Job Description

Are you an advocacy specialist or marketing, communications and PR professional and is looking for a meaningful and rewarding career move? We are looking for an Advocacy Specialist to join our
Marketing, Advocacy and Communications Team.

• Hit the ground running in a fast-paced, busy role driving advocacy plans, coordinating key projects and helping to ensure our advocacy campaigns are delivered in line with strategic goals
• Be part of a supportive, close-knit team on the north side of Brisbane, where no two days are the same

Share the Dignity is passionate about our work helping women, girls and those who have a period, who are in need and eliminating period poverty in Australia. As a relatively young charity (11 years old), there are still so many ways to grow and improve what we do – and we are looking for people who would relish the challenge of being a part of this phase.

Reporting to the Marketing, Advocacy and Communications Team Leader, this full-time role will have responsibility for advocacy projects including Council Cares, Pad Up Public Health and Building Bloody Change initiatives.

This full-time role will have responsibility for:

• Develop, implement, and monitor advocacy campaigns and strategic plans to achieve systemic changes in line with our mission
• Conduct research to draft briefing papers, reports, and submissions, including Share the Dignity's Bloody Big Survey and broader research programs to drive improved health outcomes for women through menstrual equity
• Oversee and contribute to the development of compelling written and digital advocacy campaign communications across all digital/media platforms
• Build relationships and engage with a wide range of stakeholders (virtually and in person), including Ministers, individuals with lived experience, children and young people, ambassadors, and other key partners to promote organisational goals and drive advocacy results
• Oversee media relations including proactive and reactive media management, training and on call arrangements for advocacy campaigns and events
• Communicating effectively internally to our staff and volunteers, externally to stakeholders including government officials, advocacy groups, community partners, and the media, and across digital and traditional marketing platforms
• Participate as required in podcasts, photo and video shoots, digital content and other marketing and communications activities relating to advocacy

You will be someone who enjoys the challenge of working in various mediums and thrives in adapting
your communication style to suit distinct audiences and take ownership of delivering high-quality outcomes. You will be someone who thrives in a small but progressive, collaborative and creative team with the passion to make a difference for the lives of women, girls and those who menstruate.

This role has been identified as interacting with children and young people- the successful applicant will be required to obtain a Working with Children Check prior to commencing in the role.

To be a successful candidate, you will have:

• A bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Journalism, Communications or Public Relations, along with strong hands-on experience in a similar role. We're looking for someone who can hit the ground running with proven skills in advocacy strategy, stakeholder engagement, media relations, and campaign delivery
• Demonstrated success in contributing to innovative advocacy, marketing, communications, digital and multimedia campaigns to grow advocacy awareness and community engagement
• Experience and cultural competency in working with communities, organisations supporting disadvantaged women, communities, social impact or a related sector
• Demonstrated experience in end-to-end campaign/project management including the ability to analyse problems and deliver solutions for advocacy campaigns
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills including the demonstrated ability to liaise with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders, present information clearly in person and in writing

Your exceptional organisational and planning skills, along with your strong communication skills, eye for accuracy and commitment to advocacy outcomes, are keys to your ongoing success.

Location

Brisbane, Northern Suburbs – Virginia.

Share the Dignity offers many benefits to employees including an Employee Assistance
Program, Wellbeing initiatives, Salary Packaging options, Period/Menopause Leave, Free onsite parking and is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Share the Dignity values and affirms diversity and we strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

If this sounds like you, please send a covering letter detailing your experience and skills, together with up-to-date resume, to our People and Culture Team, by clicking ‘Apply’.

#No Agencies thank you.

#No direct applications thank you.