Donor Relations Coordinator

**Job no**: 567402
**Work type**: Full-time
**Location**: Melbourne - Burwood
**Categories**: Advancement
- Based at our Melbourne, Burwood Campus or Geelong, Waterfront Campus + hybrid work arrangements
- Full-time and continuing
- HEW 7 $101,858 - $112,156 + 17% Superannuation (pro rata, part time)

**Why work with us?**

At Deakin you will have access to benefits such as a variety of leave options including generous parental leave and the ability to purchase additional leave; flexible working arrangements to help manage your work-life balance; ongoing learning and development opportunities to grow your career; an inclusive and supportive culture and environment to work in, both online and on campus.

**Who are we?**

Deakin is a cutting-edge public university in Victoria, revolutionising education with 61,000 students across five campuses: Melbourne Burwood, Geelong Waurn Ponds, Geelong Waterfront, Warrnambool, and our dynamic online Campus. We're proud to be a progressive and open-minded university, delivering the highest student satisfaction in Victoria and consistently ranked in the top 1% of the world's universities.

**About the role**:
The Advancement team at Deakin focusses on building relationships with key stakeholders that make a real difference for Deakin’s students, researchers, and communities. One of the great strategic strengths of philanthropy is the possibilities it gives to make a genuine transformation through education.

Philanthropy is a very important part of Deakin’s history, present, and is an essential element to helping Deakin realise its future plans. Philanthropic support plays a critical role in driving new opportunity, innovation and excellence across education and research at Deakin, and has a real impact across the many communities we serve.

The role of Donor Relations is to enhance and deepen long-term, collaborative relationships with donors to Deakin and to provide direct connections between our donor’s personal philanthropy and the mission, vision, and principles of the university. Our goals are to recognise donors in meaningful ways, and to involve donors in the impact of their giving.

The Donor Relations Coordinator is responsible for the strategic development and delivery of key activities specific to developing and maintaining strong and robust relationships with major gift donors through best practice donor relations of Acknowledgement, Recognition, Stewardship, and Engagement.

**As a Coordinator, you will**:

- Effectively manage a designated portfolio of major gift donors to the University. They will partner with professional and academic colleagues to develop and implement a tailored and bespoke high-quality donor experience leading to increased donor engagement, retention, and ultimately, greater philanthropic support.
- Strive for excellence in building and maintaining successful donor relationships to encourage and promote repeat and increased giving understanding the unique motivations and interests of each stakeholder, actively listening to their concerns and feedback, and consistently delivering on promises.
- Navigate complex organizational dynamics and leverage these relationships to further the vision of the University.
- Strategically plan for and deliver through individual prospect plans bespoke annual engagement Donor Relations activities including concept development, scheduling, resource allocation and accountable management of successful execution and analysis of all activities for their portfolio.
- Manage and support the delivery of excellent donor relations activities including but not limited to impact reports, donor meet and greets, written communications, attending event engagements, milestone activities for your designated portfolio.

**To be successful, you’ll have**:

- A Degree with at least five years substantial subsequent relevant experience; or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education/training.
- Experience in fundraising environment. Solid understanding of donor development process of acquisition, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship.
- Experience with Donor, Alumni, Student, HR or similar complex relationship management databases.
- Experience working in an environment which dictates high standards of autonomous project management.
- Demonstrated experience in building deep and trusting relationships with a variety of stakeholders, ideally in a philanthropic setting.
- Experience/proficiency in InDesign (essential)
- Experience working in higher education or in a larger complex organisation (preferred)

**Here's how to apply**:
Please submit your updated resume and a short cover letter outlining your skills and experience by clicking the ‘’ button.

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**Applications for this position close on Sunday 16 February 2025**

**Are You Ready?**

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