Advocacy and Media Lead - North Melbourne, Australia - The Lost Dogs Home

The Lost Dogs Home

Verified Company

North Melbourne, Australia

1 week ago

Posted by:

Olivia Brown

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Description

Job Overview:

Work type:

Full Time
Location:

North Melbourne
Job type:
Fundraising and Philanthropy, Media and Government Relations
Date posted:08 May 2023 AUS Eastern Standard Time
Applications close:31 May 2023 AUS Eastern Standard Time

About us

The Lost Dogs' Home is one of Australia's most iconic animal welfare charities, caring for over 15,000 lost and abandoned dogs and cats each year.

You'll be joining a dynamic, friendly and growing External Relations team and will have the opportunity to utilise your advocacy and policy development skills to inspire government and community action to improve the welfare of animals in Victoria.

If you have a passion for animals and are excited about the prospect of using your advocacy and stakeholder engagement skills to drive meaningful change we would love to hear from you As the organisation continues to evolve, this is a genuinely exciting moment to be joining one of the country's largest animal welfare charities.

About the Role

Reporting to the Head of Media and Government Relations, this newly developed role is responsible for the design and delivery of The Lost Dogs' Home's advocacy strategy to mobilise the goverment and broader community to improve health, welfare, and outcomes for lost and abandoned animals.

Some of the key responsibilities include:

Undertaking research and investigations to build an evidence base in support of our advocacy objectives.
Analysing policy to ensure LDH holds robust policy positions and recommendations in support of our advocacy objectives.
Assisting in drafting policy submissions, briefing papers and other publications that effectively communicate and promote our advocacy objectives.
Creating and implementing engagement plans to grow our advocacy followers and supporters using digital, social, and mainstream media mediums.
Leveraging headlines and identifying topics of interest that will get the attention of media, government and the public.
Building and maintaining resilient working relationships with media, key government, and other animal welfare agencies.
Developing engagement strategies to shift senior stakeholders in order to achieve the LDH's advocacy objectives.
Working closely with the wider Philantropy and Fundraising teams to embed lead generation activities into advocacy campaigns.

About you

You will bring exceptional interpersonal skills and the natural ability to build and maintain positive relationships with a range of stakeholders.

In addition, you will have acheived past success in running advocacy or stakeholder engagement campaigns that have resulted in positive action.

You will also have:

Experienced in building productive relationships with government agencies and representatives.
Experience in managing media, and media events.
Experienced, or thorough understanding of social media and social media strategies.
Experience in the community or charity sector, policy or advocacy, preferably within animal welfare.
Ability to work in a dynamic environment and take personal responsibility for prioritising and managing workload.
A true passion and committment for LDH's vision, mission and values including a desire to improve health and welfare outcomes for lost and abandoned animals.

What we can offer you:

Access to generous discounts at our private veterinary clinic (Frank Samways Veterinary Clinic)
Opportunity to attend regular social activities and events.
A generous financial contribution to work related learning and development activities and up to 5 days of study leave per year.
Great career development opportunities and the opportunity to gain skills in other areas of fundraising and animal welfare sector.
The support of management and team members in achieving your goals.
Opportunity to effect real change and advance animal welfare outcomes in Victoria.
The chance to work in a collaborative and supportive environment.

How to apply

If you are ready to take on a new challenge and have the skills and experience to be successful in this role, please click on the "
Apply" button, ensuring you have attached a current resume and a covering letter outlining the reasons for your interest in and suitability for this role.

**_ The successful applicant will be required to complete satisfactory background screening checks._