Marketing Strategist

Save the Children impacts the lives of children in Australia, the Pacific and beyond on a daily basis. But we can’t do it alone; the engagement of our donors, supporters and shoppers is critical to our success.

Our Marketing team plays a key part in helping our teams reach these audiences. And we have an exciting new opportunity for a Marketing Strategist to join the team and help us become the strategic marketing partner of choice for all our internal teams and departments.
- If you’ve got a broad range of strategic marketing experience across different sectors, or you’ve worked as a strategist/account manager in a marketing agency, then we want to hear from you_

**Save the Children is no ordinary not-for-profit.**

We’re ambitious, creative and outspoken. We stand up for children’s rights. We want all children to be educated, healthy and live a life free from violence. We run programs in Australia and overseas and, if there’s a disaster - like an earthquake, drought or conflict - we are there on the ground.

**Where you come in**:
In these brand-new, full-time permanent positions based in Carlton, you will deliver highly valued strategic marketing services to a diverse range of clients across the Save the Children Australia Group. You’ll be their partner in strategy, helping each one to develop, implement and optimise an annual marketing strategy and complementary work plans. You’ll bring together colleagues from the rest of the team to provide strong technical guidance and you’ll take the lead in providing excellent customer service.
- You will make an impact by: _
- Working with clients to understand their objectives and articulate effective strategic responses
- Getting to know each of your clients and their businesses in detail
- Delivering ongoing engagement sessions for each client to check in on our service provision
- Supporting the Marketing team leads to deliver on organisation-wide strategies including brand and digital
- Holding an oversight of key strategic initiatives in the organisation and proposing marketing solutions to support them

**Does this sound like you?**

You are first and foremost a strategic thinker, bringing an inquisitive mind, strong business acumen and a relentless focus on achieving goals. You’ll have a strong grasp of all technical disciplines within marketing and you’ll be someone who uses their influence to build excellent working relationships.
- This role requires: _
- Strong track record of achieving business outcomes through strategic marketing
- Excellent business acumen
- Excellent communication skills, able to relate complex marketing strategies in a clear and engaging way
- Ability to influence key stakeholders at all levels
- Commitment to exceptional customer service

**Working at Save the Children is more than just a job.**

It’s the feeling of knowing that your work is contributing to making the world a better place for children and working with others who feel the same. In addition to a connection to social causes, you will have access to:

- Opportunity to work on additional projects alongside business as usual
- Individual learning plans to assist in your career development
- Internal employment and development opportunities
- Friendly and flexible work environment
- Agile work environment including working from home
- Pet and child-friendly work environment
- Support for workplace wellness, including access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Competitive salary + super
- Full salary packaging benefits (please use this link to see how much this benefit could mean to you)
- Additional annual leave options available_)_

For more information regarding our employee benefits, please follow this link.

**Sound interesting?**

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

Applications close **4pm AEDT, Thursday 16**th** March 2023.**

Position Description - Marketing Strategist
- 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. Successful applicants are required to provide evidence of vaccination against COVID-19, or proof of medical exemption._
- 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_._