Are you passionate about writing and performance with a keen interest in community, culture and creativity? Are you really well connected and love bringing donors to the arts?

If you said, “Yup, that’s me,” twice, Word Travels needs you.

YOUR ROLE

Word Travels is looking for an experienced Head of Development to help us bring programs like Australian Poetry Slam to the world.

Working closely with the Word Travels team, you will develop fundraising and philanthropic strategies around our annual creative programs and connect with organisations, artists and donors across Australia and the Asia Pacific region.

YOU WILL:

• Work to realise donor and foundation targets that significantly increase the annual income of Word Travels and support its programs.
• Set up strategies and systems to service and maintain donor relationships in a meaningful way including; databases, reports and analysis as well as crafting special events and access opportunities for donors.
• Analyse data to assess patterns of donation and use this to inform future donor engagement strategies.
• Support Word Travels activities including marketing activities and event delivery to ensure recognition of donors and foundations.
• Research and identify existing and prospective donors.
• Assist in developing a five year strategy for future donations.
• Create implementation and promotion plan for bequest program.

Word Travels is a not-for-profit arts organisation with DGR status. We create literary and literacy programs with festivals, companies, schools, libraries, and cultural institutions around Australia and the Asia Pacific. We identify and pursue opportunities for young people, people from culturally diverse backgrounds and marginalised communities to develop their skills, and to create and express themselves by performing their work. Our largest program is the international Australian Poetry Slam.

We work with emerging and established spoken-word artists, poets, lyricists, story-tellers and monologists to develop an industry that merges with actors, musicians and writers.

We empower marginalised communities through programs that amplify diverse narratives. We do this with performances, videos, podcasts, albums and publications.

Working with us you will achieve impact in community development, education and artistic excellence.

You will help us inspire people to tell their stories in creative ways.

For a full Position Description please email us at [email protected] using the subject line: Head of Development enquiry via EthicalJobs.