers, Local Health Districts, non-government organisations and the broader community to plan and fund programs that support local health services to meet the health needs of our communities.

Benefits to working with WHAL

We pride ourselves on being supportive and flexible and offer a great range of benefits including:

• Generous salary packaging options up to $18,450 per year
• Family friendly and flexible working arrangements (including Hybrid model)
• Collaboration with passionate likeminded professionals
• 5 weeks annual leave 
• Additional leave between the Christmas and New Year period
• Option to purchase an additional 2 weeks leave or cash out 2 weeks
• Corporate Fitness Program (Fitness Passport)
• Professional development allowance and study leave
• 6 weeks paid parental leave
• Free Employment Assistance Program

Guidelines for applicants

These guidelines aim to assist you in submitting applications for advertised vacancies with the Western NSW PHN.

For an outline of responsibilities, position description, selection criteria and information on how to apply, please refer to the Employment tab in the ‘About Us’ section of our website www.wnswphn.org.au/about-us/employment.

WNSW PHN is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.

PLEASE NOTE: 

As part of your application, you must provide a separate statement addressing each of the selection criteria as well as your resume. If you do not provide these two documents, your application will automatically not be accepted.  

Applying for a position 

• Obtain and carefully read the information pack for the position of interest.
• Conduct some initial research on the organisation by browsing the website and reading key resources.
• If you need to seek clarification or additional information on the organisation and/or the position, contact the appropriate person identified in the pack.
• Decide whether you possess, and can demonstrate your skills, experience, knowledge and ability against the selection criteria.
• When addressing the selection criteria, provide examples to demonstrate and substantiate your claims. Examples should outline a situation, identify the action you took and summarise the subsequent result. Keep your response to no more than two pages, plus your Resume/Curriculum Vitae (CV).
• Be aware of the closing date and where and how to lodge your application. If, for any reason you cannot submit your application by the closing date, you should ring the contact officer to see if a late application will be accepted.
• If you require any special arrangements (e.g. wheelchair access, hearing or visual aids, etc.) to assist you to attend an interview, please discuss these with the contact officer when the interview is being arranged.

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An information pack is attached.