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Fundraising Community Engagement Coordinator

Asylum Seekers Centre

Since 1993, the Asylum Seekers Centre (ASC) in Sydney has provided a place of welcome, practical and personal support for people living in the community who are seeking asylum.

The Philanthropy and Partnerships team is responsible for creating, growing and enhancing fundraising initiatives and operations that enable the ASC to continue to support people seeking asylum in our community.

With a focus on scalable systems and programs to manage efficient fundraising operations, the team employ a practical and engaging approach to cultivating existing and new donor relationships.

The role

The Fundraising Community Engagement Coordinator builds interest in the work of the Asylum Seekers Centre (ASC) and engages the community through fundraising activities in support of the rights of people seeking asylum.

The key objectives of this role are to lead the Community Speakers’ Program, take responsibility for all aspects of community fundraising for ASC, and identify, recruit and engage supporters from various audiences to make ASC their charity of choice.

This role reports to the Head of Philanthropy and Partnerships and supports ASC’s fundraising team to develop, implement and evaluate fundraising strategies. It is a full time, permanent position.

About you

Our ideal candidate will have tertiary qualifications in a relevant field and/or at least 2 years experience in a similar Fundraising role. Ideally, you will have:

  • Experience and proven success in fundraising within the charity or for-purpose sector, including achieving growth targets in specific programs.
  • Strong project management and interpersonal skills with the ability to adapt and maintain tight deadlines.
  • A sound understanding of fundraising CRM and fundraising platforms (E.g CiviCRM, Shopify, Autopilot, Raisely and Stripe).
  • Demonstrated direct marketing and/or appeal/regular giving experience.
  • Experience enhancing existing systems and processes, and developing new ones, to ensure operational effectiveness.
  • Intermediate skills across the Google/Office suite and design tools such as Adobe Creative Cloud and Canva.

Essential requirements:

In your application, please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the following requirements:

  • A strong understanding of issues relating to people seeking asylum from a human rights perspective.
  • Demonstrated understanding of best practices in supporter engagement, retention and stewardship, utilising both online and offline channels.
  • Creative thinking and problem-solving ability.
  • Demonstrated experience in developing and maintaining successful working relationships with stakeholders.
  • Proven experience enhancing existing systems and processes, and developing new ones, to ensure operational effectiveness.
  • Strong analytical and reporting skills. Effective use of data, information and online fundraising tools to deliver high-quality programs.

How to apply:

Select 'Apply Now', attach your CV and a cover letter that addresses the essential requirements.

Only applications that include a CV and address the essential requirements within a cover letter will be considered.

In response to COVID-19:

ASC is a registered COVID-safe organisation. The successful candidate needs to be flexible to work from the office (Newtown) and work remotely as necessary. To ensure the safety of those we support, ASC has a vaccination policy in place.

Our commitment to diversity and inclusion:

ASC is an inclusive organisation. We embrace all that makes us different and recognise the benefits that these differences make. We are committed to supporting and ensuring a diverse workforce in which everyone is treated fairly and with respect.

We strongly encourage applications from people with refugee lived experience, Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islanders peoples, and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

If you require specific support to apply for this position, please contact Andrea Watkins by calling (02) 9078 1900 or emailing [email protected], using the subject line: Fundraising Community Engagement Coordinator enquiry via EthicalJobs. We will work with you to identify the best way to assist you.

Our commitment to our people:

ASC is committed to developing and supporting our employees through a range of opportunities and benefits, including:

  • Flexible work and study arrangements
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Leave Loading of 17.5%
  • Paid Parental Leave program
  • Bonus Paid Leave over the December-January Holiday Season
  • Salary packaging option (up to $15,900/year tax-free)
  • Meal and Entertainment packaging option (up to $2,650/year tax-free).

Please apply ASAP, applications will be reviewed as submitted.

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