• Parental leave cover
  
• Fixed term contract - ​​​12 May 2025 - 20 March 2026 with possible extension
  
• 0.6FTE

Overall purpose of the Partnerships team

The Partnerships team sits within Stroke Foundation’s Fundraising and Marketing division. The team plans, cultivates and stewards funding support by corporate Australia and philanthropic trusts and foundations to fulfil income and mission requirements for Stroke Foundation’s services, programs and prioritised projects.

This includes: brand-aligned partnerships; event and campaign sponsorships; company, business and workforce donations and fundraising; in-kind contributions; and grants. The team’s key objectives are to:

• Sustain and grow appropriate income.
• Acquire and embed mission-aligned supporters.
• Develop support-generating resources and tools.
• Develop the team’s people and operational capacity.

The team consists of the National Manager Partnerships and two specialist roles: a Corporate Partnerships Coordinator (Corporate Program) and a Partnerships Coordinator - Grants (Grants Program). The Corporate Program is focused on developing sponsorships and company, business and workforce donations and fundraising; and in-kind contributions. The pipeline includes corporations, medium and small businesses, and relevant Australian-based industry associations and peak bodies, and their workforces.

The Grants Program is focused on generating income for specific services, programs and projects specifically from accessible grant-making trusts & foundations, including corporate foundations, that run regular open grant rounds and/or have open lines of enquiry. The National Manager Partnerships is responsible for developing high value, multi-year brand- aligned corporate partnerships, funding by trusts & foundations that are not openly accessible, collaborative support and teamwork across the Corporate and Grant Programs, and overall team management and outcomes.

Overall purpose of Partnerships Coordinator – Grants role

In collaboration with and supported by the National Manager Partnerships, this proactive role specialises in the development, execution, and administration of the Grants Program.

The role also involves strategic decision-making and collaborates with a range of external stakeholders and Stroke Foundation staff across Fundraising and Marketing, Stroke Programs, Research and Innovation, and Public Affairs and Media divisions in relation to fulfilment of its objectives and may also assist as required in the development of support from trusts & foundations that are not openly accessible.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify, qualify, cultivate, steward, and grow a pipeline of existing, lapsed, and prospective trust & foundation supporters to maintain and increase income.
• Develop and implement engagement and stewardship plans for existing trust & foundation supporters, and engagement plans for lapsed and prospective supporters.
• Liaise internally to compile service, program and project information required for creation of proposals and reports, and aligned prospect and grant matches.
• Develop and submit grant applications, funding proposals, acquittal reports, and informal updates for funders.
• Coordinate administration of Grants Program funding agreements and track fulfilment of deliverables.
• Coordinate with internal staff developing and executing events, campaigns, publications and other activities as relevant to the Grants Program and/or its external stakeholders.
• Ensure Grants Program records, files, data, and monthly reports are kept up to date.
• Collaborate with and assist the National Manager Partnerships as required

Position Requirements

Skills

• Ability to take a leadership approach to a role whilst at the same time working collaboratively and under direction as a supporting team member.
• Ability to plan well ahead and effectively manage the challenges of competing demands.
• Expertise in building qualified, well-aligned prospect pipelines that are of sufficient time- frame and financial value to meet funding targets.
• Expertise in building effective engagement plans for trust & foundation supporters and prospective supporters.
• Expertise in and proven aptitude for effective cultivation, stewardship, and maintenance of mutually beneficial trust & foundation supporter relationships.
• High-level facilitation, technical and organising skills in sourcing, collating and attentively distilling information and evidence from multiple resources and people to fulfil documentation and communication needs for varied audiences and purposes.
• Expertise in the creation of high-quality proposals for support and ability to discuss their content and subject area (written, verbal, including virtual and in-person meetings).
• A high administrative procedural competency and efficiency, including the ability to maintain up-to-date and accurate records, data, filing, and reporting systems.
• Intermediate to advanced skills in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint; low to intermediate Excel, and an intermediate to advanced proficiency in utilising funders’ online grants management systems and maintaining data in Salesforce or similar customer relationship management system.
• Ability for constructive self-assessment and continuous improvement.

Experience

• Prior solid experience in similar role(s).
• Previous completion of trainings relevant to development of grant-seeking expertise, trust & foundation relationship management, project management, and relevant computer programs and software technical skills, are each desirable but not essential. ​

What's on offer?

A flexible, innovative and dynamic organisation with engaged knowledgeable staff and volunteers with the added benefits of competitive remuneration and salary packaging.

This is a fantastic opportunity to work with one of Australia's leading not-for profit organisations that has a positive influence on the lives of thousands of Australians each year. If you are passionate about making an impact, please click Apply Now.

The Stroke Foundation embraces cultural diversity and strongly encourages suitably qualified people from all cultural backgrounds to apply.

Stroke Foundation is a non-partisan organisation that delivers advocacy activities in line with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) guidelines. acnc.gov.au.