Public Relations Executive
LEADING MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE ON CHILDHOOD CANCER
An exciting opportunity exists for a motivated and enthusiastic person to join our team at Children’s Cancer Institute Australia for Medical Research (CCIA).We are looking for an innovative, passionate and energetic person with a drive to work towards our vision to save the lives of all children with cancer and eliminate their suffering.
PR Executive will be a key player in the PR and communications team supporting the announcement of research breakthroughs, promotion of fundraising campaigns, building relationships with key stakeholders, families and survivors of childhood cancer, maintaining the CCIA website and managing key information and communication tools for the Institute.
The primary tasks or key responsibilities of this role are but not limited to:
* Support the Communications Manager in implementing PR initiatives to increase Institute exposure across general public, community groups, trade and professional associations, clubs & other organizations * Assist the Communications Manager in building the profile of key scientific staff in the scientific community and media * Support the fundraising teams in securing media exposure for events, marketing programs & fundraising initiatives. * Work with the Communications Manager on media announcements, both local and national * Help the Communications Manager to facilitate internal communication initiatives.
. Create and maintain a library of relevant information on the Institute to support fundraising and research promotional activities i.e. case studies on families, research project overviews, staff bios, Q&A’s, fact sheets etc.
* Coordinate the production of the annual report
Applicants must have a minimum 2 years’ PR experience and preferably experience in health/science
Tertiary qualifications and/or Experience in PR
CCIA is the only independent medical research institute in Australia dedicated to research into the causes, prevention, better treatments and ultimately a cure for childhood cancer.
Applications close 30 September 2010.
Further information, including job descriptions, maybe obtained from our website www.ccia.org.au or recruitment@ccia.org.au.
Posted on behalf of Daniella Goldberg
by
Jesse Shore
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