Would you like to help the planet and its people by ramping up the impact of Food Frontier’s communications? We are looking for a dynamic and self-driven Communications Coordinator who is adept at carrying out a range of tasks including content development, social media engagement, website maintenance and basic design.
A bit of an overview
- $70,000 salary (Exclusive of Super) with access to full salary packaging arrangements (up to $15,900 + $2,650 meal and entertainment benefits)
- Hybrid working—Full-time with flexible working arrangements from home and our state-of-the-art co-share North Melbourne office
- Bonus leave at the end of the year and an annual allowance to support your technology and WFH needs
- Opportunity to be a game changer in securing our planet’s future food sustainability
A bit about us
Founded in 2017, Food Frontier is the independent think tank on alternative proteins in Australia and New Zealand. We’re committed to growing our region’s protein supply with new, sustainable and nutritious options that create value for businesses, farmers and consumers. Funded by grants and donations, Food Frontier’s research, events and engagements help businesses, policymakers and innovators to understand the emergence and unlock the benefits of plant-based meat, precision fermentation and cultivated meat.
A bit about the job
The Communication Coordinator will support Food Frontier in ramping up the impact of communications through a range of tasks including content development, social media engagement, website maintenance and design support.
Working closely with the Communication and Marketing Manager you will use your strong writing skills to develop content for news posts, newsletters, publications, EDMs, marketing, and other collateral as needed.
You will be largely in charge of our social media, initiating and developing regular posts and you will lend your creative hand to basic design tasks for socials and marketing collateral. You will also maintain two WordPress websites and keep an eye on relevant media, helping out with media engagement when needed.
A bit about you
You are a team player who is adaptable, who shows initiative, and is hungry to work in an ambitious organisation that is transitioning into its next chapter. Food Frontier is a small, friendly, dynamic team which is solution focused and gets a buzz out of contributing to social change.
You have:
- Strong writing skills and proven ability to write accurately, clearly and adapt writing styles to different formats and audiences—from social media to targeted industry communications.
- Good social media content development and engagement skills to help increase our influence and reach industry, public and media audiences. You understand what makes up a strong mix of social posts and how to interact on a business social media account.
- Basic design experience with Adobe InDesign or other software to carry out simple collateral updates and develop tiles and banners.
- Experience monitoring and evaluating social and website data to inform strategy and communication activities in collaboration with the Communication and Marketing Manager.
- Confidence in working with internal and external stakeholders to source information for content from time to time.
- Ability to work under pressure, managing multiple deadlines and projects at once.
- Excellent collaboration and team skills and ability to work closely with coworkers to achieve common goals. You are a team player who enjoys working and consulting with others when needed to get jobs done.
For more information, please read the full Position Description
Stop (or rather, don’t stop!) Research suggests that at this point up to 60% of those identifying as women or under-represented folks might have talked themselves out of applying because you don’t tick every single box. But we are committed to finding the right person to join our team and know that sometimes means you’ll excel in a number of areas, and need to develop in others. We’re all human after all (and we’re looking for exactly one of those!).
A bit about how to apply
Here’s what you can expect when applying for this job with us:
- Application—in a cover letter tell us a bit about you and how you meet the role requirements (no more than two pages please). Send it to us at jobs@foodfrontier.org along with your resume. We’ll be progressing applications as they come in, so you’re encouraged to apply as early as possible if this looks like the role for you!
If you have any questions in the meantime you can direct them to jobs@foodfrontier.org and our Head of Communications and Marketing will be happy to respond. - A quick chat with one of our team – we’re people people, so we want to ask a couple of questions and get to know a bit more about you (<15 minutes over the phone).
- Interview in our North Melbourne office – we’ll expand on our interview process with candidates who reach this stage.
- Reference checks.
If we’re really curious we might ask for some examples of your work or ask you to complete a brief task.
A bit more on why you should join our team
- Competitive salary in the not for profit sector and access to full salary packaging arrangements ($15,900 + $2,650 Meal Entertainment benefits) further lifting the value in your take home pay
- Opportunity to be a game changer in securing our planet’s future food sustainability
- Bonus leave – you can enjoy additional paid annual leave days at the end of the calendar year
- Flexible working life and WFH provisions – work-life balance is important. Flexible working arrangements – working from home and coming to our state-of-the-art co-share North Melbourne office!
- BYO equipment – laptop and phone and receive an annual allowance to put towards your devices, work from home equipment, utilities, mobile and internet expenses.
- Ideal office location within Our Community House – North Melbourne with access to end-of-trip facilities, regular learning seminars, monthly networking events to connect with others working in the social change sector.
- Social events – fun social events to relax and connect with teammates and colleagues in the sector.
We are dedicated to equality, and value diversity and inclusion. We are committed to initiating and driving change to ensure Food Frontier is a safe and welcoming environment for all. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.
Food Frontier acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land on which we work. We pay our respects to Elders past and present.