• 12 months fixed-term

Company

For more than 20 years, people in Australia have placed their trust in Beyond Blue as a reliable source of mental health information, support and hope.

We are one of Australia’s most well-known, trusted, and visited mental health organisations. We never take this for granted. With that comes a deep responsibility to listen, to understand people’s needs and aspirations, and to ensure they are at the heart of everything we do.

We are a big blue door for many in the community: a safe and reliable place for millions of people to access information, advice and support – whether they’re well and want to stay that way, unsettled or struggling and need support, or in recovery and want to reconnect.

About this Position

The Business Fundraising Adviser is responsible for the development and implementation of the Business Supporters program to increase philanthropic income. This includes business who donate to Beyond Blue through fundraising activities, events, cause related marketing campaigns, workplace giving or customer collections.

The role

The key duties of the role include:

• Update and continuously improve Business Supporters plans
• Develop and implement an annual Business Supporters cultivation and solicitation program with agreed annual financial targets and key milestones.
• Project manage, evaluate and report back on Business Supporter initiatives.
• Review and streamline online and offline registration processes for businesses interested in supporting Beyond Blue.
• Implement a relevant business supporter communication program and appropriate donor journeys
• Provide tailored approvals, marketing engagement and campaign support for business supporters.
• Provide strategic advice on the growth opportunities for the business supporter income stream.
• Oversee brand alignment and risk management, ensuring all business supporter activities have been evaluated and approved.
• Develop a suite of support materials and resources to assist business supporters in their fundraising activities for Beyond Blue.
• Undertake a biannual audit of Business Supporters who could transition into Corporate Partners or be managed as major corporate donors.
• Provide exceptional customer service to business donors and fundraisers such as supporting community fundraising enquiries.

About you

To be successful you will hold a:

• A tertiary qualification in a related discipline (marketing/fundraising/business development/communications/ events)
• Proven experience in fundraising, particularly business partnerships, including an understanding of why an organisation would support a particular cause.
• Experience in the application of marketing, digital communications, and branding practices
• Proven experience liaising with stakeholders, donors, and businesses.
• Experience establishing new fundraising products or campaigns, including the implementation of new processes and monitoring against agreed targets.
• Excellent written communications skills, with an eye for detail.
• Excellent public speaking/presentation skills with an ability to pitch ideas and engage audiences at all levels.
• Project management skills including planning, resource identification and coordination, task and activity monitoring, risk and issues management, evaluation, monitoring and reporting.
• A solid understanding of CRM, donor management systems combined with proven ability to understand data segmentation and reporting.

Culture & Values

Our values are the unseen drivers of our behaviours and ultimately become the organisational culture.

• We're focused
• We're brave
• We rise
• Together

Beyond Blue is committed to fostering and preserving a workplace that values diversity and inclusion. We aim to grow and thrive as a diverse team with individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, self-expression, and talents. In recruiting for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, colour, religion, ability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.

How to Apply

To apply, applications should include a current CV with a cover letter that addresses how your qualifications, skills and experience would be attributes to the position and why you would consider yourself to be a cultural addition to Beyond Blue.

For detailed information about this position including the closing date, please refer to the position description attached.

Preferred candidates will be required to undertake pre-employment screening, including a National Police Check and where required, a Working with Children Check.

We encourage early applications as interviews may commence before the closing date. All applications will be treated with strict confidentiality.