About the Business

Beyond Blue's vision is that all people in Australia achieve their best possible mental health. Our mission is to promote good mental health. We create change to protect everyone's mental health and improve the lives of individuals, families and communities affected by anxiety, depression and suicide.

All employees are expected to act in accordance with Beyond Blue's values, which are Collaboration, Respect, Enthusiasm, Excellence, Innovation and Integrity.

Additionally, in our commitment to reconciliation and creating a culturally safe organisation, Beyond Blue is proudly implementing our Beyond Blue Innovate Reconciliation Plan 2018-2020.

The Role

The Speakers and Ambassadors Lead role will be responsible for overseeing a team of 28 Ambassadors and around 240 Speakers Australia wide. This includes the recruitment and training of new speakers, overseeing the day to day management of filling speaker requests and engaging speakers across Australia.

Accountabilities include but are not limited to:

• Developing a Speakers Strategy and oversee the development of an Ambassadors Strategy that aligns with the Community Engagement Strategy (CES).
• Ensuring all speaker requests are fulfilled, including managing travel arrangements and reimbursements.
• Managing the day to day responsibilities of the Speakers and Ambassadors team, ensuring task allocation and roles are clear to each team member and all stakeholders.
• Leading the Speakers and Ambassadors team through the transition to a new CRM system (Salesforce) and ensure appropriate use.
• Recruiting new Speakers and Ambassadors and training of new and existing Speakers and Ambassadors.
• Preparing budgets, reports, presentations, briefs and correspondence as requested by the Head of Partnerships & Community Engagement and identifying suitable speakers for key Beyond Blue events or activities.

The successful candidate will have:

• A tertiary qualification in a relevant discipline (Communications, Social Sciences).
• A minimum of 5 years’ experience in a similar role.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the mental health sector and experience working with people who have experienced mental health conditions, including dealing with highly sensitive situations.

Beyond Blue Workplace Culture

You will be a part of a friendly and highly skilled team working within the Workplace, Partnerships and Engagement Group. The broader Beyond Blue family promotes a culture of collaboration and respect. Working at Beyond Blue offers flexibility, professional development and the opportunity to be a part of one of the leading mental health organisations in Australia. Benefits include Not-For-Profit salary packaging options, an employee assistance program and wellbeing initiatives. Our office is an easy walk from Glenferrie Station and our Social Squad will ensure that you get to enjoy some fun events in the workplace. Beyond Blue also marks Aboriginal Dates of Significance, such as NAIDOC Week and National Reconciliation Week, as part of our RAP commitments.