Health Promotion Communications Manager
- 🚀 Lead bold health campaigns that make a real impact in Western Sydney!
- 💡 Use your creativity to spark healthier lives across the community!
- 🤝 Connect, create & collaborate to drive positive health change!
Lead impactful health campaigns in Western Sydney using strategic, inclusive and community-driven communications and marketing initiatives.
Employment Type: Temporary Full Time (Up to 08/12/2025)
Position Classification: Health Manager Level 2
Remuneration: $55.40- $65.37 per hour
Hours Per Week: 38
Location: Cumberland Hospital
Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD) is responsible for providing primary and secondary health care for people living in the Auburn, Blacktown, and The Hills Shire, Cumberland and Parramatta Local Government Areas (LGAs) and tertiary care to residents of the Greater Western Region. We are committed to our vision of 'better health services for the people of western Sydney and beyond'. and to the delivery of health care or related services in line with our core values of collaboration, openness, respect, and empowerment.
The purpose of this position is to support and enable the improvement of the health and wellbeing of people living in Western Sydney through effective marketing and communications that maximise impact, meet health literacy needs, and support health behaviour change interventions relevant to the western Sydney population. This position is responsible for ensuring these strategies are in line with the Ministry of Health and Western Sydney Local Health District’s (WSLHD) goals, principles and strategies and the NSW All-of-Government communication frameworks.
This position is responsible for overseeing the development, delivery and evaluation of a range of customer-centric, relevant and effective communications and social marketing strategies, in collaboration with the Health Promotion team, which contribute to achieving identified project outcomes and the strategic objectives of the WSLHD Health Promotion service.
The position is responsible for the development and support of integrated marketing, communication and engagement strategies for current and future WSLHD Health Promotion population health programs and services including, but not limited to, healthy eating active living across the lifespan, and smoke-free and e-cigarette initiatives. Building the communications capacity of Health Promotion staff and the development and maintenance of key partnerships and relationships are key to success. This position will involve extensive relationships with partners inside and outside the Local Health District (LHD), including but not limited to other health professionals, education providers, government and non-government organisations (NGOs); local government; General Practitioners, the private sector and in particular the community. The position also works closely with WSLHD Population Health staff, WSLHD Corporate Communications, Design and Print Companies, and the NSW Ministry of Health.
Apply online by submitting your resume and addressing the criteria listed below by providing examples that demonstrate your ability before the closing date.
- Tertiary qualification marketing, communications, health promotion, public health or other relevant degree.
- Demonstrated high level skills in developing, implementing and evaluating comprehensive marketing and communication strategies informed by evidence, data and audience insights.
- Demonstrated high level problem solving skills with the ability to critically analyse complex issues, problem solve and formulate new approaches to achieve results with a proven capacity to prioritise and multitask in a demanding work environment.
- Demonstrated high level skills in developing marketing and communication plans, project management, implementation, monitoring and evaluation directed at reaching and measuring identified targets/goals/objectives.
- Demonstrated understanding of population health issues and community wide behaviour change principles and their application to communication strategies.
- Superior writing and communication skills, including the application of health literacy and visual communication/usability design principles across a range of platforms and communication channels.
- Effective interpersonal skills with a demonstrated ability to develop and maintain relationships and formal partnerships with stakeholders, communities and organisations both internal and external including working as part of a team.
- Understanding of issues that impact on service delivery in relation to social disadvantage, Aboriginal and Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) communities.
Requisition ID: REQ570679
Applications Close: 1st May 2025
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- For inquiries about the role, contact Janelle McNicholas on Janelle.McNicholas@health.nsw.gov.au
People with disabilities who meet the selection criteria are encouraged to apply; and where required, WSLHD will implement reasonable adjustment consistent with industry standard.
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply. Stepping Up aims to assist Aboriginal job applicants by providing information about applying for roles in NSW Health organisations. For more information, please visit https://www.steppingup.health.nsw.gov.au/
