Position Title: Communications and Content Manager
Status: Full-time
Date: 23/01/2026
communications and content manager
Position Description
As the Communications and Content Manager is the engine room for content, social, and communications execution. Reporting to the Digital Marketing & Communications Lead, you will play a key role in creating and sharing the impactful work of Habitat for Humanity Australia across our digital channels. This role owns the day-to-day execution of content, social media, and communications across all digital platforms, ensuring a consistent brand voice, compelling storytelling, and strong audience engagement. It combines content writing, social media management, campaign communications, and brand governance, while working closely with the Digital Marketing & Communications Lead on priorities and strategy.
Position: Communications and Content Manager
Location: Sydney (Haymarket) with hybrid work options available
Employment: Full-time
Reporting: Digital Marketing and Communications Lead
More about our work
Habitat for Humanity Australia (HFHA) is part of Habitat for Humanity, a global not-for-profit housing provider working in over 70 countries. Our vision is a world where everyone has a safe and decent place to live. Today, Habitat for Humanity works in thousands of communities around the world and has built, rehabilitated and repaired over one million homes, helping more than 62 million people. We are an inclusive workplace and believe that people should be employed on the basis of merit.
Key Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
Content & Communications Execution
- Write, build, and schedule brand eDMs, blogs, and website content, with a strong focus on long-form storytelling.
- Maintain and update content across all Habitat websites (HFHA, Habitat Women, Volunteer website), ensuring accuracy and brand alignment.
- Coordinate campaign and event communications, including collateral, invitations, supporter journeys, and follow-ups.
- Source and develop stories, case studies, photography, and video assets, with a particular focus on Impact Partner needs.
- Ensure all content aligns with approved messaging frameworks and organisational priorities.
- Maintain brand consistency across all internal and external communications materials.
Social Media & Content Production
- Own and manage all organic social media channels, including planning, creation, scheduling, and publishing content (posts, stories, reels, TikToks, LinkedIn updates, etc.).
- Create engaging short-form video (using Canva), imagery, and copy aligned with brand voice and campaign objectives.
- Manage and maintain the content calendar across social media, web (blogs), and eDMs.
- Community management: monitor and respond to comments and messages, fostering positive audience engagement.
- Stay up to date with social media trends, platform updates, and best practices.
- Track, analyse, and report on content and social media performance.
KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE
Essential Skills and Experience
- Minimum of 3 years’ experience in a similar communications or content role
- Proven project management skills
- Highly organised, process-driven, and detail-oriented
- Strong writing, copywriting, and storytelling capability
- Proactive, self-motivated, and accountable
- Confidence liaising with internal stakeholders at all levels
- Strong attention to detail
- Tertiary qualifications in communications, journalism, marketing, or a related discipline
- Must be based in Sydney (or nearby) to conduct interviews and manage photography and filming at program events, including volunteer days
Desirable Skills and Experience
While not essential, candidates should be willing to learn new platforms and skills:
- Basic experience using Canva (cropping, editing, trimming images/video)
- Experience using Buffer or similar social media management platforms
- Experience using Ortto or similar email marketing platforms
- Ability to translate written stories into short-form video scripts and social media video content
- Experience or interest in SEO
- Strong proofreading skills
- Interest in international development or the not-for-profit sector
Personal Attributes
- Passionate about and supportive of Habitat’s mission and values
- Self-motivated, proactive, collaborative, and accountable
- Strong alignment with the ethos of an aid organisation
Habitat’s Statement of Expectations surrounding Safeguarding
Habitat for Humanity requires that all employees take seriously their ethical responsibilities to safeguarding our intended beneficiaries, their communities, and all those with whom we work. Managers at all levels have responsibilities to support and develop systems that create and maintain an environment that prevents harassment, sexual exploitation and abuse; safeguards the rights of beneficiaries and community members (especially children); and promotes the implementation of Habitat for Humanity’s code of conduct.
All employees must:
- Uphold ethical standards and demonstrate professional integrity.
- Adhere to all safeguarding policies and procedures, ensuring the safety and well-being of children and vulnerable adults in all aspects of service delivery.
- Identify and report any safeguarding concerns in line with the organisation’s protocols.
- Uphold commitment to continuous learning and adapting to updated safeguarding policies and procedures.
Roles within Habitat for Humanity may involve different levels of direct or indirect exposure to vulnerable groups. The level of safeguarding measures required depends on the nature of the role. This is a Moderate-Exposure Role: This role may involve occasional or indirect contact with vulnerable groups but not as a primary function. Employees in this role must still comply with safeguarding requirements but may require less frequent training and oversight.
How to apply:
Please send your CV and cover letter to Monique at [email protected] with the subject line: Communications & Content Manager Applicant. If available, please also include examples of written articles, social media posts, or video content.
Applications close: 5pm, 22 February, 2026.