Communications Manager, Australia

Change.org is searching for a Communications Manager to be responsible for leading and managing Team Australia. Embark on an exciting journey leading Change.org's Communications team in Australia, where you'll successfully amplify the powerful narratives of petition starters across diverse media and digital landscapes. Help envision and execute a visionary media and marketing strategy for the Australian brand, steering a passionate team your leadership will be the catalyst for impactful stories that resonate, motivate, and shape a brighter future.  A bit about Change.org: we’re a social impact business (a public benefit company), and the world's largest social change platform, with 100 million monthly users, over 50,000 campaigns launched on the site every month, and a 100% user-generated revenue model. Our users win campaigns for change once every hour. In the last few years in Australia, Change.org has helped bring the Nadesalingam family to their home in Biloela, secured a Royal Commission into Veteran Suicide and pushed governments to take a compassionate approach during the pandemic to unite families with loved ones on deathbeds. Change.org petitions have a huge impact on people’s lives in Australia and globally. You will report to our Marketing and Communications Director as a key member of our Marketing and Communications team. Key Outcomes: In this role, you will be balancing your time between hands-on tactical communications work (80% of your time) and people management responsibilities (20%).  Manage a small comms squad to amplify compelling petitions and movements on Change.org through media and drive impact and brand awareness around campaigns in Australia.  Divide work to support petition starters to get media attention, reach decision makers, organize digital and in-person tactics, etc. Lead on the storytelling of these impact moments to Change.org users and a wider media audience.  Set a squad-level culture of hard work, experimentation, adaptability, and fun. Coach your team members to be able to drive media and implement smart tactics.  Build and maintain relationships with media, influencers, organizations, activists, decision makers and community leaders in key issue areas to facilitate the use of our platform for social change.  Collaborate with other functional leads to hone a global brand strategy, contributing to department strategy, goals and culture. The most important skills and capabilities for the role are: Communications: You are advanced in comms outreach skills. You have a flair for creative media relations or engaging multimedia strategies and you're an expert in some specific outreach skills. You know how to make a highly effective pitch and to develop a media strategy that would gain attention of decision makers and the public.  You have an extensive network in Australia which is a testament to your ongoing, impactful relationships with journalists and influencers across various sectors like entertainment or politics.  You have an advanced understanding of the PR and social landscape in Australia, with a knack for predicting exciting editorial calendars and pinpointing key figures for content distribution.  You have exceptional communication skills that make complex topics a breeze for any audience or stakeholder.  You have expertise in strategy and data-driven decision-making.  Management:  You can autonomously manage a team, you know how to allocate resources effectively to achieve the goals, you provide regular timely guidance to your direct reports and  deliver constructive feedback on daily operations, you’re flexible and adapt well in multifaceted roles. Your dedication to investing in, nurturing, and fostering the growth of others is an essential aspect of your approach. Your commitment to coaching others reflects your dedication to elevating the entire team, leveraging your tactical expertise to set new standards. Culture alignment:  Open & inclusive: You support the values of an open platform and are willing to help amplify a wide variety of campaigns that are policy-compliant and started by individuals across Australia. Deliver results: You have a can-do, positive attitude, are self-motivated and keen to learn. You thrive working in a fast paced and data-informed news or tech environment, and are willing to take risks, fail, learn and adapt. Championship teams: You are low-ego and you’ve got a strong sense of fun and give-and-take - our small team is constantly pushing each other to challenge assumptions, go all-in, and imagine the impossible. Target experience: 5-8 years of experience across one or more of the following: media, comms, brand, public relations 1-2 years of management experience of managing a team of at least 2 people Interested? Great! Here's what you should know: This is a full time role, and while we strongly prefer folks living in Melbourne , we are open to folks anywhere in Australia. Change.org is a global company, and salaries are adjusted for cost of labor in each location. The annual salary for this role is 129,000 AUD in Melbourne. Benefits and perks also vary based on location.  We are accepting applications until December 31, 2023. We anticipate moving quickly and our evaluation process is as follows: Initial video interview Take home exercise Virtual onsite Final executive interview We know the confidence gap and imposter syndrome can get in the way of meeting amazing candidates like you, so please don’t hesitate to apply—we’d love to hear from you. We also know it’s rare for someone to meet 100% of the qualifications. Please apply anyway! We’re working for a world where no one is powerless, and where creating change is a part of everyday life. We’re just getting started and hope you’ll join us! We especially encourage applicants of different backgrounds, cultures, genders, experiences, abilities and perspectives to apply. We’re actively working to increase the diversity of experience and perspectives on our team and are looking for someone who can help continue to lead that process.  Change.org is committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace. Everyone says this, right? Well, we mean it—we invest in serious programs to bring in and support women and people of color, we have in-person onboarding experiences and affinity groups to help everyone feel included, we regularly celebrate the heritage of all staff, and we believe strongly in consistent, fair, and transparent salary scales to help level the playing field. 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