• JOB TITLE: Partnerships Coordinator - The Big Issue and Homes for Homes
• REPORTING TO: Corporate Partnerships Manager
• DATE OF ISSUE: September 2024
• LOCATION: Head Office - Melbourne, Victoria
• STATUS: Full time, 12-month contract

The Big Issue Australia and Homes for Homes

The Big Issue Australia is an independent not for profit organisation that develops and operates a number of social enterprises providing opportunities for those experiencing homelessness and disadvantage to positively change their lives.

We are an agent for social change, using entrepreneurial practices and sound business strategy to promote social inclusion and alleviate poverty in Australia. Our innovative programs and services focus on helping people who are socially disadvantaged, and may otherwise slip through the cracks, to build confidence and the capacity to help themselves.

This is achieved by using various mechanisms to connect people with the community, such as the Street Magazine Enterprise, the Community Street Soccer Program, the Women’s Workforce Enterprise and The Big Issue Classroom.

Homes for Homes is a social enterprise created by The Big Issue that aims to help end homelessness in Australia. It raises new, private funding to tackle the shortage of social and affordable housing. Property owners donate 0.1% of the sale price of their property to Homes for Homes, these funds are then pooled and granted to community housing providers to increase the supply of affordable and social housing.

Purpose of role

We are looking for an enthusiastic Partnerships Coordinator to join our National Partnerships team based in Melbourne.

This role will operate under a shared services model, working across both The Big Issue and Homes for Homes businesses, supporting existing and prospective partnerships.

Working closely with the Corporate Partnerships Manager, this role will support, help grow and retain partnership relationships and revenue. The role will take carriage of a range of tasks including, but not limited to, stewardship, impact reporting, magazine subscription management, corporate volunteering management, workplace giving and social procurement.

The successful candidate will join a small, passionate and hard-working Marketing and Communications Team and work with other stakeholders across both organisations nationally.

We are seeking someone with exceptional relationship and organisational skills who will thrive in a team environment, enjoying an exciting, diverse scope of work.

Key responsibilities

This role would suit a self-starter with a can-do attitude who takes responsibility for:

• Relationship management/liaison support alongside the Corporate Partnership Manager
• Creating corporate partnership proposals, reviews, reports and presentations
• Supporting partnership marketing activities
• Managing the national corporate volunteering program
• Coordinating and supporting The Big Issue corporate workshop enquiries and bookings
• Managing social procurement opportunities for The Big Issue’s Women’s Workforce and liaison with internal stakeholders
• Driving retention and growth strategies for account subscriptions to The Big Issue magazine
• Implementing and administering donor acquisition and retention plans to increase workplace giving donations
• Managing and attending volunteering and corporate partnership activities
• Assisting with other tasks as required by the team

Skills and knowledge

Essential

• Relevant experience (a minimum of 1-2 years) in a marketing/partnerships role or have transferable skills/experience
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build and maintain relationships with a diverse range of key stakeholders
• Ability to produce high quality partnership proposals and reports

• Highly organised and attentive to detail – must be able to tightly manage busy corporate volunteering obligations and strict deadlines
• Familiarity with digital workplace giving and fundraising platforms (ie Good2Give, Benevity)

• Experience using Salesforce CRM management platform or similar CRM
• Experience working to and meeting /exceeding KPI’s
• Capacity to work to tight deadlines and multi-task
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong desktop computer application skills
• Ability to work closely and collaboratively with various stakeholders (internal and external)

Desirable

• Partnership Management and volunteer management experience

Style

All positions at The Big Issue and Homes for Homes are designed to meet the company’s goals. To achieve these goals we need people who:

• Communicate
• Support
• Collaborate
• Commit
• Lead
• Motivate
• Perform
• Adapt

Other information

• Out of hours duties may be required at times
• Some interstate travel may be required from time-to-time
• Other duties – may be required to perform other duties at the discretion of the Corporate Partnerships Manager

How to Apply

Please submit your current resume and a cover letter highlighting the skills and knowledge you would bring to this exciting role. Your application can be addressed to: Simone Busija, Chief Marketing Officer – [email protected], using the subject line: Partnerships Coordinator enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately, we encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced.

Relevant Websites:

thebigissue.org.au.

homesforhomes.org.au.