We currently have a volunteer opportunity for the following:

Communications and Copywriting specialist

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Join Australian Business Volunteers on our mission to positively change communities. Whether you are an individual or a business, you can create vibrant and viable communities.

What we do

ABV delivers economic change to communities across the globe through donated business expertise. We create self-reliance and resilience and leave a lasting economic impact – one that endures generations.

How we do it?

We offer meaningful opportunities for skilled business professionals to volunteer their expertise across communities in Australia and the Pacific. We work with communities to understand their needs and work with our Skilled Business Volunteers to match them to projects, that bring the right skills at the right time to help deliver outcomes.

About the opportunity

Primary Purpose of the Position

CHIRF (Community Health, Infrastructure and Resilience Fund) Inc. is a Mallacoota-based charity focused on improving local health and wellbeing. Since 2016, they’ve supported essential medical services, helped recruit doctors and delivered a modern medical centre for the community. They’re now expanding their impact through a new Ageing at Home service and a federally funded $2M Wellness Centre project, due for completion in 2027. CHIRF is also preparing to merge with another local charity under the new community brand Mallacoota Cares. To support this transition, they are refreshing their websites and require copywriting support to tell their story clearly—capturing their history, upcoming changes, current projects and key updates for stakeholders and funders. Some content will require Federal Government approval under our Play Our Way grant. This project will need to collaborate with another ABV volunteer (website developer) who will lead the upgrade of the website. The successful volunteer will prepare a written communications package for telling the story of CHIRF and their upcoming projects while honouring the organisations significant past successes.

Use your expertise to deliver meaningful change for a resilient rural community.

The tasks and deliverables of this Assignment are to create a series of key communication documents to clearly tell the story of CHIRF, the amalgamating partner, the brand name Mallacoota Cares, and their work, including:

• Website content: the Mallacoota Cares website will be consumer focused and the CHIRF website will be redesigned to focus on external stakeholders and funders

• Announcement of new Wellness Centre

• Announcement of upcoming organisational changes

• Future fundraising opportunities

Selection Criteria:

Essential

● Excellent written communication and storytelling skills

● Excellent proof-reading skills

● Willingness to provide edits as requested by CHIRF or Federal Government representatives.

Desirable

● Experience writing for website content

● Experience working with the NFP sector and/ or understanding of volunteer-led organisations

● Understanding of small rural or remote communities

Role information:

• Start Feb 2026:
• Approximately 3 months.
• Work online:

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Please note, if you are interested in applying for the role, we will require you to meet the following criteria:

• 5 years professional experience in the relevant field
• Australian citizen or Australian permanent resident residing in Australia. Australian citizens residing overseas may be considered on a case-by-case basis.
• Willingness to complete a National Police Check
• Willingness to complete a Working with Children Check

What will happen next?

Our volunteer recruitment team will be in touch with you to advise you of the next steps.

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ABV is an equal opportunity employer and Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally & linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds are encouraged to apply for this position.