Community Engagement Activations Manager

At SBS, we embrace difference, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.

We also acknowledge the unique contribution that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples make to our society and our workplace through their enduring and continued connection to land, sea, sky and community.

About Us

SBS is one of the world's most unique and innovative media organisations, producing trusted, meaningful and engaging content that exists for all Australians to inspire, support and celebrate the diversity of our multicultural society. 

Our purpose, for the last 40 years, has reflected and explored the evolving diversity of Australia, investing in initiatives to deepen its connections with communities, sharing their stories and giving a voice to those often unheard, with the aim of increasing understanding and respect of the differences that make up Australia.

SBS is a truly distinctive network, showcasing multicultural, multilingual and First Nations stories otherwise untold in the Australian media.

The Department

ALC produces radio, online, podcast and social media content primarily in languages other than English. The brands include SBS Audio, SBS Arabic24, SBS PopAsia, SBS PopDesi and SBS Chill.

The Role

Reporting into the Head of Community Activation and Engagement, the SBS Audio Community Engagement Activations Manager will play a key role in delivering exceptional event activation in line with our content and Community Engagement strategy, to help deliver on SBS Audio’s goals to deepen engagement with communities and grow audiences.

This role requires an organised person who is meticulously prepared and has a strong sense of logistical planning.

The main responsibilities include:

• Develop and execute creative brand activations and event solutions, from large scale festivals to community activation and stakeholder events
• Work closely with all key stakeholders and internal teams to prepare and deliver creative event ideas and opportunities and oversee the success of each project.
• Ability to conceptualise and implement digitally led activation projects
• Build and maintain positive relationships with event organisers to provide ongoing opportunities.
• Track delivery of key event KPIs

It is a requirement of this role that incumbents are fully vaccinated with an approved Covid-19 vaccination in line with the ATAGI guidelines which include booster shots. We do however have a medical exemption process and we would be happy to discuss your application should this be applicable to you.

You might want to consider what other opportunities this could lead to down the track.

About you

• Have a positive and social able personality and enjoy meeting people.
• Have around 3-5 years of event planning and project management experience including budget management, logistics and are meticulously prepared.
• Undertake responsibility for the creation, planning and activation of strategic campaigns and community events, ensuring they are on brand, on time and within budget
• Have an appreciation of working closely with all key stakeholders and internal teams to prepare and deliver creative event ideas and opportunities and oversee the success of each project.  
• Can demonstrate an understanding and awareness of market trends and tactics in the live events space, social media, and experiential spaces
• Excellent communication skills.
• Demonstrate knowledge of workplace safety and possess a current First Aid Certificate and Working with Children check and driver’s license.
• Available to work most weekends.
• Enjoy working in a busy little activations team, working collaboratively sharing ideas and of course working to those all-important timelines and planning ahead!  
• Understand the value of unique content and how it can be shared.

Feel like you meet most, but perhaps not all the criteria listed? Then, send through your detail as whilst we have specific requirements in mind we can look at how we can bridge the gaps!

Some of the reasons to consider working with us

• The people! a genuine sense of feeling included (we truly celebrate and welcome difference!) and being part of one of the most inclusive companies in Australia!
• The culture and the engagement of our workforce, we are proud to have an employee engagement score of 82% with low levels of employee turnover.
• A brand that is not only recognisable but trusted and established, we have been broadcasting for over 40 years and we’re not done yet!
• We offer a range of benefits from, health care checks, salary packaging, Employee Assistance Programme, flexible work arrangements and for our Sydney based employee’s free gym membership!
• We also love to promote from within! we have allocated funds to do just that and help with training gaps when moving from role to role.
• Want to learn more? Then hit apply and take the first step to applying for not just another job but a possible whole new career!

Want to learn more? Then hit apply and take the first step to applying not just for another job but a possible whole new career in a purpose led organisation!

Not quite the right role for you? No problem, how about popping your details into our talent pool? Email us at ***************@sbs.com.au to let us know what roles would be of interest to you and we will keep you informed of when they arise! (If you no longer want to be listed in our talent pool, then just email  us and let us know and we will remove your detail).

For other opportunities within our organisation please visit our careers website SBS Careers - Working at SBS

Reasonable adjustments

SBS recognises that everyone is unique, and you might require some adjustments to ensure you have the best opportunity to apply and put your skills forward for consideration. If we can make some adjustments to the SBS recruitment/interview process to better enable you to shine, then please contact *******@sbs.com.au and let us know.

Adjustments include but are not limited to; alternative application methods, interview setups, physical requirements, guidance for trans or gender diverse applicants, specific interview availability times and more.

To find out more about reasonable adjustments with SBS, please view our video here.

We are shortlisting applications as they come in, so don’t delay, apply today!