Premier Partnerships Manager

• Join our passionate and driven fundraising team making a difference for families facing childhood cancer
• Lead and coordinate two of Redkite's most significant corporate partnerships.
• Permanent full-time hybrid role (3 days in office) based in either our Melbourne or Sydney offices.
• Benefits include not-for-profit salary packaging, 5 days additional leave and discounts

About Redkite:

When a child is diagnosed with cancer, it affects the whole family. In the daunting and unpredictable experience that follows diagnosis, a child needs as much stability and support from their family as possible. Redkite is a lifeline for families, providing real emotional, financial and practical support. Because holding it together when your child's life is in question can feel impossible.

The role:

As the Premier Partnerships Manager, you'll play a pivotal role in maximising our corporate revenues, specifically through our key national partners, Coles and Viva Energy Retail (Reddy Express). You'll be instrumental in developing and nurturing these premier corporate relationships, focusing on prospect research, cultivation, solicitation, acknowledgment, and stewardship to ensure they thrive.

This is a dynamic and high-impact position where you'll act as the primary contact point for Coles and Viva Energy Retail. You'll lead the development of fundraising campaigns, strategically plan communications, and coordinate relationship touchpoints for key internal stakeholders. A significant operational aspect of this role involves identifying and delivering on key tasks, projects, and milestones, both independently and by leading and supporting your team.

You'll work closely with the operational teams at Coles and Viva Energy Retail, as well as our internal stakeholders, including the CEO, Executive Team, and Head of Corporate Partnerships, to ensure seamless collaboration and growth. You'll report directly to the Head of Corporate Partnerships and provide strong leadership and direction to your team of four interstate Corporate Partnerships Coordinators

This is a unique opportunity to leverage the power of corporate Australia to help tackle the trauma and financial burden of childhood cancers, making a tangible impact every day.

About you:

You are someone with exceptional presentation, interpersonal, and communication skills, coupled with proven success in corporate fundraising and relationship management. You are capable of providing strong leadership and direction to the Premier Partnerships team with a responsive, flexible and approachable manner.

You demonstrate the following skills & experience:

• Ideally 5 years corporate fundraising experience with proven success in corporate fundraising with both written and verbal solicitations.
• Demonstrable operational expertise in planning and implementation of key deliverables with strong capabilities in supporting productivity tools.
• Sound knowledge of fundraising legislation, practices and philosophy of charitable giving.
• Excellent communication, collaboration and negotiation skills
• Ability to build new relationships to generate significant revenue
• Ability to liaise with senior business leaders, and key internal stakeholders
• An ability to relate sensitively to people at all levels
• Demonstrated ability to work productively both autonomously and as a member of a team
• Demonstrated time management and organisational skills

Why join us?

For 40 years we have had a single purpose: to be a lifeline for families facing their child's cancer. When you work for Redkite, you are part of a highly skilled, driven and experienced team who are determined to make sure that no matter where a family lives in Australia, they can receive Redkite support. We also offer the following staff benefits:

• Salary Packaging to reduce your taxable income and increase your take-home pay
• Work from home (WfH) arrangements
• Access to discounts and special offers on a range of goods and services
• Employee Assistance Program offering confidential counselling and other resources to support your mental wellbeing
• Leave benefits including leave purchase scheme, Redkite Wellbeing Days and paid time off between Christmas and New Year

To apply:

If you're a results-driven leader with a passion for making a tangible difference in the lives of children with cancer and their families, we encourage you to apply

Submit your resume and attach a cover letter.

We are keen to see your communications skills displayed in your cover letter expressing your interest and claim to the role.

We'll be checking applications as they come in, so don't delay.

You must have the right to live and work in Australia to apply for this job.

Applicants from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds or who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander are warmly encouraged to apply.

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Redkite is committed to child safety. We follow clear and transparent recruitment practices which include; references, interviews and Working with Children & National Police Checks relevant to the state in which staff will be employed. At every stage of the recruitment process we undertake thorough screening to ensure that anyone that joins the team aligns with our values and our commitment to child safety.

Redkite acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as the traditional custodians of the land on which we work, and we pay our respects to elders past, present and emerging.

Redkite is committed to ongoing learning about the individual needs of our families. We strive to create a respectful and inclusive space for people of all cultures and identities.

Please note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted.