BirdLife Top End Communications Officer

About BirdLife Top End

The BirdLife Top End branch is a central forum for community activities centered around the conservation of birds and their habitats in the ‘Top End’ region of the Northern Territory. The BirdLife Top End branch aligns with the core values of BirdLife Australia to make a real and positive difference for Australia’s birds in the Northern Territory.

We cover over 42,000 km2 of the continental landmass, based on the ~600 mm rainfall gradient and covering the entire breadth of the Northern Territory (QLD border to WA border), and the Barkly Region to the northern tip of the continent, as well as the Tiwi Islands, Groote Eylandt, and all other offshore islands.

What we do

Some of our activities include: conducting research and monitoring programs, running capacity-building initiatives, advocating for birds or their habitats under threat, sharing knowledge and raising awareness among community members through community events, and forming collaborative partnerships with groups and Indigenous owners that manage the land on which birds belong. We are very focused on conservation science activities, monitoring shorebirds in Darwin Harbour through monthly counts is a key activity for our volunteers.

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About the role

Individuals with a strong interest in birds and their conservation, and the desire to share this interest with others to inspire conservation of birds and their habitats are encouraged to apply to help BirdLife Top End and BirdLife Australia achieve the goals of stopping human-driven extinction of birds and to halt population declines, and more specifically for the Top End that:

• Our Top End birds and their habitats are healthy, protected and valued by the community and decision-makers, and considered in planning processes. 
• Darwin is a safe-haven for migratory shorebirds and coastal birds.

Network groups like BirdLife Top End work closely with the national organisation to achieve long-term systemic change. The communications officer role is important to keep our supporter base up to date with our work, and raise awareness about our birds and their habitats. 

The Communications Officer will

• Have the ability to create content (posts, media releases) or adapt from newsletter stories for distribution to our audience;
• Feel confident using Canva and a post scheduler (MetriCool) to create posts and events to distribute information about BirdLife activities, events and interesting stories;
• Update the branch website with relevant information;
• Work with the committee (in particular the engagement officer) to advertise events to followers;
• Engage with local media on stories as required;
• Maintain archive of bird photos for use by BirdLife Top End in communications materials

Attributes and Skills 

we are looking for someone who;

1. Has an interest and basic knowledge of Top End birds and/or the environment.
2. Has some experience in, or interest in developing skills in, creating content for social media, liasing with the media, and communications tools e.g. Canva, post scheduler, website building
3. Is highly-motivated and takes initiative.
4. Has good communication and computer skills

For more information or to submit your expression of interest, please contact Brittany at topend@birdlife.org.au or complete the form below. If you would like to apply for the role, please provide a short paragraph about yourself and your background in relation to the role.