The Ian Potter Foundation is a leading Australian philanthropic foundation that supports and promotes excellence and innovation, contributing over $492 million nationally to thousands of charitable and not-for-profit organisations since 1964.

Through the Sustainable funding pillar, The Foundation is committed to investing in efforts to better manage our natural resources and preserve threatened biodiversity and ecosystems.

The Opportunity

Reporting directly to the CEO, the Program Manager, Environment manages and administers the grant-making process for its environmental funding. This role will involve travel to remote, rural and regional locations.

Key responsibilities:

• Manage and administer the grant-making process for the Sustainable Pillar
• Develop and manage relationships with key organisations and leaders in the Environment sector, including in government, NGO, research and community organisations
• Develop and manage a pipeline of potential new grants
• Undertake site visits for applications, including interstate and multi-day trips as required
• Review and assess grant proposals and applications to determine compatibility with funding guidelines, potential impacts, , the level of risk, and suitability for funding
• Prepare papers and present to the Committee and Board on applications for consideration
• Monitor successful applications to ensure that grant conditions and reporting requirements are met, and assist grantees to achieve their desired impact where possible
• Provide input into the evaluation of completed projects and grants
• Coordinate major environment grant initiatives, including liaison with applicants and grantees
• Liaison with other philanthropic foundations, donors and philanthropy networks, and government grant-making bodies active in the Environment sector
• Monitor changes and developments in philanthropy and provide advice accordingly
• Attend functions and events as a representative of the Foundation.

About you:

You are passionate about the environmental health of Australia and the opportunity that philanthropy has to make a difference. To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Experience within, and passion for, the protection and restoration of Australia’s natural environment
• Excellent understanding of the challenges and opportunities relating to climate change, biodiversity loss and nature conservation in Australia.
• Experience in project management, from conception to completion
• Strong financial management skills, including budgeting
• Strong analytical, research and assessment skills
• Ability to consult and work effectively with a wide range of organisations
• Strong work ethic and respect for the values of The Ian Potter Foundation
• Commitment to teamwork and a collaborative, inclusive work environment.

The Offer:

The Program Manager, Environment position is a permanent position, located in the CBD. The Foundation supports flexible working but with an expectation that team members spend at least 3 days in the office each week. A competitive salary is on offer.

If you have exceptional skills in the above areas and are looking for a new and exciting challenge, please click the 'Apply Now' tab below to submit your resume in Word format.

To confidentially discuss this role further, please feel free to call Alex Cooper (0472 510 848) or Barry Vienet (0427 406 325) from Johnson Recruitment.

This is a retained, exclusive assignment and any direct applications or referrals will be forwarded to Johnson Recruitment. This role may be filled before the Advertisement closing date, so please do not delay in applying.