Yamatji Marlpa Aboriginal Corporation (YMAC) is the Native Title Representative Body (NTRB), delivering native title and other services across the Pilbara, Mid West, Murchison and Gascoyne regions of Western Australia. YMAC is run by a First Nations board of directors, representing several native title groups, each of whom have their own language, culture, traditions and protocols.
YMAC services include native title claim and future act representation; heritage services; executive office, community, and economic development assistance; land administration, and natural resource management support.
Country is our mother, our provider and keeper of our cultural belongings. Culture and Country go together. You can’t have one without the other.
Our Vision:
Protecting Country, language and culture, we come together as one, united and strong.
Our Purpose:
Walking together we champion rights, Country, language, and culture; provide education and awareness, and create opportunities for a better tomorrow for First Nations peoples
About the Role:
YMAC is currently seeking a full time (75 hours per fortnight) Communications Coordinator to join the team in our Perth office on a 12-month Fixed Term Long-Term Leave Cover Contract. The primary aim of this role is to promote the work and achievements of YMAC both internally and externally through the implementation of sound communications strategies, including publications, promotional activity, advocacy and stakeholder engagement, event coordination, and effective media management and liaison.
In this role you will lead a variety of projects, often collaborating both within the team and across our multidisciplinary organisation and in multiple locations, in support of achieving strong outcomes for Traditional Owners in our representative regions.
About You:
You will have the ability to design, produce and project manage internal and external communication publications and compliance deliverables with exceptional / strong writing skills, with a sound understanding of how internal and external strategies can be implemented efficiently and effectively. You will be able to demonstrate at least four (4) years’ experience in a communications, stakeholder engagement or equivalent role, with relevant tertiary qualifications in communications, marketing, journalism or similar. Writing for diverse audiences in both digital and traditional media is something you love doing, and have a talent for doing so.
Working in a team of fellow self-starters, you will embrace the opportunity to take ownership of your work and will have the ability to multitask and prioritise effectively.
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What YMAC Offers
YMAC believes in providing a safe and supportive working environment, and the best way to do that is to ensure our employees are well-looked after. YMAC provides the following in addition to your standard employee experience:
If you’d like to know more, our Enterprise Agreement can be found here.
How to Apply:
Yamatji Marlpa Aboriginal Corporation is an equal opportunity employer and values inclusion and diversity in all forms including, but not limited to: genders, cultural backgrounds, LGBTQ+, disability & neurodiversity. We strongly encourage First Nations candidates to apply.
To apply for this role, which has a generous range of benefits including: salary packaging; flexible working arrangements; and, but not limited to, an extra week’s paid leave over Christmas shutdown, please submit your CV and cover letter addressing the above selection criteria via Seek.
A current National Police Clearance is required prior to commencement of employment with YMAC.
Applications for this position close on Sunday, 19 April 2026, however applications will be reviewed as they are received.
If you have any questions relating to this opportunity, please contact the People & Development Team via email careers@ymac.org.au.
View other Current VacanciesCountry is our mother, the provider and keeper of cultural belongings. Country and Culture go together. You can’t have one without the other.
Yamatji Marlpa Aboriginal Corporation respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Owners and custodians throughout Western Australia, and on whose Country we work. We acknowledge and respect their deep connection to their lands and waterways.
We honour and pay respect to Elders, and to their ancestors who survived and cared for Country.
Our offices are located on Whadjuk Country, Southern Yamatji Country, Kariyarra Country, and Yawuru Country. We recognise the continuing culture, traditions, stories and living cultures on these lands and commit to building a brighter future together.
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