Corporate Partnership Specialist

Work at Dementia Australia and be part of a passionate team committed to making a difference. We value our people and are proud to offer flexibility, attractive salary packaging options and employee support programs.

About the role

Permanent full-time position with hybrid work environment based in Sydney or Melbourne. Reporting directly to the Commercial Manager, you will be responsible for: 

• Generating income with a focus on untagged income through employee giving schemes, event and campaign sponsorship, and other bespoke opportunities. 
• Increasing corporate engagement with Dementia Australia by nurturing and developing existing relationships with organisations.
• Ensuring Dementia Australia receives sufficient sponsorship of events, campaigns, or other programs and services.
• Developing a plan and suite of offerings for interacting with corporates, including working with Marketing to produce materials needed.
• Supporting new business initiatives as required to maximise the potential of converting new prospects and/or new opportunities.
• Support, nurture and grow the Workplace Giving portfolio.
• Engaging with the Dementia Australia Volunteer team to create opportunities for corporate volunteering year-round, and with the Fundraising team to develop a calendar of potential corporate involvement opportunities in events, campaigns etc.
• Supporting the Commercial Manager to develop a pricing structure for the star rating scheme, and recruit participation from all levels of business.
• 360 account management of all existing and new sponsorship, including regular communication, ensuring the fulfilment of Dementia Australia's deliverables and effective and timely reporting of results.

What is in it for you?

Salary benefits: we offer all employees the opportunity to salary package up to $15,900 each year for living expenses and up to $2,650 each year for entertainment benefits.

Leave allowances: in addition to an annual leave allowance of 20 days, you will also receive three days paid end of year closure leave, one day paid birthday leave, up to six weeks parental leave and 17.5% annual leave loading.

Work/life balance: flexible, hybrid work arrangements.

Employee benefits: wellbeing programs and access to free and confidential counselling sessions for you and your family. 

About you

To be successful in this role, we are looking for someone with the following:

1. Tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline (communications, business, marketing, sales etc). 
2. 2-3 years in a similar position.
3. Demonstrated drive and motivation, ability to self-reflect, and commitment to learning and personal growth.
4. Ability to collaborates with others to remove barriers and break down silos and enable the collaborative delivery of client/customer focused outcomes.
5. Able to build, foster and sustain relationships (internally and externally) based on mutual trust, respect and understanding, to help pursue Dementia Australia's vision and mission.
6. Understanding and ability to use available technologies and information to maximise efficiencies and deliver effective services.
7. Ability to achieve results through a commitment to quality, planning and efficient resourcing.
8. Able to continually develop and apply specialist and technical skills and expertise to achieve work outcomes, sharing with others.
9. Able to communicate clearly and openly with different audiences, promoting dialogue and building consensus.
10. Demonstrated ability to listen to and consider different ideas, discussing issues credibly and thoughtfully, gaining consensus and commitment from others.

Our values

• Diversity and Equality
• Respect and Inclusiveness
• Integrity and Accountability 

About us

Dementia Australia is the national peak body and source of trusted information, education and services for the more than 400,000 Australians living with dementia, and the almost 1.6 million people involved in their care. We advocate for positive change and support vital research.  We are here to support people impacted by dementia, and to enable them to live as well as possible. Our commitment to a shared set of values shapes our decisions, actions and behaviours towards achieving our core purpose and strategic priorities. 

For specific role enquiries, please contact ***********@dementia.org.au 

Please note, applications that do not contain a covering letter that addresses each of the key selection criteria will not be considered.