Internal Communications and Strategy Design Lead

Job No: TCE4725

Location: Townsville

Employment Status: Permanent, Full- Time

No. of Vacancies: 1

Closing Date: 10 May 2026 AEST

Job No: TCE4725

Commencement Date: 25 May 2026

Location: Townsville Catholic Education Office - Townsville City

Salary Range: $137,486 - $154,740 (pending experience) + Superannuation

Shape how our organisation connects and communicates.

The Internal Communications and Strategy Design Lead at Townsville Catholic Education is a new role where you’ll play a key role in developing and implementing strategies to assist in strengthening how we communicate across our organisation.

Working across directorates and leadership teams, you’ll lead the delivery of internal communication frameworks, channels and tools - ensuring messaging is timely, accessible and aligned across the system. From managing content to developing communication plans for major initiatives, you’ll ensure our people have the right information at the right time, delivered in a way that is meaningful and easy to engage with.

Working closely with stakeholders across the organisation, you’ll take a consultative approach to understanding communication needs and supporting strategic priorities. You’ll contribute to the development of Strategic Directions and support organisation-wide change initiatives, partnering with teams to deliver clear, thoughtful communication that supports staff through change and drives alignment across TCE.

You’ll bring experience in internal or corporate communications within a complex environment, along with strong writing, stakeholder engagement and organisational skills. Your ability to translate strategy into clear messaging, manage competing priorities and build strong relationships will see you succeed in this role. You’ll also hold relevant tertiary qualifications in a field such as communications, marketing, business or a related discipline.

Townsville Catholic Education has standards of conduct for workers to maintain a safe and healthy environment for children. Our commitment to these standards requires that we conduct working with children checks and background referencing for all staff. The organisation is fully committed to child safety and has a zero tolerance to abuse of children or adults-at-risk.

For more information, please review the full position description.

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Applications close 10 May 2026

About us

Townsville Catholic Education provides a supportive, flexible working environment where care for the individual is an important part of our ethos. We employ motivated people who want to work together to produce excellent outcomes for our students. Our staff are recognised as being central to achieving our mission.

We value your hard work and dedication, and we’re proud to offer a range of benefits designed to support you both professionally and personally:

Competitive Salary
Access to remote area benefits
Annual Leave at 17.5% leave loading
12.75% Superannuation employer contribution
Access to long service leave after 7 years of continuous service
Salary packaging options
Up to 14 Weeks paid parental leave
Deferred Salary Scheme
…and a range of other great benefits!

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Internal Communications and Strategy Design Lead

Job No: TCE4725 Location: Townsville Employment Status: Permanent, Full- Time No. of Vacancies: 1 Closing Date: 10 May 2026 AEST

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Job No: TCE4725

Location: Townsville

Employment Status: Permanent, Full- Time

No. of Vacancies: 1

Closing Date: 10 May 2026 AEST