AddressPosition:Events & Fundraising Officer
Reports to: Business Development Manager
Remuneration: SACS WA Level 5.1
Hours of work: Part Time (3 days per week) 12-month contract with potential to extend
ORGANISATION
Living Proud was founded more than 50 years ago by a group of courageous community members who established the first gay and lesbian rights movement in Australia, called the Campaign Against Moral Persecution WA (CAMP WA). While lobbying to decriminalise homosexuality, CAMP WA established a telephone support line, called ‘Phone a Friend’. That initial phone service has grown into the organisation now known as Living Proud.
Today, Living Proud is one of the oldest organisations of its kind in the southern hemisphere, and the largest LGBTIQ+ organisation in WA, supporting the community across the state, wherever they live or work.
Living Proud is the WA partner and founding member of the QLife national LGBTIQ+ telephone and web chat peer support and referral service. QLife provides anonymous, LGBTIQ+ peer support and referral for people in Australia wanting to talk about a range of issues including sexuality, identity, gender, bodies, feelings, or relationships. QLife operates as a partnership between LGBTIQ+ Health Australia (LHA) and the 4 partner organisations that deliver the services: Living Proud (WA), Diverse Voices (Qld), Switchboard (Vic) and Twenty10 (NSW), and has been operational since mid-2013.
Living Proud also runs health and wellbeing initiatives, community capacity building programs, advocacy and awareness campaigns, delivers fee-for-service training programs and high-profile community projects such as Queer and Accessible. We strive to improve the health, wellbeing and inclusion of lesbian, gay, bi+, transgender, intersex, queer and other diverse people. More information can be found on our website: www.livingproud.org.au
POSITION
Working as part of the Business Development team, the Events & Fundraising Officer is responsible for supporting all aspects of our events program, donor relations, and helping drive related fundraising activities. The role includes aspects of marketing, communications, event management and logistics, fundraising and community engagement. As Living Proud enters its 50th year since foundation, this is an exciting opportunity to help shape and deliver an impactful engagement campaign across WA.
The successful candidate will be experienced in designing and delivering a well rounded annual event schedule and skilled in creating a compelling Living Proud presence in the community to increase awareness, raise profile and improve engagement. In partnership with the Volunteer Coordinator you will help ensure events run smoothly and our volunteers are rewarded with valuable and enjoyable experiences.
In parallel, you will support organisational fundraising objectives, through events and other activities. You will be at the forefront of innovative ways to engage donors, sponsors and partners and comfortable engaging with a wide variety of external stakeholders. You will be proactive in successfully identifying fundraising opportunities while balancing risks and meeting all compliance obligations.
As a natural team player, you will maintain a positive, inspiring, supportive, and respectful culture within the organisation and support colleagues and community alike.
You will have exceptional communication skills, be highly organised, and be experienced in developing and maintaining deep stakeholder relationships.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Events
• Create a successful event program which drives engagement and participation and provides a varied and much-loved Living Proud presence in the community.
• Undertake marketing and communication activities to create awareness, build anticipation and drive engagement for the events program.
• Oversee event management, resourcing, operations, and critical functions including health & safety, regulatory compliance and logistics.
• Evaluate event effectiveness, assess participant and stakeholder feedback, and adopt a continuous improvement approach.
• Meet all agreed key performance indicators.
• Role model professional, supportive, inspiring, and respectful behaviour to all colleagues and volunteers. Contribute to a positive, safe, and cohesive team environment.
• Represent Living Proud at external meetings, forums, engagements, or events.
Fundraising
• Identify and secure fundraising opportunities to support our strategic goals, achieve our organisational purpose and meet community needs.
• Help build additional revenue streams, including values-aligned collaborations, partnerships and sponsorships.
• Meet all agreed key performance indicators.
• Build and cultivate strong donor relationships.
Volunteer Support
• Assist the Volunteer Coordinator to coach, mentor, inspire, and support volunteers with a focus on personal development and making Living Proud a rewarding place to volunteer.
• Inform volunteer performance management as part of broader event effectiveness and success criteria.
Finance
• Set and manage event budgets, track income and expenditure.
• Provide financial reports to management, ensuring fiscal responsibility and sustainability
Community
• Maintain a strong community focus, a community-first culture and strive to deepen our connection with community across WA.
Strategy
• Help develop an integrated fundraising, membership and event strategy.
Compliance
• Uphold the highest standards of integrity and accountability.
• Identify, report and manage risks within the organisation, deploying risk mitigation strategies as appropriate.
• Adhere to, implement, and help ensure all staff and volunteers understand, and comply with, Living Proud’s policies and procedures.
• Adhere to, implement, and help ensure all staff and volunteers understand, and comply with, any applicable regulatory obligations, including work health and safety and financial legislation.
SELECTION CRITERIA
Essential:
1. Minimum 3 years’ experience in a relevant field.
2. Experience in managing successful community facing or fundraising events.
3. Experience in establishing, developing and maintaining partnership, sponsorship or philanthropic opportunities.
4. Exceptional ability to foster deep personal relationships with a broad range of influential individuals, groups, public and private stakeholders, alongside our wonderfully diverse community.
5. Ability to think commercially while maintaining a strong community-centric ethos.
6. An understanding of the contemporary issues, challenges and opportunities within the LBGTIQ+ community.
7. Strong financial acumen, with demonstrated experience in developing and managing budgets, including successful financial planning and oversight.
8. A profound commitment to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion.
9. Excellent organisational and time management skills.
10. Strong proficiency in using social media.
11. Outstanding verbal and non-verbal communication skills.
12. Lived experience as part of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, gender diverse, intersex (LGBTIQ+) community
Desirable:
• Tertiary qualifications in a relevant field.
• Experience working within a not-for-profit organisation.
• Experience in working alongside volunteer teams.
• Experience developing a valued membership proposition
HOURS OF WORK
• This is a part-time position (3 days per week).
• Weekly work pattern may include evenings or weekends, with occasional overtime and domestic travel.
• Based in West Perth, flexible working arrangements can be considered
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
• You must be eligible to work in Australia.
• You will be required to complete a National Police Check.
• You must hold a current Employee Working with Children’s Check (WWCC).
• You must hold a current WA Driver’s Licence.
If you have any questions, please contact Barry Cosker via email: ***********@livingproud.org.au (Please include the word “Confidential” in the header.)
APPLICATION
1. Submit a covering letter, including all contact details, that addresses all of the “Selection Criteria” as outlined in the position description. You should use statements with examples that clearly demonstrate your competency in a particular area.
2. The covering letter should be a maximum of three pages.
3. Attach a current copy of your Resume, including the contact details of two recent professional referees.
NOTE: Applications and interviews are assessed against the selection criteria and appropriate referee checks. Applications that do not address the Essential and Desirable Selection Criteria will not be considered.
If you have any questions, please contact Barry Cosker via email: ***********@livingproud.org.au (Please include the word “Confidential” in the header)
