Senior Marketing Manager (Maternity Leave Contract)

Orange Sky Australia; Coffs Harbour; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging up to $15,900 tax fed

Wellness initiatives

Educational/Professional development

Flexible work

Dog friendly offices

Parental leave

Job summary

Orange Sky Australia is seeking a senior marketing leader to drive our national and NZ marketing strategy. Reporting to the Director of Marketing & Transformation, you’ll lead a high-performing team, balance strategic planning with hands-on delivery, and manage internal requests from inception to delivery.

You’ll guide four direct reports, develop data-driven campaign insights, and ensure initiatives stay on budget and on schedule while advancing our mission to positively connect communities.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in a senior marketing role, including at least 5 years managing people.
• Relevant tertiary qualification to back up experience.
• Expertise across brand, digital/performance, media relations, content strategy and website management.
• Strong communication, influencing and mediation skills.
• Analytical mindset with ability to turn data into improved audience experiences.
• Outstanding planning, organisational and budgeting abilities.
• Innovative, future-focused mindset aligned to the cause.

Responsibilities

• Lead the strategy: develop and deliver FY28 alongside FY27 strategy.
• Manage and mentor four direct reports, prioritise work and foster high performance.
• Develop tactical execution strategies for a broad range of campaigns.
• Function as a high-volume internal service department for marketing and comms requests.
• Gather and translate data into insights, report outcomes, and adapt approaches.
• Oversee projects to ensure delivery on time and within budget.
• Collaborate with internal and external partners to meet targets.
• Be hands-on as needed to support the team.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic Marketing

Team Management

Campaign Management

Data Analysis

Budgeting

Stakeholder Engagement

Not-for-profit Marketing

Education

Tertiary Qualification

Job description

Job Description

About Orange Sky

Orange Sky exists to support Australians who are facing challenges in their lives, including homelessness, financial hardship, limited access to laundry facilities or temporary displacement due to a natural disaster. We are committed to being there when it’s needed most, offering free laundry services, warm showers and friendly chats with our volunteers. Our Marketing Team brings this mission to life by sharing powerful stories, building awareness, and inviting others to be part of the journey. Through creativity and connection, they help grow our community of supporters and ensure our mission to positively connect communities continues to shine.

The Role

Reporting to our Director of Marketing & Transformation, you’ll be the driving force behind developing and delivering our marketing strategy across both Australia and New Zealand. Leading an exceptional, high-performing team of marketing and communications professionals, you’ll balance big-picture strategic planning with a hands-on approach to manage internal requests, drive data-driven campaign insights, and keep our brand thriving. This is a 12-month, fixed-term maternity cover contract perfect for a strong leader who loves collaboration and making a genuine impact.

What you’ll be doing (in a nutshell)

• Leading the strategy: Delivering on our current FY27 marketing strategy and jumping straight into the development and delivery of our FY28 strategy.
• Guiding the team: Managing and mentoring four direct reports (Strategic Marketing Lead, Brand & Communications Manager, Digital Marketing Campaign Specialist, and Media & Content Manager), helping prioritise their work and fostering a high-performing team culture.
• Executing campaigns: Supporting and developing tactical execution strategies for a broad range of initiatives, audiences, and programs.
• Managing internal requests: Functioning as a high-volume internal service department, taking marketing and communications requests from inception to delivery.
• Driving data insights: Gathering and synthesising data to measure campaign effectiveness, report on outcomes, and provide smart recommendations to adapt our approach.
• Keeping on budget and time: Overseeing all marketing, communications, and product projects to ensure they are delivered efficiently, on time, and within budget.
• Managing stakeholders: Collaborating closely with a diverse mix of internal and external partners to achieve our marketing targets.
• Pitching in: Being ready and willing to take a detailed, hands-on approach whenever it’s needed to support the team.

What you bring to the table

• The experience: 8+ years of experience in a senior marketing role, including at least 5 years of experience directly managing people. Ideally, you've worked in a fast-paced environment like fundraising, the not-for-profit sector, or an agency.
• The qualifications: A relevant tertiary qualification to back up your years in the field.
• Marketing mastery: Excellent knowledge across the entire marketing and communications suite—from brand management and digital/performance to media relations, content strategy, and website management.
• Top-notch leadership: Exceptional communication, influencing, and mediation skills that allow you to connect with stakeholders at all levels.
• Analytical mindset: Strong reporting and analytical skills, with the ability to turn data into improved audience experiences.
• Project management chops: Outstanding planning and organisational skills, meaning you can easily prioritise, delegate, and manage budgets effectively.
• The mindset: You are innovative, future-focused, and possess a genuine passion for our cause and mission.

Why Join Orange Sky?

At Orange Sky, we want every person to be "Better for Being Orange". That is every one of our volunteers, friends, and supporters, all while working together towards delivering our mission of "Positively Connecting Communities". You not only get to work with an outstanding bunch of high-performing people, but you're supported to continue your own personal growth and development in an inclusive and flexible environment, with benefits including:

• A supportive, purpose-driven team that knows how to have fun
• An attractive and fair remuneration with salary packaging of up to $15,900 tax free per year
• A paid-out rewards scheme, additional gifted leave days & performance perk.
• Flexible approach to work
• Personal growth opportunities through our ‘My Career Pathway’
• Professional development fund (both formal and informal learning opportunities)
• Fitness Passport memberships on offer for you and your family to help support a healthy lifestyle;
• 6-12 weeks paid parental leave for primary care givers and 1 week for secondary caregivers, including superannuation in addition to the 18 weeks paid parental leave from the government. Plus support for parents returning to work;
• Orange Sky Australia has been recognised as an Inclusive Employer through DCA (Diversity Council Australia).
• Dog friendly offices - bring your (furry) best mate with you to work
• Additional leave including Orange Sky public holiday and gifted leave for high performance;
• Wellness initiatives and an Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• And the warm fuzzies that come from doing something that really matters

We are committed to facilitating a barrier-free recruitment process and work environment. If you require any accommodations, we welcome you to let us know so we can work with you to participate fully in our recruitment experience.

The successful candidate will be required to undergo a standard background and criminal record check prior to commencement that will be assessed on case by case basis.

Sound Interesting?

Read the Position Description here or using the link below for more information

Please contact Emma from the People & Engagement Team if you have any further questions at