• Full Time, Permanent positions
• Location: Flexible state location with hybrid WFH options!
• Multiple roles: (i) Business Development Officers (ii) Senior Business Development Officers
• Wide range of career experiences and backgrounds in tender/bid writing will be considered
• Great salary starting from $101,129 + Super + NFP Salary Packaging, based on experience

Life at Mission Australia

When you join the team at Mission Australia, you become part of a community who are determined to end homelessness and ensure people in need can thrive. United by our Christian purpose and values, we stand together with anyone who needs us, for as long as they need us. Find out more about us and our purpose.

Your Opportunity

Are you a skilled tender, bid, or grant writer looking to make a meaningful impact? Join Mission Australia as a Business Development Officer, where you will play a vital role in securing national, state, and local funding to support our life-changing programs. In this role, you'll be responsible for crafting high-quality government tenders and proactive funding proposals that drive our growth across Community Services, Housing, and other key areas.

Collaborating with subject matter experts, you'll manage the entire bid process, conduct market research, and ensure submissions meet the highest standards. With several exciting positions available at different levels of seniority, this is a unique opportunity to take your career to the next level and contribute to real, transformative change.

If you're passionate about converting funding opportunities into impactful solutions, we invite you to join our team and help make a lasting difference in the communities we serve.

Your key responsibilities will be to:

• Thoroughly analyse all tender specifications and understand funder objectives and drivers.
• Collaborate with leaders from Community Services, Housing, and other divisions to prepare bid content, create project plans, and mitigate risks.
• Write compelling tenders, grants, and proposals that meet high standards and adhere to funder requirements and Mission Australia's style guide.
• Maintain and manage systems, processes, CRMs, and Microsoft Teams sites to support efficient bid development.
• Coordinate input from internal stakeholders, including finance, legal, and service delivery teams, for comprehensive submissions.
• Conduct research, gather evidence, and use data to support service models and enhance tender and proposal quality.

Requirements for Success:

• Minimum 2 years' experience in tender, bid and/or grant writing.
• Experience in Community Services or Community Housing sectors (preferred).
• Qualification in relevant discipline (preferred).
• Strong writing, editing, analytical thinking, and project management skills, with a proven track record of successful tender submissions.
• Excellent communication, influencing, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Strong time management, organisational skills, and initiative in overseeing tenders.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and a strong personal alignment with Mission Australia's values and culture.

Before starting work with us, you will need to undertake a national police history check, qualifications, and referee checks, and have a clearance to work with children/vulnerable people.

Our culture

Our innovative and inclusive culture will ensure you feel valued at Mission Australia as you help Australians in need and develop in your career.

We prioritise the safety and wellbeing of everyone, both within our team and the individuals we serve.

We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive working environment. We actively support and encourage people of all backgrounds; gender, age, ethnicity, race, cultural background, disability, religion, and sexual orientation to submit an application and aim to ensure that the recruitment and employee experience is as accessible and inclusive as possible. So, whoever you are, if you're skilled and actively support our purpose and values, you would be welcome at Mission Australia.

We strongly encourage applications from people who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. For culturally safe support or assistance with your application, please contact us at [email protected] using the subject line: Tender, Bid and Grant Writers enquiry via EthicalJobs.

If you live with disability and require support to submit your application, please email [email protected] using the subject line: Tender, Bid and Grant Writers - Flexible Location enquiry via EthicalJobs or visit our Careers page for additional contact details.

Find out more about a career with Mission Australia.

Your benefits

• Rewarding work - every day you know you're making a real difference.
• Not-for-profit salary packaging, reducing your tax (details via AccessPay).
• Free external, confidential counselling and access to chaplaincy support.
• Volunteering opportunities.
• Extra leave available including an additional public holiday, additional annual leave day on your work anniversary and the opportunity to purchase further annual leave.

How to Apply

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