Philanthropy Officer - Melbourne, Australia - Swinburne University of Technology

Swinburne University of Technology

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Melbourne, Australia

2 weeks ago

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Olivia Brown

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Description

The Philanthropy Officer provides administrative support for the fundraising activities of the University Advancement Office.

This role provides administrative support to the Associate Director, and broader Philanthropy team to help deliver the strategy and objectives of the Advancement Office.

The Advancement office is comprised of two pillars, the Philanthropy Team and the Alumni and Advancement Operations team. The Philanthropy team is responsible for philanthropic funding for the University.

The Advancement Officer will be responsible for key areas, particularly coordination and oversight of all donor funded scholarships, payment request, receipts, and critical research about potential funders, including Trusts and Foundations.

This role will also provide support for small donor engagement activities such as grant writing, events, stewardship activities and will be required to use the Advancement Office CRM, Raiser's Edge.

About You
To be suitable for this role you will need to have experience in the below key accountabilities:
Under the guidance of the Associate Director and line Manager, support donor liaison including:

Scheduling of donor appointments.
Supporting donor events
Donor activities follow up and stewardship.
Tracking payment requests
Updated donor records of activities and contact reports.
Track donor activity and schedule appropriate follow up activity guided by the line manager (moves management processes).
Liaising between Scholarships Office and Philanthropy Managers representing the donor to provide timely support to offer scholarships to student cohorts.
Work with the Senior/Philanthropy Manager to ensure the scholarships office has all the information needed to offer scholarship.
Ability to meet deadlines
High attention to detail ability to manage and prioritise competing demands.

For a full list of the Key Selection Criteria please refer to the Job Description

Qualifications

Completion of a degree; or completion of an associate diploma and some subsequent

relevant work experience; or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education/training.

About Swinburne University of Technology
Swinburne Horizon 2025 draws upon our understanding of future challenges.

With this new strategic plan, we choose to build Swinburne as the prototype of a new and different university - one that is truly of Technology, of Innovation and of Entrepreneurship, and proud of it.

We are committed to a differentiated university proposition in education and research, so that:

Every Swinburne learner gets a work experience
Every Swinburne graduate gets a job
Every Swinburne partner gets a tech solution
Swinburne is the prototype of global best practice

The achievement of our 2025 moon shots depends on our capacity to work collectively, always, as One Swinburne.

To Apply
Please submit your CV and cover letter addressing your suitability for this position.

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Applications Close:
Sunday, September 3rd, at 5pm
Swinburne offers flexible working options, leave and parenting/carer policies to support work life balance.

Equity and Diversity

Swinburne is a large and culturally diverse organisation and we are proud of our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion through key initiatives.

For further information on all our initiatives visit our Equity & Diversity website.

We welcome and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Applicants

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