Communications Project Officer

**Position Description
**POSITION TITLE Communications Project Officer**

**REPORTS TO **Communications Manager **DIRECT REPORTS **Nil

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**LOCATION **Negotiable within the HealthWISE service area.

**CLASSIFICATION **HealthWISE Enterprise Agreement 2021
Administrative Stream Level 4

**COMPANY DESCRIPTION**

**Vision - **Healthy Communities

**Purpose - **Creating better health for our communities

HealthWISE has been delivering federally funded primary health and social services for 7 years. We are a

not for profit organisation dedicated to creating healthier communities.

The people we support live in the New England and North West regions of northern New South Wales and

the Darling Downs and West Moreton regions of southern Queensland.

By employing skilled and experienced local health care providers, we provide efficient and effective

programs that improve access, increase awareness, decrease cost, incorporate lived experience, empower

communities and foster long term health.

We are a specialist provider of rural and remote services.

We have offices in 10 locations (Armidale, Glen Innes, Goondiwindi, Gunnedah, Inverell, Ipswich, Moree,

Narrabri, Tamworth and Walcha) and provide services and outreach to small towns and communities across

19 Local Government Areas.

HealthWISE is a flexible and inclusive organisation and is dedicated to providing a welcoming and culturally

appropriate environment for everyone and promotes the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of all children.

**Position Description**

The Communications Project Officer is a member of the Communications Team and contributes
to the team’s overall objectives of (a) Helping individuals and communities build their skills and
confidence to make decisions concerning their health and wellness, (b) Advocating for better
health and wellbeing for rural and remote communities (c) Being recognised as the pre-eminent
provider of choice for users and referrers.

The team objectives are met through the delivery of high quality, innovative internal and external
communications and marketing activities.

The Communications Project Officer is the link between the Communications Team and other
HealthWISE teams. The ability to manage competing priorities, adhere to policy and procedure,
have an eye for detail, develop logical responses to problems, and the ability to clearly
communicate requirements will allow the Communications team to meet the needs of internal
and external clients.

**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES**

This ‘gatekeeper’ role will oversee all requests to the Communications Team and ensure requests
include complete information before they are distributed within the team for action. In addition, this
role will assist Communications team members to deliver task requirements, for our clients.

The execution of this role will require daily communication with HealthWISE Executive, Team Leaders
and Team members delivering programs and services across the HealthWISE footprint.

**WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY**

While at work, a worker must:
a) take reasonable care for his or her own health and safety, and
b) take reasonable care that his or her acts or omissions do not adversely affect the health and
c) safety of other persons, and
d) comply, so far as the worker is reasonably able, with any reasonable instruction that is given

by the person conducting the business or undertaking to allow the person to comply with the
WH&S Act 2011, and

e) co-operate with any reasonable policy or procedure of the person conducting the business
or undertaking relating to health or safety at the workplace that has been notified to workers

**Position Description
**ROLE CRITERIA**

**ESSENTIAL DESIRABLE**
- Demonstrated attitude and behaviours that are in - Experience working with
keeping with the company’s values (Client focus, project management tools
empowerment, courage, excellence) e.g Trello
- Demonstrated relevant experience contributing to the - Interest in developing
successful administration of workflow in a team systems to contribute to the
environment effectiveness of the team
- Ability to communicate appropriately with colleagues and organisation.

person
- An eye for detail.
- Experience with Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel and
- Teams (or similar)- Current unrestricted and unencumbered Driver’s
- Licence- Willingness to travel and work after hours if required
- Willingness to consent to a National Police Check
- Current Working With Children Check held or

willingness to obtain