AddressChisholm Institute - Dandenong, VIC
- Full time (1.0 FTE), Fixed Term until 31 December 2025
- Salary: $101,671 to $110,754 p.a. Plus Superannuation
- Location: Hybrid: 60% Dandenong based
Chisholm is seeking an experienced Events and Engagement Team Lead to join our Marketing & Communications team.
BELONGING & INCLUSION
Chisholm is resolutely diverse and supports applications from all members of our community and equitable access to our employment opportunities. We are open to discussing workplace flexibility, to ensure we can attract the best candidates and accommodate individual needs and working arrangements, even in ways we have not thought of. Our merit-based recruitment practices are founded on building diversity by fostering an inclusive, flexible, and equitable workplace.
ABOUT THE ROLE
The Events and Engagement Team Lead is a senior and active participant of the Marketing and Communications Business Area, responsible for the end-to-end planning, delivery, and evaluation of successful Chisholm marketing and recruitment events.
The role is responsible for leading, developing, and implementing strategies to drive prospective student engagement, enhance prospective student experiences, and support new student enrolments. The role will ensure ongoing organisational capability in a competitive market, proactively considering and communicating how Chisholm can expand and leverage prospective student engagement opportunities.
Using marketing and communications strategies, this role is expected to develop comprehensive strategic and functional event plans, informed by forecasting trends and consumer insight to drive brand awareness, consideration, preference, and growth with prospective students within Chisholm’s core catchment. The incumbent will provide expert advice and guidance to the wider Marketing and Communications team, teaching and learning Business Areas, and the Executive Team.
The Events and Engagement Team Lead is also responsible for the successful planning and delivery of corporate events including but not limited to biannual Chisholm Graduation Ceremonies and annual Chisholm Education Awards and will lead a small team towards the achievement of key strategic objectives that embed a customer-first mindset across Chisholm.
ABOUT YOU
You are a highly motivated individual with demonstrable, extensive experience in end-to-end planning, delivery, and evaluation of successful major events together with proven and deep understanding of customer-first methodology and how to translate into the business environment, with a focus on high-quality customer care.
You will have the ability to write high-quality event briefs and plans, with proven results and you will be highly skilled in developing organisational-aligned strategies and delivering their subsequent operationalisation and have strong skills in data, analytics and optimisation to seek, set and achieve business KPIS, with the view to continual refinement and improvement.
You will also have superior stakeholder relationship management skills including the ability to drive cross-collaboration and garner buy-in across all levels of the organisation and/or with external agencies and partners.
For further detailed requirements, please review the position description.
Qualifications required for the role:
Relevant post-graduate level qualification in a marketing, communications or events-related field with demonstrable experience managing end-to-end major events, with extensive leadership and management experience, or an equivalent combination of relevant education and/or training and management and leadership experience.
ABOUT US
Chisholm is one of the largest vocational training providers in the state with a team of over 1,400 dedicated staff supporting 41,000 students who choose to study at Chisholm and training at our modern campuses across Melbourne’s southeast and online. We partner with governments, educational institutes, and businesses worldwide, sharing our expertise in vocational education.
We offer over 400 courses that include nationally accredited pathways from secondary school programs and short courses, through to certificates, diplomas, and degrees.
At Chisholm, we embrace differences in gender, age, ethnicity, race, cultural background, disability, religion, and sexual orientation. We know that diversity and inclusion help us to attract, recruit, engage and retain a team of talented people.
WHAT WE OFFER
- An Inclusive work culture- Chisholm is resolutely diverse. We celebrate our people’s unique contributions to achieving our ambition to transform lives through relevant and responsive high-quality education.
- Professional Development- continue to grow your career
- Networking Opportunities with Industry Partners
- State of the art facilities on our campuses
- Free on-site parking as well as locations close to public transport
- Free Employee Assistance Program- get the support you want. Its confidential.
If this is the job for you, please apply online now. We look forward to receiving your application!
Important information about your application:
Your application should include:
- a cover letter
- your resume
- contact details of three (3) referees
Please note, appointment to this position is subject to satisfactory completion of Safety Screening requirements including:
- Certified copies of all qualifications and transcripts as listed on resume.
- Current & Valid Working with Children Check (Employee and not Volunteer)
- Certified copy of unrestricted rights to work in Australia
- Police Check
Let us know if you require any adjustments to the recruitment process so we can support you to present your best self by emailing us at ******@chisholm.edu.au
Applications for this position close at 9am Monday 24 June 2024.
Chisholm Institute reserves the right to withdraw an advertised position at any stage.
If you have any questions regarding the position or require further information please contact Alicia Pridgeon, Head of Marketing & Communications on ***************@chisholm.edu.au.
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