Communications Coordinator

Xero is a beautiful, easy-to-use platform that helps small businesses and their accounting and bookkeeping advisors grow and thrive.

At Xero, our purpose is to make life better for people in small business, their advisors, and communities around the world. This purpose sits at the centre of everything we do. We support our people to do the best work of their lives so that they can help small businesses succeed through better tools, information and connections. Because when they succeed they make a difference, and when millions of small businesses are making a difference, the world is a more beautiful place.

**How you’ll make an impact**

You’ll join the Xero Asia Communications team and be part of a supportive and fun work environment that encourages you to take ownership for your career and be the best you can be. This is a fantastic opportunity to be a key player in making a real difference to small businesses in Asia. You will play an integral role in making sure the communications function operates efficiently and continues to deliver its best work with support on administration, financial management, campaign delivery and reporting.

**What you’ll do**

You will help execute an integrated program of diverse and creative communications campaigns aligned to our business strategy to maximise media exposure and brand awareness in Asia.

Reporting to the Head of Communications, Asia, this role works closely with our retained PR agencies, collaborating with our global communications, analyst relations and marketing teams, as well as Xero partners and customers to deliver desired outcomes.

**In this role, you will**:

- Support the Head of Communications, Asia and Managing Director, Asia on Communications activities and events
- Help develop and draft content for a variety of channels and audiences - including blogs, media releases, pitches and articles to help Xero tell its story
- Help with research on issues ranging from competitor positioning to developments in the small business economy
- Develop presentations and other communications documents - including briefing booklets and other documents for Asia leadership team and media
- Monitor news trends, brand perception and competitor positioning using online social and media tracking tools.
- Prepare media reports and coordinate communications reporting including using media measurement tools.
- Provide administrative support - including invoice processing, meeting coordination, event support, and supplier and budget management
- Contribute toward the broader Xero Communications strategy and team efforts, which incorporate PR, analyst relations, government relations, university relations, community and content.
- Proactively understand and manage risks as they relate to your role

**What you’ll bring with you**:

- 1 year + experience in administration or project or campaign management
- BA in Public Relations or Marketing well regarded
- Excellent content and communication skills (written and verbal)
- Attention to detail and experience in project or campaign management
- Administrative and financial management skills
- Self motivated and proven ability to project manage
- Research capabilities
- Competent in the design and use of Google Slides, Powerpoint and Excel

**Why Xero?**
- Offering very generous paid leave to use however you’d like (plus statutory holidays), dedicated paid leave to care for your physical and mental wellbeing as well as an Employee Assistance Program to access mental health care for you and your family, life insurance, employee resource groups, 26 weeks of paid parental leave for primary caregivers, an Employee Share Plan, beautiful offices with weekly fitness and yoga classes, flexible working, career development, and many other benefits that reflect our human value, you’ll do the best work of your life at Xero.