• Make a positive difference to grow our bequests program in a leading international NGO
• Full-time, permanent role based in Sydney
• Full FBT benefits available

We are seeking a self-motivated colleague, potentially a recent graduate, with a can-do attitude that is organised, proactive, communicates effectively and will offer a meaningful contribution to our team.

About you

You will thrive as the Bequests Officer if you have strengths in:

• Organisational, written and verbal communication skills with an eye for detail
• Administration in a similar role, preferably with an understanding of bequest administration
• Donor/customer databases (Salesforce preferred) and Microsoft Office with demonstrated attention to detail related to documentation, record-keeping and planning
• High ethical standards in dealing with sensitive financial and confidential matters

About your next role

You will be involved in:

• Coordinating administration relating to deceased estates
• Ensuring documentation such as probate and financial statements from realised estates arereceived in accordance with legislation and filed accordingly and accurately
• Stewardship of key stakeholder relationships including trustees, legal and financial professionalsand estate executors
• Assisting with the development and roll out of key stakeholder engagement events andcampaigns
• Assisting the Head of Engagement and Sustainability with general administrative tasks
• Making a difference in the lives of vulnerable people

About Caritas Australia

Caritas Australia is the Catholic agency for international humanitarian relief and development in Australia. Through relationships with the Church, partners and communities in Africa, Asia, the Pacific and Australia, Caritas Australia helps to end poverty, promote justice and uphold dignity. Our programs promote the good of every person regardless of their religious, political or cultural beliefs. We envisage a world in which children, women and men most vulnerable to extreme poverty and injustice are agents of their own change and architects of their own development.

Curious to know more?

• Read about our employee benefits: https://www.caritas.org.au/about/jobs/employee-benefits
• Learn more about Caritas Australia and our work: https://www.caritas.org.au/
• Learn more about the principles of Catholic Social Teaching: https://www.caritas.org.au/learn/cst
• For further information on this role, please contact [email protected], using the subject line: Bequests Officer enquiry via EthicalJobs

Our commitment to safeguarding

Caritas Australia recognises the personal dignity and rights of children towards whom it has a special responsibility and duty of care and respect. If this position requires a Working with Children Check, it is the responsibility of the successful applicant to obtain one before starting work. The successful candidate will also be required to undergo other relevant background checks.

Our commitment to diversity

Caritas Australia supports an inclusive and diverse workforce. In particular we encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants for all advertised positions.

Are you our next Bequests Officer? If you believe in justice (not indifference), partnership (not pity) and a hand-up (not a hand-out), then we’d love for you to apply.

This closing date of this role is 5pm Monday 16 November 2020.

A position description is attached.