Lead accurate, human and useful communication across HIF’s public channels, campaigns and partner relationships.
Location
Australia
Arrangement
Remote
Commitment
4–6 hours per week
Duration
Ongoing, 12-month preference
Level
Senior professional
Contribution track
Tell the story
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Role mandate
Lead accurate, human and useful communication across HIF’s public channels, campaigns and partner relationships.
Why this role exists now
HIF needs a coherent public voice that makes health evidence accessible while protecting dignity, consent and trust.
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Outcomes you would own
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A practical editorial strategy tied to HIF programs and audiences.
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One review pathway for evidence, consent and brand quality.
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Reusable campaign briefs and a realistic publishing rhythm.
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Clearer public understanding of HIF’s work, stage and limits.
Core responsibilities
Set editorial priorities, channel roles and approval workflows.
Turn program evidence into clear public updates and education.
Maintain consent, attribution, accessibility and claim-review standards.
Lead issues communication and prepare proportionate response protocols.
Coach content, social, video and design volunteers.
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Your first 90 days
Days 1–30
Listen, learn and locate the work
Complete HIF induction, role boundaries and required checks.
Review the Communications brief, evidence, partners and unresolved decisions.
Agree a 90-day workplan, communication rhythm and escalation map.
Days 31–60
Build the first useful thing
Develop and review the first audience-ready content prototype.
Invite review early from the people who will use or be affected by the work.
Record changes, risks and decisions instead of hiding uncertainty.
Days 61–90
Deliver, learn and hand over
Complete the agreed first milestone or document why it should change.
Review progress against success measures with your supervisor.
Publish a next-quarter plan and keep files ready for another volunteer.
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What you need
Essential criteria
Senior communications, journalism, public affairs or content leadership.
Excellent editorial judgement and plain-language writing.
Commitment to consent-based, non-exploitative storytelling.
Desirable, not required
Health communication or media-response experience.
Experience leading multidisciplinary creative volunteers.
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How good work will be judged
Success measures
Public content is accurate, accessible and published predictably.
Communities are represented with dignity and appropriate control.
Communications does not outrun program readiness or evidence.
Decision rights & escalation
Set day-to-day priorities within the approved role brief and agreed hours.
Recommend changes to scope, timing or method and document the rationale.
Pause your own activity and escalate when safety, consent, quality or capacity is unclear.
Escalate budget commitments, external promises, partner agreements and material changes to Chief Executive Officer / Managing Director.
Clinical, safeguarding, privacy and public-claim decisions remain with the named qualified approver.
Role boundaries
This is an unpaid volunteer role. It does not create an employment relationship or expectation of future paid work.
Do not represent HIF publicly, sign agreements or commit money unless authority is explicitly documented.
Use only approved systems for personal, partner or program information.
The agreed weekly commitment is a ceiling to manage, not a minimum to exceed silently.
This role does not provide clinical advice, diagnosis, treatment or unsupervised patient contact.
No travel is assumed. Any future travel would require a separate brief, risk review and written approval.
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Support, learning and wellbeing
Direct access to program evidence and authorised spokespeople.
Research, clinical and safeguarding review for sensitive content.
Design and video support within approved capacity.
Scope and safety
Volunteers must not work outside their competence. Clinical, safeguarding and community-facing work requires role-specific supervision and escalation pathways.
Checks before you begin
Identity and right-to-volunteer confirmation.
One or two role-relevant references for leadership or higher-trust appointments.
Confidentiality, conflict-of-interest, privacy and code-of-conduct declarations.
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How selection works
Evidence to include
A short statement explaining why this role and HIF’s health-equity mission fit your experience.
One specific example showing how you handled work relevant to communications.
Your realistic availability against the published commitment of 4–6 hours per week.
Any required qualifications, registrations, portfolio links or work samples.
Conflicts, access needs or support adjustments you want the selection panel to consider.
Selection stages
Eligibility and completeness review
Assessment against the published essential criteria
Structured interview or practical conversation, if required
Relevant reference, credential and safeguarding checks
Outcome, induction and role-specific onboarding
Final selection decisions are made by people. AI is not used to automatically reject applicants.