Organisation : Caritas Australia
Location : Sydney (Alexandria)
Work type : Full-time
Sector : Humanitarian, Overseas Aid & Development
Salary type : Annual Package
Application closing date : 12 Mar, 2021
About the organisation
About Caritas Australia
Caritas Australia is the Catholic agency for international humanitarian relief and development in Australia. Through relationships with the Church, partners and communities in Africa, Asia, the Pacific and Australia, Caritas Australia helps to end poverty, promote justice and uphold dignity.
Our programs promote the good of every person regardless of their religious, political or cultural beliefs. We envisage a world in which children, women and men most vulnerable to extreme poverty and injustice are agents of their own change and architects of their own development.
Curious to know more?
- Read about our employee benefits: https://www.caritas.org.au/about/careers/work-with-us
- Learn more about Caritas Australia and our work: https://www.caritas.org.au/
- Learn more about the principles of Catholic Social Teaching: https://www.caritas.org.au/learn/cst-toolkit
For further information on this role, please contact jobs@caritas.org.au
About the role
- Drive the growth of Caritas Australia’s bequest program
- Full-time, permanent role based in Sydney
- Salary packaging available
We are seeking someone who is energetic, excels at developing long-term relationships and engagement with supporters and can have open conversations about leaving gifts in wills.
About you
You will thrive as the Gifts in Wills Specialist if you have:
- Experience in fundraising, marketing, or a service role. An understanding of bequest processes is preferable.
- Proven track record in implementing a marketing or bequest program with experience in working effectively with donors, senior staff and volunteers.
- Proficiency with Donor/customer databases (Salesforce preferred) and Microsoft Office with demonstrated attention to detail applicable to documentation, record-keeping and planning.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate sensitively to people of all ages, financial and social backgrounds in a variety of settings; ability to write compelling and persuasive written material of the highest quality and accuracy.
- High ethical standards in dealing with sensitive financial and confidential matters
About your next role
You will be involved in:
- Supporting the Manager, Philanthropy to develop and implement a comprehensive Gifts in Wills strategy.
- Proactively engaging with current and potential Bequest Donors through face to face meetings, phone and email to establish and strengthen long term relationships.
- Developing a stewardship recognition program thanking Supporters/Donors for their gifts and retaining Supporter engagement once a bequest is made.
- Developing an In Lieu donation growth strategy with accompanying collateral and marketing in collaboration with the Manager, Philanthropy.
- Acting as the first point of contact for bequest enquiries, conducting personal visits, calls, letters and other activities such as producing persuasive materials, developing direct mail campaigns with a focus on converting Supporters from inquiring to confirmed gifts.
- Assisting with the development and roll out of key stakeholder engagement events and campaigns.
How to apply
Applications not allowed for this job listing.
Please quote in application: Gifts in Wills Specialist via Pro Bono Australia.
Sector: #Humanitarian, #Overseas_Aid_and_Development
