• Responsible to: National Director
• Key relationships: Fundraising & operations team, major donors, external partners
• Location: Flexible within Australia (with regular travel to Melbourne and Sydney)
• Employment Basis: Permanent, 4 days per week (negotiable with full time considered)
• Remuneration: Starting salary of $102,545.35 pro rata, with opportunities for progression
• Start date: June 2024

About the Role

We’re looking for an ambitious leader with experience in fundraising and communications to oversee strategies to raise the critical funds needed to grow the youth climate movement. This is a strategic leadership role in the AYCC, working closely with the National Director and the Board. This role will oversee and support the growth of AYCC’s fundraising streams: from building relationships with philanthropists to cultivating our small-dollar fundraising streams.

About AYCC

The AYCC is a non-profit, non-partisan organisation building a movement of young people leading solutions to the climate crisis. We are Australia’s largest youth-led organisation and one of the most effective organisations dedicated to tackling climate change, with hundreds volunteers nationally and more than 200,000 supporters. Our major program areas are:

• Campaigns to solve the climate crisis: We run bold campaigns to make sure Australia moves from fossil fuels to renewable energy as quickly as possible. We are currently focussed on holding back fossil fuel expansion through campaigns to stop the funding, social licence, and political support for climate-wrecking gas projects.
• Training & movement building: AYCC’s power comes from community organising and a network of grassroots action groups across the continent. Our movement is radically inclusive, equitable and accessible, and prides itself on its diversity and scale. We empower volunteers to take on meaningful leadership and responsibility while supporting each other to learn and grow. Each year thousands of young people participate in our online, in-school and in-person training programs to build their skills and confidence to take action on climate change.

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Develop and drive the implementation of creative fundraising strategies, with a focus on revenue diversification projects and financial sustainability
• Manage and support a high-performing team who hold a breadth of responsibilities across AYCC’s fundraising programs, finances, operations and tech infrastructure
• Oversee the performance of AYCC’s fundraising streams, including regular and single giving, our in-house telefundraising team, and annual peer-to-peer fundraiser
• Manage relationships with major donors, partners and philanthropists alongside the National Director
• Write pitches, grant applications, reports, and updates for our generous donors to grow support for our work
• Collaborate with the leadership team on organisational strategy, planning, risk management and culture

Your Core Skills and Attributes

We’re a youth organisation, so we don’t expect you to be an expert at everything. If you fit even just a few of the below attributes you should apply!

• You’re passionate about climate justice and empowering young people to take action
• You know that fundraising is foundational to AYCC’s impact
• You have experience in fundraising including building and nurturing relationships with donors and/or other key stakeholders
• You’ve managed complicated projects, can juggle multiple priorities, and have discipline in meeting deadlines
• You’ve managed effective teams and value building a strong, collaborative team culture
• You’re a confident writer and public speaker, and you can communicate persuasively to diverse audiences
• You’re a team player and prioritise our shared purpose
• You value giving and receiving feedback
• It would be a bonus if you have experience in one or more of the following areas: financial management & forecasting, telefundraising programs, digital fundraising, grant-writing, peer-to-peer and community fundraising campaigns, CRM database analysis and insights

Travel and Hours

You will be required to travel to perform the duties of the position without any additional remuneration. Your travel expenses will be covered. The role may also require work outside of regular office hours in order to meet with donors or other stakeholders.

Why Work for us?

• We’re a team of like-minded, passionate, hard-working & fun young people
• We provide flexible working hours, & the opportunity to regularly work from home
• As one of the first youth-led organisations to implement an Enterprise Bargaining Agreement, we offer competitive salaries in line with the SCHADS Award and a range of benefits for staff. This includes access to various types of leave such as; Cultural & Religious leave, Primary & Secondary Carer Parental leave, Compassionate leave, Gender Affirmation Leave, Climate Disaster Leave, Study Leave and Domestic / Family Violence leave.
• You can access our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and wellbeing allowance.
• We provide a dedicated budget for your own professional development opportunities towards your career goals.
• You'll have rewarding opportunities to mentor young leaders across the country to become lifelong change-makers in the climate justice movement.

For a confidential discussion regarding the position, you can contact AYCC’s National Director Alex Fuller via [email protected] using the subject line: Fundraising Director - Flexible Location Within Australia enquiry via EthicalJobs.

A Position Description is attached.