Communications and Partnership Coordinator

Communications and Partnership Coordinator

• Outstanding opportunity to kickstart your career in the Not-For-Profit Sector!
• Inspiring and impactful organisation partnering with companies across Australia, from multi-national top tier brands to major global brands!!
• Based in North Ryde hybrid work arrangements and a short walk from public transport.

About the Organisation:
Foodbank is Australia’s largest food relief organisation. Food insecurity is a growing problem, requiring a huge, coordinated response. This is a truly inspiring organisation whose work is not just important, but critical to everyday Australians who are going without essentials, and this is your chance to join in the fight to change that.
On any given day in Australia, more than half a million households are struggling to put food on the table. Last year, Foodbank sourced the equivalent of 82 million meals for their 2,950 charity partners, providing food relief to more than a million people each month. Foodbank not only plays a lead role in fighting hunger, but also a vitally important role in tackling Australia’s $36.6 billion food waste problem and helping the environment.
Join Foodbank Australia at this incredible time of growth; we are searching for a passionate and driven communications specialist to join Foodbank Australia in their fight against hunger.
About the Role:
This is an outstanding opportunity for entry-level candidate to break into the Not-For-Profit sector with Australia's largest food relief organisation.
Due to the exciting expansion of the corporate partnerships program, Foodbank Australia is hiring a new National Partnership & Communications Coordinator.
This role will have core responsibility to drive revenue through the grants program, working closely with internal teams to meet deliverables by writing and submitting grants. Additionally, it will offer high level account management support to existing partners, supporting with administration and other initiatives that will further grow and strength these relationships.
This role offers incredible scope and opportunity as Foodbank Australia continues to partner with some of Australia’s top brands including Woolworths, Commonwealth Bank and Aldi + more!
The ideal candidate will have a knack for writing and editing; perhaps finished a recent communications degree or have demonstratable experience in a communication’s role. They will need to be proactive, able to multi task and demonstrate high energy and willingness to learn. It is also a role that is also seeking someone who naturally can build and maintain relationships, both internally and externally.
This role is joining a fast paced, high-performing team so if you are ready to take on this challenge and be part of something extraordinary then apply now!!
Responsibilities:

• Support the grant program by continuously sourcing potential grant opportunities that will drive revenue growth and work with internal teams to ensure proposals are submitted in a timely manner.
• Providing support for aspects of our partnerships, including work place giving, volunteering, grants, sponsorships, partner events and cause related marketing campaigns
• Support with account management of existing Foodbank partnerships.
• Maintain regular contact with all existing and prospective partners, utilising the in-house CRM tools to track.
• Work closely with Foodbank Marketing & Communications Executive on all partner marketing and communication needs
• Provide portfolio updates for all reporting requirements (weekly updates, Leadership Team and Board updates.)
• Active participant of Foodbank’s Marketing & Fundraising Committee.
• Contribute, along with other staff members, to the smooth running of the office by answering phones, maintaining contacts in Salesforce, assisting with basic office administration etc.

Skills and Experience:

• Relevant degree or reasonable practical experience in communications, fundraising and or similar.
• Strong writing and editing capabilities with the ability to write succinctly.
• Highly professional and articulate with the ability to develop and maintain relationships.
• Exceptional attention to detail.
• Confident and comfortable in public speaking and delivering presentations.
• Ability to work autonomously and be a team player.
• Understanding of brand and cause related marketing.
• A genuine interest and passion to work in the not-for-profit sector.

Application Process:
Please apply as soon as possible as applications will be reviewed on an immediate basis.
Beaumont Not for Profit has been contracted to recruit this role therefore please direct all inquiries to Matthew Witheriff at Beaumont People on matthew.witheriff@beaumontpeople.com.au or call 02 9093 4934.
Beaumont Not for Profit has been contracted to recruit this role. Beaumont NFP is a non-profit service specialising in delivering unparalleled permanent and temporary recruitment and consultancy solutions to the Not-for-profit sector on a Not-for-Profit basis.
At Beaumont People we believe a diverse workplace is a happy workplace, and we love working with organisations that feel the same way. We encourage applications from people of all different backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from CALD backgrounds and people with disabilities. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital or parental status. Should you require a reasonable accommodation to be made for your application to be assessed we would be more than happy to discuss how that can be arranged.