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Organisation : Miracle Babies Foundation

Location : Sydney (Chipping Norton)

Work type : Part-time

Sector : Families

Salary : 60,000 - 65,000

Application closing date : 25 Mar, 2016

About the organisation

Organisation Name : Miracle Babies Foundation

About the role

• Australia’s leading NFP supporting families with premature and sick newborns
• Exciting New role – Make your mark to provide better, healthier outcomes for families
• PT – Flexible working arrangements (22.5 hrs p/w)

Miracle Babies Foundation is Australia’s leading organisation supporting premature and sick newborns, their families and the hospitals that care for them.

Every year in Australia around 48,000 newborn babies require the help of a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) or Special Care Nursery (SCN). 25,000 of these babies are premature and up to 1,000 babies lose their fight for life. Our Vision is to provide Better, Healthier Outcomes for all newborns and their families challenged by prematurity and sickness.

About the Role
The Community Relations Officer will be an integral part of our Miracle Babies Fundraising team. There are three main aspects of this role:

Responsible for developing and delivering a valuable proposition to local and community organisations, to engage more supporters into the Foundation’s network. The Community Relations Officer will inspire and connect local and community organization’s to our cause, with an aim to build strong local relationships and have Miracle Babies Foundation’s NurtureProgram, resources and events sponsored.
• Research and identify new relationships, and build our strong, existing, local business relationships
• Develop high quality and successful proposals, presentations, tools and processes
• Present and propose to community organisations, with a result of sponsorship for Miracle Babies Programs, services and activities

The Community Relations Officer will increase community fundraising through housing our donation tools (humidicrib and collection tins)
• Manage current relationships where donation tools are established
• As part of proposals made and relationships maintained, donation tools are housed in new establishments and venues
• Work with Volunteer Coordinator to roster money collecting volunteers
• Donation tools maintained and dressed with appropriate, effective marketing

Manage the limited logistics of Miracle Babies Awareness events.
• Work with Head Office Team on Miracle Babies Awareness events
• Nurture, execute and attend any Miracle Babies Awareness events
• Provide support to Volunteer teams on their own events

To secure this exciting new opportunity, you will:
• Align to Miracle Babies Foundation’s vision
• Have sound knowledge of Miracle Babies’ services and programs
• Excellent relationship building skills, the ability to build rapport and engage with a wide range of important stakeholders, both internal and external
• Excellent negotiation and problem solving skills
• Demonstrated experience nurturing and executing community events including a track record of raising income and engaging the community
• Capacity to show initiative, drive and ownership and attention to detail is a must
• Current drivers license and access to a vehicle

If you are excited about this role and meet the selection criteria, then please apply! For further information, please contact Amber Jones on 02 9724 8999. Please forward your Resume / CV along with a cover letter outlining your suitability for the position clearly marked “Community Relations Officer” to amber.jones@miraclebabies.org.au
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Australian Citizens and Permanent residents need only apply.

How to apply

Position Description : Community Relations Officer

Applications not allowed for this job listing.

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Please quote in application: Community Relations Officer via Pro Bono Australia.


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Sector: #Families
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