Vacancy Details
Avondale University is seeking a Communications Officer to join our Marketing and Advancement team. This role plays a key part in shaping the communications and promotional content to reflect Avondale University’s brand. Be part of the transformation.
This important role is responsible for developing, coordinating and maintaining high-quality communications and promotional content focusing on internal and external communications to reflect Avondale’s brand, voice and strategic priorities.
What will you do?
- The development of newsletters, publications, pieces for external communications and promotional materials
- Assist website content updates and supporting digital marketing campaigns to align with Avondale’s brand guidelines and voice
- Assist database maintenance and reporting
- Coordinate content inputs, reviews and approvals within tight timeframes.
- Build effective relationships across the University to source and verify content.
- Use sector and media insights to inform timely and relevant communications.
- Translate complex information into clear and inclusive content tailored to different student cohorts and stages of the student journey.
- Apply content governance, approval and quality assurance processes, and use engagement data and feedback to identify improvements.
About you
To be successful in this role, you will bring strong creative and writing capability, collaborate effectively with stakeholders, and deliver high-quality, on-brand communications to tight deadlines.
Selection Criteria
Essential Criteria
- A relevant degree in communications, journalism or a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
- An ability to understand and support equal opportunity principles.
- An understanding of and a willingness to support the mission, values and ethos of Avondale University, as a Seventh-day Adventist institution.
- Demonstrated experience developing, editing and proofreading effective written communications for diverse audiences across multiple channels.
- Strong research and analytical skills, including the ability to synthesise complex information quickly and accurately.
- Excellent organisational and stakeholder engagement skills, supported by discretion, diplomacy and sound judgement.
Desirable Criteria
- Experience working in higher education, vocational education or another regulated service environment.
- Knowledge of digital accessibility, plain English and inclusive communication principles.
- Experience using Microsoft 365, Asana, CRM Databases, Adobe Creative Cloud applications, particularly InDesign.
Why Work at Avondale?
- Values-driven organisation
- Compressed working week with half day Friday’s
- Heavily discounted further study options
- Discounted school fees for attendance at Adventist schools
- Free access to Avondale Libraries
Please visit www.avondale.edu.au/employment for the job description and details of this position. For further information about the role, please email Avondale University’s People and Culture Manager at [email protected].
Email your application to [email protected], including:
- A resume (four-page maximum)
- A statement addressing the selection criteria
- Contact details of three referees
As part of the recruitment process, candidates who progress to the interview stage will need to complete and return the University’s Gender-based Violence Declaration Form. Other forms may also include a Working With Children Check, Police Check or any other pre-employment checks appropriate to the role.
Applications close on 16 October 2026
Please note that we will be conducting interviews as applications come in, so please do not delay in submitting your application.
Salary: Avondale Higher Education Worker Level 5 $77,375 - $86,586 per annnum, plus superannuation.
Applicants must have the right to work in Australia. Avondale is an equal opportunity employer and reserves the right to make a delayed appointment, not appoint, or appoint by invitation.
