We are currently seeking a Lead Teacher for a Kindergarten based in Sydney, NSW, to help develop children's potential starting from the upcoming academic fall semester.

About the school

A leader in early childhood education, affiliated with a renowned Chinese educational group, is advancing in Australia. Offering a mix of early learning centers, summer camps, and teacher training, they merge global educational with Australia's rigorous standards. With experience in managing bilingual Montessori kindergartens and a Childcare Centre in the USA, they focus on development of young minds.

Job responsibilities

• Design and maintain a well-organized, professional Montessori classroom setting, consistently revising it to meet the campus's evolving needs
• Create and utilize Montessori-inspired teaching resources and activities, ensuring they reflect the Montessori educational approach
• Coordinate and implement the Montessori curriculum, involving the preparation and presentation of educational materials
• Accurately document each child’s academic growth and developmental milestones, including detailed observations
• Strengthen communication between the school and parents, ensuring clarity on each child’s progress and building strong, positive relationships
• Provide ongoing training and assistance to staff on Montessori curriculum application and instructional techniques
• Lead and direct a team of educators, arranging meetings and enhancing team dynamics and performance
• Participate actively in community activities with children to maintain the institution's reputation
• Assist the Campus Principal in executing marketing and promotional initiatives, such as enrollment campaigns

• Diploma degree or higher in Early Childhood Education
• A minimum of 3 years of experience in preschool/kindergarten early childhood education, including at least 1 year in a leadership role
• Montessori Certification for ages 0-3 or 3-6 preferred
• Strong communication skills, self-motivation, team orientation, and customer-focused approach
• Proficient in computer usage

Salary and Benefits

• Competitive salary range of AUD 35 to AUD 45 per hour + Super
• Retirement plans
• Employee discount
• Referral Bonus
• Opportunities for professional development and career advancement

• A unique career-defining opportunity to join and lead one of Melbourne’s most established, innovative and award-winning AU/NZ agencies
• Drive integrated earned-first communications including social and content
• Innovate and define our PR Agency of the Future strategy across corporate and consumer comms
• Collaborate on the Trans-Tasman Leadership Team working with the most talked about local and global brands
• Join a culture that embraces growth and diversity and with ambition that is Limited by Nothing

LOCATION: Melbourne

We are uniquely Thrive helping our people, brands and community to do just that.  We use the power of communications to help our people, partners and community to grow and be successful.

Born and bred in Melbourne, and with offices across AU & NZ, Thrive is a public relations industry powerhouse and for the first time in the company’s 23-year history, we are recruiting externally for a Business Director to lead our Melbourne team.

This is not your everyday opportunity. This is a chance to work directly with Thrive’s Executive and learn why we are Mumbrella PR Agency of the Year and B&T PR Agency of the Year 2022 and how we came to be awarded the Dan Wieden Titanium Grand Prix at the 2023 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, which celebrates game-changing creativity, for our work with The Monkeys for Tuvalu, ‘The First Digital Nation’.

This role is a career-defining opportunity to lead our Melbourne location as 2IC to the Executive Director, Melbourne. You will be supported by 25+ consultants as you lead client and team growth and retention while driving new business with the support of national specialist squads.  You will partner with our local and global corporate and consumer clients to devise their communications strategies while leaning into national resources to deliver creative and digital integration impacting our clients’ business goals.

The Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated integrated comms Business Director who is well connected in Victoria with business connections and with the media and who can create new opportunities that take our agency to new heights. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of success in the PR industry, across both corporate and consumer PR and have solid social media and creative content experience. The person must demonstrate strategic thinking, business acumen and have strong leadership skills with proven capability to grow a client portfolio.

This role will help drive operational process excellence, ensuring key stages of projects are executed efficiently and within budget, with a strong commercial mindset, managing financial forecasting, profitability and team resourcing.

• Work across a diverse and high-profile  corporate and consumer client portfolio
• Develop and implement strategic plans to drive business growth and achieve financial
• Manage and develop client relationships to deliver client growth
• Identify new market opportunities and trends to stay ahead in the local PR landscape
• Play an active role in lead generation and business development efforts and the conversion of clients
• Devise and oversee the implementation of first-class strategies with their senior reports for clients
• Provide effective leadership to a talented team of PR and social professionals, fostering a collaborative and innovative work environment.
• Mentor and develop team members, encouraging continuous learning and professional growth
• Oversight of the Melbourne office administration function.

About You

• Australian visa holder - will consider visa sponsorship for a stellar candidate
• Tertiary qualified 12+ years of agency experience in the PR industry
• Proven experience in a senior leadership role within a PR agency delivering integrated earned-first campaigns for global brands
• Strong business acumen and strategic thinking
• Excellent communication, collaboration and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated success in client relationship management and business development
• Ability to inspire and lead a team to achieve exceptional results
• Delivery of best practice multichannel storytelling with exceptional writing skills
• Experience in B2B and B2C storytelling
• Experience delivering in a fast-paced environment and displaying logical thinking, forward planning, and the ability to manage up and down
• An established network of relationships with media, influencers, suppliers and key stakeholders
• Excellent presentation skills
• Team time management and budget experience
• Technology skills (MAC & Google Drive savvy)
• Media measurement/evaluation skills

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, and continue to welcome Thrive 'boomerangs' back to the agency. 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 values work-life integration including hybrid flexible working (currently Mondays and Fridays work-from-home) and delivers many benefits from wellbeing days and initiatives through to early knock-off Fridays. Thrive fosters & supports 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.

Ready to make waves with us locally and globally?

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

If you value accountability, curiosity, integrity, collaboration and are passionate about what you do then our values are aligned. Please apply via LinkedIn or email a cover letter and resume to: [email protected].

All contact with Thrive will be treated confidentially. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

The Australian HR Institute is the professional body that sets HR standards and certifies HR professionals across Australia.

Join our dynamic team at AHRI (Australian Human Resources Institute) as an Events Delivery Lead (National). We are seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented individual to lead the end-to-end coordination and delivery of major national events, including our National Convention and Exhibition, DEI Conference, IWD Conference, AHRI Awards, and other key activities.

Event Planning and Execution:

• Lead the planning, delivery, and follow-up of major national events.
• Create and manage project plans, collaborating with internal stakeholders.
• Develop and manage event budgets in coordination with finance.
• Negotiate with suppliers for goods and services, managing contracts.
• Collaborate with marketing, communication, web development, and customer experience teams for event promotion.

Relationship Management:

• Develop and maintain relationships with internal teams and external providers.
• Liaise with speakers, facilitators, and external event organizations.
• Manage communications with registered delegates, ensuring timely updates.

Administration:

• Provide event administration for all national AHRI events.
• Ensure compliance with relevant Acts, legal requirements, and ethical standards.
• Maintain up-to-date event and customer records on the AHRI CRM.

Finance and Reporting:

• Provide accurate and timely event reporting and registration recording.
• Manage event budgets, control costs, and coordinate financial transactions.
• Use AHRI systems to ensure CRM integrity and application of CPD points.
• Coordinate retrieval and distribution of financial and event data for reporting.

Staff Coordination:

• Collaborate with GM, Sales Marketing and Events for project allocation.
• Undertake functions such as recruitment, selection, orientation, and performance management.
• Provide leadership, mentoring, and coaching for staff.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Event Management, Business, or related field preferred
• 2-4 years experience in planning and executing national events.
• Strong negotiation and budget management skills.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building abilities.
• Proficient in event-related software and CRM systems.
• Leadership and staff management experience.

• Hybrid, flexible working arrangements, including interstate or international
• Access to Training & Development, including AHRI membership and access to courses, webinars & local events
• Salary Sacrifice - super salary sacrifice & salary packaging
• Employee Discounts
• Employee Assistance Program
• Discounted Health Insurance

How to Apply: If you're passionate about delivering exceptional events and have the skills to drive success, we want to hear from you. Submit your resume and a (cover letter optional), detailing your relevant experience.

At AHRI, we embrace diversity and are dedicated to attracting, retaining and developing our people regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability and age. Applications are encouraged from all sectors of the community, and we strongly encourage applications from the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community.

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

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

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 

We are looking for a Partnerships Lead to oversee Square Partnerships in Australia. Our team's mission is to create an ecosystem that connects partners and sellers, and enables both to build a business on Square. You'll represent Square's brand in Australia and help establish local partnerships, engaging and negotiating deals across developers, referral networks, agencies, and technology companies of all sizes. You will represent the voice of Australia's partnerships program and promote your team's strategy, and will report to the Global Head of Product Partnerships located in San Francisco.

Square Australia partners include platform partners using Square API integrated third-party products (accounting and tax, form builders, booking and scheduling, items and inventory, delivery and orders, marketing and analytics, eCommerce, point of sale), and referral partners (organisations and agencies across banking and financial services, telecommunications and other markets). You will manage a Partner Manager (responsible for growing awareness of Square's capability through product integration and partner promotional marketing activities), advocate for feature enhancements and share Australia market intelligence with global Product and Development teams. Passionate about delivering meaningful financial services to small businesses, you will be motivated by the successful outcomes of customers, partners, and other teams.

You will:

• Lead the Australian Partnerships program; including team strategy, hiring, coaching, and ongoing development.

• Become a Square product expert - able to talk about Square's partnership strategy and platform ecosystem.

• Set the Australia Partnerships team's strategy and deliver on the team's goals.

• Work with Product, Account Management, Support, and Sales teams to identify and engage potential Partners to enhance our product functionality and distribution.

• Work with Australia and global go-to-market functions such as Sales, Account Management, Customer Success and Marketing and work together with these to ensure the success of Square's Australian Sellers and achievement of Partnerships goals.

• Represent the voice of the Australia partnerships program across Square globally.

• Develop annual and quarterly plans that increase growth across new partners and partner attached sellers.

• Source and sign new partners that will directly benefit Australian sellers and further promote Square's growth in Australia.

• Manage the partner negotiation lifecycle - from initial scoping and negotiation to prioritisation and execution of strategic projects; financial assessment and forecasting; handover to the Partner Manager.

• Build deep relationships with Square teams and external partners to grow Square's relationships with strategic partners.

• Report on goals for your team, and provide updates on strategic projects and insights.

Elements of Byron is an award-winning Beach front resort, nestled on 50 acres of absolute beach front paradise in Byron Bay. The role of Recruitment Resourcer will support our Talent and Culture Manager who is responsible for Recruitment, Culture and Training at the resort.

This is a job share role (3 days week, Tues/Wed/Thu) where you will work closely with our current Recruitment Resourcer who works two days a week (Mon/Fri).

You will be responsible for ensuring that effective candidate management and communication is maintained with all applicants who are applying for roles at the resort. There is a high volume of candidate calls, email correspondence and diary management, so your ability to manage multiple tasks will see you excel.

This role would suit someone who is extremely organised, has high attention to detail, can juggle multiple tasks and prioritise, while remaining cool under pressure. You will be available to work three days a week, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday.

Your responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• Phone screening and shortlisting of candidates using our candidate management system (Workable)
• Adding new employee details to Humanforce and following up on their onboarding progress
• Monitor and respond to telephone and email queries regarding interviews or start date information
• Diary management of Culture Officers inbox and calendar
• Assisting with the coordinating of recruitment activities including scheduling interviews, performing reference checks, and managing correspondence during the recruitment process
• Schedule learning and development training sessions and update the training calendar
• Co-ordinate administration processes for probation reviews, performance development reviews, employee visas, RSA’s, Drivers Licences, and other licence renewals as required
• Other ad hoc administration assistance as required

• Previous experience in a similar support role
• An HR Qualification would be highly regarded but is not essential
• Well presented with excellent communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills
• Well organised with strong attention to detail
• Remain calm, patient and organised in high volume work situations
• Results oriented and ‘can do’ positive attitude
• High level administration and organizational skills
• Display a high energy level
• Intermediate to advanced skill level - Microsoft Office Suite

• Restaurant, Accommodation and Spa treatment staff discounts
• Employee Assistance Program
• Full Day Orientation and dedicated departmental training
• Annual and fortnightly staff awards
• Refer a friend incentive
• Stability and long term employment opportunities for the right candidate
• Work in a beautiful beach side award winning resort
• Parking available on site

For more information please contact Justine Dorrell on 02 6639 1516