Philanthropy Specialist

About us

ChildFund Australia is an independent international development organisation working to reduce poverty for children in developing communities. Our mission is to partner to create communities and systems change, which enables vulnerable children and young people, in all their diversity, to assert and realise their rights.

We're also a member of the ChildFund Alliance – one of the world’s oldest and most experienced child-focused development agency networks. With a global network of 12 organisations, the ChildFund Alliance assists almost 23 million children and families in 70 countries around the world.

ChildFund Australia directly implements and manages development programs countries such as Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste and Vietnam, while also supporting projects delivered by partner organisations throughout Asia, Africa and the Americas; our work is funded from a combination of sources including generous public donations, corporate philanthropic gifts, and government grants.

Join us in realising our vision of a world without poverty where all children and young people can say: "I am safe. I am educated. I contribute. I have a future."

About the role

As a member of our Philanthropy Team, you will be responsible for engaging and stewarding donors to achieve the strategic goals of ChildFund Australia’s Fundraising programs. This includes—but is not limited to—mid-value donors, donor engagement activities, events, and building & growing our workplace giving program.

This role is a full-time, 10-month fixed-term contract role, based in our office in Surry Hills in Sydney. In addition, we support our staff in maintaining a healthy work-life balance through flexible & hybrid work arrangements. (We're also willing to consider part-time, 0.8 FTE for the right candidate.)

We're always looking for ambitious, passionate and talented people looking to further develop their careers in the sector, so we strongly encourage you to apply, even if you feel you don't meet all of the requirements right now!

Key duties of the role

• Qualify, prospect and build relationships with philanthropic donors, with a focus on mid-level donors
• Develop & implement a program to strengthen existing supporter relationships to increase giving
• Work with the Digital & Communications team to develop strategies for engaging existing and potential middle and major donors
• Ensure all fundraising materials comply with relevant state and national fundraising legislation and Australia Privacy Principles
• Identify & establish relationships with workplace giving partners, including by giving compelling presentations to their employees
• Assist the Philanthropy team with other initiatives to engage donors and increase Philanthropic income for the organisation
• Promote and integrate gender equality, disability, and social inclusion into day-to-day work
• Remain alert and responsive to any child safeguarding or sexual exploitation, abuse, or harassment (SEAH) risks, acquire relevant knowledge and skills to promote strong safeguarding practices, understand the child safeguarding and PSEAH policy and procedures, and conduct yourself consistent with those policies.

Qualifications & Experience

• Tertiary qualifications in a relevant business-related discipline
• Experience with relationship management, especially through exceptional communication
• Knowledge & understanding of the Australian Philanthropic environment

Desirable Qualifications & Experience

• Proven success with cold-calling, sales and/or relationship development
• Experience managing mid-level or major donors
• Experience with Salesforce CRM
• Experience in not-for-profit organisations
• Demonstrated understanding of gender equality, disability, and social inclusion

Skills

• Exceptional interpersonal & communication skills

• Effective under pressure & responsive to change

• Results-oriented & proactive, with a sales mindset

• Passionate about international development and child rights

• Develops & maintains strong relationships

• Team player

Working at ChildFund Australia

At ChildFund Australia, you will be joining an ambitious, passionate and collaborative team unlike anywhere else, and your contribution will be valued in many ways, including through:

• An attractive and fair remuneration package aligned with local employment conditions and laws, benchmarked against local market conditions, ensuring we offer competitive employment conditions appropriate to our sector

• Flexible working arrangements, including hybrid work that combines in-office & working from home.

• Salary packaging benefits that allow us to reimburse you for some personal expenses without having to pay some tax normally payable on your income.

• Our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Uprise, which gives you access to assistance for personal, family, mental health, and employment-related matters for you and your family, including free external, professional and confidential counselling assistance.

• Our Learning & Development approach that provides you with information, skills, and knowledge needed to do you job and to grow in your role & career. Through this approach, we support staff in building their abilities with, among other things, on-the-job training & experience, coaching, and the ChildFund Academy.

Department: Fundraising, Philanthropy

Location: ChildFund Australia, Level 8, 162 Goulburn Street, Surry Hills NSW 2010

Employment: Full-time, 10-month fixed-term employment agreement (will consider 0.8FTE for the right candidate)

Reports to: Philanthropy Manager

Other Information: Must have full working rights in Australia.

Applications will be considered on a rolling basis, so please don't hesitate to apply as soon as possible!

Please contact hr@childfund.org.au if you have any other questions about the role.

ChildFund Australia believes in a global community where children are safe and can reach their full potential. We take extensive steps to safeguard children in any work done by our people, i.e., our staff, volunteers and interns, supporters, partners, board members, ambassadors and suppliers. We strive to keep children safe through child safe practices, and rigorously ensure we prevent, oppose, and combat all exploitation and abuse of children and vulnerable people. As part of this commitment, all people working with us will undergo relevant background checks before joining ChildFund Australia.

Remain alert and responsive to any child safeguarding or sexual exploitation, abuse, or harassment (SEAH) risks, acquire relevant knowledge and skills to promote strong safeguarding practices, understand the child safeguarding and PSEAH policy and procedures, and conduct yourself consistent with those policies.

In line with our values, diversity of people and ideas is critical to our work and our success at ChildFund Australia. We strive for a team culture that is welcoming, inclusive, and supportive. Childfund is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and strongly encourages people from all backgrounds, abilities, and identities to apply for any vacancies.