Events and Fundraising Manager

We are looking for an experienced and creative Events and Fundraising Manager to join our fun, hardworking and collaborative team.

Your responsibilities:

• Develop and implement an annual program of fundraising direct mail, online and event-based campaigns and appeals to generate revenue or community awareness for VMCH.
• Facilitate all aspects of project management, planning, budgeting, marketing, promotion and staging of suitable events.
• Work with service areas to identify and develop campaign and appeal ideas.
• Support the organisation to run a broad program of successful community and internal events.
• Manage the development of the annual fundraising strategy with the broader team.
• Possess great people leadership, including management of the Fundraising Assistant and the Grants and Bequest Coordinator.

You will have:

• Experience in managing and implementing a wide variety of events for different audiences.
• Demonstrated experience in managing budgets and reporting.
• Understanding of fundraising and the broad range of channels available to fundraising teams.
• People leadership.
• Proven creative thinking to come up with campaign hooks, and to differentiate events and fundraising campaigns.
• Experience in coordinating multiple stakeholders, including printers, digital agencies, graphic designers and communications advisors.
• High level of written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to develop high quality communications to promote the ‘event/appeal/campaign’.
• Proficient use of MS Office and database management systems.
• Demonstrated understanding of event management with revenue generation outcomes.
• Superior organisational, interpersonal and multi-tasking skills
• Project management skills, with well-developed analytical, problem solving, decision making and attention to detail.
• Proven ability to be a creative thinker, demonstrable ability to adapt to changing circumstances, proven flexible attitude to adapt to work processes and working hours.
• Team player who likes to have a bit of fun.

Villa Maria Catholic Homes is committed to being an employer of choice and provides employees with: 

• A Supportive Working Environment and Workplace Culture
• Ongoing Professional Development and Career Pathways
• Flexible Working Arrangements
• Purposeful and Meaningful work
• Salary Packaging Benefits

If you meet the above criteria and are passionate about making a positive difference in people’s lives, we would love to hear from you.

For a confidential discussion, please contact Kym Molineux-Whitfield on (03) 9926 2000