Organisation : Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal (FRRR)
Location : VIC Regional (Bendigo)
Work type : Part-time
Sector : Foundations, Trusts & Philanthropy
Salary type : Annual Package
Application closing date : 11 Jan, 2021
About the organisation
FRRR is a national charitable foundation focussed on increasing equity of opportunity in remote, rural and regional Australia. It adopts a partnership and leverage model of philanthropy which harnesses the collective resources of philanthropy, business, and governments to support rural communities to be vibrant, adaptive, and sustainable. Established in 2000, FRRR has distributed more than $115m to over 11,000 projects across Australia to date.
Our strategy is focussed on improving outcomes in the areas of PEOPLE, PLACE, & DISASTER RESILIENCE AND CLIMATE SOLUTIONS. FRRR believes that targeted philanthropic investment and collaboration in these areas will build more vibrant, sustainable, and adaptive remote, rural and regional communities - and a more equitable and prosperous Australia as a whole.
FRRR’s principles of engagement are guided by an understanding that remote, rural and regional (RRR) communities are in a constant cycle of development and adjustment. As such we support community-led approaches that enable them to:
- Seed & Strengthen by enabling RRR communities to support and resource core social and physical infrastructure;
- Adapt & Evolve by building adaptive capacity across communities and enhancing their ability to cope and adjust to disruption; and/or
- Innovate & Renew by supporting communities to test, scale and embed game-changing initiatives.
To achieve this, we:
- Grant & Develop to provide remote, rural and regional communities with access to grants and capacity building resources and support to address inequity and create opportunities;
- Leverage & Broker to harness FRRR's tax status, knowledge, and networks to support innovation, self-generation, and unlock more giving to address remote, rural and regional community needs; and
- Connect Insights & Learning for policymakers, communities, and funders to connect them with ideas, knowledge and lived experience to influence more targeted and relevant support for rural, regional, and remote communities.
Our core values centre around collaboration and constant improvement. We have created a dynamic, flexible, and supportive work environment. FRRR is an Equal Opportunity employer.
About the role
We are looking for a dynamic person, who is detail-oriented, technically savvy and has a natural desire to play a key coordination role administering agile grant programs and partnerships. The Philanthropic Services Officer (PSO) plays a key role in FRRR’s operations and is part of a small team developing and implementing grant programs and donor brokerage nationally. This PSO role will offer clear insights into working with Not-for-Profits and philanthropic partnerships in a variety of contexts, by having input and delivering key administrative activities that support the ongoing design and delivery of philanthropic giving programs and fundraising accounts.
Key tasks and responsibilities:
- Administer all aspects of the Philanthropic Services grant programs, partnerships accounts, and donor led giving activity with high quality project support, administration and reporting.
- Accurate and efficient processing of grant applications including applicant correspondence, document coordination, eligibility checks, initial due diligence on projects and organisations, and data entry/validation.
- Provide high quality administrative support in grants research and assessment of project applications including compiling assessment committee papers, generating reports to support evaluation, grant acquittals, reporting and monitoring, and supporting program budget management and financial audit process.
- Support responding to grant seeker, Not-for-Profit organisation and Community Foundation partner enquiries, electronic communications, grant distributions, database management, and preparation of correspondence as required.
- Coordinate and process grant administration throughout the program cycle including grant finance paperwork, grant/project reports and acquittals, correspondence with grant recipients, and general data maintenance of the grants management database and filing.
- Provide secretariat support to the Philanthropic Services Managers, including compiling papers, minutes and coordinating meetings.
- Organise, promote, and support outreach activity with Philanthropic Services Managers, donors and project partners.
- Support and ensure delivery of individual communications plan for grant programs, stakeholder management and donor engagement, maintaining up-to-date content for the programs with assistance from FRRR’s communications team.
- Effective data management to support the program team to disseminate learnings collected through monitoring and review of grant programs, in relation to the program management processes and the outcomes of grant funding.
- Coordinate reporting to FRRR, donors and project partners and community stakeholders, and contribute to issues research and content for reports as required.
The role must also support the entire team in generally executing on the Foundation’s mission. The role is suited to someone with a keen interest in and active pursuit of understanding capacity needs and opportunities in remote, rural and regional Australia; to develop an informed knowledge and design of community development programs, and effectively and capably deliver administrative and program support with positive impact.
How to apply
Applications not allowed for this job listing.
Please quote in application: Philanthropic Services Officer via Pro Bono Australia.
Sector: #Foundations_Trusts_and_Philanthropy
