Position reports to: Manager, Policy & Advocacy
Employment status: Fixed term 1 year contract with possibility of extension
Hours: Part-time [0.8 FTE]
Salary: $107,116 – $111,967 (pro-rata) per annum, plus 12% superannuation, annual leave loading and generous salary packaging options
Location: HJA has office hubs in both Sydney and Melbourne that enable collaborative working and are available for staff use. Our staff outside of these two metropolitan locations work remotely. All HJA staff may be required to undertake travel.
The HJA team come together in person (usually in Sydney or Melbourne) from time to time for events, and to facilitate team learning and collaboration opportunities (3-4 times per year).
Closing: 5pm Wednesday, 14 January, 2026
For further information: Contact hr@healthjustice.org.au.
To apply: Email hr@healthjustice.org.au with ‘Communications & Engagement Lead’ as the subject. Application should include a letter outlining your interest and experience against the essential and desirable criteria (3 pg max); and CV (3 pg max)
About Health Justice Australia
Health Justice Australia is a national charity established in 2016 and is a centre of excellence and knowledge hub for health justice partnership, supporting collaborations between services to achieve better health and justice outcomes for people. We aim to reshape health, community, legal and other service systems to better address intersecting health and legal needs.
Health Justice Australia supports the expansion and effectiveness of health justice partnerships through:
Knowledge and its translation: developing evidence and translating that evidence into knowledge that is valued by practitioners, researchers, policy-makers and funders.
Building capability: supporting practitioners to work collaboratively, including through brokering, mentoring and facilitating partnerships.
Driving systems change: connecting the experience of people coming through health justice artnerships, and their practitioners, with opportunities for lasting systems change through reforms to olicy settings, service design and funding.
We are committed to an inclusive work environment. Advancing Health Justice Australia’s work to chieve our intended impact, we seek to work with people whose skills and behaviours are aligned to ur values, culture and strategy. We value:
Curiosity – We value and welcome opportunities to learn. We actively listen and reflect, including where there is uncertainty and ambiguity. We seek out expertise and experience that is different to our own.
Courage – We are ambitious in our purpose and scope. We adapt and change through what we learn. We acknowledge what is hard and where we can do better.
Integrity – We are authentic and genuine in how we engage. We are transparent in our decision making. We are accountable for the resources we use and the purpose we put them to.
Respect – We work with, alongside and for others by building trusted, respectful relationships. We are intentional about where we lead, where we collaborate and where we follow. We value the wellbeing of our people and the people we work with and for.
About health justice partnership
Health justice partnerships (HJPs) are collaborations to embed legal help into health, community and other services and teams. They have formed in response to a growing body of evidence that shows there are groups of people who are vulnerable to intersecting legal and health problems, commonly compounded by broader disadvantage, but who are unlikely to turn to legal services for solutions. And yet legal solutions can address social issues or determinants – such as housing, money issues, elder abuse, employment, and family safety and stability – that in turn impact upon health and wellbeing.
About this position
This position is a one year fixed term part time (0.8 FTE) contract with possibility of extension. Salary is paid pro-rata and NFP salary packaging is available. Health Justice Australia (HJA) has office hubs in Sydney and Melbourne but applications can be Australia wide.
Applications close Wednesday 14 January 2026 at 5:00pm, and must be accompanied by a covering letter outlining your interest and experience against the essential and desirable criteria. Applications to be submitted by email to hr@healthjustice.org.au
The Communications & Engagement Lead (CEL) plays an integral role in transforming HJA’s practice and research evidence into impactful communication that engages and influences actors across service systems.
This position is responsible for developing and stewarding HJA’s communications and engagement plan, aligned with the impact we seek through our organisational strategy, and the movement we are here to support.
Working with HJA’s Executive and Management Team, the CEL will identify opportunities to translate insights from our work into accessible products and resources that support systemic shifts in sector capability and decision making. This includes managing HJA’s web presence, digital communications channels, and content design and dissemination approaches.
The CEL will also work with the CEO and Deputy CEO to develop and disseminate communication materials and key external messaging related to the role of HJA as a field-building intermediary organisation.
This position would suit someone with a commitment to promoting positive social change through their work. They will bring a strong background in communication techniques, and experience working to shift hearts and minds through engaging content across multiple channels.
Roles and responsibilities
Supervised by the Manager, Policy & Advocacy, the CEL will collaborate both internally and externally to develop and implement effective communication and engagement activities that align with Health Justice Australia’s strategic priorities. This position will:
- Develop an organisation-wide communications and engagement plan.
- Manage Health Justice Australia’s website and social media channels to effectively reach, inform and influence diverse audiences.
- Oversee the development of HJA publications and resources ensuring editorial quality and brand consistency.
- Create engaging and visually appealing digital content, including graphics, videos and blog posts.
- Track and analyse communication and engagement data and use these insights to design tailored communication and engagement approaches for different audiences.
- Collaborate with team members across the organisation to identify ways to share stories of impact in a compelling and influential way.
- Keep up to date with the latest digital marketing trends and technologies and seek new and innovative ways to reach and engage different audiences.
- Commission content and manage external relationships with communication, marketing, design, photography and videography contractors.
- Undertake other duties as required
Knowledge, skills and experience
Essential criteria
- A bachelor’s degree or higher in communications, marketing or a related field, or at least five years work experience in similar role.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate complex concepts to non-specialist audiences.
- Experience in developing and delivering multi-faceted, tailored communication and engagement plans.
- Strong content development and editorial skills.
- Experience in website management and analytics, including content management systems (preferably WordPress), SEO and Google Analytics.
- Experience with email marketing platform management (e.g. Mailchimp), including automation and audience segmentation.
- High-level understanding of graphic design principles and practices.
- Working knowledge of graphic design and content creation software such as Adobe Creative Suite and Canva, and experience in designing a variety of communications materials in digital and print formats.
- Good organisational skills, including capacity to manage changing priorities, deliver work to agreed deadlines and work effectively as part of a team.
- Demonstrated capacity and commitment to working collaboratively.
Desirable
- Working knowledge of digital marketing processes and principles, including monitoring and legal requirements.
- Experience with management of Google Ad Grants.
- Management of external contractors for photography, videography and digital content development (e.g. podcasts).
Accountability
- Conduct yourself in accordance with HJA’s Culture & Conduct Agreement and HJA policies and procedures which may change from time to time.
- Act in accordance with HJA’s values of curiosity, courage, integrity and respect.
- Contribute actively to the maintenance of a safe workplace.
- Ensure any identified safety issues are reported and addressed as they arise.
- Undertake relevant training and professional development and participate in regular supervision and performance development processes in line with HJA’s policies.
Screening requirements
- Right to work in Australia
- Proof of identity and qualifications
- National Criminal Records Check