Communications Manager, External Affairs and Media

Job Description

Overview: Communications Manager, External Affairs and Media Full-time, Continuing position Salary Level HEW 8 + 17% Superannuation Based at the Melbourne CBD campus, and hybrid ways of working About the role As the Communications Manager, you will play a leading role in engaging with the media to connect RMIT with industry, government and community audiences. Reporting to the Senior Communications Manager, Corporate Affairs and Social Media, you will be an experienced and trusted media advisor ready to play a key role to promote, position and protect the RMIT brand. You can balance boundless curiosity with a strong news sense to identify media opportunities, as well as risks, within a complex academic environment. In this role you will work closely with stakeholders across the organisation to identify and amplify stories that bring the strategic priorities of the University to life. The role helps build media engagement capability by providing formal and informal coaching and training to academics and leaders across RMIT.To be successful in this position, you'll have: Experience in a highly effective external communications function, working with media and managing risk and reputational issues. Experience in communications planning, delivery and measurement that contributed to strategic organisational objectives. Experience using data to guide stakeholders and identifying emerging and unmet needs to develop solutions to meet those needs. The ability to advise leadership on managing public issues and directly undertake media/issues management. The ability to coach managers and senior leaders and enable them to lead dialogue with their respective stakeholders. Please Note: Appointment to this position is subject to passing a Working with Children and National Police Check. About the Portfolio The International and Engagement portfolio is responsible for RMIT’s international strategy and agenda, including international development and partnerships and oversight of our international operations including RMIT Vietnam and RMIT Europe. It also incorporates the University’s key engagement functions including communications, experience (global marketing, global student recruitment, alumni), and business development and partnerships. To Apply Please submit your CV and covering letter addressing your suitability for this position by clicking on the ‘Apply ’ link at the top of this page. For further information about this position, please see the Position Description hyperlinked below or contact Adrian Ceddia (Senior Communications Manager) via email . Position Description – Communications Manager Please note, if you are viewing this advert from an external site, please click ‘apply’ and you will be redirected to RMIT's Jobs website to access the Position Description at the bottom of the page. Applications Close: 21 Mar 2025 11.59 pm RMIT is an equal opportunity employer committed to being a child safe organisation. We are dedicated to attracting, retaining and developing our people regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability and age. Applications are encouraged from all sectors of the community and we strongly encourage applications from the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community. At RMIT, we are committed to supporting adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, as well as during employment. We actively support and encourage people with disabilities to apply to RMIT (including alternate formats of application forms) . To discuss adjustment requirements, please contact Dani via or visit our Careers page for more contact information - . We are a Circle Back Initiative Employer – we commit to respond to every applicant. #J-18808-Ljbffr