• Be part of an organisation that makes a difference
• Temporary full-time vacancy for approx. 12 months+
• Sydney, Brisbane or Melbourne

The Smith Family is an independent children's charity helping Australian children living in disadvantage to get the most out of their education, so they can create better futures for themselves.

The primary purpose of this role is to assist with the day to day coordination and administration of The Smith Family Corporate Partnerships activities. A particular focus will be engaging internal and external stakeholders and ensuring data informs decisions and records are accurate and up to date. This role liaises extensively with teams such as volunteering, finance and our external suppliers.

A day in the life of our Corporate Partnership Coordinator might look like this, but every day can be different.

Primarily, you will be responsible for:

• Working with the Senior Relationship Manager, co-ordinate partnership activities including project co-ordination, partner communication, administration and data analysis to enable growth
• Monitor and maintain Corporate Partnerships assets including website, intranet (SmithNet), workplace giving platforms and, with the Philanthropy Communications team, the value proposition/ communication resources library
• Contribute to identifying fundraising opportunities, assist with developing proposals and assist with ensuring The Smith Family is meeting its partnership commitments
• Work across the Corporate Partnerships team and Volunteering team to ensure corporate events are fulfilled in relation to key appeals and programs (e.g. Christmas Toy & Book Appeal, iTrack, Cadetship to Career, Career Mentoring)
• Liaise with Events and Community Fundraising team to ensure corporate fundraising events are in line with their protocols, assisting with logistics as required
• Assist in the development of financial plans and income tracking activities
• Prepare regular reports of progress and forecasts to Corporate Partnerships managers using data to inform future planning

Want to make a difference? Our successful candidate will bring the following:

• Tertiary qualification in business-related discipline e.g. marketing, business administration
• Proven experience in a relationship or customer engagement position
• Experience using a CRM database to support fundraising activity and analysis
• Experience working with budgets and expenditures
• Ability to plan, prioritise and set timeframes, with shifting and sometimes short deadlines
• Proven customer service orientation and the ability to deal with others at all levels of an organisation (both internally and externally) with a results orientated and ‘can do’ attitude

Living up to our employment promise, our team members tell us that working for The Smith Family they have great job flexibility and the ability to work alongside committed, passionate and professional team members whilst engaging in challenging, fulfilling and diverse work. In turn, our team members believe that they offer commitment to our vision, mission and values and effective collaboration with fellow team members to deliver strong performance outcomes.

If you are passionate about what you do, committed to make a difference and this sounds like your next role, please click apply, we’d love to hear from you. You may view the position description attached. For any other information, please contact David Sloan, National Manager, Corporate Partnerships at [email protected] using the subject line: Corporate Partnership Coordinator - Sydney / Brisbane / Melbourne enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Due to the nature of this role, the successful candidate must be prepared to undertake a National Police Check and a Working with Children Checks. We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to principles of cultural diversity. Applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent are encouraged.