About AIEF

hard heads, soft hearts, capable hands

AIEF was established in 2008 in response to community demand from Indigenous families who choose to enrol their children in boarding schools.

Bringing together the government and private sector, AIEF provides scholarship funding for Indigenous students to complete Year 12 or tertiary studies, with career support to help them make a successful transition to employment.

AIEF has grown from one scholarship student in 2008, to now supporting over 1,000 young Indigenous Australians from over 400 communities from every state and territory across Australia.

The Role

• Full Time
• Surry Hills - near Central Station
• Occasional travel, including interstate

The Executive - Philanthropy is responsible for providing timely, personalised and genuine donor prospect stewardship and administrative support to grow and maintain the AIEF Nation Changers Syndicate program. The AIEF Nation Changers Syndicate is a giving circle of influential philanthropists and thought leaders who provide the transformative opportunity of a quality education to Indigenous children. You will coordinate, prompt and track AIEF leaders’ interactions with major donors and secure other major gifts, including from trusts and foundations and provide communications and administrative support.

About You

• High levels of attention to detail and strong administrative skills
• Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure and establish priorities
• Experience implementing strategies and proposals to recruit new major donors

• Support meetings and events with major donors and record detailed notes
• Experience with researching new, existing and potential major donors
• Coordinate donor mail outs (surveys, appeals, annual report distribution etc) to major donors and prospects
• Excellent written skills, including the ability to draft grant applications and donor communications
• Demonstrated experience writing and presenting proposals to secure opportunities
• Exemplary interpersonal skills, including effective listening, empathy, discretion, diplomacy and the ability to build and sustain relationships.
• Strong relationship management and/or customer service experience

• Demonstrated growth and learning mindset; and positive, solution focused attitude
• Strong Microsoft Office Skills (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
• Knowledge of general fundraising practices
• A relevant qualification (Business, Communications, Marketing or similar) and/or at least three years’ work experience in relevant roles

The Reward

• Salary packaging (which can add up to $15,900 in tax-free pay per year)
• Paid Cultural and Enrichment leave
• Paid Parental Leave
• Additional Annual Leave after three years’ service
• Employee Assistance Program, a free and confidential counselling service

More Information

• To find out more about AIEF please visit our website: www.aief.com.au. If you would like a copy of the position description please email [email protected] using the subject line: Executive - Philanthropy enquiry via EthicalJobs.
• To apply for this position click Apply Now and follow the prompts. 
• Please apply as soon as possible, applications are considered as they are received.
• In line with various State Government's COVID-19 health and safety requirements, AIEF assessment and induction processes may be facilitated remotely using various online tools. The Human Resources Team in collaboration with hiring managers will work with you to find the most appropriate method to ensure your safety and wellbeing and that of our employees.
• We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people of all ages, people with disabilities, the LGBTQI community, and people from culturally diverse backgrounds.
• Employment is subject to satisfactory referee checks, a current employment working with Children Check, National Criminal History check and proof of the right to work in Australia.