Major Gifts Coordinator

**Major Gifts Coordinator**
- An international charity that offers thousands of people much needed support during critical times of need
- A new role that will build and cultivate relationships with an existing portfolio of major donors
- Based in Lewisham with hybrid working opportunities available
- Opportunities for professional development and mentorship from a highly experienced philanthropic manager

**About the Organisation**

Our client has a clear mission to; help the less fortunate and advocate for social justice. With over 60 000 members and volunteers, they work hard to assist people to combat social injustice across Australia.

**About the Role**

The Major Gifts Coordinator will be responsible for developing and managing their own portfolio of existing major donors and prospects, providing cultivation and stewardship plans and soliciting gifts.

The role will include working with the Philanthropy Manager to research and develop tailored proposals to prospective donors, implement a major donor giving plan, develop personal stewardship techniques to retain and upgrade donors and create and execute highly curated, intimate major donor cultivation events.

This role presents a great opportunity for a fundraiser who is looking to take their next step within their career by building on their experience within major gifts, whilst also working for a large well-known charity.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Plan, organise and manage a portfolio of major donors to achieve revenue growth and targets to support the organisation’s fundraising objectives
- Develop an innovative major donor journey and framework to energise existing major donors and attract prospects
- Build relationships with major donors through careful nurturing, listening, engaging, using discretion to gain trust and provide positive donor experience
- Undertake extensive research of known and potential high-net-worth supporters that are aligned with the cause
- Develop tailored proposals to prospect, major donors,
- Develop and monitor the donor journey, ensuring that each key touchpoints encourage engagement
- Proactively manage regular gift solicitation conversations and meetings with major donors
- Coordinate private online and in-person events and tours as and when required
- Work with the internal and external stakeholders to coordinate and deliver the Christmas and Winter major giving appeals
- Collaborate closely with the wider fundraising and marketing team to develop marketing materials and to collaborate on opportunities for further relationship development and streamline the donor experience

**Skills & Experience**
- Demonstrated fundraising experience either supporting a team or managing donors within major gifts, mid-value, bequests, or other revenue streams
- Excellent interpersonal skills including the ability to build and cultivate relationships over time
- Confident and forward-thinking
- Strategic thinking and detail orientated
- Self-motivated with excellent time management
- Superb written and verbal communication skills
- Passion, interest and enthusiasm to work for a charity
- Valid NSW Drivers license is preferred (due to the nature of travel within this role)

**Application Process**

Beaumont People has been contracted to recruit this role on behalf of the client, therefore please direct all queries to Kristina at Beaumont People.