Marketing and Communications Coordinator

Position: Marketing and Communications Coordinator
Salary Range: $105,882 - $119,172 per annum pending experience
Tenure: Full Time, Permanent
Commencing Date: As soon as practicable
Closing Date:  Monday, 4 July 2022

Townsville Catholic Education supports a diverse region extending from Townsville to the Burdekin and Whitsunday regions in the South, North to Ingham and Halifax, South-West to Winton, and West to the border with the Northern Territory, encompassing Mount Isa and several small, isolated western towns and east to Palm Island.

Townsville Catholic Education provides a supportive, flexible working environment where care for the individual is an important part of our ethos.  We employ motivated people who want to work together to produce excellent outcomes for our students. Our staff are recognised as being central to achieving our mission. 

Townsville Catholic Education is seeking an experienced and dedicated Marketing and Communications Coordinator. This role is a Full Time, Permanent position commencing as soon as practicable.

About the role

The Marketing and Communications Coordinator is charged with providing professional advice to school and Townsville Catholic Education Office (TCEO) system leaders on the implementation of TCE’s brand, marketing and communications plans and campaigns (including school-level strategies, plans, campaigns and projects). The position also coordinates the execution, review and refinement of these initiatives on the basis of evidence and an understanding of system and school context.

The Marketing and Communication Coordinator takes a consultative approach – working closely with Principals and other school leaders –  to identify upcoming support needs in advance, plan the delivery of support (drawing on both TCEO, school and outsourced resources), and review progress against plans and adjust support accordingly.

Key Accountabilities

The role of the Marketing and Communication Coordinator is to:

• Provide advice to inform the development of the TCEO brand, marketing and communications strategies.
• Liaise proactively with school leaders to understand school needs and inform the development of marketing plans – ensuring alignment with TCE’s strategic pillars and the Catholic ethos.
• Coordinate the provision of creative and operational support to schools to execute marketing plans on both a proactive and ad-hoc basis. Support will encompass the areas of brand development, graphic design, multimedia, copywriting and other content creation and will involve managing external vendors.
• Manage enterprise-wide communication projects and activities, including the development of formal project plans, budgets, supporting documents, evaluating metrics, records and registers.
• Manage and maintains effective key stakeholder relationships, including with key media, agencies and suppliers to build brand awareness and create media opportunities.
• Maintain current and relevant knowledge on best practice and regulatory requirements for electronic and non-electronic marketing, privacy, copyright, protocol and consent as they relate to Marketing, and acts as a conduit between TCE and the Townsville Diocese and other relevant bodies (e.g. Qld Catholic Education Commission) in these matters.
• Draw on this current knowledge to manage Marketing and Communication capacity building initiatives across TCE and provide advice and mentoring to school staff regarding the continuous development of professional skills in this area.
• Proactively identify risks to school market share and reputation, and coordinate and leads discussion with key stakeholders on critical risks.
• Identify potential media and other public relations support for TCE and its schools, and provides operational support to TCEO’s response to these opportunities.
• Contribute to the planning and execution of major events (e.g. Mulkadee; Catholic Education Week), and manage the delivery of promotional campaigns on-time and on-budget.

Mandatory Criteria

• Current Working with Children Suitability Card - The successful candidate will require a paid Blue Card before commencement as per the No Card, No Start policy developed by Queensland Government
• Relevant Tertiary Qualification – i.e. Business, Commerce, Marketing, Public Relations, Communications or similar
• Current Driver’s Licence
• Ability to travel from time to time within the Catholic Diocese of Townsville

Some employees may be subject to pre-employment medical assessments during the selection process. Depending on the nature of the role, it may be necessary for successful applicants to be immunised against certain preventable diseases in order to minimise the risk of transmission.

What we offer

• Competitive Annual Salary starting: $105,882 - $119,172 per annum pending experience
• 4 Weeks Annual Leave with 17.5% leave loading
• Salary packaging options 
• Modern facilities, equipment and resources
• Superannuation up to 12.75% employer contribution (in a co-contribution arrangement)
• Access to long service leave after 7 years of continuous service
• 14 Weeks’ paid parental leave if eligible
• Deferred Salary Scheme
• Corporate health insurance 
• Induction, professional development and learning opportunities
• Wellbeing programs and initiatives

How to apply

1. Please complete the application form below
2. Upload a current resume 
3. Upload a cover letter to support your application.

Please refer to the Position Description for more information.

• For further information regarding the remuneration package please contact TCEO Human Resources recruitment@tsv.catholic.edu.au.

Applications close 5pm Monday, 4 July 2022.

Applications during the shortlisting phase will be kept confidential.

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