Marketing & Communications Officer - NFP

15 Dec 2025 8:38 AM | Louise Roper
Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia (RCPA) – NFP Peak Body
Marketing & Communications Officer
$100k plus Super
Full-Time, 6-month contract through July 2026
Hybrid – WFH & WFO
Surry Hils, NSW, 2010
  
About the Organisation
  
The Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia (RCPA) is the leading professional organisation representing pathologists and senior scientists across Australia, New Zealand, and the Asia-Pacific region. As the peak body for pathology, the RCPA sets standards, provides training and accreditation, and promotes excellence in pathology to improve healthcare. Their work supports the professionals who deliver critical diagnostic insights that underpin patient care, public health, and medical research.

The Opportunity

This 6-month contract offers the chance to support the Marketing and Communications Manager during their secondment to lead exciting change initiatives at the College.
  
The Role

As the Marketing and Communications Officer, you’ll play a key role in delivering the RCPA’s brand and communications strategy through engaging campaigns, digital content, and stakeholder communications. Your work will help ensure clear, consistent messaging that strengthens the College’s impact across training, education, events, advocacy, and member engagement.
  
You’ll also contribute to shaping the College’s tone of voice and help streamline communication workflows as part of the digital transformation initiative.

This is an excellent opportunity for a well-rounded communications professional to contribute across a varied and meaningful portfolio.
  
About You

You’re a motivated marketing and comms professional with strong writing skills and a hands-on approach to content and campaign delivery. Organised and adaptable, you enjoy working across a range of projects and thrive in a collaborative, small-team environment. You’re confident engaging with colleagues and stakeholders to support consistent, high-quality communications.

Experience in a membership organisation, charity, NFP, health, or education setting would be an advantage.

Key Responsibilities
  • Support the delivery of RCPA’s marketing and communications strategy
  • Coordinate and write communications related to training programs, exams, events, advocacy and member engagement
  • Develop and publish digital content for the website, social media and email, ensuring alignment with brand and messaging goals
  • Assist with event communications including promotional materials, branding, stakeholder liaison and sponsor content
  • Draft media releases, support advocacy messaging and help manage public relations activity
  • Track content and campaign performance using basic analytics tools, contributing to reviews and continuous improvement
  • Work closely with designers and collaborators to deliver consistent, audience-focused content across all formats
Skills & Experience
To succeed in this role, you’ll bring:
  • Proven experience in marketing, communications or campaign coordination, ideally across digital and traditional media
  • Excellent writing skills with the ability to adapt content for various platforms and audiences
  • Proven track record managing multiple projects, meeting deadlines and maintaining detail under pressure
  • Experience supporting events, engaging stakeholders and driving member or audience connection
  • Strong understanding of digital marketing, including web, email, SEO and social media
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office, project management software, and familiar with Canva or Adobe Creative Suite
This is an exciting opportunity for a creative comms and marketing professional to make a meaningful impact in a national peak body. We encourage you to APPLY NOW as applications will be reviewed when presented and interviews will take place shortly after.

Revise Recruitment embraces diversity and strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people from culturally diverse backgrounds.




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