ABOUT THE COMPANY:

Save the Children’s work is guided by the National Development Plan and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Save the Children works with key stakeholders that include children, civil society organisations, communities, donors, the Government and the media in contributing to the realisation of children’s rights. Save the Children strives to create impact for children by delivering programmes through partnerships, by being innovative, by acting as the voice for and of children, and by achieving results at scale.

We implement programmes in both development and humanitarian contexts.

JOB SUMMARY

Tracking Code

4605-689

Job Description

There’s something special about spending your days alongside like-minded people, just as committed to purposeful work as you. At Save the Children Australia, we attract bright and big-hearted people who are inspired to make a difference. We value a healthy work-life balance and ensure our people feel connected to each other and our impact.

Learn from inspiring people and grow from a connection to our strong local and global networks.

From our programs to our support services – this is the place to realise your purpose.

 

About you:

We’re looking for an exceptional and creative Social Media Manager to be a part of our tech-savvy, forward thinking team of digital marketers. In this full-time, permanent role, you’ll be a valued member of Save the Children Australia’s Marketing team in our head office in Melbourne CBD, collaborating with multiple teams across the organisation, shaping and driving our ambitious social media strategy and creating engaging, compelling and innovative content.

It’s an exciting time to be in marketing at Save the Children as we explore different methods of engagement and reach new audiences.

Across all our social media channels, we want you to help build Save The Children Australia’s brand and inspire donors to connect with our mission to save the lives of children here in Australia and around the world.

 

How you will make a difference:

• Development, execution and continual evolution of the social media strategy including testing and optimisation plans informed by performance, data and insights
• Create and curate a broad range of engaging social media content for our social media ecosystem that builds affinity with our audiences, and showcases our differentiators, the breadth of our programs and highlights the case for support
• Nurturing and evolving close working relationships with key internal stakeholders across multiple teams such as Fundraising, Retail, and International Programs to ensure a collaborative and integrated approach to communications planning
• Developing and refining community engagement best practices, content plans and reporting
• Identify and develop digital initiatives to drive engagement and advocacy

 

A place to feel valued:

Your deep expertise and passion in your work, your relentlessly inquisitive nature and your creative and strategic mind is invaluable.

You’re knowledgeable about world issues, you’re excited by growing social media communities and you know exactly how to use data to help guide and tell stories.

Finally, you’re outcome focused, highly organised and confident switching between in-depth data research and collaborative creative environments. We recognise your contribution and provide you the support to ensure you can bring your best, knowing here you have the space and opportunity to grow. Bringing your best every day, means that you possess:

• 3-5 years experience working in a Digital Marketing team, specialising in Social Media Marketing
• Demonstrable strategic thinking and a willingness to be brave and explore new ideas and trends
• Proven project/campaign management skills, with the ability to work to tight deadlines
• Proven content production skills (writing copy, sourcing/editing photos, sourcing video)
• Ability to liaise with a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders
• Highly developed verbal and written communication skills

 

Desirable knowledge or experience

• Working knowledge of Adobe creative suite, Google Analytics, Canva, social media management tools such as HootSuite, Meta Business Suite, Google Anyaltics.

• Previous NGO experience

A place to belong:

It takes all types of people to do the challenging work we do.

We are diverse personalities, backgrounds and talents, embracing our differences as one strong and united team. We see and celebrate the unique value you bring to our organisation, and offer a range of rewards for your effort, including:

• Individual learning plans to help map and deliver on your career development
• A modern, up to date working space, or the opportunity to work from home (WFH), or both!
• Kids are welcome!

We understand the demands of working parents and we have safe, accessible spaces where our little people can relax while their mums or dads help other children and families

• Full salary packaging benefits (please use this link to see how much this benefit could mean to you!)
• Extra leave to use in a range of ways to ensure you’re able to perform at your optimum

Follow this link for the full list of our employee benefits.

Does this sound like the place for you?

We’d love to hear from you. Submit your cover letter and resume by clicking on one of the buttons in the ‘Apply’ section.

Candidates who progress to the next stage may be invited to participate in a video screening interview.

Position Description – Social Media Manager

Applications close 4pm AEST, Thursday 15^th August 2024.

We have tested our application process with diverse groups in mind, with the intent to ensure it’s straightforward and accessible for all to apply.

Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our culture and improve our ability to reach our most vulnerable client groups.

But we also know there is no one-size fits-all when it comes to recruitment – so if we didn’t quite hit the mark for you, please let us know at people.culture@savethechildren.org.au. We’re dedicated to ensuring Save the Children Australia is a place where everyone can feel supported – no matter your race, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, sexuality, neurodiversity, culture and beliefs.

Save the Children Australia is a child-safe organisation.

All employees are required to undergo a National Police Check, a Working with Children Check, and sign our Child Safeguarding Policy and Code of Conduct.

We also support the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. You can read about the Scheme and our commitment to Safeguarding here.

Save the Children is committed to providing and maintaining a safe working environment for its employees and client groups, consistent with our obligations under OH&S legislation.

If you are having any issues with uploading your application for this role, please contact people.culture@savethechildren.org.au for further support.

Job LocationMelbourne, Victoria, Australia

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