Associate Director Development, HASS

Job no: 0053213
Location: Parkville
Role type: Full time; Continuing
Department: Humanities, Arts and Social Science (HASS) cluster, Advancement
Salary: UOM 10 – $143,913 p.a. plus 17% super

• New senior Advancement role, securing and managing gifts in the $500K+ range
• Opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the philanthropic landscape for HASS education and research
• Part of a strongly collaborative and supportive team culture
• $143,913, 17% super, benefits and a flexible hybrid work environment!

About the Role
You will take a Senior role in a growing team to create meaningful impact through philanthropic support for Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences faculties. You will be responsible for securing significant philanthropic gifts from individuals, charitable trusts, foundations and corporations for the University in the $500K+ range. You will provide leadership to HASS colleagues and collaborate with fundraising peers on donor engagement, gift solicitation and donor stewardship.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Take a lead on personal fundraising at Major and Principal Gift level
• Work closely with academic peers to identify and develop projects for funding
• Use your excellent people management skills to inspire a high achieving fundraising team
• Act as Donor Relations lead for the HASS cluster of Faculties

Who we are looking for
You’re passionate about building strong relationships, and have a successful track record of negotiating and influencing effectively. You’re skilled at identifying and developing relatable fundraising products, and comfortable at bringing concepts to life for a target market of supporters. You work effectively as a team member, sharing information in a collegial manner. And you support all of these skills with your outstanding verbal and written communications skills.

You will also have:

• An appropriate tertiary degree qualification and/or relevant experience in a role with a significant fundraising component.
• Demonstrated experience of working to develop and execute a successful, relationship-driven fundraising (or engagement/sales) strategy, particularly as it relates to individual or organisational investment of $500,000 or more.
• A personal track record in identifying, researching, cultivating, soliciting and stewarding relationships, both independently and as part of a team. Proven success at closing the deal.
• Demonstrable record of operating successfully in a large and complex organisation, with an ability to identify opportunity in complex scenarios, seeing ways to collaborate across teams for greater return.
• Experience in managing high performing individuals, and in crafting pathways for professional development.

For further information regarding responsibilities and requirements please refer to the attached PD.

This role requires current valid work rights for Australia.

Your new team – “HASS – Advancement“
The Advancement Office aims to facilitate the establishment and maintenance of mutually beneficial relationships between the University and its alumni, friends, and benefactors. It is responsible for the management of programs relating to alumni and benefactors and provides services to and works collaboratively with faculties and other central administration areas.

The Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS) cluster provides philanthropic fundraising and alumni and stakeholder engagement services to five Faculties: Arts, Fine Arts & Music (FFAM), Business & Economics (FBE), Melbourne Law School (MLS), and Melbourne Graduate School of Education (MGSE). As part of the University’s Advancement team, the HASS cluster is a team of around 10 staff, who work collectively as required but have individual responsibilities for delivery.

What we offer you!
In addition to having a meaningful impact on the philanthropic landscape of UOM we offer the opportunity to be part of a vibrant community and enjoy a range of benefits including generous leave provisions, salary packaging, health and well-being services and discounts on graduate courses. For more information check out our benefits page!

Be yourself
We value the unique backgrounds, experiences and contributions that each person brings to our community. For more information please visit our Diversity and Inclusion page. We encourage and welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds.

We are dedicated to ensuring barrier free and inclusive practices to recruit the most talented candidates. If you require any reasonable adjustments with the recruitment process, please contact us at hr-talent@unimelb.edu.au.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Applicants
We welcome and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. We recognise that reconciliation is central to our purpose. For more information please visit our Reconciliation page.

Join Us!
If you feel this role is right for you, please apply with your CV and cover letter outlining your interest and experience in relation to your suitability for the role. Please note that you are not required to provide detailed responses against the selection criteria in the Position Description

*As part of the interview process, you may be asked to complete a video interview in response to some question before being brought to an in person interview. In this instance, you will be provided with clear instructions on how to complete and submit your video recording.

Applications close: Wednesday 28^th June 2023 11:55 PM AUS Eastern Standard Time