The Cambodian
Children’s Trust Australia (CCTA) works to empower communities to keep children
safe and healthy with their families or in family-based alternative care. It is
within the safety and security of a loving family that children can thrive and
reach their full potential in life, becoming valuable members of their
communities. CCTA believes that it is possible to create a world in which all
children grow up in families.
CCTA directly implements
projects in Cam
bodia and is expanding via collaborations with Born to Belong
Foundation into, Nepal, Uganda and India to help strengthen families and child
protection systems, deinstitutionalise and create high quality family-based
care solutions.
Position: Fundraising Manager
Location: Brisbane (preferred) or
Sydney, Australia – with international travel
Job Type: Full time for six months
with the possibility of permanent appointment
As the Fundraising
Manager you will be responsible for CCTA’s fundraising for the Born to Belong
Foundation’s projects, marketing and donor relations.
The purpose of this
role is to ensure that CCTA has the financial resources to deliver on its
mission with Born to Belong Foundation to support and empower communities to
keep children safe and healthy with their families or in family-based
alternative care. The Fundraising Manager will play an instrumental role in
ensuring that our fundraising strategies and practices meet this need.
The role coordinates
all types of fundraising including statutory, philanthropy, private sector,
corporate, trusts, events, and mass audience. It works directly alongside
colleagues, themselves engaging with donors, to develop compelling proposals,
and provide strategic support and direction for organisational and program
fundraising. It also works throughout the organisation to mobilise and align
communications, media and advocacy activity to engage supporters.
Key deliverables of
the role will include:
- Take
forward and develop an organisation-wide fundraising strategy including
planning for raising unrestricted income. - Take
the lead in developing new income sources. - Plan,
write and edit funding proposals. - Develop
new, and deepen existing, donor relationships. - Work
closely with the Management Team and others across the organisation to
increase our profile and enhance our reputation within the donor
community. - Take
the lead in developing and organizing fundraising events. - Remotely
manage, support and lead CCTA’s Fundraising and Digital Marketing Team
(located in Cambodia). - Undertake
national and international travel as required.
You will have the
following skills and experience:
- Significant
senior fundraising experience within the NGO sector. - A
proven track record of delivering fundraising success including raising
funds from major donors. - Proven
experience planning and managing fundraising events. - Proven
experience in leading and developing a team. - Strong
stakeholder management skills. - Experience
in grant prospecting. - Strong
understanding and knowledge of public relations and media. - Excellent
written and spoken English communication skills, adaptable for a range of
audiences. - Excellent
influencing and relationship building skills. - Tenacity
in seeking results and a high level of representational and negotiation
skills. - Excellent
computer and IT skills, preferably in a Mac environment.
Important to the
success of this role is your ability to work as part of a team, and to be
comfortable with making decisions and taking the initiative.
Experience working
in international settings, would be well regarded.
Please view the full
position description on our website
If you think that
you meet the requirements of this position, and you are looking for a
challenging and rewarding position in a great team, please forward your CV, and
a short cover letter outlining your relevant experience, to: hr@cambodianchildrenstrust.org
We look forward to
hearing from you!!