Global Synthetics Pty Ltd, a subsidiary of Jaybro Group Pty Ltd is a leading independent distributor and manufacturer of geosynthetics to the engineering, construction, landscape and building industries throughout Australia and the Pacific region. Global Synthetics Pty Ltd is wholly Australian owned and is well represented by our offices in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth.

Global Synthetics geosynthetic products incorporate the latest technology and state of the art materials. Global Synthetics is committed to delivering the highest levels of quality and service.

Global Synthetics geosynthetic products are used in the following applications:

• Pavement Stabilisation
• Ground Improvement
• Soil Reinforcement and Retaining Structures
• Water Management
• Drainage Systems & Hydraulic works
• Landfills

About the role

We are looking for a driven and results oriented individual to deliver WOW service across the Global Synthetics products, provide solution-based calls and deliver growth.

With rapid growth ahead of us in Western Australia, we have created a new Geotechnical Engineer role which will be key to Global Synthetics growth strategy.

Our dynamic, fast-paced and friendly environment will suit an energetic, self-starter with a can-do attitude who enjoys multi-tasking and is not afraid of change.

This is a great opportunity for you to own the role and grow within the business! You will be provided on-the-job training, online learning, mentoring and work in a supportive team environment.

Responsibilities will include:

• Working hand in hand with supplier development, technical design requirements, and that the material fully complies with our expectations and project specifications. 
• Determine material and quality standards depending on environmental factors (soils, rocks etc).
• Present and analyse engineering drawings to consultants, on best Geosynthetics technical capabilities for specific projects
• Provide technical product sales advice to ensure the success of Global Synthetics winning sales opportunities.
• Develop new business opportunities aligned with the growth of Western Australia's infrastructure projects.
• Maximise revenue and gross profit for Western Australian region

The successful applicant will have:  

• At least 3 years’ experience working across geotechnical products
• Geotechnical/Civil Engineer qualified around 5 to 10 years' relevant experience
• Demonstrated solid geotechnical investigation and delivery experience on a variety of infrastructure projects, including strong judgement and decision-making ability
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with clients and stakeholders
• Well-developed time management experience, including the ability to work independently
• Developing project management skills
• Accomplished written and verbal communication skills

• Career advancement, personal training & development programs
• Dynamic and supportive Management & Team

Global Synthetics has established an enviable reputation as an educator and an ethical provider of high quality geosynthetic products across a wide range of engineering applications that include transportation, civil, coastal, hydraulic and environmental use.

Our culture is to reward employees that deliver high performance.

The successful applicant will be required to complete a Police Check.

Our internal recruitment team has this role covered

Kelton Rentals is a family-owned earthmoving equipment hire business that deliver quality rental machinery and outstanding customer service.. Based in Queanbeyan we provide an extensive range of Earthmoving Dry Hire machinery in Canberra and surrounding areas, including South Coast, Snowy Mountains and Western NSW.

We support builders, plumbers, landscapers, councils, government, civil contractors, and earthmoving companies with reliable, high-performance earthmoving equipment.

We require an operations coordinator that will help us in exceeding our client expectations by delivering great customer service and ensuring that all customer orders are completed and ready in the required time frame.

The candidate will be responsible for performing the day-to-day activities to assure great customer relationships, expedite the delivery of customer orders, breakdowns & clients request with operating machines & attachments. 

Responsibilities:

• Coordinating the operations team - mechanics, delivery drivers & yard team 
• Scheduling services on all equipment 
• Co-ordinating equipment maintenance & repairs with mechanical team
• Organising on site repairs & breakdowns
• Ensure deliveries & collections are keeping to schedules 
• Checking equipment is going through all the returns & ready for rental procedures.
• Assist with office staff booking in machines, answering phone calls & preparing rental agreements & off hires
• Costing damage to equipment & advising client of damage & costs for repairs 
• Ordering parts for scheduled servicing, breakdowns & repairs

• Good communication skills with the ability to work effectively across functional groups
• Excellent planning and organising skills 
• Resilient and adaptable with the ability to be decisive and work constructively under pressure
• Innovative with a focus on continuous improvement
• Strong self-awareness and insight
• Work hours 6.30am to 5pm Monday to Friday
• 100% non smoking/vaping while on duty including breaks.
• Heavy vehicle licence is beneficial

• Opportunity for career progression within the business
• Join a reputable, family-owned company with a strong industry presence.
• Work with a modern fleet of equipment and cutting-edge technology.
• Competitive salary 

If you are a self-motivated individual with a passion for operations, excellent customer service skills, and a desire to work in a fast-paced environment, Kelton is the perfect place for you. Join our team and contribute to our mission of delivering unmatched service to our valued customers.

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Why choose Cognizant:

• Entrepreneurial environment that welcomes your ideas
• Opportunity to do great work
• Outreach programs that support communities and tap into your volunteer spirit
• Learning opportunities to help current needs and advancement
• Global operations, with opportunities in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific
• An abundance of Affinity groups to meet your needs

Cognizant Core Values:

• Start with a point of view: I apply my expertise to gain trust and to lead our clients forward.
• Seek data, build knowledge: I use facts to guide my actions and decisions.
• Always strive, never settle: I act with agility and creativity, determined to stay one step ahead.
• Work as one: I deliver solutions that draw upon the full power and scale of Cognizant.
• Create conditions for everyone to thrive: I include, enable, and invest in everyone around me.
• Do the right thing, the right way: I always make the ethical choice.

Our purpose

Here at Datacom we connect people and technology in order to solve challenges, create opportunities and discover new possibilities for the communities we live in.

Our team

Datacom is successful when our people are successful. So, we provide an open, friendly environment that offers career growth, challenges, and generous rewards. We strive to develop a culture that encourages interaction and promotes social activity. We work hard but we also know how to have fun. We believe future success is dependent upon our commitment to hiring great talent and enabling them to achieve success through a supportive environment and by providing career development opportunities.

About the Role

This role will be providing key packaging services to one of our largest customers. As part of a broader team, you will be responding to contracted and project requests.

Please note that to be successful in this role, you must be an Australian Citizen and be able to achieve a Baseline or NV1 security clearance.

What you will do

As an Applications Packager you will:

• Software packaging and repackaging. This will cover from discovery through to deployment support
• Package based on BAU tickets as well as project
• Participate in project planning sessions and project delivery
• Prepare documentation for use by Operational staff
• Analyse and rectify packaging problems
• Leverage enterprise grade tools, processes, and frameworks to deliver high quality services and outcomes to Datacom customers in accordance with SLAs
• Ensure outstanding levels of customer satisfaction by demonstrating timely, professional, and attentive responses to customers and colleagues

• Operate in, and contribute to the winning culture of a high performing team
• Identify service improvements, efficiencies and/or cost reductions for Datacom customers
• Follow best practice methodologies and adhere to recognised ITIL processes (e.g., change/release).
• Provide guidance and mentoring to lessor experienced Datacom staff to ensure overall competence and growth in the company continually improves
• Take responsibility and accountability for technical aspects of solutions such as supporting bid responses, product and solution briefings, projects, proof-of-concept management, and training of Datacom support staff.

What you’ll bring

You will have 5 years’ IT industry experience, preferably within an IT managed service provider, with approximately 3 years’ experience in a similar Application Packaging role. You will have exceptional knowledge of packaging tools, InstallShield, PACE etc. You will possess exceptional knowledge of Windows 10, 11 and MacOS operating systems. You will have knowledgeable skills in endpoint management platforms, System Centre Configuration Manager, Intune, VMware Workspace ONE and Jamf.

You will bring exceptional troubleshooting, customer service, communication, and prioritisation skills; and will be comfortable and able to work autonomously with minimal supervision. You will be comfortable with rapid change and be available to travel to Datacom, customer sites and conferences when required.

Customer Satisfaction

Ensure outstanding levels of customer satisfaction by demonstrating the following

• Timely responses to customer queries
• Professional verbal and written communication
• Attendance to, and active participation in internal/customer meetings
• Follow-up on assigned action items assigned during meetings

Team Engagement

Ability to operate in a team environment by demonstrating the following:

• Be an effective ambassador for Datacom behaving in ways consistent with the Company Values
• Develop effective working relationships with other members of the team to ensure the best team outcome
• Consult directly with team members, client or other third parties to obtain required information or decisions
• Demonstrate initiative-taking ownership of identified issues as well as effective communications for suggested resolution efforts
• Perform work after-hours where required for project and/or support engagements.
• Share relevant knowledge, experience, and ideas with team members with the aim of building team competence and culture
• Provide constructive feedback to improve team and corporate capability
• Initiative-taking open and honest communication at all levels and remains accountable for personal performance
• Support other members of the wider Intelligent Workspace group wherever possible

Project Delivery

Commitment to exceptional project delivery by demonstrating:

• Compliance with Datacom Delivery Methodologies
• Ensure project design principals result in service improvements, efficiencies and/or cost reductions for the customer/Datacom post implementation
• Successful and responsive project delivery within schedule and budget estimates
• Assigned project activities are completed un-supervised or under guidance of the Project Manager if assigned
• Close collaboration with customers to ensure delivery of project outcomes
• Identify improvements/project opportunities within new accounts and/or contribute to the Service Improvement register for existing clients
• Accurate and efficient delivery of project tasks minimising re-work
• Accurate and timely contribution to project reporting
• Accurate and timely completion of time sheeting for daily activities
• Up-to-Date utilisation forecasts based on assigned work are maintained
• Assisting pre-sales with scoping of project engagements in customer environments
• Managing workloads to allow warm handover to BAU when required for project engagements

Training and Development

Commitment to continuous personal development by demonstrating:

• Development, maintenance, and execution of initiatives in alignment with a personal development plan
• Attain and/or maintain relevant industry or professional certification(s)
• Provide constructive feedback on the development needs of the team

Why Datacom?

Datacom is ones of ANZs largest suppliers of Information Technology professional services. As an ANZ company, we have managed to maintain a dynamic, agile, small business feel that is often diluted in larger organisations of our size. It's our people that give Datacom its unique culture and energy that you can feel from the moment you meet with us.

At Datacom you'll be recognised and valued for your contributions. We're growing year on year and can provide stability, career opportunity and a collegial, agile, flat-structured environment that empowers people and promotes autonomy. We care about our people and provide a range of perks such as social events, chill-out spaces, remote working, flexi-hours, professional development courses to name a few. We operate at the leading edge of technology to help ANZ’s largest enterprise organisations explore possibilities and solve their greatest challenges, so you will never run out of interesting new challenges and opportunities.

If you would like to know more and this sounds like you. Please apply online today!

About Us

At Displayr, our mission is to make it easier for everyone to find and share the stories in their data. We do this by creating software that makes it easy to do all aspects of data analysis and reporting, from simple tables through to machine learning, PowerPoint automation to online dashboards.

Our Engineering team is at the heart of this mission, and we need YOU.

We're a bootstrapped company - no corporate debt, no external investors. In the last five years, we've grown from 11 to over 95 people, and we have 1500+ great clients, from small businesses through to Amazon & Meta.

We have recently won 1st place in the Great Places to Work, Best Tech Companies List 2023 ANZ for small employers and we are proud to be certified as a Great Place to Work for the second year in a row.

Displayr is pleased to partner with Work180, an organization dedicated to improving the workplace for Diversity and Inclusion, particularly working conditions for women.

About the role

• Help scale the platform and make it more stable.
• Code review the work of your peers and mentor your teammates, encouraging them to grow technically and professionally.
• Convert ideas to products and features in a highly collaborative environment.
• Participate in the evaluation of new candidates for the engineering team.

About You

• You have at least 4 years of solid full-stack development experience with a good eye for UI & UX design and a flair for front-end coding.
• 3 years+ of React and TypeScript experience would be a huge advantage.
• Experience with Redux/Mobx or similar, CSS and jQuery is essential.
• Experience with accessibility.
• Experience with modernizing web applications - converting web applications to modern (React + TypeScript) tech stack.
• Previous experience working with data visualization and a scale-up SaaS platform is preferred.
• You have a Degree in Computer Science or Computer Software or similar.
• Experience with creating large front-end applications at scale.
• You deeply understand the platforms and libraries you use.
• Your CV is full of achievements you are proud of.
• You are concise, clear, and courteous in your communication.
• You are curious and innovative.
• You take calculated risks and are not afraid of failure.

Tech Skills

• Front-end: TypeScript/JavaScript/React.
• Back-end: C#, SQL.
• Supporting systems: C#, Python, R, Rust, Node.js.
• Platforms: Azure, AWS, Kubernetes.

Why Displayr?

• At Displayr you are not just a cog in a large engine. You’ll be able to see the decisions you make have a tangible impact.
• If you want to work on big thorny problems that will build upon, test, and show off your exceptional technical skills, then you’ll thrive at Displayr.
• Displayr is entirely bootstrapped and debt-free, so continues to grow safely
• Displayr has a high-trust environment, where you’ll be given a serious degree of autonomy and flexibility.
• We prefer evidence over intuition, experience, and "best practice".
• We work hard to make the best idea win, not the idea of the most experienced person.
• International company - offices in Sydney, Chicago, and London.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary.
• Share options in the business (join a fast-growing company in its early stages).
• 14 weeks of paid parental leave.
• Relaxed workplace and culture.
• Flexible working hours.
• Full-time or Part-time roles available.
• $2000 Learning allowance to help you grow your skills.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Can be offered as a Hybrid role - get the best of both worlds and work from our office in Pyrmont (with access to pool and tennis court) and your home office.
• Or offered as a fully remote position Australia wide

We believe that a workplace that welcomes a variety of perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds is important and will only push us to be better. We never discriminate on the basis of gender, age, ethnic background, disability status, religion, or sexual orientation.

NB: Location is across Australia across 8 positions located in accessible proximity to the Drought Hubs

About Beanstalk: 

Beanstalk exists to unleash the potential for agriculture to be a leading force for good. We believe our food system needs reinvention to feed a growing global population on a healthy planet, and we are working hand-in-hand with innovators, agribusinesses, and public sector leaders to make it happen. If this excites you, we would love for you to apply! 

We are a specialised team of strategy, venture building and innovation experts dedicated to the agriculture and food sector in the Indo-Pacific. Our role is to catalyse the adoption of new technologies and build capabilities that help to unlock our ability to produce nutritious food in a responsible, ethical and sustainable manner. 

Beanstalk achieves this through two arms of its organisation: Beanstalk Advisory, its Indo-Pacific consulting business that partners with agribusiness, governments, and donors to tackle their most pressing challenges in the agriculture value chain; and Beanstalk Ventures, its venture building arm focused on venture creation and building, investing and scaling impact-focused solutions shaping our future food system. 

About the Beanstalk Drought Venture Studio: 

Australia is one of the driest continents on earth, yet we have a vibrant agricultural sector that constantly adapts to climate change challenges - necessity has made us amazing innovators. This resourcefulness makes Australia the natural home for our Drought Venture Studio.  

This world first partnership between the Commonwealth - through its Future Drought Fund - and Beanstalk AgTech will identify problems from the ground up and develop and fund solutions through practical commercialisation. Beanstalk will work with the eight Drought Innovation Hubs across Australia and industry to enable the creation of new startups and technological innovation in response to drought.  

The program’s mission is to support nearly 100 commercial solutions, and to back 8 high growth ventures over the next 2 years, positioning Australia as a global leader on drought and climate solutions to agricultural resilience. 

About the role:

We are hiring eight Venture Builders who will join the Beanstalk Ventures team on a fixed term contract. The Venture Builders will be focused on our landmark partnership with the Commonwealth, to deliver the Drought Venture Studio over the course of 2 years.   

These roles will be embedded with each Drought and Innovation Hub across Australia and will be specifically dedicated to the Drought Venture Studio. The Venture Builders will be the main liaison point between the entrepreneurs, innovators and ventures, and the broader Drought Venture Studio. They will be paired with and mentor a small group of innovators as well as contributing to the knowledge, structure, approach and events of the broader commercialisation program. 

As a Venture Builder you will be an integral part of your local Drought and Innovation Hub, collaborating with a team of 8 peers across Australia. In the role, you will: 

• Collaborate with the other Venture Builders, and the Head of Ventures to deliver commercialisation support, coaching and mentoring to each cohort of innovators 
• Guide innovators through building a commercialisation plan and supporting the innovators towards effective business, market and customer development; this may include go-to market plans, and trial support  
• Co-facilitate the prioritisation of critical drought “challenges” which will form the focus for each cohort through engaging with farmers, agrifood corporates, local Drought and Innovation Hubs and the broader industry 
• Scout for leading solutions globally, and engage in the innovator recruitment process 
• Cultivate a local network for the Drought Venture Studio, including leading agrifood corporates farmers, early-stage investors, major industry bodies and prospective venture founders 
• Represent the Drought Venture Studio at your local Drought Innovation Hub to ensure alignment with hub objectives and priorities 
• Stay informed about the global innovation landscape in AgTech, climate and drought  

Still with us here? You are probably one of us. Research out there suggests that women and underrepresented people are less likely to apply for a role despite being perfectly qualified. We would love for you to introduce yourself – as a business with global ambitions and working deeply amongst remote communities, diversity in people, experiences and perspectives brings us closer to our mission of building a regional food system that serves the communities we work across. We're looking for people of all genders, races, ethnicities, orientations, abilities, and disabilities to join us.

Beanstalk highly encourages Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people to apply, and are seeking applicants who have demonstrated knowledge and understanding of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander culture and social ways of life.

About You:

Minimum 4 to 6 years’ experience in management consulting, venture capital, startup methodology, accelerators and/or venture building 

• Demonstrated experience in business or entrepreneurship 
• Experience with business coaching, startup mentoring, leadership skills, and potential lean startup methodology e.g. implementing early feedback loops to enable continuous feedback, learning and iteration for ventures, products and services 
• Experience with industry research or analytical modelling
• Experience in helping to communicate and create impactful presentations 
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including presentation and public speaking experience 

We are looking to hire 8 Venture Builders to be embedded in the 8 Drought and innovation hubs around Australia. Across the 8 roles we are looking to build a multi-disciplinary team with depth in some, and breadth across all the core skillsets required to get cut through and drive commercial results at pace.  

Location:

• Based in Australia
• Adhoc travel across the program workshops, showcases and events

NB: Location is across Australia, preference for Brisbane

About Beanstalk: 

Beanstalk exists to unleash the potential for agriculture to be a leading force for good. We believe our food system needs reinvention to feed a growing global population on a healthy planet, and we are working hand-in-hand with innovators, agribusinesses, and public sector leaders to make it happen. If this excites you, we would love for you to apply! 

We are a specialised team of strategy, venture building and innovation experts dedicated to the agriculture and food sector in the Indo-Pacific. Our role is to catalyse the adoption of new technologies and build capabilities that help to unlock our ability to produce nutritious food in a responsible, ethical and sustainable manner. 

Beanstalk achieves this through two arms of its organisation: Beanstalk Advisory, its Indo-Pacific consulting business that partners with agribusiness, governments, and donors to tackle their most pressing challenges in the agriculture value chain; and Beanstalk Ventures, its venture building arm focused on venture creation and building, investing and scaling impact-focused solutions shaping our future food system. 

About the Beanstalk Drought Venture Studio: 

Australia is one of the driest continents on earth, yet we have a vibrant agricultural sector that constantly adapts to climate change challenges - necessity has made us amazing innovators. This resourcefulness makes Australia the natural home for our Drought Venture Studio.  

This world first partnership between the Commonwealth - through its Future Drought Fund - and Beanstalk AgTech will identify problems from the ground up and develop and fund solutions through practical commercialisation. Beanstalk will work with the eight Drought Innovation Hubs across Australia and industry to enable the creation of new startups and technological innovation in response to drought.  

The program’s mission is to support nearly 100 commercial solutions, and to back 8 high growth ventures over the next 2 years, positioning Australia as a global leader on drought and climate solutions to agricultural resilience. 

About the role:

We are hiring a Studio Operations Lead that will join the Beanstalk Ventures team. They will be responsible for the coordination and organisation of venture studio programs launched under Beanstalk Ventures. The first landmark studio program is the Drought Venture Studio. You will be working closely with the Studio Director and Head of Ventures and leveraging the programmatic knowledge of the Beanstalk Advisory team to ensure the Drought Venture Studio runs like a well-oiled machine.  

You will be leading the design and operation of the Drought Venture Studio’s internal operating system. This is not a copy and paste, we are looking for a leader who we can entrust to really take the reins and own the creation a high-performance workflow to underpin the world-first Drought Venture Studio.  

In this role, you will: 

• Build the operational workflow for key activities including (but not limited to): 

1. Internal communications 
2. Application and selection processes 
3. Onboarding and orientation of the Venture Builders 
4. Reviewing and support with refining the accelerator and venture program 
5. Facilitate processes for continued learning and development 
6. Programmatic evaluation, feedback and reporting 
7. Solidifying a manual for the entire program 
8. Crisis management 

• Be responsible for the day-to-day management of the Drought Venture Studio, leading the operations and functions of the Studio 
• Engage regularly with Studio participants to ensure clarity of expectations and timelines 
• Develop and maintain a strong culture within the Drought Venture Studio – focused on high performance, collaboration, mutual support etc. 
• Review the service-level outcomes across support partners, ensuring accountability and providing feedback for change where required 
• Manage and track outcomes across the accelerator and Drought Venture Studio to ensure participants are well supported, and have clarity on the program journey 
• Work with the Studio Comms and Community Lead to design and implement Founder/CXO recruiting strategies 
• Organise the logistics of field trips, workshops, and get togethers for the Drought Venture Studio participants and team members 
• Organise networking events, knowledge-sharing sessions, and community-building activities to enhance engagement and connection across the program 
• Own feedback surveys and metric collection on program outcomes, regularly collate into a report for the broader organisation 

• Support the Studio Director in monitoring and evaluation requirements and reporting. 

Still with us here? You are probably one of us. Research out there suggests that women and underrepresented people are less likely to apply for a role despite being perfectly qualified. We would love for you to introduce yourself – as a business with global ambitions and working deeply amongst remote communities, diversity in people, experiences and perspectives brings us closer to our mission of building a regional food system that serves the communities we work across. We're looking for people of all genders, races, ethnicities, orientations, abilities, and disabilities to join us.

Beanstalk highly encourages Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people to apply, and are seeking applicants who have demonstrated knowledge and understanding of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander culture and social ways of life.

About You:

• 4+ years of experience in program or project management of larger scale programs 
• Experience in program management in the startup ecosystem will be considered favourably
• Highly organised, with the ability to use project management software to manage key programmatic milestones and coordinate with all roles across the Venture Studio
• Strong communicator with good interpersonal and relationship-building skills
• Proactive problem solver who can be relied on to take initiative, ownership and getting things done 

Location:

• Based in Australia, preference for Brisbane based 
• Ad hoc travel across the program for workshops, events and showcases 

Powerful and engaging content is critical to achieving our vision of a world where everyone belongs – whether across fundraising targets, advocating for change, engaging supporters or raising our profile. This role is the driving force behind our storytelling efforts, and crafting and curating inspiring stories through high-quality, compelling and authentic creative content is at its core.

 Working closely with the Head of Marketing & Communications, you will play a pivotal role in bringing our brand's narrative to life. You’ll take ownership of executing our brand content strategy across a range of digital communication channels and publications.

You’ll collect and manage our content, ensuring our image library is a meaningful source of inspiration for our communications. You’ll be instrumental in creating and coordinating the development of compelling content that not only engages our supporters but also generates awareness and sparks interest in our cause.

 This role is essential to our vision and through your expertise in marketing and communications and mastery of compelling storytelling, you will help bring this vision to life.

About the Fundraising and Marketing Department

Act for Peace is an international humanitarian organisation that helps people displaced by conflict and natural disasters around the globe. The purpose of our Fundraising and Marketing Department is to inspire the Australian public to give and do more to create, together, a world where everyone belongs.

At the heart of our team is fundraising, and we're here to excel at it. We are committed to data-driven, and supporter centred strategies that drive results. But we don't just stop at raising funds; we also engage supporters and the public, providing opportunities for everyone to become part of a community taking action to create meaningful change.

Fundraising is not just what we do; it's our passion and our driving force. Our focus remains firmly on the future, and we are determined to push boundaries and make an even more profound impact in the years ahead.

About Act for Peace

 We believe all people are created equal, and we should love our neighbours as ourselves. Yet, right now, we’re living in a world of ‘us’ and ‘them’. Divisions are deepening, conflicts are escalating, and climate inaction is placing lives in peril.

 It means every day, more of us around the world are forced from our homes by violent conflict and disaster.

 For more than 70 years, Act for Peace has brought people together to respond to this injustice. Meeting urgent needs, advocating for change and backing displaced people to reclaim control of their lives.

 Founded by the Australian churches, we are a diverse collection of people united by a powerful conviction: to create a just and peaceful society, we must work together. It’s both the right thing to do, and the only thing that will work.

 That’s why we work in solidarity with long-term local partners; and collaborate with local, regional and global networks, academics, governments and the UN; to ensure people uprooted by conflict and disaster have a safe place to belong.

 OUR VISION
A world where everyone belongs.

OUR PURPOSE
To create, together, a world where people uprooted by conflict and disaster have a safe place to belong.

For more information about Act for Peace, including our strategic framework, principles and policies, please visit our website www.actforpeace.org.au

Skills, Qualifications and Experience – Selection Criteria

Essential

1.      Digital content creation and delivery: Experience in creating engaging content in a variety of formats for a range of channels, including web, social, email. Experience of developing and delivering successful multi-channel content campaigns.  

2.      Communications: Excellent communicator, with an editorial mindset and experience writing and creating content for a range of audiences. Understanding of the role of video in communications with the ability to brief and/or create video content, as required.

3.      Writing skills: Strong writing, editing and grammatical skills with the ability to adapt content for different platforms, channels, and target audiences.

4.      Project management: Naturally organised with a track record of delivering against objectives and deadlines. Able to manage overlapping deadlines and tasks and coordinate others in a fast-paced environment. Ability to effectively coordinate stakeholders in fast-paced agile situations.  

5.      Creative judgement: Excellent creative judgement with respect to images, copy and design. An editorial mindset and an eye for a story. 

6.      Attention to detail: Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy and compliance. 

Desirable

 ·        Relevant undergraduate qualification (e.g. in journalism, digital media, communications, media arts and production, marketing)  

·        Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, Premiere Pro or Final Cut Pro, Canva 

·        Experience working in in an international development or church environment.  

Full details including selection criteria can be found in the information pack which can be found HERE.

Applicants with a background of forced displacement are encouraged to apply.

Act for Peace takes the prevention of fraud, sexual misconduct and harassment, and the protection of children seriously.

• Employment is conditional upon the outcome of an Australian Police Background check, as well as an equivalent police background check for any country in which the applicant has lived for more than 12 months during the last five years and for each country of citizenship. A working with children check may also be required.
• Strict adherence to our Code of Conduct, Child Safeguarding Policy, Child Safeguarding Code of Conduct, Prevention of Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment (PSEAH) Policy and the Privacy Policy is mandatory.
• Copies of our policies can be found at www.actforpeace.org.au/our-policies

Salary Packaging

Flexible Working

Access to Employee Assistance Program

Onsite and Hybrid working arrangements available

Koala's mission is: Better furniture experiences, designed with the World in mind. Combining customer-centric products, a world-class technology and fulfillment platform, incredible customer service and social good; we are changing the way people buy and enjoy furniture to create happier, healthier habitats.

Why we have this role @ Koala

We are looking for a world class Product Developer for new markets as we expand our global footprint. You will help us launch products that continue to surprise and delight our customers around the world. Are you ready to take on the career opportunity of a lifetime?

Product Management

• Step into the role as a category expert with a deep understanding of the upholstery furniture industry.
• Take ownership of the timeline by influencing key stakeholders across teams throughout the development cycle to ensure all products remain on track, to brief and on time.
• Influence senior stakeholders for sign-off on new products to go into production.
• Lead and/or contribute to projects on behalf of Koala US.
• Coordinate all aspects of product samples and ensure adherence to sample budgets, arrange supplier payments, and coordinate sample shipping. 

Driving Profit

• Responsible for the profitability of the category through new product cost negotiation and ongoing cost of goods management of in market products.
• Influence key stakeholders in commercial decisions that maximize the profitability for all products.

Supplier Management

• Develop a deep understanding of your supplier’s capabilities (e.g. materials, costs, lead times), to ensure alignment with current and future business needs.
• Be accountable for professional and long term relationships with suppliers.
• Lead the supplier negotiations on commercial agreement, trading terms, rebates and payment terms.
• Manage the relationships and lead the negotiations with existing and new licensing and certification partners.
• Work alongside the QC team with regards managing supplier due diligence and product quality expectations.

Ideal background…

• Degree qualified in product management, business or other relevant qualification.
• Good knowledge and understanding of upholstery furniture manufacturing and logistics and the cost-drivers connected to that. 
• Solution oriented and strong business acumen with the ability to work on a strategic level as well as sustaining excellence in daily operations.
• The drive and energy to operate in a fast paced and dynamic environment.
• Strong stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to take and execute decisions, with a solid sense of accountability and initiative.
• High-level attention to detail.
• Good communication skills in English, both verbal and written, with the ability to communicate clearly and in a simple way.
• Experience in the US market is preferred.

Treehouse Perks and Privileges…

Koala is only great when its employees are happy — and we’re one happy bunch! 

• WFB/Hybrid working - We’re mixing it up with a couple of days back in the Alexandria Treehouse (office) and work from bed/home (WFB); we want you to do your best work the way that works for you, including from anywhere on the globe (T&Cs apply)!
• Take a break - Generous time off - volunteer, parental, Koala life leave and more to help keep your work-life balance, balanced. 
• Tuesday lunches, Monthly barbies, socials and stocked kitchen - With an emphasis on healthy, local and organic produce.
• Pet-friendly - The Koala Treehouse is as pet-friendly as they get!
• Surprise & delight - The two-word combo at the core of everything we do. All Koalas can expect to enjoy free Koala products with ‘mates rates’ for your friends and fam. 
• Support & wellbeing - Our employee experience respects and embraces all families, formed, found and evolving. You’ll have access to our Employee Assistance Program, which includes unlimited sessions for financial, work, relationship, family or wellbeing support.
• Accelerate your career - via our Learning Management platform Juno, as well as individual and team growth budgets and dedicated days. 
• Short and long-term incentive plans ensure you benefit as Koala succeeds!  
• Community & connection - We believe that simply doing ‘no harm’ isn’t good enough  So, how are we doing our part? BCorp Certified, WWF Partnership, volunteer days, a member of SoftLanding,  1% and so much more.
• All in all, the Koala Kommunity is a great place to hang out and belong to!

Koalities we look for…

At Koala, we do things a little differently and we don’t shy away from the fact that we expect a lot from our employees! We are ambitious. We are curious. We are selfless. We want you to challenge expectations, always look to make a difference and give us something different from the norm. We want people that bring great energy, that have a long-game focus and are always trying to find new angles and approaches to the way we work. We're a team full of entrepreneurial spirit and have a relentless focus on 'what's next' but while always reviewing 'what's been done' and learning, growing and adapting. We're confident, but NEVER arrogant and we adapt to change like Steve Smith under a short ball.  Honesty and empathy drive everything we do, as well as a total focus on exceeding our customers’ expectations. So if you feel like this could be you... well what the bloody hell are you waiting for? Drop us a line, and let's see what you've got! ;)

There’s no such thing as a ‘perfect’ candidate, Koala is a place where everyone has opportunity. So however you identify and whatever background you bring with you, please apply if this is a role that would make you excited to come into work every day. We’re an equal opportunity employer, and recognize that a diverse workforce is crucial to our success as a business.

To read more, check out our careers page or the great work we do with Work180.

Retinue Accounting was founded on the belief that small business accounting support should be customer service focused, proactive and forward-looking, and upfront about fees and charges. Our fixed fee subscription model ensures our clients have peace of mind that we’ll give them the right advice, at the right time, at the right price with no hidden additional costs. 

We're more than a business – we're a team driven by our values and actions. Adaptability, commitment, and humility fuel our client-centered approach. We honour our promises, promote transparency, and move swiftly with purpose. We embrace new challenges, and proactively raise issues with a solutions mindset, knowing it takes a team effort to build a successful business.

Driven by the increasing demand for our services and a proven market need, we’ve recently expanded our Field Sales team and are now looking for talented, high calibre Sales Development Representatives to partner with and book for our high performing BDMs. This is a great opportunity for an experienced B2B or Outbound Sales person looking for unlimited earnings and high potential for career development.

Key Responsibilities

• Contacting leads generated by the marketing team, both outbound and inbound opportunities
• Calling prospects and reach key decision makers to explain our services with the intent of securing a meeting for our Business Development Managers (BDMs)
• Maintaining quality lead and client data within our CRM system
• Working closely with our field-based BDMs to ensure the best chance of a successful meeting
• Meeting and exceeding sales targets
• Ensuring a client focused, professional approach that ultimately leads to a great reputation for the business and referrals/ word of mouth

Requirements

• Proven experience in a high-volume phone or telesales role, or experience with B2B sales
• Confident in picking up the phone and calling warm leads (making 60-80 calls per day)
• Exceptional rapport building over the phone and a demonstrated resilience to be on the phone all day
• Eagerness to learn from your team, BDM and our executive group, all who will support you to perform at your best
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Strong work ethic and self-motivated, keen to develop your sales skills

Benefits

• $65,000 base + super + uncapped commission with huge earning potential! You will be discussing our innovative solution to small businesses, which is an untapped market
• Quarterly bonuses, awards, prizes and a yearly overseas holiday for our top sales performers
• Achievable commission structure (majority of the team hit bonus every quarter)
• Spacious office space in North Sydney with great amenities (coffee machine, pool table, table tennis), close to public transport, cafes, gyms and retail
• Regular in-office and off-site social gatherings, and ongoing engagement activities to support professional development and team building.
• Employee referral programs, help us grow our business and be rewarded!
• Exceptional professional growth. We are growing quickly and are continually creating new opportunities across the business. This includes management and leadership opportunities, new roles to fit the needs of the business, lateral opportunities etc

Our Commitment

We believe that diversity, equity, and inclusion are crucial to our success. We recognise that diversity goes beyond race and ethnicity, and includes differences in gender, orientation, age, religion, ability, and more. We strive to create a workplace where everyone feels comfortable being themselves and can fully contribute their talents and skills. We are dedicated to building a workplace that values and respects individuals from all backgrounds and experiences. We welcome and encourage all qualified applicants to apply.

Apply now to join our team and contribute to the success of Australian small business!

NB: Location is across Australia

About Beanstalk: 

Beanstalk exists to unleash the potential for agriculture to be a leading force for good. We believe our food system needs reinvention to feed a growing global population on a healthy planet, and we are working hand-in-hand with innovators, agribusinesses, and public sector leaders to make it happen. If this excites you, we would love for you to apply! 

We are a specialised team of strategy, venture building and innovation experts dedicated to the agriculture and food sector in the Indo-Pacific. Our role is to catalyse the adoption of new technologies and build capabilities that help to unlock our ability to produce nutritious food in a responsible, ethical and sustainable manner. 

Beanstalk achieves this through two arms of its organisation: Beanstalk Advisory, its Indo-Pacific consulting business that partners with agribusiness, governments, and donors to tackle their most pressing challenges in the agriculture value chain; and Beanstalk Ventures, its venture building arm focused on venture creation and building, investing and scaling impact-focused solutions shaping our future food system. 

About the Beanstalk Drought Venture Studio: 

Australia is one of the driest continents on earth, yet we have a vibrant agricultural sector that constantly adapts to climate change challenges - necessity has made us amazing innovators. This resourcefulness makes Australia the natural home for our Drought Venture Studio.  

This world first partnership between the Commonwealth - through its Future Drought Fund - and Beanstalk AgTech will identify problems from the ground up and develop and fund solutions through practical commercialisation. Beanstalk will work with the eight Drought Innovation Hubs across Australia and industry to enable the creation of new startups and technological innovation in response to drought.  

The program’s mission is to support nearly 100 commercial solutions, and to back 8 high growth ventures over the next 2 years, positioning Australia as a global leader on drought and climate solutions to agricultural resilience. 

About the Role: 

We are hiring a Lead Venture Architect to join the Beanstalk Ventures team on a fixed term contract, estimated to start in June 2024. You will work with the newly appointed Head of Ventures as 2IC to establish a clear strategy for delivering commercialisation support to innovators across the Drought Venture Studio.  

In this role, you will support the Head of Ventures in managing the Drought Venture Studio. Over the course of 1.5 years, there will be 8 shortlisted entrepreneurs who will require bespoke venture support. You will work closely with these innovators with the support of select Venture Builders to ensure the success and commercialisation of these 8 opportunities.   

As Lead Venture Architect, you will get your boots and strategic brain dirty, jumping into the trenches to support the most promising drought resilience innovation technology solutions that we identify. You will work directly with the venture founder to place a dedicated CXO and be responsible for building high performing startup teams through coaching, mentoring and supporting the leadership team.  

You will also deploy your startup skills and knowledge across a range of impact-focused opportunities. In this role, you will: 

• Be the Head of Venture’s 2IC; responsible for managing the CXOs that are appointed into the ventures participating in the Venture Studio and supporting the execution of commercialisation plans for each venture 
• Enable business model development in each Venture; including guiding the vision, strategy, value proposition, partnerships and goals of each venture 
• Leverage your understanding of lean startup methodology, human-centred design, design thinking or similar to enable improved business and MVP development 
• Coach and mentor the leadership of each Venture, including identification and placement of new CXOs into existing ventures 
• Implement a robust system for evaluating the progress of Ventures within the Venture Studio; establish KPIs to measure the success and impact of each venture, facilitating data-driven decision-making 
• Collaborate with the Venture Builders placed at each Hub to support commercial outcomes 
• Outline key team roles and responsibilities within the Venture Studio and Ventures participating; this may require you to step in as a temporary CXO for some of the ventures 
• Support Ventures to seek funding through VC investment, grants, corporate collaborations etc including introductions, pitch training and financial modelling 
• Demonstrate a commitment to continuous learning by staying updated on the latest advancements in startup methodologies, entrepreneurship, and industry-specific technologies

Still with us here? You are probably one of us. Research out there suggests that women and underrepresented people are less likely to apply for a role despite being perfectly qualified. We would love for you to introduce yourself – as a business with global ambitions and working deeply amongst remote communities, diversity in people, experiences and perspectives brings us closer to our mission of building a regional food system that serves the communities we work across. We're looking for people of all genders, races, ethnicities, orientations, abilities, and disabilities to join us.

Beanstalk highly encourages Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people to apply, and are seeking applicants who have demonstrated knowledge and understanding of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander culture and social ways of life.

About You: 

• 6+ years of experience across commercialisation, strategy, business planning, deal structuring, product management, design thinking, and innovation methodology 
• Qualification in agile, lean, six sigma etc a plus 
• Quantitative and financial modelling experience, including experience developing funding models 
• Experience in product prototyping and testing 
• Well-versed in the latest tools and methodologies for tackling startup and entrepreneurial problems e.g. customer service, product development, business needs 
• Experience in coaching or mentoring within the startup environment 

• Knowledge of lean startup methodology, human-centred design, design thinking or similar 
• You may have founded and scaled your own startup and have the battle scars and learnings to prove it!  

Location:

• Based in Australia
• Adhoc travel across the program workshops, showcases and events

• Learn and grow with exceptional PR leaders and Mumbrella & B&T's PR Agency of the Year
• Strengthen your skills at the intersection of brand/consumer, business/purpose and digital/social PR
• Be inspired working on the world's biggest brand campaigns executing on enviable campaigns in travel/tourism, technology, retail and big name consumer and corporate local brands
• Influence agency culture with new ideas and innovations
• Collaborate with teams across Thrive's AU and NZ network

Your Opportunity.

As an ambitious Senior Account Executive at Thrive PR you will play an important role on some of the agency's most prestigious and highest profile brands in the world along with a local portfolio of accounts. This is a great opportunity to learn and grow with one of the region's most revered public relations agencies sitting at the intersection of digital, consumer/brand and business/purpose PR, and working across the agency's network of offices in AU & NZ.

• You will work with some of the world's biggest brands in corporate, consumer, tech, travel and tourism, automotive and more ~ Thrive has an unrivalled portfolio representing LEGO, Airbnb, Afterpay, Harley Davidson and others.
• Build, and continue to maintain quality relationships with your clients.
• Prepare and submit regular client reports and be able to actively pitch beyond product placement.
• Actively seek out and develop relationships with media and key influencers.
• Ensure your clients are seeing the results and outcomes they were looking for in a timely manner.
• You will have the opportunity to be a part of a team of specialists executing creative and strategic communications and being involved with all aspects of execution and client servicing.
• You will be part of an energetic and growing team in Sydney where you will be exposed to the inner workings of the agency, learn how to achieve local business goals and influence the agency and team's success.
• Build a solid career pathway in-house and explore where your skills, interests and talents may take you within the Thrive network!

Team & clients.

In this role you will work with some of the smartest PR & social consultants in the country while contributing to a small number of clients who respect and value the work we do. You are exceptional at proactive team communication, spontaneous with ideas, a solid writer and will invest time growing your local media network and leveraging the extensive community around Thrive. You love keeping your finger on the pulse with daily news, love researching and are flexing your muscle in media relations. You love the thrill of delivering high profile events with influencers and integrated social/digital and are curious to learn more about new business preparation within the agency. You will love ideating and learning how to dial up your creative skills and you will also have a genuine interest in protecting and building brand reputations.

Learn, grow and make enviable local business contacts.

You'll participate in ongoing learning and development opportunities delivered across the agency (think AI playoffs through to high profile speakers) in addition to tailored internal and external training to help you develop technical, commercial and broader EQ skills.

Your experience, approach & impact.

The Senior Account Executive is a dynamic individual who exudes a passion for PR and a hunger for success. Working closely with your account team, you SAE will have some experience and exposure to the key sectors in which Thrive operates, along with a good understanding of the local market. You will participate in, and have some responsibility with regards to representing Thrive at industry events and other functions.

• Minimum of 4+ years of experience in an agency, media or inhouse communications role
• You share our values : you're passionate, accountable, curious, of high integrity and you thrive on collaboration with a #OneTeam approach.
• You are positive, have an energetic approach to your work and are a natural problem solver
• You have engaged in some media relations work and understand the media landscape in Aus.
• You hustle internally and externally to get the job done for your team and clients.

This is Thrive.

Culture is everything. It's a reason why we have a 100% return rate by working parents, have had consistent leadership for more than two decades, love our diverse and inclusive workplace and we continue to welcome Thrive 'boomerangs' back to the agency. Thrive has a clear vision and mission and has grown by continuing to diversify and be early adopters of technology and global trends. Thrive is not a ‘hot then not' agency. We are not an ad agency trying to be earned specialists. We are uniquely Thrive helping our people, brands and community to do just that. Our team is made up of in-house media, creative and digital specialists who work across five locations in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Gold Coast and Auckland delivering strategic communications services for brands.

Thrive foster & support a work environment that is inclusive as well as diverse, where people can, and are encouraged to, be themselves. Every idea and perspective is welcomed and valued so that our service offering reflects our approach to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion both internally and externally.

Visit us here for more information - @thrivepr / @thriveprnz / www.thrivepr.com.au

First Focus is Australia's best mid-market Managed Service Provider, bar none (check it out! We just got named the best MSP in Aus for the 6th year running at CloudTango dot com). We are growing fast and now have almost 270 staff across Australia, New Zealand, Philippines, South Africa and Ireland. We are a stable and very focused company, with over 15 years of consistent growth and we're continuing to win new clients and evolve our solutions. We pride ourselves on being a genuinely great place to work, with a dynamic culture, clear vision and strong leadership.

We seek a unique person to act as a Client Director, owning the Technical Account Management function across a part of our client base. Reporting to the Chief Customer Officer, this person must bring these non-negotiables to the table:

1. You must be able to make strategic commercial decisions and take ownership of the results in recurring revenue growth and retention, owning non-recurring revenue for your team (projects, out-of-scope, hardware sales).
2. You must be able to demonstrate success managing the relationship with small to mid-scale clients across a range of industries and market verticals and managing a team successfully
3. Your values must resonate with ours. Our values can be found on the First Focus website on the About Us page
4. You must have a driving passion for helping people understand and use technology within their business. You’ll deliver key strategic advice to your customer base and be their trusted advisor.

Benefits

First Focus’ values are based on keeping everyone informed, aligned, supported, and rewarding performance. Some examples of this include:

• Competitive package, 100% salary, 0% commission
• All employees have free access to Uprise, including 1:1 coaching sessions from qualified psychologists or counsellors
• First Focus understands the importance of flexibility for a satisfying work-life balance, which is why we offer hybrid working arrangements
• ‘Never Stop Growing’ is deeply embedded in our DNA - we offer 1 paid study day every month and support employees towards certifications and qualifications - we will not only pay for the exam but will also give you a pay rise for achieving certs (conditions apply, of course)
• Staff are encouraged to take advantage of our weekly internal training sessions and library
• Opportunities for personal and professional development with our FastTrack mentor program
• We have our very own MAD (making a difference) Council, focusing on equality, charity, and the environment
• Option of a Tesla company car as part of your ongoing employment package (conditions apply)
• Regular social events and a great team culture!

Retinue Accounting was founded on the belief that small business accounting support should be customer service focused, proactive and forward-looking, and upfront about fees and charges. Our fixed fee subscription model ensures our clients have peace of mind that we’ll give them the right advice, at the right time, at the right price with no hidden additional costs. 

We're more than a business – we're a team driven by our values and actions. Adaptability, commitment, and humility fuel our client-centered approach. We honour our promises, promote transparency, and move swiftly with purpose. We embrace new challenges, and proactively raise issues with a solutions mindset, knowing it takes a team effort to build a successful business.

Driven by the increasing demand for our services and a proven market need, we’ve recently expanded our Field Sales team and are now looking for talented, high calibre Sales Development Representatives to partner with and book for our high performing BDMs. This is a great opportunity for an experienced B2B or Outbound Sales person looking for unlimited earnings and high potential for career development.

Key Responsibilities

• Contacting leads generated by the marketing team, both outbound and inbound opportunities
• Calling prospects and reach key decision makers to explain our services with the intent of securing a meeting for our Business Development Managers (BDMs)
• Maintaining quality lead and client data within our CRM system
• Working closely with our field-based BDMs to ensure the best chance of a successful meeting
• Meeting and exceeding sales targets
• Ensuring a client focused, professional approach that ultimately leads to a great reputation for the business and referrals/ word of mouth

Requirements

• Proven experience in a high-volume phone or telesales role, or experience with B2B sales
• Confident in picking up the phone and calling warm leads (making 60-80 calls per day)
• Exceptional rapport building over the phone and a demonstrated resilience to be on the phone all day
• Eagerness to learn from your team, BDM and our executive group, all who will support you to perform at your best
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Strong work ethic and self-motivated, keen to develop your sales skills

Benefits

• $65,000 base + super + uncapped commission with huge earning potential! You will be discussing our innovative solution to small businesses, which is an untapped market
• Quarterly bonuses, awards, prizes and a yearly overseas holiday for our top sales performers
• Achievable commission structure (majority of the team hit bonus every quarter)
• Spacious office space in Perth with great amenities, close to public transport, cafes, gyms and retail
• Regular in-office and off-site social gatherings, and ongoing engagement activities to support professional development and team building.
• Employee referral programs, help us grow our business and be rewarded!
• Exceptional professional growth. We are growing quickly and are continually creating new opportunities across the business. This includes management and leadership opportunities, new roles to fit the needs of the business, lateral opportunities etc

Our Commitment

We believe that diversity, equity, and inclusion are crucial to our success. We recognise that diversity goes beyond race and ethnicity, and includes differences in gender, orientation, age, religion, ability, and more. We strive to create a workplace where everyone feels comfortable being themselves and can fully contribute their talents and skills. We are dedicated to building a workplace that values and respects individuals from all backgrounds and experiences. We welcome and encourage all qualified applicants to apply.

Apply now to join our team and contribute to the success of Australian small business!

Squiz is looking to add a Software Engineer (PHP) to our business applications team. Playing a key role in designing, developing and maintaining Squiz’s in-house business systems. This is a great opportunity to work with various teams across the business i.e. HR, finance etc. 

Who you are:

For this role, we ask that you can demonstrate the following:

• Mid-Senior level PHP development experience
• Experience using coding frameworks (e.g Laravel, Lumen)
• Strong SQL skills (MySQL) (Must have)
• Experience with Javascript
• Solid exposure and understanding of Integration concepts (REST APIs, Zapier or similar product exp)
• Proficient Linux skills (command lines as a min)
• Testing experience (Unit Tests, UAT etc)

Nice to have:

• Docker, Terraform
• Newer Javascript framework experience - ideally Vue
• Exposure to finance/ERP systems

What you would do:

• Designing, developing and maintaining integrations for global platforms, systems and services using a broad range of technologies
• Designing, developing and maintaining internal business systems
• Testing systems and integrations for security and reliability
• Collaborate and review code with other developers in the team
• Working directly with our Business Analyst to ensure our data and business processes align
• Troubleshoot tickets and bugs related to our internal applications, integrations and automated processes
• Assist in refactoring and optimisation of legacy codebases and integrations
• Troubleshooting and writing MySQL queries to assist with reporting

Note: We will look to start the interview process in the new year. This role will be based out of our Sydney office although we do offer flexible working.

Who we are:

Squiz helps complex, service-led organisations harness the power of digital, improving the services they offer online.

Founded in 1998, Squiz grew during the rise of the internet. Since then, we have evolved from a simple web content management system into a full digital experience platform (DXP), helping customers make the shift from being content managers to experience creators.

Why work for Squiz?

You’ll work with some of the most intelligent and down to earth people you’ve ever met. We are made up of a diverse range of passionate professionals who love challenging the status quo. Every day is different, but what is constant is we all love what we do. We have a lived commitment to flexibility, we know the success of our people is dependent on them having a balanced life. You will be offered flexibility as to where and how you work every day. We want you to be able to work in a way that drives productivity, efficiency and outcomes; along with connection and collaboration.

We celebrate diversity and unite on the elements of our company DNA, starting every customer conversation with “why?” to really understand their needs, working hard to find a way to overcome every challenge, and fighting for better outcomes with the work we do. We also check our egos at the door, we don’t take ourselves too seriously and we have fun along the way.

We are a 2024 Circle Back Initiative Global Employer – we commit to respond to every applicant

Recruitment Agencies: We politely ask that you avoid making any approaches or sending any unsolicited resumes to our Recruitment Team or Hiring Leaders across our business. Squiz is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

NB: Location is across Australia

About Beanstalk: 

Beanstalk exists to unleash the potential for agriculture to be a leading force for good. We believe our food system needs reinvention to feed a growing global population on a healthy planet, and we are working hand-in-hand with innovators, agribusinesses, and public sector leaders to make it happen. If this excites you, we would love for you to apply! 

We are a specialised team of strategy, venture building and innovation experts dedicated to the agriculture and food sector in the Indo-Pacific. Our role is to catalyse the adoption of new technologies and build capabilities that help to unlock our ability to produce nutritious food in a responsible, ethical and sustainable manner. 

Beanstalk achieves this through two arms of its organisation: Beanstalk Advisory, its Indo-Pacific consulting business that partners with agribusiness, governments, and donors to tackle their most pressing challenges in the agriculture value chain; and Beanstalk Ventures, its venture building arm focused on venture creation and building, investing and scaling impact-focused solutions shaping our future food system. 

About the Beanstalk Drought Venture Studio: 

Australia is one of the driest continents on earth, yet we have a vibrant agricultural sector that constantly adapts to climate change challenges - necessity has made us amazing innovators. This resourcefulness makes Australia the natural home for our Drought Venture Studio.  

This world first partnership between the Commonwealth - through its Future Drought Fund - and Beanstalk AgTech will identify problems from the ground up and develop and fund solutions through practical commercialisation. Beanstalk will work with the eight Drought Innovation Hubs across Australia and industry to enable the creation of new startups and technological innovation in response to drought.  

The program’s mission is to support nearly 100 commercial solutions, and to back 8 high growth ventures over the next 2 years, positioning Australia as a global leader on drought and climate solutions to agricultural resilience. 

About the role:

We are hiring a Comms & Community Lead for Beanstalk Ventures on a fixed term contract. Your role will be to establish a clear strategy for communications and building bespoke communities that ultimately underpin the Drought Venture Studio’s ability to support the growth and impact of innovators delivering drought-resilient solutions. 

You will be working closely with the Studio Operations Lead, Studio Director and Head of Ventures to develop a cohesive series of activations such as (but not limited to); thought leadership, community events, formalised investor communities, campaigns, digital marketing plan and event activations etc. 

In this role you will be the glue that binds the ambitions of the Drought Venture Studio into a self actualising tribe of innovators, producers, investors, experts and influencers. This role will work with the team across Australia to help spread the story to attract the best talent from Australia and abroad.  

In this role you will: 

• Develop and deliver the communication strategy for the Drought Venture Studio 
• Work with the Head of Ventures, strategically positioning the program’s communication activities to maximise program reach and engagement 
• Manage the contracted PR firm and graphics designer to clearly articulate and amplify our message and mission 
• Position the Venture Studio as a world leading program through thought leadership and co-authoring pieces that contribute to supporting the program’s narrative 
• Engage with Venture Builders to find stories to share through the course of the Venture Studio 
• Enabling and supporting all 8 Venture Builders in each capital city to build a trusted community and relationship with the leading agrifood companies in their region 
• Build and maintain a supportive community around the Drought Venture Studio and its startups, including taking a lead on network outreach with the Head of Ventures  
• Specifically, you will develop and maintain a strategic engagement framework for key stakeholders of the program. This includes: 

1. Founder pipeline 
2. Investor community – local and international with an active interest in climate, drought, and AgTech 
3. Corporate community and industry bodies – for sponsorship and partnering opportunities 
4. Technical exports – to support in the validation and mentoring of ventures 
5. Establish an alumni network for program participants to ensure that they continue to receive support and guidance through mentors and the broader program network 

Still with us here? You are probably one of us. Research out there suggests that women and underrepresented people are less likely to apply for a role despite being perfectly qualified. We would love for you to introduce yourself – as a business with global ambitions and working deeply amongst remote communities, diversity in people, experiences and perspectives brings us closer to our mission of building a regional food system that serves the communities we work across. We're looking for people of all genders, races, ethnicities, orientations, abilities, and disabilities to join us.

Beanstalk highly encourages Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people to apply, and are seeking applicants who have demonstrated knowledge and understanding of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander culture and social ways of life.

About You:

• 5+ years experience in a comms and community lead role 
• Strong ability to generate communications and community engagement 
• Deep understanding of engaging with the venture and startup ecosystem 
• Ability to establish a clear strategy to build a tribe around the Program and its participants 
• Excellent written and verbal abilities 
• Public speaking skills a plus 
• Ability to clearly understand and articulate the unique value proposition of the program to different stakeholders, and tailor content to these stakeholders 

Location:

• Australia-based 
• Ad hoc travel across the program for workshops, events and showcases