• Reports to: Lead Organiser, Sydney Alliance
• Duration: 1 year starting ASAP
• Location: Sydney

ROLE DESCRIPTION

The Sydney Alliance brings together diverse community organisations, unions and religious organisations to advance the common good and achieve a fair, just and sustainable city. We do this by providing opportunities for people to have a say in decisions that affect them, their families and everyone working and living in Sydney. The Sydney Alliance is a non-party political organisation. Voices for Power is an effort of the Sydney Alliance that brings together diverse Alliance partners and communities across greater Sydney on the issue of affordable and renewable energy.

The Digital Campaigner’s primary role will be to work alongside a small organising team to relaunch and amplify the Sydney Alliance’s Voices For Power project with a view of scaling up the mass participation of migrant communities and people of colour in the Alliance’s climate change and affordable and renewable energy campaigns.

The secondary role will be to provide some internal communications support to the Lead Organiser and train the team for the future.

The role will help recruit and connect many diverse communities across Sydney’s greater metropolitan to the Voices for Power and Sydney Alliance through the development of new digital assets and ensuring organising efforts reach and mobilise the most people possible to have the biggest impact.

The Digital Campaigner is a strategic thinker with the skills to implement ideas on the fly, with solid project management skills and great attention to detail. Strong people skills ensure quick and effective communication and collaboration within a complex and organic decision-making matrix.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Longer-term project

• Set up the digital infrastructure for Sydney Alliance and train staff for 2020-2022 period.
• Repurpose and retool existing digital assets (NationBuilder website, twitter, facebook) and train staff for 2020-2022 period.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• Juggle the responsibility of formulating and executing Sydney Alliance ‘s Voices for Power digital strategy while also responding to the daily digital needs of the campaign.

• As part of the Voices For Power project, co-create, feed and grow campaign and existing digital channels, managing content creation and partner networks.
• Support and organise partners, leaders and staff to collaborate, create and share content, align messaging, and to create their own stronger digital campaigns that:
  • Maximise digital impact of community organising actions and successes.
  • Maximise digital impact of migrant community stories on energy and climate, support the development of those stories.
  • Direct and support pointed digital engagement with political decision makers.
• Support the Lead Organiser with weekly internal newsletter to 400+ civic leaders across Sydney’s Greater Metropolitan.

• Manage relationships with external digital and content consultants.
• Other tasks as directed by Voices For Power organising lead or Sydney Alliance Lead Organiser.

SALARY AND BENEFITS

• The role is a full-time work contract for 1 year to start immediately.
• Salary is $84,000 (inclusive of superannuation). Additional benefits include a phone usage allowance and 4 weeks annual leave.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:

Contact Thuy Linh Nguyen at [email protected], using the subject line: Digital Campaigner enquiry via EthicalJobs or 0426 088 860 for any questions about this position.

A position description is attached.