Description:
Based in our Charlestown office reporting to the Lead, Community Fundraising, this role sits within the Marketing & Fundraising Division. The Community Fundraising Coordinator will work closely with the broader local team to ensure our visible and relevant presence in community, in order to build sustainable relationships and drive fundraising revenue to ultimately improve the outcomes of people impacted by cancer.
About the role
This role is responsible for achieving sustainable community fundraising outcomes for the organisation by working on fundraising campaigns and identifying and engaging supporters and community stakeholders to generate revenue. This role requires excellent relationship management skills, experience in fundraising and delivering events, and an ability to use data and local insights to optimise community fundraising efforts. As well as working flexibly between the office and home, this role will be required to work in community.
Key responsibilities of the role:
- Identify, build and maintain relationships with supporters and key community stakeholders to effectively deliver community fundraising initiatives.
- Manage and deliver community fundraising events (incl. budgeting, planning and delivery)
- Support the development of and locally execute operational plans to optimise community fundraising and supporter experience.
- Collaborate with the local team and key internal stakeholders to integrate impact of Cancer Council programs and services into fundraising initiatives.
- Recruit, coach and manage volunteers to support Cancer Council in the delivery of community fundraising initiatives.
- Include supporters and key community stakeholders in CC engagement, learning and development and fundraising initiatives/opportunities.
- Identify opportunities to respectfully capture and tell stories of Cancer Council impact in local communities.
- Perform specific operational tasks related to facilities management, fleet management, Work Health & Safety and/or risk & compliance as requested from time to time
About you
The ideal candidate will have excellent interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills along with:
Essential:
- Demonstrated fundraising experience or experience raising revenue
- A sound understanding of relationship management and community engagement
- Experience in event management
- Ability to provide high level customer service experience
- Well-developed organisation and project management skills
- Financial acumen and ability to manage community fundraising campaign budgets
- Experience in working effectively with volunteers, committees and/or community groups
- Ability to work calmly under pressure, work to tight deadlines and manage competing priorities across multiple teams
- High level computer literacy in Microsoft Office
- Availability for and willingness to travel in and work with all communities across NSW
- Work flexible hours (including weekends and evenings)
- Class C driver's license