Communications Coordinator

The Role

This is a diverse hands-on role supporting the marketing, communications, fundraising and philanthropy teams to achieve their objectives. In this role you will assist across events, supporter communication, social media, digital marketing, donor care and database administration.

You will be responsible for;

• Event coordination of community and donor events
• Providing high quality written and verbal communication to donors
• Assistance with the preparation of EDM’s, social media, digital updates, proposals, presentations, and grant applications
• Working with the fundraising coordinator to manage the day-to-day administration of the fundraising program and CRM system

Benefits & Culture

• Flexible working conditions including work from home provisions
• Collegial, supportive and work life balance friendly environment
• Access to professional development opportunities and salary packaging

Skills Required

You have transferrable skills or experience from generalist marketing, communications or event coordination roles, ideally in a not-for-profit organisation. You are committed to helping others, highly organised and solutions oriented with strong written and verbal communication skills.
  
Additionally, your experience may include:

• Coordination of events and events calendars
• Copywriting, creating content and drafting of proposals
• Face to face, telephone and online engagement of customers or donors
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office, CRM (Raiser’s Edge), social networking and marketing automation platforms

  
The Organisation

Sir David Martin Foundation is a 30-year-old family foundation, helping young people in crisis. The Foundation is the major funder of Mission Australia’s Triple Care Farm, a unique, holistic treatment centre which each year gives over 200 vulnerable young Australians, aged 16-24, a safe place to get well and prepare for new opportunities.
  
Raising over $70M since 1990 through fundraising and philanthropy, the Foundation enables best practice models of treatment for youth drug and alcohol addiction.

Formal education and qualifications matter less than experience, excellence, initiative, and drive. If a couple of these criteria speak to you, you could be who we’re looking for. We’d love for you to apply by submitting your resume and cover letter addressing the skills required above. Alternatively, contact Kelly Gentle from NGO Recruitment on 02 8243 0570 to discuss your interest.

Please note there is no formal closing date for this role, if you are interested, we would encourage you to apply as soon as possible.


NGO Recruitment values equitable recruitment practices and is committed to representing candidates reflective of the diverse organisations and communities we work with. We welcome and encourage applications from all backgrounds, ages, and identities, and are happy to adjust our recruitment process to support accessibility needs. If you are interested in this position and have most of the skills or experience we are looking for, please go ahead and apply.