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About the Role

The Internal Communications Advisor plays a key role in shaping how employees understand, connect with, and contribute to the Institute’s purpose, priorities, and culture. This role develops and coordinates clear, consistent, and engaging internal communications that support organisational strategy and operations, and keep employees informed about Institute activities, priorities and updates, across a diverse, and dispersed, workforce. The role also contributes to building a strong internal culture by highlighting achievements, reinforcing values, and sharing stories that reflect impact and purpose. It provides analytics and insights from internal communications activity and programs to inform ongoing improvement. The role translates complex information and organisational direction into accessible narratives and partners closely with senior leaders and internal stakeholders to ensure messaging is aligned, timely, and delivered through appropriate channels.

Responsibilities

Develops and coordinates clear, consistent, and engaging internal communications.
Keeps employees informed about Institute activities, priorities and updates.
Contributes to building a strong internal culture by highlighting achievements, reinforcing values, and sharing stories.
Provides analytics and insights from internal communications activity and programs.
Translates complex information and organisational direction into accessible narratives.
Partners closely with senior leaders and internal stakeholders to ensure messaging is aligned, timely, and delivered through appropriate channels.

Requirements

Relevant tertiary qualification in communications, public relations, journalism, or related discipline.
Experience working with internal stakeholders within a NFP, health, or related organisation.
Experience promoting scientific research or complex technical content to non-scientific audiences.
Proven experience in internal communications, change communications, employee engagement, or corporate communications roles.
Ability to advise senior leaders on communication approaches and messaging.
Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Demonstrated ability to build trusted relationships and influence stakeholders at all levels.
Strong collaborative mindset with a proactive, solutions-focused approach.
High level of professionalism, discretion, and sound judgement in sensitive environments.
Strong commitment to clarity, inclusion, and continuous improvement in communications practice.

Skills

Strong written communication skills with ability to translate complex information into clear, accessible messaging.
Experience utilising internal communication channels (e.g., intranet, newsletters, digital platforms).

Location

Australia

Work Type

Part-time (0.5 FTE)
Ongoing

Education Level

Relevant tertiary qualification in communications, public relations, journalism, or related discipline

Salary/Compensations

$97,990 - $106,069

Benefits

Attractive salary packaging options for general living expenses, meal entertainment, novated leasing and more.
12% superannuation payable.
Up to a further 5% superannuation after the first 6 months of service via matching scheme.

About the Company

Australia’s pre-eminent biomedical research institute.
WEHI strives to foster a flexible working environment that encourages individual differences and promotes collaboration and creativity.
WEHI’s ability to shape contemporary scientific thinking and deliver leading professional services relies on a diversity of thought within our organisation.
WEHI is working to create a future where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples will be engaged at the scientific frontier, making exciting discoveries and decisions about the future of health in this country, and part of a leading professional services workforce supporting the realisation of these discoveries.
WEHI is committed to creating a culturally safe workplace and offering career development and leadership opportunities to First Nations staff and students.

Equal Opportunity

WEHI's commitment to diversity and inclusion.
Action to promote gender equality recognised with an Athena SWAN Bronze Award from Science in Australia Gender Equity (SAGE).
Offers a range of support for women researchers.
Commitment to celebrating diversity and addressing inequities demonstrated through Diversity and Inclusion Strategy, Gender Action Plan, Reconciliation Action Plan and WE-Pride network for LGBTQIA+ staff and students.
Actively encourage applications from people with a disability, culturally, religiously and linguistically diverse people and people with diverse genders and sexualities.
WEHI is committed to creating a future where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples will be engaged at the scientific frontier.
Strongly encourage any Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply.