Campaigns Assistant  

The Refugee Council of Australia (RCOA), the independent national community voice on refugee issues, is seeking 1-2 Campaign Assistants on a volunteer basis, to join its team fighting for justice, fairness and equity in Australia’s treatment of people seeking asylum and refugees. 

These roles can be either Melbourne or Sydney based, 1-2 days per week, for a minimum commitment of 6 months. 

Role Overview 

The Campaigns Team at RCOA is a small but dynamic team working on campaigns across the refugee rights movement. It is focused on coordination of joint campaigns across the movement. Our current campaign priorities are: 

• Roof Over My Head – a campaign to protect essential support services for people seeking asylum in Australia 

• Kids Off Nauru – a 100 day campaign to get all children off Nauru 
• Community Refugee Sponsorship Initiative – a campaign to achieve a robust community sponsorship program in Australia modelled of the current Canadian modelled 

The role/s will support staff in either our Melbourne or Sydney offices to plan and implement our work in these campaigns. 

Roles & Responsibilities 

The Campaigns Assistants will work with RCOA’s Campaign Organiser, Director of Communications and other relevant staff to do some of the following activities:  

• Assisting with the day-to-day campaign coordination across our campaigns 
• Drafting high-quality emails and campaign content for our website 
• Creating content and engaging with social media content on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram  

• Managing relationships with campaign partners and supporters 
• Supporting other campaign activities such as actions, media opportunities and database management 

Key Skills 

• Experience working on campaigns in social or environmental justice 
• Awareness of campaign strategic thinking 

• Willingness to work in a team and independently  
• Demonstrated commitment to social justice and human rights 
• Experience with Wordpress and NationBuilder a plus (basic coding knowledge a plus) 
• People with lived experience seeking asylum or as a refugee are highly encouraged to apply 

What we will offer 

As part of this role the Refugee Council can offer you the following benefits: 

• Ongoing training and development around campaign strategy, digital organising and community organising  
• Feedback on professional development can be arranged 
• Experience working with a peak body in a highly dynamic space 

• Working to build a powerful movement for change

To apply

Email your CV with any relevant experience to Rebecca at [email protected]