Marketing & Training Assistant

Why join StandBy?

• Flexibility: Enjoy work-life balance with this permanent part time role (up to 27 hours per week), allowing flexibility for negotiating start/finish times, tailoring your career to your lifestyle! 
• Benefits & Leave: Recharge with 5-days of pro-rata paid wellness leave each year and enjoy additional benefits including corporate fitness discounts.  Gain access to a wide range of exclusive offers across various retailers through our partnership with Rewards Gateway!  Unlock 12-weeks paid parental leave benefits after just one year of dedicated service.  
• Salary Packaging: Maximise your income by increasing your take home pay with an annual salary of $71,100 to $76,300, plus 11% Superannuation, plus a generous $15,900 salary packaging and annual leave loading! 
• Culture & Values: Supporting clients in their time of need, is at the heart of what we do.  Our organisational culture is built on trusting relationships that are meaningful and inclusive. We listen to understand, we embrace diversity and we offer a safe space free from judgement.  
  To ensure those we support receive individualised support, we invest in team members who embody our values to foster a collaborative culture of excellence.

About StandBy Support After Suicide

A program of Youturn, StandBy Support After Suicide is Australia’s leading suicide postvention program dedicated to supporting people and communities bereaved and impacted by suicide. StandBy was established in 2002 and operates across Australia.

You'll find out more about StandBy at: www.standbysupport.com.au

You’ll find more about Youturn at Youturn.org.au

The Opportunity

As a Marketing and Training Assistant you will play a supportive role in both our marketing team and learning and development programs.  This hybrid position offers a unique blend of creativity and organisation, as you contribute to developing high quality communications while also assisting in the development and distribution of learning materials for our dedicated partners.

This role will support the broader National StandBy Support After Suicide team in delivering brand marketing, contemporary and engaging learning materials and guides, media, and social media initiatives to educate and inform, and raise awareness of the StandBy service.

Key responsibilities of this role include:

• Assist in the creation of regular content for marketing activities and updates in the learning and development training platform.
• Support communication and marketing activities and roll out of collateral for National office events and programs, providing assistance with content creation, editing and file management.
• Organise content for dedicated campaigns, including events, training and activities.
• Support social media activities that produce highly engaging quality content and stories for social media channels, increasing reach, engagement and followers.
• In consultation with StandBy Marketing and Media Coordinator and stakeholders, assist, develop and schedule social media content including all Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn content relevant to our target audiences.
• Support the roll out and correct application of the StandBy brand across all materials and channels.
• Review and create presentations and learning content for training workshops.
• Monitoring the achievement of self-paced assessments and training modules.
   

Please respond to each of the following criteria in your cover letter: 

Essential 

• Relevant tertiary qualifications in marketing, communications, or learning and development, with a minimum of 2 years’ experience in a similar role.
• Administration and organisational skills with developed attention to detail and proof-reading skills.
• Ability to prioritise and manage multiple projects with internal and external stakeholders.
• Demonstrated history of exceptional time management skills.
• Strong copy writing skills for creating marketing materials, emails, and social media posts.
• Strong verbal skills with the ability to effectively communicate ideas and collaborate with team members and stakeholders.
• Experience with Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software for managing customer data and interactions.
• Advanced skills in creating engaging content, including graphics and captions.
• Basic graphic design skills such as Indesign or Canva.
• Experience in using learning and development platforms as well as learning management systems.
• Proficiency in using tools like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for creating documents, spreadsheets, and presentations.

Other Requirements

• Shortlisted candidates may be invited to showcase their skills through a brief presentation / project during the interview process.
• Successful applicants will also need to hold a ‘C’ class Open driver licence, State Working with Children Check and hold, or be eligible to apply for, a Licensed Care Suitability Check issued by the QLD Department of Child Safety, Youth Justice and Multicultural Affairs.

We’d love to meet you!
If you have the skills, experience and passion to fit our team, please take the next step and apply by submitting your resume and cover letter.

For everyone who shares our passion
We encourage applications from people of all ages, nationalities, abilities and cultures – including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, the LGBTQI+ community and people living with disability.