Communication & Media Officer - First Nations Identified at Childrens Ground – The Gap, Northern Territory

About Children"s Ground

Children's Ground is a First Nations organisation. The Children's Ground Approach is designed and delivered through the leadership of First Nations people. We are committed to systems change to ensure dignity, justice and equity for all children and families. Our work focuses on national reform as well as evidencing a new way of working.

The Children's Ground Approach is a whole of community, whole of life approach. We privilege First Nations knowledge systems and practice. Over the course of a generation, led by local expertise, we create and deliver an integrated system that is centred on learning, development and wellbeing that responds to the child and their family through the key transition points from pre-birth to young adulthood.

Our approach recognises the cultural, social, and economic strength of our communities. We build on this over a generation to ensure a future for our children and grandchildren that gives them freedom, opportunity and rights to their culture and identity.

Children's Ground operates in Central Australia and across the Top End, with support provided by a Melbourne-based Shared Services team.

About you

You will be a First Nations individual who has experience in communication, social media and content management along with the ability to deliver engaging content across multiple social media platforms. You must be a strong communicator and collaborator who can work with a team and be able to develop relationships. A demonstrated commitment to the rights and interests of First Nations Australians is crucial. This is a First Nations identified role.

About the role

Based in Alice Springs, Central Australia this position will be responsible for content creation, social media engagement and creating opportunities to centre First Nations voices, perspectives and knowledge through media sources and publications. This position will have a direct role in supporting community safety and youth led content development for individual program outcomes including messaging around cultural strengths, healthy relationships, violence prevention and youth voices. The role sits within the Partnerships, Investment and Communications (PIC) team, working to the organisations operational plan.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate efforts in communications and social meda to promote a positive public image among Children"s Ground audiences
• Support First Nations community to control and have agency over their representation
• Centre and elevate te voice of First Nations peoples within Children"s Ground
• Mentor other team members in the collection of content for social media, publications etc.
• Work with staff and community members to develop community led content for social media, print based and other messaging formats
• Contribute to the preparation of publications and reports for reporting, conferences, publications, digital media and print materials including video creation
• Mentor staff in use of digital media
• Support the management of a content/image database