Internal Communications Adviser

Beyond Blue’s vision is that all people in Australia achieve their best possible mental health. Our role is to work with the community to improve mental health and make it easier for people to feel better earlier, get well and stay well. Earlier, Easier, Together.

Beyond Blue’s values are Collaboration, Respect, Enthusiasm, Excellence, Innovation and Integrity.

The Internal Communications Senior Adviser ensures Beyond Blue employees are informed and engaged to deliver the organisation’s strategy through strategic, timely, tailored, persuasive and impactful communications.

The position works to deliver all five Beyond 2023+ Strategy goals: Understanding, Supporting, Connecting, Leading and Integrity through strong internal communications that inspire employees to work to improve mental health and make it easier for people to feel better earlier, get well and stay well.

• Lead the development, coordination, and delivery of engaging internal communications strategies across internal channels to promote staff engagement and deliver key messages in a timely and effective way.
• Proactively source content to develop and execute strategic internal communications that align with Beyond Blue’s strategy and seek to build team member awareness and engagement.
• Source, draft and edit content for internal channels including regular newsletters, workplace and messages from senior leaders.
• Contribute to the Internal Communications calendar, channels, and the implementation of internal all staff meetings, brown bags and other in-house events show casing the work of Beyond Blue’s teams campaigns.
• Be a trusted senior advisor and support Communications Team with sensitive and complex internal communications challenges and issues.
• Develop and maintain new intranet system along with processes and procedures within the broader communications team.
• Identify opportunities to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of existing systems and procedures and implement changes in consultation with relevant stakeholders.
• Proactively build positive relationships with key stakeholders and functions to ensure timely, aligned, and effective internal communications.

The appointee will be Tertiary qualified in communications, PR, writing or editing, with at least five years’ experience in an internal communications role. Your experience working independently within a broader communications team will be underpinned by your strong writing and editing skills, with demonstrated experience in developing and executing communications plans. The incumbent will have worked with current and emerging digital media using Teams, Live Tiles, Unily or LumApps and be proficient in using the Adobe Suite preferable (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Premier Pro etc).

This is a terrific opportunity to work within an organisation that is part of shaping the future outcomes for the community.

To apply, Applications should include a current CV with a cover letter that addresses why you would consider yourself to be a cultural addition to Beyond Blue and how your skills and experience would be attributes to the position. For detailed information about this position including the closing date, please refer to the position description on our careers page (Candidates who are viewing from a job-board such as SEEK or LinkedIn, please refer to our careers page on our website).

Preferred candidates will be required to undertake pre-employment screening, including a National Police Check and where required a Working with Children Check.

NOTE: Short-listing of candidates will commence prior to the closure of this role, so please do not delay submitting your application.