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At Palo Alto Networks, we are passionate about protecting our digital way of life, and we need someone like you to play a vital role in our mission. As the cybersecurity partner of choice, we are at the forefront of safeguarding businesses and individuals from evolving cyber threats.

In this exciting role, you'll be instrumental in driving business growth and expanding our reach in your assigned territory. By leading the charge in acquiring new Service Provider/MSP customers and nurturing lasting relationships with key stakeholders, you'll be making a tangible impact on our success.

With a supportive and collaborative work environment, you'll have all the tools and resources to excel in your role and achieve new heights in your career. Join us on our mission to make each day safer than the one before and be part of a company that values your contributions and fosters your professional growth.

Your Impact

• Build business value for our Service Provider and Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP) customers enabling them to secure their networks and IT assets and build services and offers based on our security offerings for enterprise customers
• Demonstrate initiative and drive to build new engagements or re engaging existing engagements in new areas for growth
• Drive and orchestrate complex sales cycles and work with our internal and partners and teams to best serve the customer
• Build an industry ecosystem of partner organiaations to serve large complex use cases with our service provider customers
• Develop and orchestrate C level engagements with leadership in our SP and MSSP customers and establish strategic long-standing relationships
• Create and implement strategic account plans focused on attaining organisational-wide deployments 
• Orchestrate service creation activities with focus service providers to find new markets for managed services and go to market offers based on Palo Alto Networks’ capabilites
• Understanding of the strategic competitive landscape and customer needs so you can effectively position Palo Alto Networks 
• Engage a programmatic approach to demand to generate, develop, and expand your territory
• Stay updated on industry news and trends, and how they affect Palo Alto Networks products and services
• Travel as necessary within your territory, and to company-wide meetings

Paper Giant is a strategic design consultancy made up of a creative and welcoming team who help organisations deliver better products, services and policy in order to create a more just, equal and sustainable society.

We’re most known for our experience in design research, visual design, co-design and product strategy. We strive to create positive impact through work that considers the perspectives and lived experience of the people our projects effect.

In the past year, we've worked on diverse projects including: co-designing better outcomes to support people leaving prison, facilitating conversations on a national strategy on energy performance, and delivering a design system for one of Australia's most progressive financial institutions.

We have offices in Naarm / Melbourne and on Ngunnawal country / Canberra and we strive to create flexibility to support you to do your best work wherever you are. We welcome people from diverse backgrounds and life experiences, and are an equal opportunity employer. If you're not sure you meet all the criteria, we absolutely encourage you to apply.

Who we are looking for...

We’re looking for a Business Development Lead to join our team. Our ideal candidate is a clear, effective communicator who can craft proposals that respond to client needs. You care about delivering impact in the world and convincing clients that we’re the right team for the job.

You’ll work with the GM of Business Operations to contribute to achieving revenue targets and driving growth. You are skilled in implementing business development processes and are committed to enhancing our tools, systems, and processes. Knowledge of Human Centred Design and experience in agency or technology contexts is essential.

What you will do:

Deliver impact in the sectors we target

• Sell Paper Giant’s work and value to prospective clients in business development meetings and pitches;
• Inform marketing activities to target specific clients and sectors that Paper Giant wants to work with;
• Identify opportunities that match Paper Giants expertise and purpose; and
• Propose ideas and methods for generating new business.

Lead responses that win

• Show clients we’re the right choice through high-quality return briefs and correspondence;
• Respond to specific client needs (opportunities, proposals, RFQs) in a timely fashion;
• Design projects which align Paper Giant’s skills, expertise and team availability to client needs in collaboration with practice teams; and
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams to respond to client needs (proposals, RFQs), bringing in expertise and resources from across the studio as required.

Improve business development processes and systems

• With the Resourcing and Operations Lead, find opportunities to make Paper Giant’s business development process more efficient, consistent, reliable and effective;
• Lead internal projects to make changes that improve our business development systems and processes;
• Upskill other team members on effective business development; and
• Help us to design and build a positive, collaborative, inclusive studio culture.

Essential skills and experience

• 4+ years experience in business development, sales, or a similar role, with a focus on achieving revenue targets in an agency context;
• Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills including pitching and proposal writing;
• Demonstrated experience in obtaining repeat business, managing client relationships, and identifying new high-value opportunities in desired sectors;
• Experience working in an agency or consulting environment;
• Familiar with human-centred design methodologies and mindsets;
• Fluent in written and spoken English; and
• Full and current working rights for Australia.

Your application

Please supply a resume and answer the following questions:

• Why do you want to work at Paper Giant?
• What’s the business development achievement you’re most proud of in the past two years?
• What do you think makes an effective business development function in an agency?

Flexible, part-time and remote working arrangements will be considered.

Remuneration

The salary range for this role is between $120,000 - $140,000, depending on your experience.

What’s it like to work at Paper Giant?

Working at Paper Giant means working as part of a passionate and supportive team of design and research practitioners.

We work together on projects and the company, and our culture is one of generosity, sharing, inventiveness and openness.

We offer flexible work hours, a generous professional development allowance, and support volunteering and learning opportunities for all our staff.

We work on diverse, complex, interesting and challenging projects, and are passionate about using design to solve complex problems at all scales.

We welcome people from diverse backgrounds and life experiences, and are an equal opportunity employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or age.

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We are looking for a Repairs Service Technician based in Regional Victoria – Bendigo. This is a permanent role and reports to the Regional Victoria Area Manager.

You will work closely with other Service Technicians, Mechanical Fitters, Installers, Adjusters, Trade Assistants, Field Engineers, and Service Coordinators.

Why join OTIS?

• Robust compensation and benefits packages

• Access to funded study schemes such as our industry-leading Employee Scholarship Program and Educational Assistance Scheme

• A culture that encourages innovative ideas and appreciates our talent is the key to our success.

Key Responsibilities for You

• Performs service, repairs, and maintenance work in accordance with relevant job procedures, technical articles, and operations manuals.

• Identify process improvement opportunities and help facilitate continuous improvement to satisfy the customers.

• Provide electrical and mechanical training to apprentices and sub-contractors.

• Attend lift and escalator breakdowns and perform repairs and control modifications on lifts and escalators.

• Perform upgrades and repair work in accordance with all relevant Codes, including SAA Lift Code AS1735, and accordance with the relevant Award and /or Enterprise Bargaining Agreement.

• Liaise with customers and submit leads using Otis-provided applications.

• Standby and after-call-back coverage (if applicable)

Key working relationships - Internally and Externally

• Works closely with the Field Engineers, Service Mechanics, Branch and Operations Managers.

• Liaises with functional management at other Otis entities and headquarters.

• Represent the Company with major customers, suppliers, and the public.

• Work closely with the Sales Team, including Sales Account Representatives, Sales Managers, and Sales Coordinators (where relevant).

• External stakeholders include customers, building owners, managers, independent and government agencies, unions, consultants, and suppliers.

What You Will Need to Be Successful

• Have Electrical qualifications as relevant to the role.

• Minimum two (2) to five (5) years’ experience within the Lift Industry.

• Extensive electrical and mechanical knowledge across large equipment and the ability to perform knowledge transfer on information and skills through training.

• Has the ability to perform knowledge transfer on information and skills through training.

• Demonstrated fault-finding and problem-solving skills.

• Strong English language skills, both verbal and written

• Intermediate knowledge and experience using technology, including mobile communications, applications, and other computer-based systems (Word, Excel, Email, Internet).

• Highly organized, structured, and able to handle multiple tasks and competing priorities.

• Attention to detail and results-driven.

Do you know someone at OTIS? 

If yes, let's get them to submit your interest as a Referral. Tell them about this role! If you are an overseas candidate with lift experience and are interested in this opportunity, please get in touch. 

Key Benefits 

• Robust compensation and benefits packages 

• Be part of the Forbes 2023 World's Best Employers. 

• Meaningful career opportunities for people to grow through excellent Learning programs. 

About OTIS

Otis is the world’s largest elevator and escalator manufacturing, installation, and service business. We serve customers in over 200 countries and territories around the world and maintain more than 2 million elevators and escalators globally.

Our Gen2® elevator system, energy-saving ReGen™ drive technology, and Link escalator solutions have set industry standards for innovation and performance. Otis has more than 69,000 employees, including engineers, digital technology experts, sales, and functional specialists, as well as factory and field technicians.

We are proud to be a global team that continues to rise to the challenges of a fast-moving, high-performance company. Together, the people of Otis are creating new ideas and opportunities by collaborating across time zones, geographies and cultures to better serve our customers. So just imagine where you can take your career!

The health and safety of our employees is our top priority. We promote this through regular training on the subject of occupational health and safety as well as through an employee support program.

Apply today to join us and build what’s next!

Otis is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class. To request an accommodation in completing an employment application due to a special need or a disability, please contact us at careers@otis.com.

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• 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.