This role is your opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of kids. The Kids Support Coordinator is responsible for supporting the delivery of the Kids Support Framework to enhance Variety’s position as a leading children’s charity in NSW and ACT.
To start, this is a 12-month maternity cover joining a small but high performing team dedicated to supporting Variety families.
At Variety we believe that all kids deserve a fair go, so we support kids 0-18 who are sick, disadvantaged or living with special needs. The Kids Support Framework is a map for how we ensure the funds our community works so hard to raise.
Key Responsibilities
- Coordinating organisational and individual grants, programs, services, scholarships and kid’s events under the Kids Support Framework
- Coordinating Variety’s interaction with and understanding of the child/youth sector
- Reviewing applications and assisting with information and support in completing grants and ongoing management
- Provide information to families and organisations about support available and events and activities
- Work collaboratively with all internal and external contacts, to promote the work we do within Variety and externally to gain traction for upcoming activities and strategies
- High level of computer literacy (knowledge of Blackbaud Grant Making and Raisers Edge would be an advantage)
- Ideally experience in the support sector and/or not-for profit sector
- Tertiary degree in a relevant discipline and/or relevant equivalent work experience
- Proven strong coordination, organisational and administrative skills
- Well organised, demonstrating an ability to prioritise and project manage
- Excellent verbal communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to develop trust and maintain flourishing working relationships
- Knowledge of measuring social outputs and outcomes
- Executive decision making and accountability
- Attention to both detail and a high-level view
- Demonstrated ability to work autonomously and as part of a team
Personal Attributes
- Passion for making a difference to Aussie kids and their families – empathy and communication skills for families who may be in difficult circumstances
- High level of integrity and ability to maintain confidentiality
- A demonstrated proactive customer service attitude
- An ability to show empathy and work sensitively with families whose children we are assisting
- Demonstrated knowledge of databases and online research tools
- High level of integrity and ability to maintain confidentiality
- Ability to work under tight deadlines on high profile and results-oriented projects
- Working with Children Check
For enquiries please email [email protected], using the subject line: Kids Support Coordinator enquiry via EthicalJobs.