Operations / Marketing Manager
About Us
Playground Ideas is a ground-breaking non-profit organisation that uses open source design to help communities all over the world create stimulating and creative play opportunities for their children. It does this by providing free online resources that support and teach communities to plan, design, build and maintain awesome play spaces using locally sourced and recycled materials.
Playground Ideas has to date supported communities in 143 countries to impact over 2.5 million children, and we are growing rapidly and diversifying the services that we provide, including working with schools and child care centres in Australia and globally, to help maximise children's learning and development.
In 2019 we launched a social enterprise, Nüdel Kart, a deconstructable, mobile play kart that can be reconfigured in endless ways to encourage self-directed learning. It contains research-backed specially selected materials to stimulate children’s development. Since then we have delivered globally and launched a follow up product called the Nüdel Rover.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a fast paced nimble team in an exciting time of post covid growth.
The foundations have been laid and we are on the road to scale, we need your passion, integrity and experience to take us to the next level.
Playground Ideas is a ground-breaking non-profit organisation that uses open source design to help communities all over the world create stimulating and creative play opportunities for their children. It does this by providing free online resources that support and teach communities to plan, design, build and maintain awesome play spaces using locally sourced and recycled materials.
Playground Ideas has to date supported communities in 143 countries to impact over 2.5 million children, and we are growing rapidly and diversifying the services that we provide, including working with schools and child care centres in Australia and globally, to help maximise children's learning and development.
In 2019 we launched a social enterprise, Nüdel Kart, a deconstructable, mobile play kart that can be reconfigured in endless ways to encourage self-directed learning. It contains research-backed specially selected materials to stimulate children’s development. Since then we have delivered globally and launched a follow up product called the Nüdel Rover.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a fast paced nimble team in an exciting time of post covid growth.
The foundations have been laid and we are on the road to scale, we need your passion, integrity and experience to take us to the next level.
About the role
Reports and works directly to the Founder and CEO and no two days are the same. This is a crucial role in the organisation and you will be fully supported to achieve the goals with access to the full team: CEO, lawyer, accountant, designer, sales :
Reports and works directly to the Founder and CEO and no two days are the same. This is a crucial role in the organisation and you will be fully supported to achieve the goals with access to the full team: CEO, lawyer, accountant, designer, sales :
- Project managing the whole team including contractors, CEO and board
- Developing and implementing business, sales and marketing plans;
- Operations: support CEO with production of Nüdel including assisting with material ordering, logistics, safety and compliance.
- End of month reporting including board reports, funders reports, AGM and Annual report with support from our accountant.
- Budget management process in consultation with CEO;
- Engaging with and executing distribution and reseller agreements with our legal support
- Manage / coordinate all marketing functions with CEO and in-house designer; including CRM, conferences/events, workshops, social media, PR and print media;
- Support CEO with business and partnership development from philanthropic donors and large commercial and not for profit organisations, to international distributors;
- Oversee elements of the sales function and meeting key sales targets (with contractor assistance). Includes creating and maintaining leads through to sales conversion;
- Analysis and reporting of key marketing data, importantly with a key focus on ROI;
- Some admin and support work for the CEO such as invoicing and calendar management as well as process and system implementation
About you
- Tertiary qualifications in operations, communications, marketing, sales or similar;
- Have relevant experience, (a minimum of 5 years) in an operations focused role including Marketing
- An experienced marketing generalist with strong commercial acumen;
- A passion for play-based learning
- Love diversity;
- Can work autonomously and support others ;
- Self-motivated;
- Happy to get your hands dirty;
- Can’t isn’t in your vocabulary, if you haven’t done it before, we will give you the tools if you’re willing to give it a go and learn it;
- Super organised and love a spreadsheet; multitasking is your middle name;
- Have great communication skills including written and verbal;
- Great presentation skills.
And just remember, you don’t have to tick all the boxes. We are looking for someone that has experience in the corporate sector, can switch from strategy to execution, and is willing to give anything a go.
What we can offer
- Flexible working environment in a creative studio space in Brunswick East
- 4 days per week preferably with some WFH options
- Variety
- Interstate and international travel may be required from time to time
How to apply
Simply send your resume and cover letter to [email protected]
Put the code NUDEL2022 in the subject line.
We look forward to hearing from you
Put the code NUDEL2022 in the subject line.
We look forward to hearing from you
