Senior Media & Communications Officer

The Organisation

Police-Citizens Youth Clubs (PCYC) Queensland is an award-winning charity, providing youth and community programs, services and facilities for their 100,000 members across 56 clubs from the Torres Strait to the Gold Coast.  A trusted and respected charity, this year PCYC Queensland celebrates 75 years of supporting and building safer, healthier communities through youth development. 

Benefits & Culture

• Respectful, values driven community based organisation
• Flexible work arrangements, work from home/office hybrid, RDO options
• Generous not for profit salary packaging benefits
• Professional development opportunities available
• Employee assistance program & free annual gym membership

  
The Role
  
In this newly created role, you will work with the Media and Corporate Communication Manager and wider corporate services team to support the implementation of a contemporary multi-faceted corporate communication strategy, whilst developing and maintaining media relationships.
  
You will work across internal and external channels and broader media and public affairs, to drive and deliver messaging that reflects the organisation’s ethos and purpose, including:

• Establishing a communications framework with all PCYC clubs and gathering their stories
• Oversight of internal and external communication strategies and campaigns
• Sourcing ideas, pitching and writing stories for various media platforms

Skills Required

You are a well-rounded media and communications professional with experience working across a multiple brand organisation. Key to your success will be your ability to develop internal and external communication strategies and campaigns in a fast-paced environment, alongside your highly developed media skills which include experience sourcing and pitching story ideas.
  
Additionally, you have:

• Highly developed stakeholder management skills and strong writing/editing capabilities
• Excellent time management skills with a focus on meeting deadlines
• Ability to undertake regular travel to various PCYC Queensland clubs
• A current driver’s licence and eligibility for a QLD Working with Children Check

If you’re interested in supporting an organisation focused on youth development, please apply by sending your CV together with a cover letter responding to the skills required section above. Alternatively, please call Hayley Martin  02 8243 0570 if you have any specific questions.

Please note there is no formal closing date for this role, if you are interested, we would encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

NGO Recruitment values equitable recruitment practices and is committed to representing candidates reflective of the diverse organisations and communities we work with. We welcome and encourage applications from all backgrounds, ages, and identities, and are happy to adjust our recruitment process to support accessibility needs. If you are interested in this position and have most of the skills or experience we are looking for, please go ahead and apply.