Position Summary

The Trailblazer for Recycling & Clean Energy (TRaCE) program is funded in part by the flagship Commonwealth Government Trailblazer Universities Program, which aims to transform research commercialisation and university-industry engagement by creating ecosystems of innovation centres that lift the impact of Australia's researchers and encourage the translation of university research towards Australia's National Manufacturing Priorities.

TRaCE has co-invested $60m+ in climate deep technologies and has launched 15 supporting programs to help SMEs, scaleups, and researchers commercialise their solutions. It will be the first fully integrated ecosystem for recycling and clean energy research commercialisation in Australia and aims to accelerate the translation of disruptive technologies out of the lab and into local manufacturing and global deployment.

TRaCE is looking for a Communications and Engagement Officer (Level 5) who will provide proactive, practical and efficient engagement, communications and administrative support to the work unit. The position will support various engagement activities and contribute to a successful marketing and communications strategy in the work unit.

This role will:

Act as the key liaison stakeholder for all media activity (including website, social media, EDMs, newsletters, video production and SharePoint) taking direction from manager and escalating where necessary.
Support event coordination, including networking sessions, panel discussions, and delegation visits, by developing promotional materials and assisting with logistics.
Provide support to the Manager and support the creation, coordination and curation across all forms of content and other projects.
Develop content (according to UNSW style guide and meeting deadlines) for online engagement, collaborating with multiple stakeholders and managing execution through various digital channels including editing, image sourcing and design for publishing to social channels.
Maintain strong and effective stakeholder relationships throughout the Faculty and the Division.
Work as part of the team to monitor social channels and maintain accurate content.
Collate content metrics in order to make improvements and maximise performance.
Cooperate with all health and safety policies and procedures of the university and take all reasonable care to ensure that your actions or omissions do not impact on the health and safety of yourself or others.

A person engaged is generally expected to have the following skills and experience:

Passionate about climate tech, with the ability to grasp complex technologies and translate them into clear, engaging, and easily understandable content for a broad audience.
A degree in a relevant field or an equivalent level of knowledge gained through a combination of education, training and/or experience.
Experience creating content for publication across multiple channels.
Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to liaise with a range of stakeholders.
High level of proficiency in Microsoft Office software and other online content/design.