• Work for Australia's most trusted and iconic charity
• Permanent full-time, position available
• Access to salary packaging options to reduce your taxable income

The Organisation

Proudly serving Australians since 1928, the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) provides emergency aeromedical and allied health services for people in rural and remote Australia. We strive towards improving the health and wellbeing of our rural communities and believe in creating opportunities, so all Victorians have the choice to access essential primary health care services.

About the Role

The Events & Community Engagement Administrator will play a crucial role in delivering our diverse range of events. You'll work closely with the Events & Community Engagement Coordinator, ensuring every fundraising and community event is a resounding success. Your mission? To foster meaningful connections with our incredible stakeholders-donors, community members, and partners.

Key responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Provide general administrative support
• Coordinate stakeholder data lists including processing regular updates
• Respond to incoming stakeholder enquiries and requests
• Gather information and research to support fundraising and community events
• Generate timely reports, invoices, data files and other necessary documentation
• Support the Marketing and Communications team to send donor and stakeholder EDM's and digital communications (via CRM platform).
• Support the wider Marketing and Fundraising Team on relative projects during quiet event periods

To be successful, you will need:

• A relevant tertiary qualification in Communications, Business, Marketing, Community Development, Event Management or Public Relations or related disciplines
• Minimum 1-2 years relevant experience working in administration, community engagement, fundraising, event management, marketing or a relevant field
• To be available to work occasional evenings and weekends during critical campaign and event periods
• Experience in engaging and building relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders
• Experience in launching, developing, and coordinating campaigns and events
• Strong attention to detail
• Excellent time management and organisational skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, and preferable experience using CRM programs, preferably The Raiser's Edge and Ortto.
• Satisfactory completion of safety screening including a current Working with Children's Check, National Police Check, and the right to work in Australia.

Our Benefits

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Access to salary packaging options to reduce your taxable income for all employees, including our casuals
• Enjoy a full-time role with flexible work arrangements to work from home and at our Richmond office, as well as options for purchased leave.
• Great parental leave benefits in addition to government parental leave.

Need more information?

For any enquiries, please email

To access the position description and to apply please click the 'Apply now' to be redirected to our Career Centre.

Please note that we are unable to accept late applications, or applications submitted via email.

We aim to fill vacancies as quickly as possible. This means that we will close advert as soon as we have found the right candidate, and this may be before the published closing date. We would therefore advise interested applicants to apply as early as possible.

The Royal Flying Doctor Service, Victoria, is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applications from individuals of underrepresented backgrounds to apply, including but not limited to, those from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, culturally and linguistically diverse and LGBTQI communities.