Philanthropy Coordinator
Job No:
AIA197
Location:
Sydney or Melbourne
- Are you a Passionate and Motivated Human Rights Defender?
- Be a valuable member of a high impact team for a leading not for profit
- Permanent full-time role, based in Sydney or Melbourne
This is an exciting opportunity to join our Fundraising area and provide valuable knowledge and support to our Philanthropy team. The Philanthropy Coordinator will be responsible for maintaining a pipeline of current and prospective donors, engaging with trusts and foundations and supporting our major donor events and external communications.
You will be interested in driving change through research and professional and philanthropic relationships, you must have a passion for human rights and creating social change. You will use your strong account management skills to ensure that we are achieving our annual income targets.
Your creativity, inquisitiveness and proactive attitude will help you contribute to our broader Fundraising team, as well as ensure that our Philanthropy team continues to grow and contribute to the movement.
You will:
- Research and identify prospective high value donors so that proposals can be appropriately targeted
- Maintain a comprehensive relational database on high value donors
- Identify, cultivate, raise funds from and manage relationships with an agreed portfolio of charitable trusts and foundations.
- Identify funding opportunities from the broadest possible range of activities undertaken by Amnesty and, working with specific teams, to package these in ways that are appropriate to the needs and interests of potential Trusts and Foundations
- Produce and deliver communications targeting high value donors, using a range of channels and technologies
- Provide logistical support for high standard major donor events
- Strong work ethic: energy, initiative, vision and commitment
This is an entry level role with opportunity to grow and develop your skills in philanthropy and fundraising. In return, you will be rewarded with generous and flexible working conditions, a fantastic environment working alongside committed and dedicated individuals and an opportunity to directly contribute to the long term sustainability of our organisation. To view some of the fantastic benefits that you will be offered as an employee, please visit our website.
If this role sounds like you please apply below, you will be required to answer a few short selection criteria and attach your cover letter and CV. Applications close 9am Monday 8th July 2019.
To learn more about this role, please view a detailed position description.
About Us:
Amnesty International Australia is one of Australia’s largest not for profit organisations. We are an independent, global movement that campaigns courageously for human rights for everyone.
We’re ordinary people from all walks of life, standing together for justice, freedom, human dignity and equality. We use our passion and commitment to bring torturers to justice, change oppressive laws and free people imprisoned just for voicing their opinion.
We’re independent of any government, political ideology, economic interest or religion to ensure we can speak out on human rights abuses wherever they occur.
Every day we move closer to a world where human rights are enjoyed by all.
We stand for equality, justice, freedom, and human dignity and uphold these values:
- Empowerment - we build people power
- Persistence - we are resolute in pursuit of our goals
- Integrity - we hold ourselves to the highest standards
- Courage - we are fearless in upholding human rights
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Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at Amnesty
We are committed to equal opportunities in all areas of our work, community and partner relationships. We want people to achieve their full potential, which will positively impact on our work and the communities in which we operate. At AI Australia, our values empower people to be themselves within an inclusive and supportive environment. We are a movement of people from all walks of life around the world. We intend to actively contribute to building a more diverse and inclusive team.
