• Use your exceptional PR and communications experience for good
• Work in a fast-paced and exciting organisation, delivering best practice youth mentoring to over 2000 at risk young people Australia wide
• Permanent full-time position - This can be a Remote / Work From Home role, with occasional travel to Sydney office

About Raise:

At Raise we exist to help young people. We do one thing, and we do it really well – youth mentoring.

Our best-practice program is proven to make positive and sustained change. Mentoring empowers young people to be resilient, connected and hopeful for the future. We match trained and trusted volunteers with teenagers who would benefit most from an independent, caring adult who is there to listen and show up just for them.

Our early intervention youth mentoring program is currently in over 180 high schools across Australia and available online. This translates to over 2,000 young people matched with a qualified mentor.

Join our village of passionate people who care deeply about young people and making a meaningful impact through mentoring. Enjoy a flexible, positive and collaborative work environment where you can make a meaningful difference.

About the Role:

As our PR & Communication Manager you will play a critical role in supporting Raise to meet its organisational objectives through impactful public relations and communications activity.

Reporting to the Head of Brand, you will be responsible for developing and executing PR strategies to increase Raises’ brand for key strategic projects, particularly to attract mentees, mentors and funding partners. This will include creating external and internal messaging, sourcing real life stories, working with high profile ambassadors, engaging with internal and external stakeholders, and effectively seeking and managing media opportunities nationally and locally to enhance Raise’s public profile.

Other responsibilities of the role can be found in the Position Description.

About you:

We are looking for someone who:

• Has a genuine interest in the wellbeing of young people facing profound challenges in their lives
• Has relevant qualifications in marketing and public relations
• Has proven success in marketing communications and meeting PR goals
• Has experience in PR planning and developing communications
• Has strong capability to represent Raise to key media and journalists
• Has excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Has outstanding presentation skills
• Has relevant market/industry knowledge
• Possesses excellent organisational skills and a commitment to CRM usage
• Is influential, inspiring and motivating
• Takes initiative and is results orientated
• Is organised, has excellent attention to detail and strong time management skills
• Has the ability to work independently and as part of a small collaborative team
• Possesses excellent IT skills including Microsoft Office 365, Salesforce, and cloud-based systems
• Has a warm and friendly approach
• Is reliable, committed and dedicated
• Shows honesty and integrity, and leads by example
• Shows respect of privacy and confidentiality
• Has experience as a Raise Mentor (ideal)
• Is willing to undergo the Raise selection process including appropriate youth safety checks

Our Values:

At Raise, we have six values that express our shared understanding of what we believe, how we would like others to see our personality, what we aspire to as an organisation, and how we aim to behave:

• Be Courageous – we are imaginative, driven, progressive, confident
• Show Heart – we are kind, passionate, sincere, empathetic
• Give Respect – we believe in acceptance, equity, inclusivity
• Apply Integrity – we operate with authenticity, accountability, transparency
• Bring Vitality – we are positive, fun, energetic, inspiring
• Deliver Excellence – we are evidence-based, responsive, consistent, experts in our industry

Interested? 

Please submit your application which should include a cover letter addressing the selection criteria.