Fundraising Manager

Contribute to protecting and restoring rainforests for wildlife, climate, people, and the planet by rolling up your sleeves as Fundraising Manager to develop further develop a fundraising program.
- **Roll up your sleeves and use your expertise to further develop a fundraising program.**:

- **Vital cause protecting and restoring rainforests for wildlife, climate, people and the planet.**

**About the Organisation**:
A charity protecting and restoring rainforests for wildlife, climate, people, and the planet by providing opportunities for donors, businesses, and governments to contribute to their successful land purchase and protection, and rainforest restoration programs.

**The Role - Fundraising Program Manager**

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Reporting to the CEO and working with a small close-knit team, the Fundraising Manager will play a vital role in reviewing the organisation’s fundraising efforts and developing, implementing, and overseeing a multi-faceted annual fundraising portfolio.

This is a role well suited to a fundraiser who can think strategic but is equally able to roll their sleeves and get involved with the day to day operations to help develop a program that has huge scope to grow.

As the Fundraising Manager, you will shape and implement the fundraising strategy and create the donor journey across multiple fundraising streams with a focus on developing an individual giving strategy and appeals program to acquire, engage, inspire and retain donors.

This is a unique opportunity for a data-driven fundraiser, with expertise in campaign management to really make this role their own. It will suit a fundraiser who would is passionate about the environment, is a self-starter and eager to take the next step in their career. This role can be worked remotely with occasional travel to the Northern NSW office.

**As Fundraising Program Manager, you will be responsible for**:

- Develop and implement a comprehensive fundraising strategy that is linked to the organisation’s KPIs
- Manage and support activities of the fundraising team including face-to-face and peer-to-peer fundraising activities
- Manage the donor development cycle including donor identification, cultivation, solicitation and acknowledgment
- Influence the design and management of the recurring monthly giving (RMG) program so that profitably meets donor needs and is aligned to the mission and purpose
- Support the provision of regular communications for new and existing donors, including newsletters, website, social media content and EDMs
- Ensure ongoing cultivation, solicitation and stewardship of existing donors and supporters
- Set, monitor and report on targets across the program including ongoing tracking of income and expenditure against budgets
- Oversee the maintenance and accuracy of the fundraising database
- Identify areas of improvement within day-to-day activities that are inhibiting growth and as a result, recommend and implement changes
- Support prospect development activities and the movement of donors and prospects between the mid and major donor levels

**Skills and Attributes**
- Experience in a similar fundraising, marketing or sales role
- Experience working with a CRM system/database
- A diverse fundraising background with the ability to grow
- Experience and expertise in developing relationships and crafting communications plans
- Highly developed written and verbal communication skills
- High level project management skills
- Experience in working to, and exceeding financial targets
- Knowledge of digital fundraising tools and media
- Understanding of the not-for-profit sector and best practice relationship-based fundraising
- Ability to work in a cross-functional structure
- A flexible self-starter who is resourceful and uses their initiative
- Entrepreneurial mindset, creative problem solver, solutions driven

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