Fundraising, Event Coordination, Grant Writing, Sponsorships

Are you passionate about Fundraising, Event Coordination, Grant Writing, Seeking Sponsorships and creating beneficial partnerships? We want to talk to you !!!

STAR Community Services LTD is a leading not-for-profit organisation providing transport, aged care, and disability support services to the elderly, frail, and those with disabilities. We are proud to support members of our community enjoy a healthier, independent life. We are currently servicing Redlands, Ipswich, Logan, Gold Coast & Toowoomba areas.

Business Development Specialist

About the role.  STAR Community Services is offering an opportunity for an experienced Business Development Specialist to work as part of our team to fundraise and seek sponsorships to improve the quality of life for many of our clients.

What you'll be doing (not limited to)

• Implementation of Fundraising and Sponsorship Strategy Plan (including project-based activities)
• Community Engagement, Grant Writing & acquittal of grants
• Maintain and monitor fundraising, sponsorship and grant budgets
• Develop and create the annual impact report
• Create, implement and evaluate philanthropy, fundraising, sponsorship and activities
• Manage deliverables of sponsorship, fundraising and philanthropy with support of team members
• Evaluate and measure activities against targets to inform partners and organisation forward planning
• Actively seek new avenues for attracting new sponsors and build on current sponsors

Qualifications & Experience

• Tertiary Qualification in Fundraising
• FIA membership including FIA Code of Conduct Certificate
• Specialise in Philanthropy and Not-for-Profit.
• Grant writing skills/experience.
• Experience in events coordination 
• Experience to create, drive and successfully implement strategic fundraising initiatives
• ability to maintain fundraising, sponsorship and grant budgets
• ability to manage relationships with diverse groups of stakeholders and strategically build new relationships with external stakeholders.
• High level of interpersonal, oral and written communication skills and an ability to appropriately deal with confidentiality and privacy issues associated with philanthropic and donor relations activities

Is this you?

• Have excellent interpersonal skills, be non-judgmental, be fair, patient, have a willingness to listen.
• Willing to take initiative 
• Work independently, and collaboratively with colleagues.
• Be people focused and work in partnerships.
• Value diversity and be respectful at all times.
• Be committed to professional and ethical conduct.
• Willing to adapt to STARs values 

 The Rewards: You will have the opportunity to work with a well respected organisation that has been providing services to the community for 28 years.  Working with STAR will put you in a position where opportunities for growth and development along with financial and non- financial benefits will be awarded.  If you want to join an award winning organisation, which is ever growing and contributing towards exceptional service delivery to our community, then STAR Community Services is for you.

 At STAR we are committed to building an inclusive and diverse workforce that continues to reflect the community we support. We strongly encourage people from all cultural and linguistically diverse backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.