• Champion ACF as Australia’s premier national environment organisation

• Twelve-month full-time (parental leave) position commencing March 2023
• Salary of $118,367 per annum plus 11% superannuation and amazing working conditions
• Located in Melbourne (Wurundjeri Country), Brisbane (Turrbal Country), Canberra (Ngunawal Country), or Sydney (Gadigal Country) – your choice!

Who is the ACF?

When it comes to our environment, the Australian Conservation Foundation has been leading the way in protecting our living world for over half a century.

We are the national environment organisation committed to caring for Australia’s unique and beautiful wildlife and natural world. We’re inclusive, non-partisan and funded by the Australian community.

Whether it’s advocating for the Great Barrier Reef, koalas snoozing in big old trees or for strong climate action, our dedicated community of more than half a million people are constantly working to create a world where forests, rivers, people, and wildlife thrive.

What’s the gig?

The Strategic Marketing Manager’s key responsibility is the implementation of a brand marketing strategy for ACF. The Strategic Marketing Manager contributes to communications strategies for campaigns, our organising program, and fundraising, ensuring ACF’s brand attributes and tone of voice are reflected in audience tactics, messaging and stories.

The Strategic Marketing Manager leads a team that creates and contributes to communications products, designs and delivers organisational events, organisational website content, as well as key partnerships to achieve organisational, campaign, fundraising and organising objectives.

About you!

• You have a track record of successfully managing marketing strategies for non-profit or charitable organisations.
• You have demonstrated experience developing and executing advocacy plans and running programs that build and engage communities.
• Your experience will include educating key internal teams about the role and importance of brand promise and organisational story in advocacy activities.
• You’re experienced at a senior level managing a brand, including understanding various audience groups, the research and data analysis of each segment, and the communication required to appeal to and meet their needs.
• Also, key to this role is experience in, or a demonstrated ability of, creating and implementing production management systems, as well as managing complex and demanding workflows.
• As well as a deep thinking role, this is a hands-on doing role which requires excellent writing and editing ability.

Why work for us?

You’ll do important work with one of Australia’s most impactful organisations, and with our world-class organisational culture and great team, we guarantee you’ll have fun along the way.

ACF is proud to offer our staff a supportive workplace with excellent conditions, including:

• Genuine flexibility in working hours and location
• Four weeks of annual leave a year plus an additional three days off over the Christmas / New Year period
• Thirty days of personal leave a year (pro-rata) available to use immediately upon commencement
• Superannuation contribution of 11%
• Access to Long Service Leave after five years of continuous service
• Eighteen weeks paid parental leave for parents (regardless of who is the birth parent) after 12 months of service
• Ongoing professional development opportunities tailored to your individual career goals
• Regular team and whole organisation retreats so we can plan, learn and grow together
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program and wellbeing support

People are at the heart of everything we do to protect our planet. To achieve the bold change we seek, we must represent the richness of diversity within our communities so that all of us who care about nature can step up and lead.

ACF is committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants. We actively encourage First Nations people, people from CALD backgrounds, LGBTIQA+ people, people with disability and others who have diverse experiences of our world to apply for this opportunity.

Apply now!

View the full position description on our website.

Applications are accepted through our website by clicking on "Apply Now" and should include a cover letter introducing yourself and a resume outlining your skills, experience, and suitability for the role, addressed to ACF Engagement Director, Paul Sheridan.

Want to have a chat before you click send? You can contact Engagement Director, Paul Sheridan, with any questions you might have between 9am and 5pm AEDT Monday to Friday up to Friday 23rd December 2022 or after Tuesday 4th January 2023 on 0410 516 656.

If you would like to discuss the recruitment process and alternative ways to participate that meet your needs, please email our Head of People & Culture, Claire Harman, at [email protected] using the subject line: Strategic Marketing Manager - Flexible Location enquiry via EthicalJobs and she will respond to you after 3rd January 2023.

We can’t wait to hear from you!

Applicants must have the right to live and work in Australia to be considered for this job.

As part of ACF’s recruitment process, a criminal background check will be conducted.

We request no agency contact please.

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