About the Paul Ramsay Foundation

Paul Ramsay was a visionary business leader who left Australia a remarkable legacy. Through his generous bequest, the Paul Ramsay Foundation continues his philanthropic legacy through a shared commitment to help break cycles of disadvantage in Australia.

Our talented team bring to this challenge their diverse perspectives and experience. We are anthropologists and educators, lawyers and economists, epidemiologists and entrepreneurs, political scientists and historians, psychologists and business analysts, journalists and administrators, philosophers and artists –all guided by our values of respect for people, curiosity, loyalty, courage and innovation. Diversity & inclusion, wellness, culture and learning are all important to us.

Find out more about the Paul Ramsay Foundation at paulramsayfoundation.org.au.

Job Description

The identified First Nation Partnership Officer works closely with the Head of Partnerships and Processes and Impact Area heads to deliver PRF’s work across the Foundation. This includes development of processes, templates and approaches that foster excellence and consistency through the grant-making lifecycle, delivery support for specific impact areas based on need, as well as leading the delivery of cross-cutting grants towards our stated outcomes.

Location of the role: Sydney / Melbourne.

Key Responsibilities

• Support strategy and investment development aligned with impact areas, and for cross-cutting initiatives: Working with others, support the work of identifying and developing impactful partnerships ready for investment for the portfolio
• Support partnership management activities aligned with impact areas, and for cross-cutting initiatives: working with active partners from the establishment to re-grant/exit in order to support and enable partner delivery in line with our target outcomes.
• Support documentation, dashboarding and briefing: Prepare high-quality materials for decision-making, including presentations, dashboards and briefs.
• Supporting innovation and improvement: Support development of practices and processes in program and investment development across the Foundation, shaping how we work toward impact
• Support knowledge, research, advocacy, and other priorities for the Foundation, as required

Personal Characteristics

• Highly collaborative with a consultative style of working, who promotes inclusion and engagement  
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to develop relationships with diverse key stakeholders (internal and external) 
• Innovative and entrepreneurial, with ability to contribute to work beyond own, and to generate and pursue innovative ideas and approaches for improving our work 
• Demonstrable integrity and a strong connection to the values of the Foundation: respect for people; curiosity and a willingness to learn; humility and integrity; courage and innovation.

Key Selection Criteria

• Identified position- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander person.
• Experience working in a role requiring strong relationship management, strategic problem solving and analytical skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication, and ability to develop executive level presentations and memos 
• Ability to multi-task, problem solve and deliver results in short timeframes 
• Relevant undergraduate qualification or commensurate experience 

Preferred:

• Experience and understanding of philanthropic funding, focus areas for the Foundation (learning, employment, justice), and social purpose sector beneficial
• Lived experience or experience working directly in the Foundations’ areas of focus is desirable.
• Ability to engage appropriately with communities and beneficiaries, with cultural understanding
• Experience working with communities and facilitating development and implementation of social programs.
• Relevant graduate qualification or commensurate experience

What we offer

We are committed to offering and supporting development and employment opportunities to help people excel and build a meaningful career. We offer generous learning and development opportunities as well as flexi time, access to employee benefits, employment assistance program (EAP) and education assistance.

We promote diversity in the workplace and have a culture that is inclusive, respectful and embraces the unique skills and qualities of all people.