Location: Footscray, Australia
JOB INFO
JOB DESCRIPTION
About Us:
At Victoria University (VU), our aim is to be a global leader in dual-sector learning and research by 2028. Join us on the journey and help us achieve our strategic drives embedded in our Strategic Plan 2022-2028: Start well, finish brilliantly.
VU has innovated a new pedagogic and curriculum approach: the VU Block Model®. This, along with the VU First Year College, have been among the most significant learning and teaching developments in the Australian tertiary education sector over the past decade. VU TAFE is renowned for digital innovation in its delivery, evident through the Sunshine Skills Hub and is a highly valued industry collaborator.
Victoria University’s philanthropy program is at an exciting juncture as it concurrently embarks on the development of a multi-year comprehensive philanthropy strategy, while also implementing a campaign to raise funds for a new strategic initiative.
About the Role:
Under the leadership of Chancellor Steve Bracks and Vice-Chancellor Adam Shoemaker, this is an exciting opportunity for a philanthropy professional to join the Alumni Relations and Philanthropy team.
Working closely with the Associate Director of Philanthropy and the Director of Advancement, the Senior Trusts & Foundations Coordinator will have experience in best practice, donor-centric relationship fundraising. Examples of duties that will be performed are:
This is a full time continuing position at HEP 8 classification, $ 106,346- $119,760 plus 17% superannuation, classification working 36.75 (1.0 FTE) hours per week.
About the Person:
The ideal candidate will demonstrate creativity in managing the identification, cultivation and stewardship of philanthropic trusts and foundations, and play a critical role in the growth of philanthropic income at VU.
The successful applicant will:
What We Offer:
VU strives to create a family friendly, diverse and inclusive workplace where all staff can succeed. VU offers a range of benefits and leave that aim to enhance and support your work and personal life.
For information on our employee benefits, please visit our website.
How to Apply:
To view the position description, please click here.
Applications must be uploaded/submitted as a single document (no separate attachments) comprising:
For further information relating to the position, please contact Yvette Petersen, Director of Advancement, by email at advancement@vu.edu.au.
Applications close at 11:59pm on Monday 30th September 2024.
Our Commitment to Protecting Country:
Victoria University honours its deep diversity as a foundation for collaboration and social progress. We will demonstrate sensitivity in respecting First Nation perspectives. We will ensure that we respect our Indigenous voices and commit to sustainable Protecting Country. We will take leadership responsibility, in all that we do, to improve the health and wellbeing of our local and global communities, and the planet that we share. Victoria University is committed to inclusion and diversity, achieving gender equality in senior roles, and strongly encourages suitably qualified and experienced people to apply.
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