• Fixed term contract (0.4 FTE) with flexible hours based in Fitzroy, Vic.
• Great opportunity for someone looking to kickstart their NFP fundraising career!
• Salary Packaging to reduce your taxable income and increase your take-home pay.
• Employee Assistance Program offering confidential counselling and other resources to support your mental wellbeing.
• Surrounded by some of the best coffee in Melbourne!

In this role, you will provide essential administrative support to the Fundraising Manager with a primary focus on administrative tasks and communication with donors and supporters – but, over time, you will have the opportunity to be exposed to, and be involved in, a wide range of fundraising activities. This will include:

• Database Management including data entry and management of donor details, recording of donations and assisting with data cleansing, segmentation and reporting
• Donor support – processing donations, issuing receipts, preparing thank you notes and other correspondence to donors and partners/supporters
• Answering email or phone enquiries from donors, partners and other stakeholders
• Supporting gift in kind and material aid processes including donor liaison
• Collecting and collating information for reports
• Event and community fundraising support as directed by the Fundraising & Communications Manager.

Ideally, you will have previous donor support experience and knowledge and experience of fundraising databases. You also possess:

• Effective administrative and data entry skills and a high level of computer literacy
• Excellent communication skills – both written and verbal – with well-developed interpersonal skills enabling you to develop and maintain effective and productive working relationships with others
• A high level of organisational ability to juggle multiple tasks to deadlines and with limited resources
• A strong customer service orientation and a willingness to pitch in and help others
• A values-based approach to work aligned with the mission of St Mary’s House of Welcome

We are looking for an engaged, vibrant, helpful and proactive person who has a preference for part-time work and who has the availability to also help out after hours from time to time on fundraising events.

Please note, the successful candidate will have received at least three Covid-19 vaccinations.

Specific questions are to be forwarded to Fiona Dickson, Fundraising Manager at [email protected] using the subject line: Fundraising Assistant enquiry via EthicalJobs.

A position description is attached.