Program Manager

Overview

Employee Ownership Australia (EOA)  is a not-for-profit association that serves as a central hub for resources on employee ownership for businesses in Australia. Its primary mission is to educate business owners, their advisors (lawyers, bankers, accountants, financial advisors), and community leaders on the social and business benefits of all forms of employee ownership (Employee Ownership Trusts (EOT’s), Employee Share Ownership Plans (ESOPs),  employee share schemes and worker cooperatives).

EOA educates the public about employee ownership through social media, webinars, events, resources, case studies, and connections to service providers who can assist with employee ownership transitions. EOA serves the whole of Australia with a particular focus on outreach to businesses with diverse workforces, including companies located in regional areas. Our overarching goal is to create broad‐based community and worker owned wealth by increasing the number of employee owned businesses and employee share ownership schemes in Australia.

EOA was founded in 2011 by a group of volunteers and member organisations and is now seeking a part‐time Program Manager to move it to the next level. The Program Manager position is currently funded for one year though increased hours and/or a longer-term contract will be available depending on success in fundraising during the initial contract.  

Job Title: Program Manager

W2 or Contractor:  Independent Contractor

Reports to: EOA Board of Directors

Compensation Program: $60 per hour – up to 16 hours per week.

Benefits: This is an independent contractor position with no additional benefits

Location: Australia – there is no physical office so the Program Manager will work remotely. 

Travel: Very limited but there may be some overnight stays (eg: Conference management).

Residency:  Applicant must be an Australian resident 

Contact:  Send a cover letter and resume to Alan Greig at info@employeeownership.com.au .

RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:

Marketing & Public Relations 

• Participate in the development and implementation of campaigns in liaison with the EOA Board
• In cooperation with the EOA Board, create a ‘marketing strategy’ and draft and manage press releases, blogs, articles, social media content and other deliverables.
• Support media, blogger and podcaster relations and pitch story opportunities. 
• Create materials for advertising, conferences, and displays.

Social Media

• Develop, manage and engage via EOA’s website and social media network.
• Set up social media and web page artwork 

Webinar hosting

• Organise regular webinars on current topics (no more than one per month)
• Operational management and hosting of such webinars.
• Maximising involvement in such webinars. 

Digital Marketing 

• Create email campaigns and content development.
• Draft website content, social media content, blogs, podcast transcripts and other forms of content.

Business Development 

• Lead outreach and cultivate relationships with potential audiences, including business networking groups, community groups (i.e. chamber of commerce), business advisors, educational institutions, trade unions and Federal, State and Local governments.
• Implement outreach on succession planning and employee ownership to the business community.
• Develop and facilitate educational events to help spread awareness of employee ownership across Australia.
• Create and maintain database of contacts, passwords etc.
• Establish effective relationships with partner organizations and like-minded agencies.
• Attend conferences if needed on behalf of organization.

Accounts

• Maintain a record of all ‘transactions’  – payments and income – for EOA’s annual report. 
• Ensure approval and payment of accounts is provided by the EOA Board.
• Organise for automatic payment for small monthly expenditures (with other transactions requiring two Board signatories). 
• Manage the production of EOA’s “Annual Report” and annual financial statement. 

Membership Management

• Maintain the ‘membership register’ and keep up-to-date all membership subscriptions. 
• Answer member enquiries and refer them if necessary to the Board
• Identify membership targets and lead efforts to raise funds, including but not limited to corporate, individual, foundation and trade union members.

Reporting

• Submit periodic reports, as requested.

DESIRED EXPERIENCE:

• Excellent oral and written communication and public speaking skills.
• Online research.
• Non‐profit management and business development.
• Grassroots organizing.
• Familiarity with project management tools, CMS systems, email marketing systems and other relevant programs.  
• Marketing or public relations in mainly a business-to-business environment with some business to consumer experience helpful.
• Ability to build and execute social media strategy through research, platform determination, messaging and audience identification.
• Generate, edit, publish and share content (original text, images, video, hashtags) that builds connections and encourages members and communities to take action. 
• Social media post creation and scheduling via LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Podcast streaming sites.
• Webinar hosting and management
• Website development and maintenance.
• Knowledge of employee ownership models such as EOT’s, ESOPs and employee share schemes a plus but not essential
• Past work in business and/or economic development would be useful.

The Right Candidate will have the following Characteristics:

• Commitment to social and economic equity.
• Inquisitive with desire to create a large network for EOA.
• Comfortable with engaging in direct outreach, including cold‐calling community members.
• Strategic thinker and builder.
• Self-motivated, independent worker with their own strong work ethic.
• Inherently mission driven with high expectations for the quality of service that EOA provides.
• Ethical with high personal standards of conduct and accountability.