Philanthropy Officer

**About Scope**

Scope’s purpose is to create meaningful opportunities for people with disability to belong and thrive. We support people with physical, intellectual and multiple disabilities to achieve their goals. Scope is a registered provider under the NDIS and delivers a range of services including supported independent living, short term accommodation (respite), social connections, lifestyle options, therapy and employment services in over 420 service locations across Victoria and NSW.

**About Your Role**

Scope has an exciting and unique opportunity for a Philanthropy Officer to work within our Marketing Division.

Reporting to the Fundraising and Philanthropy Manager, this role is responsible for the development or warm and strong relationships with both donors and non-donors to increase philanthropic income.

**Your Key Focus**

You will be responsible for the development and maintenance of communications to people leaving gifts and their families, trusts and solicitors.

You will:

- Actively manage relationships with key Scope donors
- Manage administration of confirmed bequest donors
- Liaise with solicitors to ensure timely administration of estates
- Develop relationships to secure future gifts
- Work wit legal/ local solicitors/ trustee companies to build Scope reputation

**What We Look For**
- Strong experience in dealing with wills and trusts
- Meticulous attention to detail
- Ability to establish and maintain strong collaborative partnerships
- Comfortable working within an ambiguous environment that is experiencing rapid growth
- Ability to build a growth mindset
- Knowledge on family provision law, fundraising practices and grant management experience is highly desirable

View the position description here

**Skills, experience, qualifications**

**Scope as an Employer**

At Scope, we ‘Celebrate our people’ by rewarding you with access to an exclusive benefits platform. You will have access to cashback, vouchers, and discounts to over 500 popular retailers covering groceries, fuel, entertainment, wellbeing and so much more. It’s one of the ways we thank our team for the ongoing and valued contribution they make to the lives of the people we support.

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Scope (Aust) is a 2024 Circle Back Initiative Employer - we commit to respond to every applicant.

Take your career on a journey with Scope and work proactively with us to achieve our purpose

**_ Please note, successful applicants will be required to hold a NDIS Worker Screening Check Clearance and a Working with Children Check. If you have lived or worked for a continuous period of 12 months or more in another country within the last 10 years, a certified International Police Check from that country or countries will also be required. Please note that the offer will be conditional on meeting these requirements._