Senior Communications Advisor

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Full Job Description

Edith Cowan University (ECU) is a leading multi-campus university in Western Australia serving communities nationally and internationally. For 15 years in a row, ECU has achieved a 5 (out of 5 star) star rating for teaching quality in the 2022 Good Universities Guide. ECU is ranked in the world's Top 100 universities under 50 years old in the 2022 Times Higher Education (THE) Young Universities Rankings, and in the Top 400 for THE World University Rankings in 2023.

Edith Cowan University’s School of Business and Law (SBL) was Australia’s ‘top-ranked business school for quality’ in 2022 for the inaugural AFR BOSS Best Business Schools list. The ranking included the School’s outstanding results in the Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching (QILT) and the School’s recent achievement of business school accreditation with AACSB International.

The School offers a comprehensive range of undergraduate and postgraduate coursework, executive education, and research degrees designed to give students relevant theory, practical work experience and critical employability skills. The mission of the School is to develop industry-ready graduates through high-quality teaching and learning experiences and engaged applied research. In 2022, the School’s Hospitality and Tourism Management was ranked #30 in the world in the Shanghai global rankings of academic subjects.

The School houses the ECU Strategic Research Centre for Work + Wellbeing (CW+W) which has been instrumental in raising the profile of the School for research and practice in psychosocial risk at work; appropriate workplace and leadership behaviours; new ways of working; and influencing policy and practice in diversity and inclusion.

As part of an exciting expansion plan, the School of Business and Law will move into the $853 million world-class facilities of the landmark ECU City Campus at Yagan Square in the Perth CBD in 2025. This state-of-the-art Business, Law, Creative Industries and Technology Campus will be where innovative thinkers, adaptive learners and global citizens meet to become the leaders of tomorrow. ECU’s CBD campus will bring together streams of teaching and research with unique synergies for growth and development. This is unequivocally the most exciting time of all to join the University as it embarks on this transformational journey.

The Role
The Senior Communications Advisor will work closely with the Executive Dean, Accreditation Manager and academic staff in the School of Business and Law to devise, develop and deliver on the schools marketing strategic objectives and priorities. The role will also liaise with University Brand and Marketing to ensure compliance with university brand guidelines and those of our external accreditation authorities.

The successful candidate will manage the communication and event portfolio of a small team and will be required to present at some events. The role will enhance the profile of the School’s website by developing in conjunction with the staff, attractive, concise and engaging content that includes the community and societal impact of the School’s activities.

The School continues to publish promotional materials and run events, however as the role is currently vacant you will have the opportunity to bring your experience and fresh ideas to really put your stamp on this position.

We are looking for a brilliant writer, a confident communicator and someone who can translate complex topics for broad audiences, build on their networks and successfully operate in large and complex organisations.

You may already have experience managing staff or be an emerging leader and keen to gain experience in this area.