• Are you a passionate and motivated human rights defender?
• Be a valuable contributor in a high impact team for a leading not for profit
• Permanent full-time role, based in our Sydney Action Centre

This is an exciting opportunity to join our Fundraising team and play a key role in the Philanthropy Team for the world’s leading human rights charity and work towards meeting our bold vision. The Philanthropy team drives the planning, development, maintenance and monitoring of our major gift programs including trusts and foundations.

This role is responsible for: creating and implementing major donor fundraising strategies, cultivating and stewardship of high net worth individuals, achieving agreed annual income targets, managing major donor fundraising events and for creating targeted fundraising materials and products. With the team, this position has responsibility for autonomously planning, developing and implementing annual, as well as long-term strategies, including determining detailed budget and income targets, to support the work of Amnesty International Australia (AI Australia) as well as the global movement.

As part of this role, you will:

• Research, identify, cultivate and steward new prospects and existing donors
• Represent Amnesty’s work to existing and prospective supporters who have different campaign or country interests, and convert this into financial support
• Plan and execute a rolling program of strategic major donor meetings, events and other regular face to face and virtual engagement with donors and prospects
• Maintain a comprehensive relational database on high value donors, including gift recording and acknowledgments, and ensuring all gifts are compliant with Australian tax law
• Ensure data quality and hygiene
• Work with internal stakeholders to coordinate and develop major gift opportunities in line with the organisation’s strategic plans, including ensuring appropriate reporting and tracking to donors
• Support other Philanthropy Team as required, including working with the other teams of AI Australia and the International Secretariat to help secure financial gifts and other support
• Seek opportunities for AI Australia’s National Director, 2020 Council and Board as part of major donor prospecting

The successful applicant will be able to demonstrate:

• Track record of identifying, developing and securing high value gifts from major donors - ability to close the deal
• High level communication & interpersonal skills - EI - (written, face to face, telephone, social media)
• Proven ability and track record of inspiring philanthropists to donate large gifts, and in managing high-level relationships
• A results-oriented attitude, with demonstrated experience in developing a gift plan and achieving targets
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and presentation skills, including high quality writing abilities in developing proposals and other material
• Excellent multi-tasking, planning and organisational skills
• Demonstrated creativity and initiative, as well as the ability to work under pressure
• Strong analytical skills and working knowledge of databases
• A professional and resourceful style with the ability to work independently and as a team player
• Experience working with senior management, non-profit boards, external agencies and other key stakeholders

To learn more about this role, please view a detailed position description. You must attach a resume and address the following selection criteria in your Cover Letter as part of your application.

Selection Criteria:

1. Please outline your experience managing stakeholder relationships to develop productive, results-focused partnerships and relationships (ideally three or more years) and provide examples of developing and implementing individual stakeholder engagement strategies for 5 and 6-figure gift fundraising, prospecting and stewardship.
2. Please share your experience and strategies for identifying and qualifying donor prospects, as well as sourcing and securing funding opportunities for new, lapsed, and inherited donors within your portfolio.
3. Please demonstrate your ability to establish and manage large donor pipelines, budgets, and regular impact reporting.

Diversity, Equality and Inclusion

AIA is committed to making reasonable adjustments for candidates with a disability or other access needs during the recruitment and selection process. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment and interview process, please email us at [email protected], using the subject line: Philanthropy Specialist enquiry via EthicalJobs.

AIA is 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 AIA, our values empower people to be themselves within an inclusive and supportive environment. We have a global, multicultural following and want to actively contribute to building a more diverse and inclusive team at AIA.

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 AIA, 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.

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.