Organisation : Wildlife Victoria Inc.
Location : Melbourne (Abbotsford)
Work type : Contract/Temporary
Sector : Animals, Community Development, Education & Training, Media
Salary type : Annual Package
Salary : 65,000 Pro Rata Plus Super
Application closing date : 10 Jan, 2020
About the organisation
Vision & Mission
Our vision is a community that understands, values, and cares about Australian wildlife.
Our mission is to help and protect wildlife through our rescue, education, and advocacy activities. We respond to community reports of distressed wildlife and facilitate the care needed. We promote community knowledge and care of wildlife and advocate for the protection and welfare of wildlife.
Wildlife Victoria
Wildlife Victoria has provided the community with a Wildlife Emergency Response service for 30 years.
Every year thousands of native animals in Victoria become sick, injured or orphaned, often as a direct result of human activity. If left unassisted, these animals may suffer and die in pain or of starvation.
Our Wildlife Emergency Response Service receives notifications from members of the public via our emergency phone and online reporting system. We receive about 80,000 requests for help a year and help over 50,000 animals. When a member of the public contacts us about a sick, injured or orphaned animal, our Emergency Response Operators provide advice to help the caller manage the situation appropriately, and when necessary, arranges for a trained volunteer to attend. They also liaise with other organisations to ensure the best possible outcome for the animal.
About the role
We are a wildlife rescue charity that helps and protects wildlife through our rescue, education, and advocacy activities.
We are seeking an experienced person for this new role, to build our communications and education impact.
You will bring enthusiasm and creativity to the role, and work collaboratively with a small team of people who are passionate about wildlife and conservation. Your work will support our vision of a community that understands, values and cares about Australian wildlife. You will be able to write succinct and engaging copy for media and design engaging educational materials. You will feel comfortable interacting with volunteers and supporters.
Responsibilities:
- Communications support for WV’s Giving Day in March 2020, including traditional media, social media, email and SMS campaigns to the organisation’s supporter base to generate excitement in the months leading up to the day in collaboration with WV’s Fundraising team
- Communications support for WV’s fundraising campaigns via social media and traditional media releases to reinforce relevant messages in collaboration with WV’s Fundraising team
- Communications support for WV’s donor, volunteer and training events in collaboration with relevant teams
- Writing, editing and formatting educational/training materials (e.g. fact sheets, standard operating procedures)
- Redeveloping the organisation’s education program and materials, in collaboration with the education coordinator
- Proactive educational email communications with supporters, callers and volunteers as required
- Main point of contact for media enquiries, preparing responses in collaboration with WV’s team
- Preparing media releases and proactively pitching them to media as relevant to the season or in response to issues arising from the community
- Communications support for WV’s website, including regular updates to information and emergency announcements in collaboration with relevant teams
- Communications support for WV’s supporter and volunteer newsletters, in collaboration with relevant teams
How to apply
Applications not allowed for this job listing.
Please quote in application: Communications and Education Officer (0.6 FTE) via Pro Bono Australia.
Sector: #Animals, #Community_Development, #Education_and_Training, #Media
