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Organisation : Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal

Location : ACT Regional, NSW Regional, NT Regional, QLD Regional, SA Regional, TAS Regional, VIC Regional, WA Regional (Bendigo)

Work type : Full-time, Contract/Temporary

Sector : Community Development, Foundations, Trusts & Philanthropy

Salary type : Annual Package

Salary : $90,000 plus superannuation

Application closing date : 29 Aug, 2022

About the organisation

Organisation Name : Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal

The Foundation for Rural and Regional renewal (FRRR) is a national charitable foundation focused 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 $135m to over 12,000 projects across Australia to date.

Our strategy is focussed on improving outcomes in the areas of People, Place, and Disaster Resilience & 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 rural, regional, and remote (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 and 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 and 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 and 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.

We Find Ways Forward - A supporter and positive contributor to those we deal with.

Real World Problem-Solving - Considered, hardworking people that come together to make things happen.

Finding Common Ground - A grounded, connected start point for all we do.

Live the Experience - The best way to lead is through listening, learning, and knowing the facts.

FRRR is committed to protecting the health, safety, and wellbeing of all employees. To achieve this FRRR strives to ensure that employees are not required or permitted to undertake work for which they are not suited, and we take appropriate measures to allow work to be done in a manner that will not put any person at risk to their health and safety. As such, new incumbents to this role will be required to complete a Pre-existing Injury Declaration relating to the job requirements.

About the role

Do you love working in and for regional communities? Looking for a challenge, and like to hit the ground running?

This new role will support the community engagement, granting and administrative delivery of the Future Drought Fund’s Helping Regional Communities Prepare for Drought program, between July 2022 and June 2024. (2-year contract)

The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) is investing $29.6 million over two years to implement the Helping Regional Communities Prepare for Drought program, which extends and integrates the Future Drought Fund’s Networks to Build Drought Resilience program (led by FRRR) and the Drought Resilience Leaders programs led by Australian Rural Leadership Foundation (ARLF).

Supporting remote, rural, and regional communities in 35 regions across Australia to prepare for future drought, the position will work collaboratively with the Australian Rural Leadership Foundation to deliver the place-based Community Impact Grants of up to $500,000 per region, a national small grants program, development of a national pool of expertise to support communities in their local drought resilience efforts, and a dedicated impact measurement process with an external provider. Additionally, ARLF will deliver leadership development, mentoring and a national leadership network initiative that completes the suite of initiatives that sit within the broader program.

Reporting to the Senior Program Manager of the Future Drought Fund’s Helping Regional Communities Prepare for Drought program, the role will be part of a collaborative and agile team that works closely with community based non-profit organisations across Australia to assist in the consultation, planning and delivery of drought preparedness activities.

Notionally working in state-based clusters of Community Impact Grant recipients, the primary remit of the role will be to broker connections, build relationships, facilitate opportunities, and increase awareness with aligned Future Fund Drought Fund investment to extend the reach, maximise investment, and leverage connections for the benefit of local communities.

From time to time you may also be required to collaborate with external contractors employed to assist with the delivery of program outcomes, and other delivery partners of the Future Drought Fund.

To be successful in this role, the following skills and attributes are required:

 

Essential (Key Selection Criteria):

  1. Evidence of highly developed interpersonal, communication, collaboration, negotiation, and consultative skills, including proficiency in literacy and numeracy.
  2. Experience working with remote, rural, and regional communities in a community development and/or drought
  3. Existing knowledge of Future Drought Fund investment and activity, and issues affecting remote, rural, and regional communities; including drought and other climatic
  4. Proven track record working within multi-stakeholder or inter-organisational projects, in time constrained
  5. Ability to work autonomously within an agreed approach, in a fast-paced environment with competing priorities demonstrating strong attention to administrative detail, discretion, and
  6. Conceptual understanding and practical experience in place-based models of delivery and co-design principles,
  7. A natural team player who thrives in collaborative, mission-driven, and outcomes-focussed environments
  8. Degree or equivalent in social sciences, humanities, ag-science, community
  9. Ability to undertake interstate travel where

 

Desirable:

  1. Grant program administration, and/or philanthropic sector experience
  2. Non-profit sector experience, at a grassroots level in a rural setting
  3. Understanding of the Disaster Cycle and principles of

 

 

This two year full time position may be based in Bendigo (where FRRR is situated), or anywhere in regional, rural, or remote Australia by negotiation. Flexible work arrangements exist. FRRR is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from people with diverse cultural backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and people of all abilities.

Salary $90,000 pa plus superannuation.

Applicants must address the Key Selection Criteria listed in the Position Description, providing examples of relevant work experience and/or skills alignment. Any application that does not address the Key Selection Criteria will not be considered. Applications with a covering letter, CV and key selection criteria will be accepted until 4.00pm 29th August 2022 to email info@frrr.org.au with subject line: Coordinator Community Engagement Role

A position description can be downloaded from www.frrr.org.au

Interviews will be held week commencing 29th August 2022.

Enquiries can be made to n.obrien@frrr.org.au using the subject line: Coordinator Community Engagement enquiry

How to apply

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Sector: #Community_Development, #Foundations_Trusts_and_Philanthropy
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