Published on July 14, 2025
Applications close 29 July.
Reporting to the Communications and Community Engagement (CCE) Lead, this role will help facilitate communication of public information about Caxton’ services, support Caxton’s program teams, and assist the CCE Lead in building new connections and partnerships to reach more communities in need of Caxton’s services.
Key accountabilities
- Help the CCE Lead plan and coordinate the production of strategic external communications that promote understanding of who Caxton is, its programs and services, and the social-legal campaigns we support.
- Provide administrative support to the CCE Lead in attending to the communication and engagement-related needs of all Caxton staff.
- Help monitor and maintain internal communication support management tools and systems to ensure requests are serviced in a timely manner
- Liaise with community partners to effectively communicate our service updates, campaigns, and advocacy
- Respond to requests for legal education sessions from community groups and service organisations.
- Coordinate communication between community/sector partners and Caxton staff in the delivery of legal education sessions and community engagement activities
- Provide administrative assistance on initiatives supporting Caxton’s First Nations Justice Strategy Assist in the production and publications of Caxton’s self-help resources, socials media content, and other all other written publications
- Provide assistance in the planning and delivery of events and fundraising activities that support Caxton’s strategic priorities
- Any other duties as directed by the Line Manager
Essential requirements
- Advanced written communication skills
- Strong attention to details for editing documents and content
- Ability to work with a broad range of technologies and software packages, including Microsoft Office Suite, desk top publishing, website information update and maintenance, and social media management tools and content planners.
- Basic proficiency in Adobe InDesign and Canva
- Ability to work collaboratively
- Have an unrestricted working right in Australia for the duration of this appointment to apply.