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Individual Giving Manager

School for Life Foundation Australia Limited

We are looking for a passionate all-round fundraiser who would like to use their skills to develop and grow School for Life’s Individual Giving program.

This is an exciting opportunity to make your mark by leading and coordinating multiple fundraising programs. You will have overall responsibility for growing and diversifying School for Life’s Individual Giving revenue through acquisition, upgrade, and retention programs to drive long term net revenue.

School for Life’s vision is to educate poverty out of existence. Established in 2008, School for Life is now educating over 1,100 students enrolled across 3 schools and employs over 110 locals across all its educational and related operations in Uganda. We believe in the transformative power of education to break the cycle of poverty.

This role will suit someone with a strategic outlook and vision, good project management abilities and that excels in and enjoys donor development and management. You will be able to work independently with little or no supervision, will be well organised with a strong attention to detail, and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities

  • Coordinate the development and execution of our Tax and Christmas Appeals, Child Sponsorship and Regular Giving programs.
  • Implement and administer donor acquisition, upgrade and retention activities to grow School for Life’s Individual Giving revenue.
  • Prepare and manage Individual Giving budgets to meet agreed income targets and report on performance monthly, quarterly, and annually.
  • Manage internal and external suppliers and agencies to ensure effective and timely delivery of all campaigns and appeals, donor stewardship and communication.
  • Coordinate the development, execution and analysis of our Supporter Survey.
  • Working with the Communications and Events Manager, you are responsible for coordinating and leading the Donor Experience, including developing responsive and prompt donor centric-content and tailored supporter journeys for different audience segments.
  • Conduct regular evaluation and analysis of Individual Giving activities, report on learnings and make recommendations to inform future activity.
  • Work closely with the Finance team to ensure a timely and accurate gift entry and acknowledgment process, including documentation and follow up of verbal and written pledges.
  • Effectively manage all data within the Salesforce CRM, ensuring all data is clean, imported and coded correctly, whilst maintaining business rules.

About you

  • You enjoy working across multiple fundraising programs (including appeals, regular giving, and acquisition)
  • You’re confident articulating ideas and communicating impact with donors.
  • You’re a creative thinker who is always looking out for the next opportunity.
  • You’re capable managing competing priorities and a high volume of work.
  • You’re results focused, self-motivated and a self-starter who goes above and beyond.
  • And finally, you’re excited about our vision of educating poverty out of existence and would love to play a critical role in a fast-growing not-for-profit.

What we offer

  • Professional, flexible and harmonious working environment.
  • Hybrid working model
  • Ongoing individual and peer support
  • Generous remuneration commensurate with experience
  • Ongoing staff development
  • Values-based, supportive, caring team environment

Application details

Applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible. Click Apply Now.

Please Note: Applicants must have the right to work in Australia. That is, you must be an Australian citizen or permanent resident or a New Zealand citizen or hold a valid visa with permission to work on an ongoing basis.

For all enquiries about this position please contact us via email [email protected], using the subject line: Individual Giving Manager enquiry via EthicalJobs, or (02) 8377 8417.

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