Community Engagement Coordinator

About the Opportunity:
Flinders Foundation knows how important it is to build and nurture relationships within the community.
  
The Community Engagement Coordinator will play a pivotal role in supporting a variety of community fundraising initiatives that engage a broad range of stakeholders, and generate philanthropic support for health and medical research and patient care projects at Flinders.
  
Responsibilities include:

• coordinating logistics for community fundraising activations and events
• welcoming, on-boarding and supporting community fundraising participants
• hosting tours and coordinating engagement activities to thank supporters
• engaging with corporate partners, and seeking in-kind support for auctions and raffles
• coordinating volunteers to ensure the success of community fundraising events

If you’re a warm, genuine people person, who builds and nurtures strong relationships, Flinders Foundation would love to hear from you.
  
About our Client:
Working together to prevent, cure and care.
  
That simple sentence sums up Flinders Foundation’s purpose – to work together with individuals and organisations in the community to support health and medical research and improve patient care across the Flinders medical precinct.
  
Together, they raise vital funds to support the leading clinicians and researchers across Flinders Medical Centre and Flinders University to make medical discoveries and improve the care available to patients and their families.
  
Flinders Foundation has strong values and takes a team-based approach to achieving success and celebrating success together with donors, supporters and beneficiaries.
  
To be successful in the role you will demonstrate:

• 2+ years prior experience in a role that involves high empathy/service levels to clients, supporters or the community.
• Successful track record in engagement, fundraising and/or events.
• Excellent spoken and written communication skills.
• Ability to establish and maintain positive and effective working relationships across a highly diverse group of stakeholders.
• Proven organisational skills, ability to multi-task, prioritise workloads and meet deadlines.
• Upbeat, friendly, courteous and respectful phone manner as well as comforting personal demeanor.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain positive relationships with diverse stakeholders.
• Capable of applying appropriate discretion and maintaining confidentiality.
• Possession of a valid Driver's License.
• Flexibility to work outside regular hours, including evenings and weekends.

Candidates will be required to provide a current SAPOL police check, DHS Working with Children’s Check and evidence that they have received two doses of a TGA-approved COVID-19 vaccine, or have a medical exemption as per SAHLN policy requirements.
  
Why consider working for the Flinders Foundation?

• A purposed based organisation driven by strong values.
• A supportive team environment with a positive and respectful culture.
• Annual salary increases and salary packaging benefits to boost take home pay.
• Financial support and time for professional and personal development activities.
• Quality IT and systems to help get the job done and stand-up desks to support mobility and movement.
• Discounted parking.
• Phone allowance.
• Two paid Health and Wellbeing days per annum and access to free counselling and flu vaccinations to support health and wellbeing.

Flinders Foundation is a not-for-profit organisation in the Health Care Sector. This means that you can salary package up to $15,900 per annum for living expenses and $2,650 for meals/entertainment to reduce your tax. 
  
For more information click here;- https://www.flindersfoundation.org.au/
  
Sound like you?
Want to find out more information, please feel free to contact Kate on 0435 843 *** or to apply please provide a cover letter which highlights your experience relevant to this advertisement and your resume! (please combine your cover letter and resume in one document). Please allow 15 minutes when applying to answers some questions relevant to this position and submit your details.

We reserve the right to make an offer at any time through the recruitment process. We encourage those interested in the position to submit their application as soon as possible!

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