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Are you ready to use your marketing skills for good? We are looking for someone to make this advert better Is that you?
We're looking for someone who's excited to join a not-for-profit, worker-owned cooperative and lead all aspects of our external marketing from print to digital and everything in between (including platforms we haven't even thought of yet).
* 4 days per fortnight
* Flexible working arrangements
* 6-month fixed term contract with extension possible in new FY
* Located in South Hobart (must be worked locally)
* $32.91 per hour
* Role to commence January 2026
* Dynamic, fascinating and super cool worker's cooperative
About us
Resource is a national leader in waste minimisation and we've been doing it for over 30 years. As a worker-owned, not-for-profit cooperative, we collaborate with communities, businesses, and local governments to create sustainable, best-practice waste solutions. Our work includes running our retail store, building yard, timber upcycling, e-waste processing, electrical testing, collectables research and sales, computer upcycling and online sales (and maybe more areas in the future).
We're committed to transparency, affordability, and community engagement - helping our customers with greener solutions and diverting as much as we can from landfill.
About the role
This is a newly created position and a chance to shape our voice and build a cohesive marketing presence for all of the goings on at the Tip Shop on behalf of the entire Cooperative. You'll develop and implement a Marketing Strategy and deliver outcomes through activities such as:
* Branding and visual identity
* Social media management
* Media engagement (in collaboration with Coordinators)
* Posters, signage, and campaign materials
* Stakeholder and community engagement
You'll collaborate across departments, bring creative ideas to the table, and help us share the Resource story far and wide.
This role is currently 31 Hours per fortnight on a 6-month contract with the ability to extend in the new financial year. Hours and times are flexible with the ability to work in a way that suits your lifestyle.
Interviews will be conducted early December with the role to commence in January.
Employment requirements
* A pre-employment medical will be required.
* White Card (can be obtained after offer of position)
Key selection criteria
Essential criteria:
* Proven experience managing digital platforms and communication tools.
* Qualifications in communications, marketing, public relations or a related field.
* Strong written and visual communication skills.
* Ability to manage multiple stakeholders and projects.
* Organised, proactive and self-motivated.
* Experience in developing marketing strategies, and brand management.
* Ability to attend evening meetings approximately once a month, and occasional events outside work hours.
* Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to communicate with diverse audiences.
* Willingness to work within the context of a worker-owned, democratically run cooperative.
Desirable criteria:
* Understanding of or experience with cooperatives and consensus decision making.
* Personal commitment to the principles and practices of waste minimisation and reuse.
Benefits of working at Resource
One of the most exciting aspects of joining a worker's cooperative is the ability to contribute ideas and participate in decisions that guide the current and future strategic direction of the cooperative. Working at Resource allows you to make a difference in the world, by tackling a range of waste challenges, working with like-minded people and showing how well the cooperative model can work.
All workers at Resource have the opportunity to expand into different roles or work areas, as they arise and depending on interest and skills, with the potential to work additional days in other roles. Resource provides and supports a range of training and upskilling opportunities.
Being fair, non-discriminatory and respectful are important elements of the Resource culture and core values. We value diversity and inclusion and apply these principles in our work place and throughout our recruitment processes. Resource actively encourages applications from people with a diverse range of experiences, ages and backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, people with different abilities, people who identify as LGBTIQA+ and people from linguistically and culturally diverse backgrounds.
For further information about the role refer to the position description attached below, contact Mona or Tamika (HR) at or phone