COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER

Save The Children is a global non-profit organization dedicated to ensuring every child has the opportunity to grow up healthy, educated, and safe. With a presence in over 120 countries, we work tirelessly to provide children with a brighter future. Save the Children Vanuatu is a key implementing partner, working closely with the Government of Vanuatu to deliver impact for children across the country.

The Communications Officer plays a key role in delivering Save the Children’s voice and visibility in Vanuatu. Working closely with programme, advocacy, and partnership teams, the role is responsible for capturing and amplifying children’s voices, producing high-quality communications materials, and supporting media and digital engagement. Through ethical storytelling, strong brand compliance, and effective coordination with internal and external stakeholders, the Communications Officer helps ensure Save the Children’s work and impact are clearly communicated to the public, partners, and donors.

Working at Save the Children is more than just a job:

It’s the feeling of knowing that your work is contributing to making Vanuatu and the world a better place for alongside others who share that purpose.

We Offer:

• The chance to collaborate with diverse and creative teams
• Personalized learning plan and internal development opportunities
• A child-friendly work environment
• A culture that values staff wellbeing, with access to counselling and mental health support
• An attractive salary package
• Medical Reimbursement Benefits
• Generous leave provisions including 21 days annual leave, 20 days sick leave, 14 weeks maternity leave, 10 days paternity leave, 7 days compassionate leave, 10 days domestic violence leave, and 6 days study leave
• Home leave allowance paid at Christmas

Where you come in:

Based in Port Vila, you will play a hands-on role in delivering Save the Children Vanuatu’s communications and media activities. You will work with field teams to capture stories, images, and content from across programmes, support social media and media engagement, and ensure communications materials meet organisational and donor requirements. Your work will help ensure children’s voices are heard and that Save the Children’s impact is clearly communicated to the public, partners, and donors.

You will make an impact by:

• Amplifying children’s voices and experiences through ethical, high-quality storytelling that reflects children’s perspectives and supports positive change for children in Vanuatu.
• Delivering compelling communications and media content including stories, photos, videos, social media, and publications that clearly communicate the impact of Save the Children’s programmes.
• Supporting advocacy and public engagement efforts by providing timely, accurate, and well-crafted communications products aligned with policy, influencing, and campaign priorities.
• Ensuring strong visibility and brand compliance across communications materials, meeting Save the Children and donor requirements and maintaining consistent, professional messaging.
• Working collaboratively with programme teams and partners to capture field-based content and translate complex programme work into accessible messages for public, partner, and donor audiences.
• Promoting safe and meaningful child participation in communications, ensuring children’s involvement is ethical, respectful, and aligned with safeguarding and consent standards.

Health, Safety & Child Safeguarding

• Follow safety guidelines and report risks or incidents.
• Promote a child-safe environment and uphold safeguarding policies.
• Act in children’s best interests and maintain professional boundaries.
• Report any concerns regarding child safety through proper channels.

Does this sound like you?

You are a proactive communications professional who enjoys telling meaningful stories that amplify children’s voices. You can turn programme work into engaging communications content and work collaboratively to deliver ethical, high-quality messaging that supports children’s rights and wellbeing.

This role requires:

• Proven experience in communications, media, or public engagement within government, civil society, or international development contexts.
• Strong skills in developing communications content including stories, photos, social media, publications, or multimedia materials for diverse audiences.
• Ability to work collaboratively with programme teams and external partners, translating programme information into clear, engaging, and accurate messages.
• Experience supporting media engagement and digital platforms, including social media content planning and regular updates.
• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks, meet deadlines, and follow approval processes.
• Fluency in English and Bislama, with strong cultural awareness and sensitivity when working across Vanuatu’s diverse communities.
• Commitment to Save the Children’s values, including children’s rights, ethical storytelling, localisation, and child safeguarding principles.

Sounds interesting?

Please submit your resume and cover letter via link provided by 20^th January 2026. We welcome and thank all applications, however due to the anticipated volume of submissions, only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

We reserve the right to interview and appoint a new candidate to the role before the closing date.

Save the Children Australia is a child-safe organisation. All employees are required to undergo a National Police Check, a Working with Children Check where necessary, and sign our Child Safeguarding Policy, PSEAH policy and Code of Conduct.

At Save the Children, we seek a workforce that is as diverse as our society – in ethnicity, gender, age, sexuality, cultures and beliefs – and reflects the communities we work in. We believe diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our culture and core values and we demonstrate this commitment through all our employment practices. Our inclusive workplace culture contributes to making Save the Children a great place to work.