National Manager, Trusts and Foundations

The Smith Family believes that education is one of the world’s most powerful change agents. That’s why they focus on helping young Australians overcome educational inequality caused by poverty. As a national, independent charity, they have worked for 100 years and with thousands of children and their families across 91 communities to help them unlock better futures for themselves.

The National Manager, Trusts and Foundations role will provide effective team leadership, direction and processes that demonstrate best practice in the identification, development and stewardship or key relationships with philanthropic trusts and foundations, to achieve agreed revenue targets. This is a diverse national leadership role, well suited to a senior philanthropy professional with significant experience in trusts and foundations and energised for growth.

Reporting to the Philanthropy Group Manager, you will lead the strategic direction of the portfolio; providing guidance, development and communications to support outcomes in the philanthropic Trusts & Foundations area. Along with a strong focus on people management and team member engagement, this role will create business development and opportunity management processes as well as persuasive proposals and communication materials. You will build and manage strong relationships, identifying where the organisation’s and prospective philanthropic donors goals align to produce sustainable, mutually beneficial partnerships. You will also be responsible for preparing reports and establishing internal processes for documentation and tracking of key activity measures to ensure effective project evaluation.

About You:

• 7+ years of fundraising experience and an innovative approach to fundraising practice, with significant experience in trusts and foundations,
• Strong leadership skills with experience managing small to medium-size teams,
• Demonstrated success in meeting and exceeding financial targets through attracting new philanthropic donors,
• Strong relationship building and networking skills,
• Highly developed, engaging and professional written and verbal communication skills across diverse stakeholders,
• Excellent time and project management skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and to effectively delegate,
• Sound business and reporting skills, along with solid experience with CRM databases,
• Broad knowledge of the philanthropic landscape in Australia,
• Tertiary qualifications in relevant discipline or demonstrated transferable skills in a similar role.

The Smith Family has employees at the centre of its values and operations. They nurture a supportive and inclusive culture that enables people to achieve personal and professional goals, through collaboration and innovation. With a proven work-life balance, wellbeing and health are their top priorities. Enjoy many other benefits, such as tax concessions and flexible working arrangements.

Due to the nature of this role, the successful candidate must be prepared to undertake a National Police Check and a Working with Children’s Check. We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to principles of cultural diversity. Applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent are encouraged.