Career opportunities

Australian Red Cross is recruiting Communications Coordinators to join our international humanitarian aid worker (delegate) register.

The Communications Coordinator are expected to initiate, develop and execute internal and external communications strategies that serve to achieve positive visibility for Red Cross relief and recovery efforts and position Red Cross Movement partners as lead responders to the disaster/crisis.  Communications Coordinator will also be required to work with local Red Cross communications counterparts and news media outlets, as well and international news media.  Communications coordinators are often part of the first teams responding to disasters and crises, as such their ability to operate safely and independently in extremely challenging environments is pivotal to their success, and that of the broader team.  

 Communications-Coordinator-Role-Profile-2023.pdf

If you possess the required skills and competencies outlined in the attached job profile, are committed to the ethics and principles of the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement and are available to deploy internationally, we encourage you to apply.

Red Cross is built on the power of humanity.  We believe in inclusiveness, diversity and equality and are committed to ensuring that our international workforce is a reflection of that.  We encourage talented people from all backgrounds, abilities and identities to apply to our vacancies.  Please note however that applicants must have the right to work in Australia in order to be employed which means that eligibility is restricted to permanent residents and/or citizens of Australia. 

We place delegate’s health and well-being at the forefront of the support we provide our international workforce.

Applications close Monday 5 June 11:55pm. For enquiries please contact jpuccini@redcross.org.au