Advocacy and Impact Program Lead

Location: VIC - SBK HWT Tower 40 City Road Southbank

What's the role?

The Advocacy & Impact Program Lead plays a central role in driving the successful planning, coordination and delivery of Advocacy & Impact activity across a complex, multi-stakeholder business. Sitting at the centre of campaign execution, this role ensures priorities are aligned, stakeholders are accountable and projects move forward with clarity, pace and commercial focus.

This is an important coordination and delivery role for someone who can navigate News Australia, bring structure to a complex operating environment, manage competing priorities and keep multiple teams on track. The role requires elite navigational enterprise skills, exceptional organisational capability, sound judgment and the confidence to work across functions to ensure campaigns, content, partnerships and strategic initiatives are delivered on time and to a high standard.

This role is dedicated solely to this function. It reports to Head of Implementation and Trade Marketing with a dotted line to the National Advocacy Director.

Key responsibilities

• Manage the coordination and delivery of all Advocacy & Impact projects,

campaigns and operational priorities across the business

• Manage the editorial and commercial coordination of programs, ensuring

consistent communication across editorial teams and strong alignment and

collaboration with commercial stakeholders.

• Manage the editorial and commercial coordination of programs, driving

• alignment across internal teams, particularly the three commercial publishing
• teams around a national focus, and external stakeholders. Ensure consistent
• communication, clear ownership, well-defined timelines and successful
• outcomes.

• Build and maintain project timelines, status reports, action trackers and

delivery frameworks

• Manage multiple meeting schedules
• Proactively manage dependencies, risks and roadblocks to keep activity

progressing

• Ensure stakeholders remain accountable for deliverables, decisions and

deadlines

• Provide high-level visibility on project status including go to market

conversation tracking, delivery risks and operational priorities to senior

leadership

• Tracks go-to-market activity for Advocacy & Impact programs across the

Client Partnerships team to ensure a smooth sales process and to avoid client

conflicts.

• Develops the framework for post-campaign reporting, ensuring clear

• accountability across all stakeholders, while leading the editorial reporting
• stream, including the delivery of comprehensive editorial content reports
• Who are you?

• Significant experience in operations, project coordination or campaign delivery

within a fast-paced organisation

• Strong understanding of News workflows, campaign execution and

cross-functional stakeholder management

• Proven ability to manage multiple complex projects and deliver against tight

deadlines

• Highly developed organisational and planning skills, with strong attention to

detail

• Confident communicator with the ability to influence, follow up and drive

accountability across senior stakeholders

• Experience using project management platforms, workflow tools and reporting

systems

• Able to work independently, exercise judgement and maintain control in a

high-volume environment

Why News Corp Australia

Join a culture where innovation is our operating rhythm. You’ll work on a diverse portfolio of Australia’s most loved brands and play a pivotal role in leading the technological shift in how we create commercial content. Our vibrant, hybrid work environment and dynamic, values-driven culture empowers you to push boundaries, collaborate as one unified team, and make a positive, measurable impact for all Australians.

News Extras Benefits is a commitment to our people for their valued contribution to News, our audiences, clients and communities.

Our benefits include

Exclusively ours - Access to publications and products from across the News Corp family

Perks & discounts - Exclusive offers across a range of products and services that deliver genuine cost savings and benefits

Health & wellbeing - Advice, support and facilities for healthy minds and bodies (including an onsite gym at our Adelaide, Brisbane & Sydney offices)

Time off - News offers a range of leave options to support your personal needs and moments that matter in life: Parental leave, Birthday leave, Volunteer leave, Career break and Compassionate leave.

Financial wellbeing - Support on making the most of your money

In addition to our perks and benefits, employees have access to a number of initiatives and programs that support their wellbeing and professional growth, such as:

Helping you grow - Access tailored development opportunities, including leadership programs, to cultivate your skills and support your career

Giving back - Make a difference to our communities through volunteer opportunities and company-organised charity drives

Workplace Inclusion and facilities – Engage with your passions through various employee-resource groups and accessibility to multi-faith quiet rooms & parents’ rooms

Who are we?

We are proud to be Australia’s most impactful media group, we’re even prouder of what we stand for. Together, we inform, advocate and inspire all Australians, for a better Australia.

With over 150 brands across news, sport and lifestyle, News Corp Australia is trusted by over 18 million Australians a month to provide the information and inspiration they seek.

Renowned for world-class journalism and marketing services nationally and internationally, we offer a fast-paced environment that encourages individuals to take control of their future and challenge themselves in ever-changing fields.

In February 2025, News Corp Australia's National Client Partnerships Team was named Sales Team of the Year at the 2024 AdNews Agency of the Year Awards. This prestigious award is testament to the dedication, passion, and innovation that drive our talented team of Client Partnership professionals.

What’s next?

Apply now or for more information on careers at News Corp Australia visit www.newscorpaustralia.com/careers

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Diversity strengthens our national teams and newsroom as we seek to tell stories that represent the communities of Australia. Our people make us unique, and so we are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, religion, sexual orientation, age, disability or gender identity. Applicants of diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply!

We are committed to ensuring an accessible and supportive recruitment process. If you require any adjustments or accommodations at any stage, please do not hesitate to let us know here. In order for us to assist you, please ensure you include the role title you are applying for in the subject line. For more information regarding Diversity at NewsCorp Australia please visit www.newscorpaustralia.com/careers under the Diversity@News section.

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Client Partnerships