About the role
Permanent Care and Adoptive Families (PCA Families) delivers peer support, therapeutic programs and advocacy informed by strong lived experience and research. Funded through the Victorian Department of Human Services. The organisation offers a diverse range of services such as;
• Permanent Carer Helpline
• Flexible Funding Program
• Peer Support and Community Capacity Building
• Children and Youth Programs
Our Mission/Vision:
Every child deserves a family that loves and supports them. Trauma, grief, loss and attachment are issues all permanent care and adoptive families face. Our families are committed to helping their children thrive and so are we.
As the ‘go to’ organisation for the community, PCA Families delivers peer support, therapeutic programs and advocacy informed by strong lived experience and research.
Fundraising Committee Role
We are seeking an experienced and committed person with a background working with NFP Boards or Committees around fundraising activities. You should have a passion for making a difference for families and children.
It is an exciting time for PCA Families, so we need someone who aligns strongly with our mission and is keen to join the journey.
This is a voluntary, unpaid position.
Current Fundraising Committee Size: 3
Fundraising Committee Meetings: On Sunday evenings (alternating between Melbourne CBD, Richmond and Coburg)
How to apply
Your expression of interest should include a CV listing relevant experience and a one-page cover letter outlining;
• What interests and excites you about PCA Families
• Specific wins and experiences in fundraising activities for other NFPs
• Your knowledge and connections in the sector
• How you see your skills and experience contributing to PCA Families and our mission.
Suitable applicants will be interviewed by a panel of our current PCA Families Fundraising Committees. Lived experience of foster care/permanent care/kinship care or adoption would be desirable.
Please email your expression of interest to Meredith Carter, President of the Board at info@pcafamilies.org.au or contact her on 0400 511 763 for any enquiries.
About the organisation
How to apply
Applications not allowed for this volunteering opportunity.
Please quote in application: Fundraising Committee via Pro Bono Australia.
