Job description
- Job Type: Permanent – Full Time
- Location: NSW North Ryde Office &/or Remote
- Job Category: Individual Giving – Regular Giving
Why Baptist World Aid Australia?
If you have a desire to be part of a passionate, committed, people-oriented organisation that is committed to ending poverty… then you’re in the right place!
Baptist World Aid Australia is an international Christian development organisation working in 24 countries. We partner with like-minded organisations overseas to implement community development and disaster projects that empower communities to lift themselves out of poverty. Last year, our work benefited over 800 000 people.
When you join Baptist World Aid, you’ll become part of a rich, 60-year history. As a valued member of our team, you’ll be integral to achieving our mission of helping Australians tackle the injustice of global poverty.
We’re looking for someone with the know-how, passion, and commitment to inspire our faithful supporters to action on poverty… is it you?
Job Description
This role will report to the Regular Giving Team Lead to support and champion growth and acquisition in our Child Sponsorship program. You’ll be responsible for delivering ongoing growth and retention activities to our regular giving donors—upwards of 6,000 donors raising a total of $4.8 million per year. You’ll work with key stakeholders to implement fundraising projects and activities, growing our supporter base by increasing the number of Child Sponsors. You’ll also work to attract and retain donors for our other regular giving products. And you’ll collaborate closely with our Church partnership, Supporter Engagement and Marketing teams to achieve results and help care for and communicate with our Regular Givers.
About you
You’ll be a self-motivated individual, who is a team player, and an innovator looking for the right role to harness your unique qualities.
You may be at the initial stages of your career and a creative thinker with experience in communication, marketing research, user experience, and campaigns. You may also have experience in project management or want to gain a deeper knowledge of fundraising and retention marketing. You’re naturally excited about data driven trends and will gain satisfaction improving the supporter experience for our trusted and loyal donors. You enjoy the challenge of collaborating with other teams to achieve your goals and no job is too small for you. You want to use your skills and experience to pursue a career in the not-for-profit sector and contribute to a mission close to your heart.
When you join Baptist World Aid, you’ll become part of a rich, over 60-year history. As a valued member of our team, you’ll be integral to achieving our mission of helping Australians tackle the injustice of global poverty.
We’re looking for someone who is team orientated, skilled in project management, with experience in marketing and a desire to grow their career in fundraising, acquisition and/or retention marketing.
Desired Skills and Experience
We’re looking for someone who has:
- An ability to manage projects from inception to delivery, achieving outcomes while also delivering day to day tasks
- Skills as a natural connector and experience in managing stakeholders to achieve an outcome
- An understanding of donor behaviour whether through sales, retail, fundraising or other channels
- A drive to continuously improve and build on prior learning with a commitment to best practice delivery
- An innovative approach to problem solving
- A demonstrated ability to think analytically using performance metrics and campaign tracking to improve campaign performance.
- A demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office especially Word and Excel.
- Administrative experience and ideally experience working with databases/customer relationship management (CRM) systems
- Both passion and interest in the international development sector and Child Sponsorship programming.
Desirable
- Qualifications in a relevant discipline such as fundraising, marketing, communications, project management, or demonstrated transferable skills in a similar role
- Exposure to Asana or a similar project management tool
- Ability to supervise and motivate volunteers
- Experience in digital acquisition campaigns, retention and acquisition growth and telemarketing
- A demonstrated understanding of fundraising principles, segmentation tools and their implementation
As a Christian, you’ll share our vision for a world without poverty as God intends, and participate enthusiastically in team prayer, biblical reflection and church services.
Want to know more? Click here for the position description.
Why work with Baptist World Aid?
People: Work with a team of people who are as passionate about ending poverty as you are!
Culture: Motivated by love, we respect and value all people… starting with each other.
Salary Sacrificing: We offer salary sacrificing, which means in effect part of your pay is paid tax free, giving you more money in your take home pay.
Bonus Leave: Paid leave between Christmas and New Year (up to three days)
Flexible working arrangements
We offer flexible working arrangements, which means you can maintain that work / life balance!
We will be reviewing applications and interviewing suitable candidates as they apply, so please don’t wait until the closing date to apply, we want to hear from you today!
- Please note: Baptist World Aid is a safeguarding organisation and our recruitment and selection procedures reflect our commitment to the safety and protection of children and vulnerable adults in our activities. As part of the selection process, candidates may be required to undergo psychometric testing, police checks and working with children checks.
Baptist World Aid Australia values diversity. We are an inclusive workplace that understands the power of diversity and building culture that provides a sense of belonging.
We welcome all applicants who meet the position description criteria. We actively encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants.
If you have a disability and require adjustments to be made through the recruitment process, please reach out to one of our friendly team members and let us know at [email protected], using the subject line: Regular Giving Coordinator enquiry via EthicalJobs.
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