Digital Events and Community Engagement Lead

Sane; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging benefits

Flexible working environment

Wellbeing leave

Job summary

SANE Australia, based in Melbourne, is seeking a Digital Events and Community Engagement Lead to expand its online presence through webinars, digital events and learning sessions. Reporting to the Head of Communications, you will manage end-to-end delivery of the digital events program, ensuring alignment with priorities and delivering value for participants.

The role emphasizes practical, accessible content for people affected by complex mental health issues, with a focus on engagement,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Communications, Marketing, Public Health or equivalent.
• At least 3 years' demonstrated experience coordinating webinars, virtual events, educational programs or community engagement activities.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver SANE's annual digital events and webinar strategy.
• Lead planning, coordination and delivery of webinars, online information sessions and digital learning opportunities.
• Ensure digital events provide practical, relevant information for people affected by complex mental health issues and their supporters.
• Increase participation and audience growth through planning, promotion and stakeholder engagement.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Event coordination

Webinar delivery

Education

Bachelor's degree in Communications, Marketing, Public Health or equivalent

Job description

Digital Events and Community Engagement Lead

SANE Australia

An exciting opportunity to work with a leading digital mental health, adding value with your professional engagement and collaboration skills!

• Full time, permanent
• Salary packaging benefits- able to reduce your taxable income
• Flexible working environment

Are you ready to make a difference in the mental health sector?

SANE is committed to creating a brighter future for Australians affected by complex mental health issues, by ending mental health inequity and social and economic exclusion. We provide free digital mental health support services and run a variety of mental health awareness, stigma reduction, research, and advocacy programs. We support diverse workforce segments, including those living with complex mental health issues, and the broader community. We are 100+ people with a volunteer work force of circa 60 people.

Reporting into the Head of Communications, this role plays an important role in growing SANE’s community and strengthening ongoing engagement by using webinars, digital events and engagement to reach new audiences and build deeper relationships with existing community members.

You would be responsible for growing the strategic planning, coordination, delivery and evaluation of SANE's digital events and webinar program. It leads the end-to-end management of SANE's webinars, online information sessions, learning events, lived experience conversations, sector engagement activities and other virtual events, ensuring they are aligned with organisational priorities and deliver value for participants.

Key responsibilities of this role include:

• Develop and deliver SANE's annual digital events and webinar strategy, ensuring activities align with organisational priorities, model of care, audience needs and strategic objectives.
• Lead the planning, coordination and delivery of high-quality webinars, online information sessions, digital learning opportunities and virtual engagement events.
• Ensure SANE's digital events provide practical, relevant and engaging information for people affected by complex mental health issues, their families, carers and supporters.
• Increase participation, engagement and audience growth across SANE's webinar and digital events program through effective planning, promotion and stakeholder engagement.

About You:

• Bachelor's degree in Communications, Marketing, Public Health or equivalent.
• At least 3 years' demonstrated experience coordinating webinars, virtual events, educational programs or community engagement activities.
• Minimum 3 years' experience supporting and coordinating presenters, facilitators or subject matter experts.
• Strong project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects and stakeholders simultaneously.
• Excellent organisational and planning skills with strong attention to detail.
• Highly developed stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills.

Please note: All SANE employees are required to complete compliance checks including a National Police Check and Working with Children's Check.

What’s in it for you?

• A friendly and collaborative environment
• Additional days of wellbeing leave each year

SANE is an Equal Opportunity Employer and we are proud champions of lived experience. We encourage applicants of all backgrounds, including people with lived experience of complex mental health, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities, people from CALD and LGBTQIA+ communities, and people of all ages to apply.

Job Summary

SANE Australia

Applications close: 12:59 PM GMT, 23rd Nov 2026