Event Manager

Australian Land Conservation Alliance; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 88,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Australian Land Conservation Alliance in Sydney (NSW) is seeking an Events Manager to lead and coordinate the organisation's events, including a flagship annual conference and related workshops. The role supports policy, nature finance, and capacity-building agendas, with flexible office/home arrangements.

Ideal candidates are highly organized, proactive, and capable of delivering high-quality events within budget. Strong communication and collaboration across a dispersed team are essential.

Qualifications

• High-impact event management experience with demonstrated outcomes.
• Ability to manage budgets and timelines for multiple events.
• Excellent communicator with strong interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support delivery of events across ALCA's agendas.
• Deliver flagship conference and other workshops, in-person or virtual.

Skills

Event management

Budget management

Communication

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

Australian Land Conservation Alliance – Sydney NSW

• Join a dynamic and growing non-profit organisation dedicated to making a meaningful and lasting impact on nature. Leverage your exceptional skills in events management in delivering ALCA's premier nature event, as well as other public and internal convenings
• Full time, 9 month contract (Nov 26 - July 27), salary range $87,838 to $104,9788 (per annum) plus superannuation, flexible arrangements
• Melbourne or Sydney preferred with a flexible arrangement between office and home set up

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Events Manager role presents a unique opportunity to apply your events management skills to work that supports real, lasting outcomes for nature. The position supports ALCA's mission by delivering high-impact events that strengthen the capability, connectivity and influence of Australia's land conservation sector. The Events Manager is responsible for leading on and supporting the delivery of all events across ALCA's policy, nature finance and capacity building agendas. These include ALCA's flagship annual multi-day conference being delivered as a Global Congress co-hosted with the International Land Conservation Network in 2027, one-day Conservation Finance Intensive and other workshops as well as regular smaller virtual and in person convenings.

ABOUT YOU

You are a highly organised, self-motivated and proactive professional with strong event management experience and a proven ability to deliver high-quality outcomes. You manage your time effectively, confidently balancing multiple projects and meeting tight deadlines and budgets without compromising attention to detail. Creative and adaptable, you respond well to changing priorities and bring practical, solutions-focused thinking. You are an excellent communicator with strong interpersonal skills, able to build trusted relationships, and you thrive in a small, dynamic organisation, working equally well independently and as part of a geographically dispersed team.

ABOUT ALCA

The Australian Land Conservation Alliance is the peak national body for nature conservation. We exist to scale the protection, management and restoration of nature. We unite and represent organisations actively caring for nature on private and non government land. As a peak body, we amplify their collective voice and impact and shape the conditions that make their work powerful and enduring.

We are a small, flexible and nimble organisation. Working with ALCA represents a unique opportunity to work across a broad and diverse sector implementing meaningful policy change, driving investment and building sector capability that will have lasting impact for nature. See alca.org.au.

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