Business Development Lead

Key Accountabilities (% of time)

1.     Grow memberships and partnerships (70%)

2.     Member engagement (20%)

3.     Marketing and communications (10%)

4.     Ambassador for Meaningful Ageing Australia (integrated)

Key Tasks

1. Grow memberships and partnerships

·       Develop and implement membership recruitment strategy

·       Achieve minimum of 30 prospective new memberships each year

·       Achieve one new partnership/other business opportunity each year

·       Achieve ten new organisational affiliates each year

2. Member engagement

·       Lead on member engagement strategy development

·       Contribute to member engagement strategy implementation

3. Marketing and communications

·       Lead on ‘outward facing’ events and engaging communications eg webinars, launches, social media

–        includes planning and implementation of annual calendar with the team, writing content,

–        includes hosting events on line/face to face, presenting to audiences of various sizes on line/face to face

4. Be an ambassador for Meaningful Ageing Australia

·       Prompt, friendly and professional communication at all times with all internal and external stakeholders

·       Outstanding customer service including strong collaboration with the team to ensure customer needs are met

Key selection criteria

• Energetic, engaging, positive attitude, professional and pro-active
• Demonstrated success in complex sales
• Demonstrated success in marketing and communications
• Strong analytical and organisational skills
• Established capacity to work collaboratively and independently
• Outstanding interpersonal, oral and written communication skills including ability to engage effectively with wide audiences about new/challenging subject matter
• Confident using/learning technology
• Proven ability to work efficiently in a resource-constrained environment
• Demonstrated ability to make connections/create efficiencies/leverage opportunities
• Demonstrated capability to contribute to a positive workplace culture and commitment to Workplace Health and Safety

Qualifications

Essential:

·       None

Desirable:

·       Qualifications in marketing and communications, sales and/or business or equivalent professional experience

Other

Essential

·       Ability to travel interstate including use of planes, taxis, Uber and/or public transport

·       Evidence of annual flu vax

·       Current Criminal History Record Check

·       Current visa to work in Australia

Desirable

·       Experience in online and in person event management

·       Working knowledge of:

o   Sales Force

o   Social media channels

o   Canva or similar

o   Eventbrite

o   Zoom

·       Familiarity with aged care/community services sector

·       Familiarity with contemporary spiritual care