Position Details

• Reports to: Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
• Location: East coast capital city.
• The WELA team works remotely from home, within AEST/AEDT hours. Melbourne based team members have the option to work from our small city office space.
• Only open to applicants with existing working rights in Australia.
• Job Type: Full time (1 FTE), with potential of 0.8FTE negotiable for the right candidate. 12 month initial contract with potential of extension.
• Salary: $85,120 plus superannuation. This position is classified as Level 4.1 under the SCHADS award.
• Job Requirements: Occasional (monthly) after-hours work, capacity for occasional domestic travel. All staff are required to provide their own laptop and phone.

About WELA

Do you want to contribute to saving the environment, solving climate change, and taking on the patriarchy?

Women’s Environmental Leadership Australia (WELA) is empowering, supporting, funding and diversifying women’s and gender diverse leadership for our environment and climate, in order to transform Australia’s response to these crises.

Overwhelmingly, our existing political, business and societal leadership has failed to adequately address the climate and environmental crises at hand. It’s time for a leadership change. Put simply, we will not get out of this by relying on the same leadership that got us into it. The evidence is clear - more women in decision making roles equals better environmental outcomes. We need more of it.

Why work with us?

This is an exciting opportunity to join a small, growing, and passionate team taking on some big challenges - and doing it with a good sense of fun and personal sustainability.

We offer:

• Flexible working location
• Work/life balance
• Supportive culture
• Capacity to shape the role as it evolves
• Generous leave provisions
• Mentoring opportunities

We’re a small and empowering team, with a big vision for change. We work hard, but have a healthy commitment to work/life balance, and enable the flexibility to support this. We support one another to grow, develop, and bring joy and creativity to our work each day.

About the position

In this exciting new role, you will work closely with and support the CEO to develop and deliver WELA’s major donor fundraising priorities.

You’ll play a crucial role in delivering our major donor fundraising strategy from end to end. This includes researching prospective funders, creating proposals and pitches, managing and tracking data and key relationships, and reporting on and acquitting grants. You’ll support the CEO to engage with key stakeholders and funders; be a trusted liaison point for external stakeholders; and support the CEO’s engagement in external engagements and emerging opportunities.

As a collaborative team member, you’ll work closely with all areas of the organisation that connect to fundraising, including Communications, Engagement, the WELA Giving Circle, Advocacy, Operations, and with the Leadership Programs team.

The WELA team embodies a vibrant and caring energy where we know what we’re doing, but we certainly don’t have all the answers. Learning, reflecting, and balancing risks informs our passion and drive.

About you

You’re passionate about our environment, and the important role of women’s leadership in creating a genuinely sustainable future in which people and the planet thrive.

You’re excited about fundraising as a powerful way to build capacity, and to support donors to influence positive action on the issues they’re passionate about. You are an organised, proactive, and self-motivated individual with a strong ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines while maintaining attention to detail. With experience in supporting major donor and /or other fundraising activities, you’re able to organise resources, data, timelines, and deliverables to ensure successful execution.

You’re an excellent communicator - personally and professionally, with excellent written skills and an ability to craft a compelling narrative and pitch. Your inter-personal skills are second to none, and you manage important and sensitive relationships and information with integrity and discretion.

Working independently comes naturally to you, and you thrive when taking initiative and managing projects with minimal supervision. You’re a self-starter who communicates clearly and effectively, both in writing and verbally, ensuring that team members are well-informed and tasks stay on track to meet goals.

Collaboration is a strength, and you enjoy building positive relationships with internal teams and external stakeholders alike. You’re personable and have a natural ability to connect with others, building rapport easily and fostering positive relationships with colleagues and partners.

Key Tasks and accountabilities

• Support the management of WELA’s major donor relationships, including coordinating communication and liaison with major donors and funders, supporting the CEO’s engagement with donors through direct liaison, and managing small fundraising events, external engagements and travel arrangements
• Develop and write fundraising proposals and develop pitch decks
• Lead and coordinate grant applications, including identifying opportunities, writing applications, managing grant administration and coordinating grant reporting
• Coordinate fundraising data and administration, tracking relationships and delivery across the organisation
• Research and identify new donor prospects
• Support the CEO with development and evolution of WELA’s major donor fundraising strategy and execution.

As a small team, we support each other in our work so you’ll regularly be expected to jump in and help out wherever needed. Likewise, you can count on the support of the team however you need it.

Key Selection Criteria

Essential:

• Demonstrated experience in non-profit fundraising (staff or voluntary), involving key relationship management such as  one or more of: major individual donors, foundations, corporate partnerships or high-value event or peer-to-peer donors.
• Relevant tertiary qualifications, and/or minimum + 3 years experience in a similar role.
• Proven ability to write, create, and deliver high-quality, engaging fundraising content tailored to diverse audiences. Examples welcome.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to work effectively with a team, build rapport with internal and external stakeholders, and manage sensitive communication, relationships and information with discretion and integrity.
• Excellent administrative and data management skills.
• Experience successfully coordinating fundraising applications, projects and / or events, demonstrating skills with multi-tasking and managing competing priorities.
• Strong sense of initiative, demonstrated through experience.

Desirable:

• Demonstrated commitment to our environment and/or women’s leadership.
• Experience working in a small, remote team environment in the not-for-profit sector.
• Familiarity with relevant tools and software such as Google Suite, Canva, WordPress, CRMs, and social media platforms.

Ready to apply?

WELA is committed to creating a diverse and thriving community of women and gender-diverse people for our environment and climate action. People from Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander communities, communities of colour, or culturally and linguistically diverse communities are encouraged to apply.

Click Apply Now to upload your CV, cover letter, and key selection criteria responses in a single PDF.

Please note, applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, so we encourage early applications.

For general enquiries about the position, please email [email protected] using the subject line: Major Donor Coordinator enquiry via EthicalJobs.

For a brief discussion about the position, please book a time with WELA CEO Victoria McKenzie-McHarg.

A position description is attached.