We are looking for a talented media and marketing professional with demonstrated project management skills and high emotional intelligence to lead a team of talented marketeers.
- Location: Australia wide
- Term: Permanent
- Full-time (0.8 FTE will be considered for the right applicant)
- Remuneration: SCHADS Level 8: $110-116k + 10% super + 17.5% Annual Leave Loading
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are particularly encouraged to apply
Job title: Head of Marketing & Media – National
Reporting to: Director of Fundraising, Marketing and Communications
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The organisation
Environmental Defenders Office (EDO) is the largest environmental legal centre in the Australia-Pacific, dedicated to protecting our climate, communities and shared environment by providing access to justice, running ground breaking litigation and leading law reform advocacy.
As the region’s legal experts in our field, we aim to be a brave, unified, and focused team, committed to inclusion and excellence in all that we do. We strive to be a diverse and inclusive workplace supporting a highly skilled, engaged, and effective team, where everyone can feel that they belong.
See our website for more information on our exciting, cutting-edge legal work.
Candidate profile
We are looking for a talented media and marketing professional with demonstrated project management skills and high emotional intelligence to lead a team of talented marketeers.
The role is responsible for growing EDO’s brand and media presence both in Australia and internationally and running two major lines of income generation including our appeals and regular giving program. The successful candidate will have five years’ experience in building and executing media strategies for maximum cut through across print and online. They will have high emotional intelligence to lead a team that works across the country and can coach that team to generate the highest professional growth. They will lead the strategy to diversify our income portfolio with a particular focus on generating regular givers.
The opportunity
We are looking for a strong communicator with demonstrated marketing and media experience to join our Fundraising, Marketing & Communications Team.
This role offers the opportunity to promote the role of EDO and its achievements for communities, nature, and the environment. You will be responsible for developing and executing EDO’s marketing, media, and communications strategies across the organisation’s paid, earned, shared, and owned channels. You will manage staff, resources, outputs, and priorities of the Marketing & Media Team to achieve the priorities of EDO’s FMC Team and the overall goals of the organisation. You will oversee EDO’s content, website, and social media platforms to ensure that the overall aesthetic, visual language, key messages, and tone of voice are in brand alignment and executed with high understanding and knowledge of the supporter.
Key selection criteria
Core skills
- Demonstrated experience in marketing and media strategy and execution.
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to make sound judgements and decisions based
- on consideration of different views.
- Demonstrated ability to understand and interpret marketplace trends to drive innovation in our strategies and tactics.
- Excellent brand building skills with a focus on building brand equity.
- Demonstrated ability to work productively and to deadlines.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills suited to a range of audiences.
Substantive experience
- Strong background in either journalism or marketing.
- Capacity to use digital platforms to drive growth and organisational impact.
- Demonstrated experience working with First Nations people or diverse communities and individuals highly desirable
Personal qualities and cultural competency
- A champion of the EDO values
- Strong initiative and self-motivation
- Commitment to the protection of human rights and the environment
- A strong sense of ethics and understanding of professional obligations
- Demonstrated awareness of and sensitivity to the needs and concerns of First Nations and peoples from diverse cultures, backgrounds, and orientations in both the delivery of our work and our internal culture
- Demonstrated ability to work in a collaborative and team-based environment
Our culture and benefits
- We care deeply about creating a workplace where our team members feel valued, respected and empowered. We are committed to providing equal opportunity regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or life stage.
- The chance to be part of the largest environmental legal practice in the Australia-Pacific.
- A very flexible and family-friendly workplace.
- Option to work from home and the office.
- Paid Parental Leave.
- 15 Days Personal/carer’s leave.
- Extra leave over the Christmas period.
- Access to EAP.
- Ongoing professional development opportunities.
- EDO proudly has a JEDI (Justice, Equality, Diversity, Inclusion), and a Mental Health Ambassador Committee, and is developing a First Nations Indigenous Peoples Program with the aid of indigenous-led consultancies.
Our values
Commitment – We are committed to; a united organisation, to each other, to collaboration, to justice, to our communities and to creating a world where nature thrives.
Diversity – We are respectful of and welcome diversity of staff, volunteers, offices, environmental regions, communities, stakeholders.
Integrity – We work effectively, efficiently, strategically, professionally, and ethically; “justice is in our nature”.
Vision – We lead change and environmental empowerment using innovation, creativity, and courage.
How to apply
All offers of employment may be subject to satisfactory background checks including a National Police Check, disclosure of previous or current disciplinary action, referee checks, proof of eligibility to work in Australia and qualification checks.
EDO welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, workers of all ages, people with disabilities and people who identify as LGBTQIA+.
Applications must include a CV and a letter that clearly addresses each of the selection criteria.
Applications which do not address the selection criteria will not be considered.
Applications close on Tuesday 28 June 2022. Applications should be emailed to [email protected] with “Head of Marketing and Media” in the subject line.
