Communications and Engagement Officer
Communications and Engagement Officer
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Job Description
Geelong Grammar School is one of the worlds leading coeducational boarding and day schools. Offering exceptional educational opportunities across four campuses from Early Learning to Year 12 Geelong Grammar School is committed to making a positive difference for students staff and the community. We believe in prioritising wellbeing creativity and academic rigour. Our character is compassionate curious and courageous and we achieve our goals through working ethically collaboratively inclusively progressively and with substantiation.
We seek to appoint an experienced Communications and Engagement Officer to play a key role in enhancing the visibility and impact of the Institute of Positive Education through clear engaging and meaningful communication. This role will be responsible for creating and managing content that connects with staff students parents and external clients ensuring consistent messaging across digital platforms newsletters and internal communications. This is an ongoing 0.4 FTE parttime role.
About the role:
The Communications and Engagement Officer plays a critical role in the successful implementation of strategic marketing communication and relationshipnurturing initiatives that promote Positive Education.
Key responsibilities include:
Developing and managing engaging digital content including newsletters EDMs blog posts articles website updates and internal LMS messaging to effectively communicate with staff students parents and external clients
Managing the Institute of Positive Educations social media presence scheduling content and fostering interaction across platforms to enhance engagement and brand awareness
Supporting engagement in online communities including the Discovering Positive Education course (Mighty Network) and Community of Practice by facilitating discussions and encouraging participation
Maintaining website content and managing digital assets to ensure accuracy consistency accessibility and alignment with the Institutes messaging
Coordinating targeted email campaigns via Mailchimp maintaining mailing lists and tracking engagement across digital platforms to inform content strategy
Ensuring all communication aligns with the Institutes voice values and strategic objectives collaborating with internal teams to support effective messaging
About you:
To be successful in this role you will need:
A relevant tertiary qualification in communications marketing public relations digital media or a related field OR equivalent industry experience
Experience in digital content creation and social media management including writing for newsletters social media and websites as well as designing visually engaging content (Canva or similar)
Proficiency in email marketing tools (e.g. Mailchimp) and customer relationship management (CRM) systems with an understanding of audience segmentation and engagement strategies
Basic website management experience including content updates on platforms such as WordPress (or similar)
Experience engaging and moderating online communities particularly within professional learning environments (e.g. Mighty Network or similar).
Geelong Grammar School is committed to the safety of all students and has a zero tolerance of student abuse.
The Schools Student Safeguarding Framework which includes the Student Safeguarding Strategy Student Safeguarding Policy and Student Safeguarding Code of Conduct is available on the GGS website under Student Safeguarding. The Schools expectation is that all staff members (and School Community members) comply with the Student Safeguarding Framework policies and procedures and the Child Safe Standards as applicable to their role. Any queries in respect of this Framework or the Schools expectations should be directed to .
For further details or to apply for this position please visit the Employment page on our website: www.ggs.vic/employment.
To apply you will be required to submit a cover letter and a CV.
Please be aware that applications will be reviewed as they are submitted and interviews and offers may occur prior to the closing date. However due to the holiday period and school holidays response to enquiries and applications may take longer than usual.
Applications close at 10:00am on Monday 21st April 2025
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Part-Time
