Philanthropy Specialist

3 weeks ago

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Médecins Sans Frontières Australia & Médecins Sans Frontières New Zealand Full time

Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) is an international, independent, medical humanitarian organisation that delivers emergency aid to people affected by conflict, epidemics, disasters or exclusion from healthcare. MSF's actions are guided by medical ethics and the principles of impartiality, independence and neutrality.

Benefits of working with MSF Australia

  • Flexible & hybrid working arrangements
  • Salary packaging plus insurance benefits & allowances
  • Annual salary review
  • Annual performance review
  • Annual personal training budget & LinkedIn learning Licence
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Headspace membership
  • Strong culture of diversity and inclusion
  • Additional leave & purchased leave options
  • Novated lease & retail discount benefits
  • Monthly Friday afternoons off

Responsibilities of the role

Reporting to the Philanthropy Manager - Major Giving, this collaborative role will drive revenue through building and maintaining strong relationships with high-net-worth individuals, as well as identifying prospective donors and philanthropic opportunities. You will be accountable for soliciting gifts, cultivating and stewarding a portfolio of high-value donors, and managing associated research, reporting, and administration.

Your delivery of high-touch, creative, and bespoke relationship-focused fundraising activities will strengthen our philanthropic journey. This role will also contribute to transforming MSFA's systems and processes and shifting towards a more propositional approach with donors.

Additionally, you will support the Philanthropy team in developing and executing strategies, contribute to discussions, and collaborate with the broader Engagement department to ensure the effective delivery of fundraising targets and initiatives.

What you will bring

As a donor-facing fundraiser, you will be confident in engaging with donors and motivated to meet fundraising targets. You will be eager to develop your career in a global humanitarian aid organisation and ideally demonstrate:

  • Proven experience in relationship or campaign fundraising
  • Knowledge of broad fundraising principles and industry practices
  • Ability to build effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders
  • Strong communication and social skills, with the ability to articulate complex ideas clearly and concisely

Applications

Click the Apply button to upload your resume and cover letter. Applications will be reviewed as received.

At MSF Australia, our culture is founded on five core values: Transparency, Respect, Understanding of Diversity, Stepping In, and Collaboration.

We believe in T.R.U.S.T as essential to our operations, and these values flow from the trust we build. MSF Australia is committed to fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion, and creating a culture of belonging for all staff. We encourage First Nations peoples, LGBTQIA+ communities, individuals from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, and those living with disabilities to apply. Reasonable adjustments for the recruitment process can be requested by contacting MSFA Human Resources at +61 2 8570 609 or MSFAOfficeRecruitment@sydney.msf.org.

MSF Australia has Child Protection and COVID-19 vaccination policies. All employees must comply, and a criminal background check will be required during recruitment. A criminal record does not automatically disqualify candidates.

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