Fundraising Specialist

Responsible for identifying and responding to Trust and Foundations opportunities to increase fundraising income
- Build and manage key relationships with Trustees, Grant Managers and Private Ancillary Funds through face to face meeting to secure new income
- Communicate in person to funders in a timely manner the impact of their giving, including reporting against outputs, outcomes and deliverables of funded projects and programs.
- Provide regular reports to Head of Fundraising including performance against KPI’s, financial

data and other management information as required
- Collaborate with key internal stakeholders and multi dispensary team including Marketing, Brand and Communications to meet the needs of the business and to identify projects and programs requiring funding
- Develop high quality funding proposals attractive to the funder while keeping projects in line with organisational strategic objectives
- Keep up to date on the priorities of new and existing trusts and foundations and philanthropic donors, closely following relevant fundraising trends
- Represent client externally by promoting our work and developing productive financially sustainable relationships with stakeholders
- Maintain communication with past supporters about the lasting impact of their generosity
- Liaise with new contacts thought external meeting within Trusts and Foundations to advocate and build awareness of client organisation

Position

Description

Qualifications and Experience
Qualifications:

- Relevant tertiary qualifications or relevant industry experience

Skills & Experience:

- Previous fundraising experience (at least five year) demonstrating success in achieving

Trust and Foundation budgeted income
- Demonstrated ability to connect with supporters through meaningful face to face meetings and presentations to secure substantial multi year funding.
- Able to communicate clearly with quality sentence construction and oral skills with the ability to present ideas coherently
- High level of analytical and research skills including the ability to interpret and respond to funding guidelines and requirements
- A track record in the successful research, development and writing of trust funding submissions and proposals
- Proven project management skills with the ability to multitask across differing projects throughout the organisation involving both internal and external stakeholders
- Experience in developing and maintaining constructive stakeholder relationships while building and identifying new financially beneficial trust/donor connections
- Professionalism and attention to detail
- Demonstrated organisational skills including the ability to prioritise conflicting deadlines and the capability to work under pressure, including timely; proposal submissions, progress reporting and program acquittal
- A solid understanding of donor-centric care and a commitment to creating long-lasting financially beneficial relationships

Essential Conditions
Federal Police Clearance must be attained and declaration made of any future charges or convictions that could potentially affect your role within client organisation
May be required to travel intra or interstate with overnight stays (including weekends) on short notice.
This position description is not intended to be all-inclusive. This role may perform other related duties as required to meet the ongoing needs of the service and/or organisation.
Safety and Wellbeing
- Take reasonable care not to place at risk the health and safety of anyone in the workplace;
- Comply with all reasonable instructions and directions given for the purpose of work health and safety;
- Assist in the development and implementation of local work health and safety procedures;
- Report all workplace hazards and incidents to the direct manager/supervisor;
- Actively participate in work health and safety training and development activities;
- In the event that a hazard is not being appropriately controlled after reporting to the line manager/supervisor, report the hazard to the safety and wellbeing advisor/representative and/or work health and safety consultant;
- Advise the line manager/supervisor where a personal medical condition, injury or disability may lead to health and safety risks, including risks to clients, co-workers or others
- 2 days WFH and 2 days in the office? Yes at the start to get familiar with the business
- Do you have set days in the office you would prefer? No specific days would be happy to agree with the new team member
- And would you consider 30 hours over 5 days? Yes

**Job Types**: Full-time, Casual

**Salary**: Up to $100,000.00 per year

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift

Work Authorisation:

- Australia (preferred)

Ability to Commute:

- Brunswick, VIC 3056 (required)

Ability to Relocate:

- Brunswick, VIC 3056: Relocate before starting work (preferred)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Brunswick, VIC 3056