Organisation : Johnson Recruitment
Location : Australia (South Melbourne)
Work type : Full-time
Sector : Community Support Services
Salary type : Annual Package
About the organisation
Organisation Name : Johnson Recruitment
About the role
- Be the conduit between Philanthropic individuals and entities
- Develop trust and loyalty, resulting in strong long-term relationships
- Based in South Melbourne with WFH Hybrid model
The Organisation:
Melbourne City Mission (MCM) is a leader and innovator in the provision of services to the community. Established in 1854, Melbourne City Mission is a diverse community support organisation that supports thousands of Victorian people and communities to overcome barriers and disrupt disadvantage to live their life, their way.
Melbourne City Mission’s service profile includes Children, Youth, Adult and Family; Disability; Employment, Education and Training; Homelessness; and Palliative Care. As a social change agent Melbourne City Mission advocates for social policy change and works across all sectors in seeking to achieve sustainable outcomes for communities experiencing disadvantage.
The Role:
The Philanthropy Manager is a key member of MCM’s Philanthropy, Partnerships and Brand Team. This important role is the conduit between Philanthropic individuals and entities, and the people who MCM work besides with the provision of essential services. Collaboration with key external philanthropic entities, management and individuals, as well as MCM internal stakeholders, is pivotal to developing trust and loyalty, resulting in strong long-term relationships.
Reporting to the GM, Philanthropy, Partnerships and Brand, you will be responsible for:
- Driving the financial success of the relationship
- This will include the identification, research, cultivation, solicitation, stewardship and recognition of philanthropic opportunities including trusts and foundations, PAFS, corporate sector and high net-worth individuals
- Alignment of MCM’s strategic business priorities with the philanthropist’s interests through compelling cases for support and acquittals is paramount
- A key responsibility of the role is to develop and nurture rewarding mutually beneficial long-term partnerships through a portfolio of philanthropic trusts and foundations
- Generate maximum income from a range of revenue streams to enable MCM to deliver services
- Build positive long-term relationships and partnerships that generate significant revenue
- Minimise costs to deliver the best ROI
- Increase MCM’s positive brand awareness
- Delivering key external and internal events, including MCM’s signature event: Sleep at the ‘G
The Candidate:
The successful candidate will have:
- A relevant tertiary qualification and/or a minimum of five years experience in philanthropy or fundraising, or marketing
- Well-developed written and oral communication skills,
- Experience developing and maintaining strong stakeholder relationships, both external and internal
- Ability to research and prioritise philanthropic opportunities that align to MCM business priorities and best ROI
- Demonstrated experience in the development and writing of successful philanthropic funding submissions and proposals
- Demonstrated project management skills
- Knowledge of fundraising and philanthropy best practice and legislation
- Experience using a donor management system, preferably Raiser’s Edge
The Offer:
A competitive salary is on offer for this role, + superannuation as a full time, permanent role. Attractive PBI/NFP salary packaging is also available.
If you have exceptional skills in the above areas and are looking for a new and exciting challenge, please make an application by clicking the ‘Apply’ tab below to submit your resume in Word format. To confidentially discuss this role further, please feel free to call Alex Cooper on 0472 510 848 or Barry Vienet on 0418 329 523 from Johnson Recruitment.
This is a retained, exclusive assignment and any direct applications or referrals will be forwarded to Johnson Recruitment.
How to apply
Please quote in application: Philanthropy Manager via Pro Bono Australia.
Sector: #Community_Support_Services
