Policy Advisor - Melbourne, Australia - Community Broadcasting Foundation (CBF)

Community Broadcasting Foundation (CBF)
Community Broadcasting Foundation (CBF)
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Melbourne, Australia

3 weeks ago

Olivia Brown

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About the role

  • Work with an organisation that champions community media across Australia
  • Full or Part time role $93,128 pro rata plus superannuation at 15.4%.
The Organisation

The Community Broadcasting Foundation (CBF) is a champion of community media - Australia's largest independent media sector.

Each year CBF awards more than $20 million in funding to community broadcasting organisations, radio and television stations and program makers.

These grant programs provide vital support to community media organisations in urban, regional, rural and remote Australia. The community media sector reaches 5 million Australians every week. From major cities to remote communities, CBF grants inspire people to create, support and listen to local, independent media.

The Benefits

  • Join a team of 12 full and part time employees and more than 100 volunteers
  • Flexible, inclusive and collaborative work environment
  • Tax effective salary packaging available
  • Work from home flexibility, remote working considered
The Role


This newly created role will expand CBF's capacity to engage with a broad policy agenda working with stakeholders and accessing CBF's significant amounts of available grant data to help inform policy recommendations and submissions.


You will undertake research and analysis and provide input across policy issues, contributing to CBF's organisational purpose to fund a thriving, impactful and resilient community broadcasting sector.

You'll provide broad evidence-based advice and contribute to developing solutions, proposals and recommendations that influence progress in the sector and you will also:


  • Build relationships and liaise with stakeholders on policy recommendations and implementation
  • Monitor the regulatory landscape and research and analyse current and future policy issues
  • Assist with the framing of reporting to and liaison with the Australian Government
  • Provide advice and guidance to the CEO and executive officer in relation to policy recommendations and submissions
Skills Required

You will have experience writing and providing high level policy advice within a social justice, advocacy or political setting.

With your interpersonal skills and a strategic mindset, you have the expertise to identify and develop strong partnerships, collaborate, negotiate and influence a diverse range of stakeholders.


You'll have an understanding of policy development within a lobbying environment and a track record in government relations or advocacy in either the NFP, government or like-minded corporate sector.

Knowledge of the broadcasting and media sectors would be ideal but not essential.

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