Gift in Wills Coordinator

About the role

Join Our Team as a Gift in Wills Coordinator

Are you passionate about making a difference in children’s health? As our current Gift in Wills Coordinator steps into an exciting secondment role, we are now recruiting for a part-time (four days per week), 10-12-month fixed-term Gift in Wills Coordinator from late 2024/early 2025 to late November 2025.

The Role

The RCH Foundation Gift in Will (GIW) program aims to promote and solicit Gift in Wills to our donors and the wider community, and effectively steward already committed donors. The program generates significant income for the RCH Foundation and is a focus of the current strategic plan and growth agenda. The Gift in Wills Coordinator is responsible for soliciting and stewarding Gift in Wills donors and prospects, providing highest levels of donor care and providing administration support for estates. The role will contribute to and assist in the implementation of the GIW strategy, manage a portfolio of donors, seek out opportunities with Philanthropy team to co-manage and steward major donors/confirmed GIW donors, assist to coordinate key stewardship activities and events, and provide administration support in the management of Estates and endowments.

About You
- You are purpose driven and committed to the mission and values of the RCH Foundation
- You have a minimum of two years’ experience working as a fundraising and philanthropy professional, ideally with GIW experience
- You have demonstrated superior written and verbal communication skills, with an ability to exercise discretion in dealing with sensitive information and maintaining confidentiality at all times
- You are familiar with Microsoft Office Suite and, ideally, customer/donor management database software
- You have excellent administration skills
- You are confident in your work, but know when and how to consult others to keep work moving, to achieve the best results and to avoid risk
- You have a commitment to personal development

Key Selection Criteria
- Demonstrated excellent written and verbal communication skills with an ability to effectively negotiate
- Excellent phone manner, displaying a mature, ethical, professional manner that exhibits sensitivity, tact and discretion along with a commitment to a high standard of performance
- Demonstrated ability to build and maintain relationships with a diverse range of people
- Demonstrated ability to exercise discretion in dealing with sensitive information and maintain confidentiality at all times
- Demonstrated time management, organisational and planning skills, with the ability to be flexible, adapt to varying workloads and to effectively manage multiple tasks
- Ability to effectively prioritise and maintain excellent attention to detail at all times
- Demonstrated ability to take a forensic approach to donor research

Why Join Us?
- Be part of a highly supportive team which consistently rates its culture as one of the best things about working at the RCH Foundation
- Opportunities for professional growth and development
- The chance to make a real impact in the community
- A truly flexible hybrid working model
- Competitive salary and benefits package, including:

- Salary packaging (up to $15,900)
- Leave loading
- Three bonus days of leave between Christmas and New Year for the office close-down period
- Two additional days of leave per year to support staff wellbeing and mental health
- Two additional days of personal leave per year

Position Description : Position Description - GIW Coordinator

If you are ready to take on this exciting challenge and contribute to our mission, we would love to hear from you
- Download the position description.
- Include a cover letter addressing the selection criteria outlined in the position description. Applications which do not address the selection criteria will not be considered.

Application Deadline: 11pm on Sunday 8 December 2024

Join us and be a part of something meaningful. Together, we can make a difference

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Profession: #Fundraising
Sector: #Foundations_Trusts_and_Philanthropy