Job description
An excellent opportunity is available for an experienced bequests professional to join our collegial and high-performing Fundraising and Philanthropy team at Australia’s pre-eminent biomedical research institute.
About the Position
Bequests are a significant revenue stream for WEHI. This exciting role is responsible for supporting the Manager, Future Giving in the implementation of the bequest strategy with the aim of growing the pipeline of potential bequestors and deepening relationships with existing bequestors. You will assist the delivery of a donor-centric marketing and lead generation plan to raise the profile of the bequest program to internal and external stakeholders including staff, alumni, members and donors, as well as third parties, such as wills and estates lawyers, financial planners and trustee companies.
Working in collaboration with the Manager, Future Giving, a key responsibility will be relationship management of a portfolio of confirmed, intending, and considering bequestors and to participate in stewardship activities to ensure engagement and retention of constituents within your portfolio. Maintenance of donor records within the Raisers Edge platform is a critical element of this role.
Selection Criteria
Essential Knowledge and Skills:
- An ability to build warm, empathetic and respectful relationships with people of all ages
- Understanding of donor stewardship supported by well-developed interpersonal skills
- Outstanding written communications skills
- Excellent time management, attention to detail and organisational skills
- Demonstrated ability to analyse data in order to generate and follow up leads
- Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
- Current driver’s licence.
Desirable Knowledge and Skills:
- Experience working in bequest programs or a health-focused, complex charitable organisation
- Experience in working effectively across cross-functional teams in a complex environment
- Ability to effectively manage multiple tasks
- Demonstrated time management and organisation skills
- A knowledge of Raisers Edge
- Ability to present to audiences of all sizes.
Terms of Appointment
This position is an ongoing role in a full time capacity. The salary is Professional Services Employee level 6 ($88,811 – $96,133). Up to 17% superannuation and very attractive salary packaging options are available.
General enquiries can be directed to Christine Diamond [email protected] using the subject line: Senior Officer, Future Giving enquiry via EthicalJobs.
A position description is available here.
How to Apply
Please apply by uploading your CV, cover letter and a document addressing the key selection criteria in pdf format.
WEHI – Brighter together
WEHI is where the world’s brightest minds collaborate and innovate to make discoveries that will help us to live healthier for longer. Our medical researchers have been serving the community for more than 100 years. We bring together people with different skills and experience who are committed to long-term discovery. Our teams of researchers are committed to solving the most complex health problems, making transformative discoveries for cancer, infectious and immune diseases, developmental disorders and healthy ageing.
WEHI is a place where people are able to shine. People who are inquisitive, who are committed, who are passionate. People who want to make a difference. And we are committed to ensuring they have the tools to flourish, personally and professionally. We are a community of researchers, students and professional service staff who work towards achieving discoveries that improve human health. We are driven by collaboration, curiosity and creativity. We are committed to making a positive difference to the lives of people in Australia and around the world. We are WEHI. We are brighter together.
WEHI’s commitment to diversity and inclusion
At WEHI we strive to foster a flexible working environment that encourages individual differences and promotes collaboration and creativity. We recognise that talent does not sit within a single identifiable group in our society and that WEHI’s ability to shape contemporary scientific thinking and deliver leading professional services relies on a diversity of thought within our organisation. Our action to promote gender equality has been recognised with an Athena SWAN Bronze Award from Science in Australia Gender Equity (SAGE) and we offer a range of support for women researchers.
Our commitment to celebrating diversity and addressing inequities is further demonstrated through our Diversity and Inclusion Strategy, Gender Action Plan, Reconciliation Action Plan and our WE-Pride network for LGBTQIA+ staff and students. We actively encourage applications from, people with a disability, culturally, religiously and linguistically diverse people and people with diverse genders and sexualities. Should you require support during the recruitment process due to special needs or consideration, please contact the People and Culture team via [email protected] using the subject line: Senior Officer, Future Giving enquiry via EthicalJobs.
WEHI’s commitment to Indigenous employment
WEHI is working to create a future where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples will be engaged at the scientific frontier, making exciting discoveries and decisions about the future of health in this country, and part of a leading professional services workforce supporting the realisation of these discoveries. We are committed to creating a culturally safe workplace and offering career development and leadership opportunities to First Nations staff and students. We strongly encourage any Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply.