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Partnerships Specialist

Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal
  • Location: WA based
  • Status: 0.4FTE 1-year fixed term contract
  • Level: SCHADS, Level 5, Pay Point 1
  • Salary: $95k (0.4FTE pro rata) + super (11.5%) + leave loading

Join Our Team: Part-Time Partnerships Role based in WA.

Are you passionate about making a difference in remote, rural and regional communities?

FRRR is seeking a dynamic and dedicated individual to play a key role in representing FRRR in philanthropic, corporate, and social impact sectors in WA. This role has a specific focus on building and nurturing networks, and identifying opportunities for collaboration where FRRR’s model and platform could add value to or develop new funding and capacity building initiatives in regional WA.

Working within the partnerships team and with a range of both internal and external stakeholders, you will:

  • Build awareness and profile of FRRR, its model, and impact within the WA philanthropic, corporate, and social impact sectors
  • Identify and nurture partnerships to grow funding for regional communities across WA in line with FRRR’s strategic focus areas.
  • Support, steward, and grow relationships with FRRR’s individual donors in WA
  • Support the FRRR leadership and board to understand and engage in the WA philanthropy landscape.

This role is initially 2 days per week on a 1-year fixed term contract with the likelihood of extension and potential increase to workload if desired

To thrive in the role, you will be:

  • An exceptional relationship builder and networker with a natural talent for finding and growing collaboration and partnerships.
  • A natural Storyteller - Exceptional communication skills with a personable approach to engage and build authentic relationships. They will have confidence as a public presenter with excellent written and verbal communication skills, and high level of attention to detail. Advanced literacy and numeracy skills are a must, with advanced proficiency in the English language (both written and oral), and the ability to produce high quality executive reports in addition to a high level of computer skills (MS Office suite, database management).
  • Passionate about, and has experience working in or with rural, regional, and remote communities and understanding of remote, rural, and regional issues, and
  • Someone who acts with absolute integrity in all they do.

Interested?

Click 'Apply Now' to submit your resume and a brief cover letter. This is your chance to be at the forefront of driving positive outcomes for remote, rural and regional communities in Australia. Apply now and let's shape Australia’s future together.

Context:

FRRR is a national charitable foundation focussed on increasing equity of opportunity in remote, rural and regional Australia. It adopts a partnership and leverage model of philanthropy which harnesses the collective resources of philanthropy, business, and governments to support rural communities to be vibrant, adaptive, and sustainable. Established in 2000, FRRR has distributed more than $177m to over 14,000 projects across Australia to date.

Our strategy is focussed on improving outcomes in the areas of PEOPLE, PLACE, DISASTER RESILIENCE, and CLIMATE SOLUTIONS.  FRRR believes that targeted philanthropic investment and collaboration in these areas will build more vibrant, sustainable, and adaptive remote, rural and regional communities - and a more equitable and prosperous Australia as a whole.

A position description is attached.

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