About Us

JDRF has a clear and simple mission – to change lives today and tomorrow by accelerating life-changing breakthroughs to cure, prevent and treat T1D and its complications. As an employee at JDRF, you will live our Values by using your passion to make an impact & collaborating both internally and externally with integrity to realise JDRF’svision of a world without Type 1 Diabetes (T1D).

Due to an internal promotion, we are looking for a Community Fundraising Coordinator to manage our client relationships throughout Victoria and Tasmania.

Role Overview

The Community Fundraising Coordinator NSW/ACT is a forward-facing relationship management role responsible for growing the fundraising capacity of JDRF through engagement with the T1D community and other key stakeholders via JDRF’s portfolio of fundraising events and campaigns.

You will report to the National Campaign Manager (based in NSW) and work closely in collaboration with other members of the fundraising team and JDRF colleagues, to cultivate and nurture relationships (across borders) that ultimately create opportunities to mobilise the JDRF community to fundraise.

You will be responsible for delivering local and national campaigns and program KPIs, within budget.

You will be successful if:

• You enjoy interacting with people. You are passionate about giving every person who interacts with JDRF an unforgettable experience.
• You are a great communicator. You are concise and operate with poise, dignity and reliability in both your personal and professional worlds. You are set on learning all the ins and outs of JDRF so that you can handle any question that comes your way.
• You prioritise well and can manage important projects, schedules and communications in an orderly fashion. You meet your deadlines and understand the importance of keeping on schedule and within budget.
• You are equipped to handle and maintain confidential information.

Key Accountabilities

You will be measured by your accountability and successful delivery of our operating plan and current 5-year strategy, which includes and is not limited to -

• Engaging and mobilising JDRF key stakeholders to leverage personal and professional relationships and networks to raise funds. Key stakeholders can include people living with type 1 diabetes and their families, volunteers and the NSW State Leadership Group.
• Optimising local opportunities and initiatives that enable supporters’ passion and commitment to translate to revenue and increased awareness of JDRF.
• Providing supporters with essential administrative support and delivering excellence in internal and external customer service and responsiveness. You will effectively use the functionality of JDRF’s database to manage donor data and action reports to exceed supporter expectations in an effective, timely, respectful and sensitive manner.
• Recruiting and coordinating community fundraisers, donors and volunteers to participate in JDRF’s portfolio of fundraising events and campaigns.
• Working closely and collaboratively with the national fundraising team to sustain and grow JDRF’s relationships and portfolio of events, programs and campaigns within NSW and ACT.
• Contributing to the wider success of JDRF by living the values as outlined in our Core Expectations.

Selection Criteria

• Demonstrated experience in the not-for-profit sector with a focus on relationship fundraising
• A strong EQ and ability to connect with all types of people
• A commitment to achieving the goals and mission of JDRF
• A focus on finding solutions, not excuses
• A strong ability to reach outcomes through a positive, team-oriented, can-do attitude
• Effective time management to meet multiple timelines and show enthusiasm, persistence, and tenacity
• Strong database skills (preferably Salesforce), together with the ability to learn