Donor Relations Officer

**Job no**: 0052859
**Location**:Parkville
**Role type**:Full-time; Continuing
**Department**:Advancement
**Salary**:UOM 6 - $92,749 - $100,398 p.a. plus 17% super
- Join a vibrant, diverse and dynamic Advancement team with room for growth
- Make a meaningful impact to the engagement of donors at the University
- Salary packing, 17% super, benefits, and a flexible hybrid work environment

**About the Role**
You will get the chance to make a meaningful impact on the philanthropic aspect of the University of Melbourne. You’ll support the development and delivery of communications, programs and activities that nurture meaningful forms of engagement that result in donor loyalty and retention, strengthening relationships between the University and its Leadership Giving and Engagement donors, including those who support Regular Giving initiatives such as the university wide annual appeals.

You’ll join a dynamic team, responsible for a pan-University service model for donor engagement across the pillars of gift acknowledgement, recognition, engagement, and impact communications and reporting, to enable an outstanding and consistent experience for all philanthropic supporters of the University. This role also contributes to the Donor Relations team’s objectives to enhance the donor experience, increase donor retention and support pipeline development through the abovementioned activities.

Responsibilities include:

- As part of the Alumni and Donor Relations Centre of Excellence, assist with the implementation of the University’s donor relations strategy.
- In collaboration with Communications and Marketing, deliver impact reporting and engagement following each of the University’s main fundraising appeals.
- Deliver a suite of staff giving stewardship and engagement activities.

**Who we are looking for**
You will have strong interpersonal and communication skills, bringing an optimistic, can-do approach to all your tasks and responsibilities with the ability to build and maintain positive relationships with both internal and external stakeholders. Your ability to prioritise allows you to meet competing deadlines and achieve goals and objectives in a collaborative manner across a large organisation. Your high-level attention to detail also ensures you deliver consistent and accurate work.

You will also have:

- An appropriate tertiary qualification with relevant fundraising, donor relations or customer service experience, or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education/training as per the current Enterprise Agreement classifications
- Skills in manipulating and analysing data as it relates to the delivery of donor, customer or membership programs and activities.
- Experience in the delivery of events.

For further information regarding responsibilities and requirements please refer to the attached PD.
- To ensure the University continues to provide a safe environment for everyone, this position requires the incumbent to hold a current and valid Working with Children Check._

**This role requires current valid work rights for Australia.**

**Your new team - “**Advancement”**
The Advancement Office aims to facilitate the establishment and maintenance of mutually beneficial relationships between the University and its alumni, friends and benefactors. It is responsible for the management of programs relating to alumni and benefactors and provides services to and works collaboratively with faculties and other central administration areas.

**What we offer you**
In addition, we offer the opportunity to be part of a vibrant community and enjoy a range of benefits including generous leave provisions, salary packaging, health and well-being services, and discounts on graduate courses. For more information check out our benefits page

**The University of Melbourne**

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**Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Applicants**
We aspire to be the University of choice for Indigenous Australians, with unprecedented investment to attract, nurture, and retain Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and staff. Tangible support through a range of programs