Marketing Manager

A dynamic & busy role where you can use your stakeholder engagement & marketing skills to foster business growth & enhance BEST's brand awareness.

Working for BEST:
As an employee of BEST, you can become part of our community-focused culture and contribute to the diversity of our company. Due to our status as a not for profit, public benevolent institution, we have the ability to offer our staff optional salary sacrifice arrangements as well as the following additional employee benefits:

• Optional flexitime arrangements (full-time employees)
• Optional 9-day fortnight arrangements (full-time employees)
• Learning and development opportunities, including optional traineeship arrangements
• Anniversary Leave
• Birthday Leave
• Option to purchase additional leave
• Discounts on gift cards and other purchases
• Employee Wellbeing Program; and
• Employee Assistance Program

About the Role:
This is a permanent full-time position (38 hours per week, Monday to Friday) and can be based at either our Inverell, Armidale, Tamworth or Dubbo office!
As Marketing Manager for BEST, you will develop, implement and monitor targeted and strategic marketing, branding and communications strategies for the company. You will actively work with internal and external stakeholders to enhance BEST's visibility, brand awareness and digital marketing, maintain BEST's online presence, and provide engagement and support across our communities.
This position will require travel to BEST's site locations to support in delivering optimum brand marketing awareness across our geographical footprint.

About You:
To be successful in this role, you will be a dynamic, forward-thinking and passionate marketing professional with:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• A collaborative mindset with the ability to work effectively across team and departments.
• Creative thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Strong analytical skills to assess market trends, competitor activities, and audience insights.
• An in-depth knowledge of social media platforms, with a track record of successful engagement strategies.
• Proven experience developing and executing comprehensive marketing strategies.
• Hands-on experience in managing websites, including content optimisation and user experience enhancements.
• Familiarity of digital analytics tools and the ability to derive insights to improve digital performance.
• Demonstrated proficiency in implementing and upholding brand guidelines across various channels.
• Demonstrated ability to translate organisational goals into actionable marketing plans.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, meeting deadlines and budget constraints.
• Relevant qualifications in Business Management, Marketing or similar and/or extensive previous experience in a similar role.

How to Apply:
Click "Apply Now" and follow the instructions to upload the following TWO items:

• Current resume - please include at least two (2) contactable work referees.
• Cover letter - please give us a brief overview of your previous relevant experience and include how your skills are relevant to this role. Please include your responses to the "About You" section, outlined above, ensuring you respond to each criterion individually and provide relevant examples.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and welcome applications from all people regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or cultural background. We strongly encourage applications from people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
For further information or to have a confidential discussion regarding this opportunity with BEST, please contact:
Roger Abbott (Chief Corporate Services Officer): 02 6720 8999
OR
Julie Sills (Chief Human Resources Officer): 0457 411 235
Applications close Sunday, 18 February 2024 at 11.59pm.