• Earn a competitive salary of circa $89,896 - $110,414 per annum (commensurate with qualifications and experience) + superannuation
• Maximise your earning potential with generous salary packaging options
• Relocation assistance available to help you make this vibrant regional community your new home
• Enjoy a varied role where your marketing expertise will directly impact the health and well-being outcomes of remote Aboriginal communities

Who We Are:

Katherine West Health Board (KWHB) is an industry-renowned provider of preventative, clinical, and emergency primary healthcare in the Northern Territory. We deliver a range of health services across the Katherine West region, covering primary healthcare and health education. To learn more about our services, click here.

We now have a rewarding opportunity available for a Social Marketing Coordinator to join our organisation as part of our Tackling Indigenous Smoking (TIS) initiative.

How You’ll Make a Difference:

As our next Social Marketing Coordinator, you will have the unique opportunity to use your marketing and communications expertise to directly impact the health and well-being outcomes of remote Aboriginal communities throughout Katherine. In this role, you’ll work both on-site from our Katherine office and out in the community to develop and execute the strategy for our Tackling Indigenous Smoking campaign, allowing you the exciting opportunity to explore parts of Australia that many will never get to see.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Leading the development of cross-channel communications, marketing, content plans and initiatives to deliver culturally safe, evidence-based and consistent TIS health promotion messaging to the Big Rivers populations
• Developing a multi-faceted communications campaign to deliver TIS health promotion messaging across the region, with strong prioritisation of end-to-end social media campaigns with content tailored specifically to the audience
• Collecting client, platform and market insights to inform, monitor and improve the success of social media campaigns
• Supporting the coordination and delivery of TIS health promotion events and activities across the region, including raising awareness and maximising attendance at events

For a more detailed overview of the key responsibilities for this role, click here to view the Position Description.

What You’ll Bring to the Team:

To be considered for this position, you’ll need prior demonstrated experience in coordinating social media campaigns and communications strategies, ideally in a health promotion setting. Relevant tertiary qualifications in Communications, Media, Marketing, and/or Public Relations will also be highly regarded. 

Your highly developed communication skills and your ability to work collaboratively in a cross-cultural environment will be critical to your continued success at KWHB. You should also be comfortable with (and excited by!) the opportunity to travel to remote communities to support the delivery of events and community education initiatives that help us deliver positive health and well-being outcomes.

Additional requirements include:

• Current driver’s licence
• Full COVID-19 vaccination status
• Willingness and ability to travel by light aircraft or 4WD to remote Aboriginal communities
• Satisfactory NT Working With Children Check and National Police Check, or willingness to obtain prior to commencement of role

Be Rewarded:

In addition to a competitive salary of circa $89,896 - $110,414 per annum (commensurate with qualifications and experience), you will receive a range of generous benefits as part of the KWHB team, including: 

• Salary sacrificing opportunities up to $16,000 to maximise your earning potential
• Relocation assistance available to help you make the NT your new home
• Access to a company vehicle and travel allowance provided
• Expand your horizons and progress your career with a dedicated study allowance + up to 10 days of additional study leave!
• Ongoing professional development opportunities available

Ready to Apply?

If you’re a skilled Marketer looking to make a difference and help close the gap between Indigenous and Non-Indigenous health outcomes in Australia, we want to hear from you - apply now!