Program Manager – Regular Giving

A little about us:

EverAbility Group have a long and proud history of providing services for people with disabilities across Western Australia and Tasmania.  Together, our team of nearly 200 staff and over 500 volunteers support our growing group of diverse services. This opens up a world of possibilities for our clients – and also opens up a host of career opportunities for you!

Our growing family of services at EverAbility Group include:

VisAbility – our specialised service supporting people with blindness or vision impairment.

Guide Dogs WA and Guide Dogs Tasmania – our iconic service raising and training life changing assistance dogs.

Kites Children’s Therapy – our early intervention support, advice and solutions service transforming the lives of children and their families living with disability or developmental challenges.

Perron Place – our innovative and collaborative community centre.

The Program Manager Regular Giving is a vital role for the Guide Dogs and VisAbility WA team. Working closely with the Senior Manager Fundraising WA and Tasmania, this position will be responsible and accountable for the strategic development, implementation and review of all regular giving programs. An ideal opportunity for a self-motivated and targets driven fundraiser who is looking for an exciting career defining opportunity.

Key responsibilities and accountabilities:

• In collaboration and consultation with the Senior Manager Fundraising identify fundable propositions/opportunities for both Guide Dogs and VisAbility WA and set annual targets for all programs and initiatives; including building the donor and potential donor pipelines and developing strategies to increase levels of support and encouraging multi-year commitments.
• Develop comprehensive and compelling regular giving opportunities for existing and potential new regular donors, including, but not limited to, fundraising initiatives such as Direct Mail Appeals/Campaigns, mid-value donor programs and reoccurring gift opportunities.
• Work positively and proactively with internal stakeholders across the organisation to identify and develop comprehensive and compelling regular giving opportunities and prepare stewardship communications.
• Proactively identify ways to reengage lapsed donors and retain donors across all regular giving programs.
• Collaborate with the Senior Manager Fundraising to align regular giving initiatives and programs with fundraising and marketing strategic objectives.
• Manage donor and potential donor journeys within Moves Management and Stewardship Frameworks to ensure consistent and meaningful interactions with the organisation, including written (including but not limited to annual Impact Reports, program, and initiative updates) and face-to-face meetings and interactions.
• Develop, implement, and regularly assess effective stewardship strategies for individual and ‘group’ donors to enhance the donor experience and ensure donors feel valued and connected to the organisation, and various stakeholders within it.
• Work in collaboration with the Senior Fundraiser Major Gifts to identify, cultivate and solicit potential major donors.
• Work in collaboration with the Program Manager Planned Giving (Bequests) to identify, cultivate and solicit potential bequest prospects.
• Analyse fundraising data to track progress and identify areas for improvement and future funding opportunities.

Skills and attributes required:

• Minimum 5 years proven experience in delivering high quality regular giving fundraising programs and community engagement and community fundraising initiatives.
• Positive, collaborative and results driven approach.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong time-management and planning skills.
• Ability to develop and maintain effective and positive relationships with diverse stakeholders, both internal and external.
• Excellent presentation and public speaking skills.
• Target and results-driven with a focus on expanding the organisation’s reach and impact.
• National Police Check
• NDIS Worker Screening Check

Benefits:

In return, you will be rewarded with:

• Free onsite parking and close to public transport (across the road from Victoria Park Train Station)
• Three additional days of paid leave as a gift to you over the Christmas / New Year period
• Free access to our gym
• Ongoing professional development and training
• Employee Assistance Program
• NFP salary packaging options – use some of your salary for everyday expenses before income tax; meaning you can increase your take-home pay!

How to apply?

If you’re ready to help us, make a difference, click Apply Now and let’s chat about what life looks like at EverAbility.

For further information please contact Natasha Allchurch via [email protected] using the subject line: Program Manager – Regular Giving enquiry via EthicalJobs.

We encourage people with disability and of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background to apply. Everyone is welcome, as we are an inclusive and diverse workplace.