Rural Aid is Australia’s most trusted rural charity. We stand with our farmers when they need us most. Rural Aid provides critical support to farmers affected by natural disaster through financial, wellbeing and fodder assistance. Rural Aid’s community programs help create more sustainable communities by building stronger futures for all Australian farmers.

Job TitleMarketing & Communications Coordinator
LocationIndooroopilly, QLD
Date22/08/2022

About the role
The Marketing & Communications Co-ordinator is a newly created role within Rural Aid’s Fundraising, Marketing and Communication (FMC) team. The role has two main aims; to provide support to members of the FMC team in implementing their marketing plans and activities, and to serve as the focal point for co-ordination of marketing and communication service requests from other business areas within Rural Aid.

This is a wonderful opportunity to gain a diverse range of experience and learn from a great team.

In this role you will monitor Rural Aid channels (websites, social media, editorial media, telemarketing) and report and advise on issues and amendments required to maintain accuracy and alignment with marketing plans.

You will manage Rural Aid’s brand content materials, including logos, templates and printed collateral to ensure content is available, accessible, accurate and up to date.

This is a great opportunity to co-ordinate content and publication of regular communication pieces, including external newsletters.

You will play a key role in collating data to support regular reporting across marketing and communication channels (e.g. social media, Google Analytics, media monitors).

You will provide administrative support to the FMC team members. This may include co-ordination of marketing campaign material, media event liaison, booking of external suppliers (e.g. printers, videographers) and data cleansing and other tasks associated with Rural Aid’s CRM.

As the first point of call for enquires and support requests from the internal Rural Aid team, you will play an integral role in maintaining the team’s work-in-progress folders and communicating with team members to ensure marketing strategies and tactics are being actioned and implemented on time.

About you

You have an understanding of or experience in marketing and communication principles and channels, including; website management, social media channels, email marketing, media release development, event co-ordination, public relations.

You will have excellent written and verbal communication skills.

You pride yourself on your strong organisational ability, good time management and ability to manage multiple tasks.

We’d love it if you had some experience working in or with fundraising or within a not for profit organisation.

Ideally you will have worked with relevant systems; Microsoft suite, Meta/Facebook Ads Manager, HubSpot, Google Analytics, Adobe Creative Suite, Canva and WordPress.

If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you. Please apply using the ‘Apply Now’ button.

Please note: Rural Aid have a mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination Policy, it is a requirement of this role that you can provide evidence of vaccination or exemption.  

You will also be required to undertake a Working with Children check.

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FARM Recovery & COMMUNITY Events Coordinator
Location: Indooroopilly, Queensland

This role will be responsible for:

  • Acting as the senior point of contact (and Host) at our Farm Recovery Volunteer Camps held around regional Australia.
  • Maintaining, monitoring and evaluating Volunteer records and data, including registrations, preferences, locations, resources and skills, plus actively recruiting Volunteers to our cause.
  • Liaising and communicating with Farmers (in identified locations) to learn of pressing needs or understand essential repairs required following recent (not current) natural disasters or sustained local challenges impacting their local region.
  • Facilitating the allocation of resources, scheduling and assisting management with planning multiple Recovery Events spread across the calendar year (with exception of high summer).
  • Arranging and facilitating (Campsite) accommodation, catering, supplies & Volunteer facilities to support our hard-working attendees.
  • Collaborating with local Councils & other local organisations to access services, equipment and resources.
  • Managing spending and purchasing of materials (typically from Local Suppliers) to support the repair work(s) on each farm and/or establish accounts with providers (eg Hire Co.) where required.
  • Overseeing and allocating workloads, teams, role-scoping activities as well as associated services such a catering, vehicles, equipment and safety supplies.
  • Ensuring risk assessment and safety documentation is pre-prepared, completed, up to date and all WHS matters are managed professionally and reported accordingly to management; and,
  • Undertaking media interviews, snapping photos and reporting on Camp activities and generally representing Rural Aid to promote the broad range of services we offered to farmers, including but not limited to, this invaluable program.

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For more information on any of these roles, reach out to hr@ruralaid.org.au