Corporate Partnerships Manager (Fundraising)

Job Description

Aurora Education Foundation provided pay range This range is provided by Aurora Education Foundation. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more. Base pay range A$100,000.00/yr - A$130,000.00/yr Work Type: Hybrid, 2 days in the office and 3 days WFH Employment type: Full-time Salary: A$100,000 to A$130,000+ NFP Salary Packaging + Superannuation About Us: Aurora’s vision is a society in which Australia’s First Peoples determine their aspirations through education and life-long learning, shaping a new future for our country. Our mission is to inspire First Peoples in their education journey and connect them with educational and career opportunities that enable them to realise their potential. About the role: This is a newly created role that will manage and build on the exciting growth occurring in Aurora’s corporate partnership portfolio. The focus will be to implement the corporate fundraising program within Aurora’s five-year development plan, drive the acquisition of new corporate funders and sponsors, ensure existing partners are retained, and grow our corporate volunteering and brand activation work. Reporting to the Head of Advancement, you will be responsible for corporate prospect identification and research, proposal development and pitching, relationship management, partner reporting, and meeting or exceeding revenue goals. Responsibilities: In conjunction with the Head of Advancement, design and implement a strategic fundraising plan to increase and diversify Aurora’s corporate revenue stream. Actively identify and screen corporate partnership prospects that align with Aurora’s values and Ethical Funding Policy. Design, pitch and secure new high-value corporate funding partnerships. Corporate funder pipeline management. Write corporate grants and funding applications. Develop funder/prospect briefs, talking points and other content for use by the Head of Advancement, CEO and other members of the Executive team in approaching prospects for funding. Manage delivery of contractual obligations and tailored activation benefits for corporate partners. Collaborate with internal program leads at Aurora to create and execute volunteering activities that offer real benefit/impact for Aurora programs and beneficiaries. Oversee use of the CRM to ensure corporate relationship tracking is accurate. Oversee gift acknowledgement and payment processes relating to corporate partnerships. Contract Administration. About you: Passionate about supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people. 3-5 years previous experience working in business development, partnerships, sponsorship or fundraising for a brand, agency, or charity in the Not-For-Profit sector. Demonstrated understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, organisations, histories, and the strengths and issues facing Indigenous people in Australia. Experience with CRM platforms such as Dynamics, Salesforce, Raiser’s Edge and/or other fundraising-related software. Experience using Microsoft suite of programs. Please direct any questions related to this position to If you are interested in applying to join the team, please submit your resume. #J-18808-Ljbffr