People & Talent Advisor at Havas | Bachelor of Commerce in International Business and Management
Overview
Over the past 20+ years HAVAS Red has established itself as a leader in the Australian communications industry. With Aussie team members in 3 offices and 5 locations, we have the scale to develop hyper local, national, regional, and global campaigns. Brisbane forms a strategic hub for our agency, both in providing on-the-ground client activation and counsel, and in helping execute national client programs in partnership with team members from across the country.
Our Brisbane team serves a mix of local and national clients (spanning consumer and corporate verticals), a small but mighty team with large ambitions, and plenty of new and untapped growth opportunities. We are committed to accelerating our growth and investment in the city – which is where you come in. This is a chance for the successful candidate to shape the future of our Brisbane and Queensland offering with the support of our highly successful and established agency behind it.
This Newly Created Role Will Serve Many Purposes
Drive the vision, evolution, and growth of our Brisbane offering, all with the support of an established executive team and national staff
Identify, unlock, and ingrain new Queensland-based clients to establish a larger portfolio of local business
Provide additional scale for HAVAS Red's existing national clients and team members
Be our face and key stakeholder in Brisbane across local team members, Red's national ELT, and the broader HAVAS Village agencies
Own the commercial and P&L responsibilities, as well as staff and hiring decisions
Work in partnership with local team members and HAVAS Red SLT to ensure a positive, exciting, and high-powered culture
Contribute to the overall creative excellence and commercial outcomes of HAVAS Red Australia
The Type Of Qualities We're Looking For
A proven PR or communications leader who's still hungry to take the next step in their career
Highly connected in Brisbane/Queensland among brand and businesses communities, with a track record of building lasting relationships and sourcing new client opportunities
An entrepreneurial spirit with the ambition (and thick skin) to build, shape, and grow a team
A natural and inspiring leader – confident, decisive and energetic
A vision for the future of earned communications and the role that HAVAS Red can play for our client partners
Inherently strategic and creative in solving challenges for clients and teams
A willing partner for some of the best practitioners in the business across all functions of the agency
Calm under pressure and with a capacity to manage varying business priorities
Open, honest and always acts with integrity
Key Responsibilities In Detail
Client Service Excellence
Work with the local team SLT and teams to set and uphold standards in client service
Drive account planning processes – ensure quality plans are developed, implemented and regularly reviewed to ensure we have strategies in place on all client business to achieve our objectives
Establish a co-operative culture between other agency teams as needed
Foster a shared agenda with clients, inspiring them and giving them the confidence to be adventurous
Profile & Marketing
Lead an effective marketing plan to raise the profile of HAVAS Red's Brisbane office with business and trade media and bodies across Australia and the region
Ensure your personal brand is prominent in the local business community as well as PR and marketing industries
Support the agency with meeting award targets and other marketing milestones
Business Development
Drive Brisbane's efforts in new business, seeking out prime opportunities and leading and managing teams to convert pitches.
Actively look for and deliver on opportunities to grow existing business by building client relationships
Establish accurate financial forecasting and plans to deliver against budgets
Identify and realize other opportunities to increase revenue
Team Leadership and Development
An internal figurehead who will inspire, set direction and lead by example
Partner with SLT and local team members to develop a Brisbane vision and thriving agency team culture
Convey the agency's offering, philosophy and vision to clients and potential recruits
Partner with the SLT to ensure best practice processes are in place
Effective line-management of all direct reports – deliver regular and constructive feedback, identify strategies for developing individuals
Develop and foster strong relationship with senior leaders across HAVAS Village
Driving Creative Excellence
Partner with SLT to ensure the right Creative infrastructure is in place to enable the delivery of ambitious ideas
Create the context to do great work across Brisbane and related teams
Build client appetite to buy ambitious ideas
Be an inspiring purveyor of great ideas who can ultimately deliver on them
At Havas, we are committed to building a future that is inclusive to all, where you can bring your whole self to work and feel valued, respected, and supported to succeed. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds, identities, beliefs, age, and abilities, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, to apply for this or any role with us.
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Business Development and Sales
Industries
Public Relations and Communications Services
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