Who are Wayahead?

Wayahead (Mental Health Association NSW) is an established and respected not-for-profit organisation dedicated to improving community mental health and wellbeing while actively reducing stigma and discrimination. Our vision is an equitable society that understands and values the best possible wellbeing and mental health of communities. At Wayahead, our people underpin everything we do - across all our programs, our teams are dedicated to making a positive impact through information, education, support, and advocacy. Our values of social justice, diversity and inclusion, accountability, empathy, and elevating lived experience guide our work and behaviours.

About the Role

We are seeking a dynamic Mental Health Promotion & Campaign Manager who will be responsible for mental health awareness campaigns, health promotion activities, and events.
Key responsibilities include:

• Planning, coordinating, and evaluating mental health promotion activities and campaigns, with a particular focus on Mental Health Month.
• Organising key events such as the Mental Health Matters Awards program.
• Developing and implementing mental health promotion, prevention, and early intervention strategies, including robust evaluation mechanisms.
• Building and maintaining strong internal and external stakeholder relationships.
• Providing creative direction and incorporating lived experience voices into mental health promotion campaigns through workshops and advisory groups.
• Acting as an advocate and spokesperson for Wayahead.

About You

Our ideal candidate will possess:

• 2 + years' experience in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of evidence-based health promotion activities.
• Experience in NFP, health, charities or lived in experience in mental health - highly desirable
• A tertiary qualification in population health, health promotion, public health, or a related field is highly desirable but not essential
• Demonstrated excellence in event coordination, project management, and logistics for large-scale campaigns, including ticketing and sales management for events.
• Proven confident and influencing communication skills.
• A track record of developing a social media strategy, content creation, and campaign outreach.
• Experience in creative direction and implementation in regard to content development, resources, and campaigns.
• High-level skills in stakeholder relationship management (government, community, corporate).
• The proven ability to work independently while managing competing priorities, and effectively as part of a team environment.

The Perks!

At Wayahead, we value our team and offer a supportive and rewarding work environment:

• Hybrid work environment.
• Flexible working arrangements, such as flexible start/finish times.
• Competitive salary under the Social, Community, Home Care & Disability Services Award (Level 6) plus superannuation.
• Salary packaging options ($15,899) through Community Business Bureau (CBB) which reduces taxable income and increases take-home pay.
• Generous Time in Lieu (TIL) arrangements.
• Additional leave days over the Christmas/New Year period, plus Birthday Leave and a Wellbeing Day.
• Employee Assistance Program and regular wellbeing events.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, individuals from different cultural backgrounds, LGTBQI people, and people with lived experience of mental illness and/or disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.

Relevant screening checks will be conducted as part of the recruitment process which include National Police Background Checks and may also include Working with Children background checks.

For candidates who progress through our screening process, we are obliged to ensure that all candidates have the necessary legal right to work in Australia. We will require you to provide evidence prior to an interview.