Community Engagement Coordinator

• Help shape a healthier, more connected UC community
• UC Level 6, Salary Range $93,704 pa - $100,871 pa plus 17% Super
• Full Time, Continuing Opportunity (0.8
  
  FTE arrangements may also be considered)

University of Canberra is more than a university, it’s a community committed to shaping a better world through education, research, and opportunity with a strong commitment to inclusivity and reducing inequalities. Our vibrant campus in Australia’s capital city is a hub of innovation & opportunity. Ranked number one in Canberra for graduate outcomes and student support, UC values progress over perfection, inclusion over competition, and real‑world impact over prestige.

If you’re looking for a career that matters, where you can belong, grow, and help shape what’s next, you’ll find your place at UC.

The University of Canberra is seeking a creative and energetic Community Engagement Coordinator to help connect students with the support, resources, and services available through the UC Medical & Counselling Centre.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role in promoting student health and wellbeing through meaningful campaigns, engaging events, innovative digital content, and collaborative partnerships across the University. You’ll champion the Centre's services by engaging students, promoting wellbeing initiatives, and fostering greater awareness of available health and support resources.

• Developing, coordinating and delivering health promotion campaigns, wellbeing initiatives, and community engagement activities.
• Planning and facilitating health-themed events and activities.
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Collaborating in the development of innovative communication and engagement strategies.
• Creating, coordinating and distributing engaging digital and print promotional materials.
• Managing and maintaining online communications channels.

You thrive on managing multiple priorities, being efficient, exploring new ideas, challenging conventional approaches, and identifying fresh opportunities to connect students with health and wellbeing services.

• Experience in community engagement, health promotion, communications, marketing, events, or a related field.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating events, campaigns, or engagement activities.
• Ability to build strong relationships with stakeholders.
• Digital literacy and proficiency with the ability to create engaging content across multiple platforms.
• Strong organisational skills with a proactive, solutions-focused mindset.

The University offers excellent conditions and benefits which can be further explored on our “Work at UC” site such as flexible, family-friendly policies, on site gym, on site medical services, a grocery store, and Early Childhood Education and Care facilities.

Being a values based organisation, UC sets a goal to be the national sector leader in equity, diversity, inclusion and access via our Reconnected Strategy.

UC encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, neurodiversity and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

Applicants who wish to apply for this position should have valid working rights at the time of submission.

please contact Sam Smith, Assistant Practice Manager - sam.smith.au

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11.55pm, Sunday 18 October 2026