Marketing & Communications Manager

Fair Foundations; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Fair Foundations in New South Wales, Sydney, invites a Marketing & Communications Manager to lead the development and delivery of marketing and communications across the organisation. You will strengthen the brand, raise awareness of services and impact, and support fundraising and engagement efforts while supervising the Social Media & Content Coordinator.

Working cross-functionally, you''ll manage content, digital communications, media campaigns and use insights to drive continual

Qualifications

• Relevant qualification or equivalent experience in marketing, communications, media, digital engagement or a related field.
• Experience in campaign planning and content development.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to use insights and reporting to improve marketing activities.
• Understanding of brand and audience engagement principles.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and delivery of marketing and communications activity for Fair Foundations.
• Strengthen brand presence, raise awareness of services and impact.
• Support fundraising and community engagement priorities.
• Provide day-to-day supervision to the Social Media & Content Coordinator.
• Oversee content, digital communications, media and campaign activity and use insights to guide improvement.

Skills

Campaign planning

Content development

Brand management

Digital communications

Strong communication

Data-driven marketing

Audience engagement

Content strategy

Cross-channel messaging

Education

Marketing/Communications degree

Job description

Make a Difference and Create Opportunities

If you are looking for a once in a lifetime opportunity to lead transformational change in an organisations that is helping to shape local communities, contact Fair Foundations. With a history that spans over 50 years, our Mission is ‘Creating strong communities and fulfilling lives by disrupting the cycle of disadvantage in Fairfield and Greater Western Sydney’. Fair Foundations services include community development, case work, psychosocial and educational programs, disability services and children’s services.

About this opportunity:

Reporting to the Executive Manager Fundraising & Engagement (EMFE), the Marketing & Communications Manager leads the development and delivery of Fair Foundations’ marketing and communications activity. The role strengthens Fair Foundations’ brand presence, builds awareness of services and impact, and supports organisational priorities including fundraising and engagement, community awareness, service visibility and stakeholder communications. The role also provides day-to-day supervision and guidance to the Social Media & Content Coordinator. Working collaboratively across the organisation, the role oversees content, digital communications, media and campaign activity, using insights and reporting to guide continuous improvement.

About you:

You will bring to this role:

• Relevant qualification or equivalent experience in marketing, communications, media, digital engagement or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience in marketing and communications, including campaign planning, content development, brand management and digital communications.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to develop clear, compelling and audience-appropriate content across multiple channels.
• Experience using insights, data and reporting to assess marketing and communications performance and inform future activity.
• Strong understanding of brand, audience engagement, digital communications and content development principles
• Eligible Australian Working Rights (must reside in Australia)

The closing date for applications is Wednesday, 7 October 2026 at 11:59pm.

Applicants should include a cover letter addressing the attributes and skills listed in the Position Description with a current resume. Only applications with both cover letter and resume will be considered.

We review applications regularly so don’t hesitate to apply. However, we only contact applicants selected for interview.

Our workforce is as diverse as the communities we serve, and we encourage First Nations people as well as people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, of any faith or gender identity to apply. All Fair Foundations positions are subject to a Working with Children Check (WWCC) and a National Disability Insurance Scheme Worker Screening Check (NDISWC). Successful applicants will be required to complete the ‘National Child Safety Training’ provided by the Australian Government Department of Education prior to commencing in the role. This training can be accessed via the Departments learning portal https://learning.education.gov.au/user_login