Student Communications Coordinator

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As Student Communications Coordinator you will play a key role in shaping and delivering high-quality communication to current students.

You will support the Senior Manager, Student Information, by coordinating projects and managing workflows to ensure timely, accurate, and engaging information reaches our diverse student community.

In this role you will:

• Oversee the planning and delivery of student communication campaigns and content across multiple channels, including email, web, signage and socials.
• Coordinate workflow allocation within the Student Communications team to meet stakeholder needs and deadlines.
• Provide leadership support and mentoring to team members, fostering a culture of collaboration.
• Use business and engagement metrics to drive innovation, helping to shape the student experience.

This continuing position is full time and will be located at the Callaghan Campus (Awabakal land).

You will have:

• Proven experience in communications or customer marketing, ideally within a higher education setting, with a track record of impactful campaigns.
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills, with the ability to motivate a team and build collaborative relationships across diverse areas.
• Excellent organisational skills, including the ability to prioritise tasks, meet deadlines, and maintain attention to detail in a fast-paced environment.

The remuneration for this position is Higher Education Worker Level 7+ 17% superannuation and is commensurate with skills and experience.

In addition to working for a university that is breaking boundaries, discovering new ways of thinking and cementing a place as a global leader, we offer a range of benefits to our employees to ensure you balance your commitments, stay healthy and work effectively.

These include:

• 17% super and salary packaging.
• Additional University Holiday days, generous personal, life, and parental leave, annual leave loading, and additional purchased leave scheme.
• Discounts on private health insurance, gym memberships, software, travel and more.
• A range of support and wellbeing programs.

For more information on benefits and conditions, please follow this link.

The University of Newcastle stands as a global leader distinguished by a commitment to equity and excellence. Our vision is to be a world‑leading University for our regions and creating a better future for our regions and the globe. Underpinned by this vision are our values of excellence, equity, engagement and sustainability.

Important information before you apply:

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• Applications for this position will only be accepted from those with Australian residency or a valid work permit.

Your application must include:

• Your resume.
• A cover letter outlining your motivation to apply for this opportunity.
• A statement addressing the Essential Criteria listed below (these may differ slightly from the Position Description, please only respond to the below in your application).