Memberships and Events Coordinator

**Key Position Information**
**Business Unit**:Governance**

Location**:Sydney, NSW**

Reports To**: Manager, Communications and Memberships**

Status**: Fixed Term, Full Time (35 hours / week)**

Salary **SCHADS Level 4 pay point 1**
**$70,000K-$75,000 plus superannuation, commensurate with experience (not-for-**
**profit salary packaging available)**

Delegation **Category TBC (total budget to be determined)**
Direct reports**:NIL
**About AbSec**
AbSec - NSW Child, Family and Community Peak Aboriginal Corporation is the peak Aboriginal organisation in the
NSW child and family welfare sector. We provide an Aboriginal perspective on child protection and out-of-home
care policy to the NSW Government and support the Aboriginal community-controlled sector to deliver effective
services for Aboriginal children and families. We are a not-for-profit, incorporated community organisation,
governed by an all-Aboriginal board.

AbSec Learning and Development Centre (AbSec LDC), is our subsidiary organisation and a registered training
organisation. AbSec LDC is the only registered training organisation in NSW owned and managed by Aboriginal
people in the child and family support sector, offering recognised qualifications in disability support, family welfare
and child protection, as well as governance, leadership and management.

Our Vision
Aboriginal children and young people are looked after in safe, thriving Aboriginal families and communities and
are raised strong in spirit and identity, with every opportunity for lifelong wellbeing and connection to culture.

Our Principles
- **Acknowledgement and respect **- acknowledging the diversity of all Aboriginal nations and respecting

traditional owners of the land, constantly reminded by Elders, and cultural knowledge of communities to
inform our action
- **Professionalism and integrity **- acting with the highest level of professionalism for our communities,

ensuring our integrity will not be compromised in striving for the provision of quality, culturally responsive
and accessible supports
- **Self-determination **- ensuring that our focus is underpinned by the rights of Aboriginal people to make

decisions that impact their lives, recognising the interests of Aboriginal children, young people, families and
carers, and communities in all that we do
- **Independence and solutions focused **- serving the interests of Aboriginal children, young people, families,

people with disability, communities and the organisations that support them to deliver holistic approaches
to issues impacting them
- **Transparency and commitment **- remaining committed to our people in everything we do, ensuring our

actions are clear and promoted at every opportunity

**Role Purpose**
The Membership and Events Coordinator supports the Communications and Memberships team in driving
membership growth through recruiting, supporting and retention of members, as well as engaging with members
to ensure participation in AbSec activities and events. The role also plans, organises and runs AbSec’s
organisational and member events to ensure that each year the events are innovative, fresh and engaging.***

**Position Requirements**
Minimum of 1 year demonstrated experience working in a similar role, delivering events with stakeholder
engagement.

**Function Accountabilities**
**Operational** Oversee the planning, organising and running of AbSec events, including the AbSec

conference, the annual NAIDOC event, AbSec awards and smaller events such as giveaways
and competitions.

Support in the development of promotional material and communications for AbSec events
Oversee the planning, organising and running of members events, including the AbSec

Annual General Meeting, Special General Meetings and Forums.
Contribute to the development of strategy for memberships, including for recruitment and

retention by identifying new opportunities to attract and engage AbSec members.
Maintain membership database and act as a first point of contact for membership inquiries.
Manage yearly membership renewal process, payments and supporting the AbSec board in

approving new memberships.
Update all necessary membership paperwork as well as membership listings as per ORIC

requirements, inclusive of year membership renewal processing and payments.
Contribute to the development of strategy for memberships, including for recruitment and

retention by identifying new opportunities to attract and engage AbSec members.
Communicate relevant and necessary information and initiatives to current and prospective

members including annual member survey.
Undertake other duties within the scope of this role, as directed

**Organisational** Work collaboratively with AbSec teams to ensure membership and events activities have
**Contribution **relevant input.

Consistently acts in accordance with AbSec’s values, challenges practices inconsistent with
these values and uses values as a basis managing relationships and decision-maki