15 March 2011

APESMA

This role is for an experienced professional to drive and manage marketing strategy and communication change. APESMA wishes to enhance the voice of its members in key public debate issues including infrastructure, renewable energy, skills shortage and health reform.

This will be a busy, diverse and challenging role incorporating all components of communications, marketing and media and in both a strategic and hands-on capacity.

Reporting to the CEOs, you will:

• be responsible for developing APESMA Group communications, both internal and external
• develop and execute a strategic communications and marketing plan, involving innovative web technologies and other delivery solutions
• lead and manage a small team of communications and publications staff and web specialists
• develop campaign strategy and manage media.

1. Successful leadership experience in communications and/or marketing, as well as a record of achievement in managing and providing strategic and tactical communication outcomes in a complex environment.

2. High level team leadership, liaison and coordination skills, including the ability to build a cohesive, responsive team that delivers excellent services and project outcomes, and the ability to work with a range of stakeholders, both internal and external.

3. Personal communications and marketing expertise and/or appropriate qualifications, including expertise in practical narrative development, in innovative use of web-based technologies and other contemporary communications platforms, and in database targeting/mining, segmenting and marketing techniques.

4. High level skills in strategic planning, resource management, managing budgets, project and contract management including high level skills in commercial & consultative negotiations.

5. High level strategic campaign and media management experience.

6. Experience in working with managers to resolve high priority, and often sensitive and complex matters, and the ability to work under competing pressures.

Flair and enthusiasm for communications and marketing.

Excellent written and oral communication.

Ability to communicate effectively both in a large group situation and on a one to one basis.

Ability to handle difficult, complex and confidential situations.

Ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines, prioritises workloads in a multi-task environment.

Excellent attention to detail, well organised and a problem solver.

Results driven team player.

$100,000 package, negotiable

For further information go to: http://www.apesma.asn.au/jobs/

Please forward a cover letter and resume to Chris Walton, CEO, APESMA, 163 Eastern Road South Melbourne, Vic 3205 or via email to jbroomhall@apesma.asn.au .

For more information please download the position description via www.apesma.asn.au/jobs.

5pm 21 March 2011

Chris Walton

Chief Executive

APESMA, 163 Eastern Road, South Melbourne

03 9695 8833

03 9695 8846

jbroomhall@apesma.asn.au

apesma.asn.au