• Lead transformational relationship fundraising
• Join the fight against heart disease & diabetes
• Full-time, flexibility, Melbourne location

Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute is an independent, internationally renowned medical research facility, with a history spanning more than 95 years. The Institute’s work extends from the laboratory to wide-scale community studies with a focus on diagnosis, prevention and treatment of diabetes and cardiovascular disease. The Baker Institute is the nation’s first muti-disciplinary organisation tackling the deadly trio of obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease through research, education and patient care.

Reporting to the Executive General Manager, Community and Corporate Relations (CCR), the General Manager, Philanthropy will lead a high performing team and ensure best practice relationship fundraising to achieve revenue targets for the major donor program. Responsibilities include strategic program planning, analysis and reporting, budgeting and forecasting, developing donor case for support and ensuring excellent prospecting, cultivation, asking, stewardship and recognition strategies.

The General Manager, Philanthropy will be the internal lead for the transformational and major gifts strategy, developing strategies to sustain income from HNWI, trusts and foundations and seeking opportunities for program growth including increased revenue from the mid-value donor pipeline. You will report on financial performance against targets and non- financial in retention and acquisition. Mentoring and leading the philanthropy team to achieve targets and manage caseload will be essential to success, along with ensuring systems, moves management protocols and governance over donor gift attributions and recognition.

About YOU

• Proven experience in relationship fundraising and developing and leading funding strategy, and strong knowledge of relationship fundraising principles, particularly major gifts and trusts and foundations
• Ability to develop compelling requests for donor support,
• Experience establishing, managing, achieving and reporting on budgets against financial outcomes,
• Experience leading database integrity and donor administration,
• Demonstrated effective people leadership and ability to build a high-performing team,
• High level of interpersonal, communication and relationship development skills to liaise across various and diverse
  stakeholder levels,
• You are flexible, adaptable, people-oriented, supporter-focused, well-presented, articulate and polite,
• Committed to professionalism, discretion, confidentiality, initiative and diplomacy,
• Relevant tertiary and/or fundraising qualifications are beneficial, including CFRE,
• Proficient skills in Microsoft Office. Proficiency in Salesforce CRM an advantage, but not essential.

APPLY NOW if you are a supporter-focused, results-driven relationship fundraiser with the desire to grow the Baker Institute’s Philanthropy Program and support the fight against heart disease and diabetes.

Gembridge is proud to partner with Baker Heart & Diabetes Institute.

For a confidential discussion, contact Michelle Varcoe or Dawn Patrick on 03 8375 9661 or [email protected] using the subject line: General Manager, Philanthropy - Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute enquiry via EthicalJobs.