ABOUT fare

The Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education (FARE) is a not-for-profit organisation with a vision for an Australia free from alcohol harms – where communities are healthy and well and where laws, policies and programs are fair, equitable and just.

We work collaboratively with local communities, people with lived experience of alcohol harm, values-aligned organisations, health professionals, researchers and governments across the nation to raise community awareness of alcohol harms, advocate for policy change aimed at preventing alcohol-related harms and increase accountability of companies that fuel harm.

Working at FARE you will be part of an organisation developing and delivering innovative health programs and policy solutions to reduce alcohol harm to improve the health and wellbeing of everyone in Australia.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Funding Development Manager will work collaboratively with the Marketing and Communications Director, Senior Leadership Team, staff across the organisation and key stakeholders to grow and diversify FARE’s fundraising program and partnerships.The role will work with a high degree of autonomy, and be required to develop and implement fundraising and partnership strategies that support FARE’s Strategic Plan.

what you will work on

The Funding Development Manager will undertake high level tasks including the development of fundraising strategies and proposals, leading community fundraising and donor stewardship, and providing advice with clear recommendations to the Senior Leadership Team on fundraising and partnerships issues and risks.

The responsibilities of the role include the following. A complete position description is available on FARE's Careers page.

Strategic fundraising

• Work across the FARE team to develop clear, best practice fundraising strategies to support our Strategic Plan and achieve revenue targets.
• Provide funding development advice and support to the Marketing and Communications Director and CEO as required.
• Analyse fundraising trends and donor demographics to inform strategic decision-making.

Partnership development

• Identify and cultivate relationships with individual donors, foundations, corporations, and other potential funding sources with the specific goal of increasing revenue.
• Identify and engage potential strategic partners including corporations, not-for-profit organisations, government agencies, and community organisations.
• Negotiate and manage corporate partnership agreements and MOUs to ensure alignment with organisational objectives.
• Cultivate, grow and maintain strong financial relationships with existing partners, serving as the primary point of contact.

Donor relations and stewardship

• Implement donor stewardship strategies to foster long-term relationships and enhance donor engagement.
• Ensure timely and accurate communication with donors, including acknowledgment of gifts and progress reports.
• Maintain a donor database to track major donor interactions, preferences, and giving history.

Grants and proposals

• Draft high quality grant applications, funding pitches, communication materials, reports and acquittals.
• Engage staff, partners and subject matter experts in the development of funding proposals and pitches.
• Develop and implement systems and procedures to ensure scope and agreements of grants and partnerships are tracked, delivered and acquitted.

ABOUT YOU

• You’re a strategic thinker while also being happy to ‘get on the tools’.
• You think creatively to find opportunities to produce innovative, engaging and authentic content to support FARE’s fundraising goals.
• You have a wide interest in fundraising, donor stewardship, and philanthropy.
• Demonstrated ‘can-do’ attitude as part of a creative, responsive and flexible team.
• Demonstrated ability to contribute to a values-based, high performing and effective team and organisational culture.
• Demonstrated commitment to continuing professional and personal development.

ADDITIONAL BENEFITS

• Two-year full-time contract
• Flexible work arrangements, work from home/remote, work in a hybrid model depending on your location.
• NFP Salary Sacrifice benefits.
• Individual professional development budget.
• Work for an organisation with an award-winning workplace culture. FARE was identified as a winner of Xref Engage’s Best Workplace Awards for 2024, The Voice Project's Best Workplace Award in 2021, and a Change Champion in 2022 acknowledging exceptional improvements in work practices and employee engagement.

For further information, please email [email protected], using the subject line: Funding Development Manager - Australia-Wide / Flexible Location enquiry via EthicalJobs.

A position description is attached.