Marketing Coordinator

About YouthCARE

YouthCARE is one of Western Australia's largest not-for-profit organisations. YouthCARE aims to create positive school communities, where students are empowered and encouraged to be the best they can be.  Each year YouthCARE Chaplains help thousands of students, staff and family members in Western Australian public-school communities by providing an essential social, emotional and mental health support service.

Reporting to the Head of Marketing and Communications, this role will be responsible for the design, organisation, management and successful delivery of workflows and M&C outputs, meeting predetermined timelines and schedules. 

Leading a team with content production responsibilities, this role has two direct reports.  The role will meet specific key responsibilities and measurables pertaining to content and task delivery, scheduling, media management and response to marketing requests. 

Key responsibilities include:

• Lead the team, including recruitment, training, performance management and day to day management, providing clear direction and support to team members.
• Local and regional travel as required to meet requirements of the role.
• Present a friendly and professional outlook to internal and external stakeholders when gathering and preparing content for YouthCARE’s various media platforms.
• Manage and assist in the delivery of marketing workstreams and their owners within marketing and communications via team project boards.
• Liaise with internal and external parties to ensure smooth running of commercial partnerships and marketing activities.
• Schedule marketing tasks and disseminate to appropriate team members, ensuring on time delivery and accurately meeting the specifications of the task.
• Collaborate to develop and implement an effective communications strategy based on our target audiences.
• Manage partnership implementation administration from beginning to end. 
• Source and develop newsworthy stories for YouthCARE’s website, newsletters and external publications and videos.
• Manage YouthCARE social media platforms and website reporting on actionable metrics.
• Monitor media inquiries and schedule interviews for the organisation.
• Maintain records of media coverage and collect and manage data in a reportable format to promote YouthCARE’s services, e.g. infographics. 
• Schedule meetings (team and interdepartmental as appropriate).

Essential:

• Demonstrates a minimum of 2 years team leadership and project management skills and experience including: team workflow management, reporting on specific metrics and measurables based on agreed objectives, development and training (specific to the broader marketing discipline), managing meetings including minutes and actions.
• Content capture experience covering response to briefs, creating written briefs, story sourcing and interviewing, background research, production of written material (including structural editing for mid-weight copy such as newsletters and feature articles), social media management, web content production and management.
• Experience in ‘Communications’ in producing and contributing to organisation or business-wide internal communications through channels such as intranet, Mailchimp etc., survey creation and reporting.
• Ability to communicate effectively and build relationships effectively with those at operational, management and executive/c-suite levels.
• Demonstrates strong computer literacy skills, especially Microsoft Office and a working familiarity with Adobe Design suite.
• Must have a valid C-class driver’s license.
• Able to support the Christian Mission and Vision of YouthCARE.

Desirable: 

• Confidence in public speaking is seen as an advantage.

To apply, please send a copy of your resume and a cover letter (no more than two pages) addressing the selection criteria to **********@youthcare.org.au

*Applications close on 18th February 2024.*