AddressPlanned Giving Specialist
- Established program & well-known organisation
- Full-time permanent opportunity, Sydney CBD office, hybrid working
- Opportunity to use your expertise to impact a great program
Wesley Mission is a leading, multifaceted Christian organisation dedicated to making a tangible impactin the community. With programs ranging from homeless services, child and family care, counselling, employment, training, education, and mental health services, they are committed to their vision: “Doing all the good we can because every life matters”.
This well-known community service provider offers a structured and engaging onboarding process, their culture is nurturing and people first and each team member commits to being accountable for their work whilst working collaboratively towards common goals.
The Role - Planned Giving Specialist
Join a small team focussed on offering a memorable, personalised journey for supporters looking to leave a bequest gift to Wesley Mission.
This established fundraising program is in a phase of proactive growth. The role of Planned Giving Specialist will suit an experienced bequest fundraiser who can deliver ongoing multi-touchpoint relationship management activities to a portfolio of confirmed and prospective gift-in-will supporters.
Day to day you will speak with supporters on the phone, face to face and via text or email, depending on their preferences, nurturing relationships through to confirmed gifts and beyond.
You will report to the Individual Giving Manager, where you’ll be encouraged to bring your ideas for improvement and innovation and be supported in your proactive approach to growing your portfolio. With a structured pipeline and prospect management process, you will meet activity KPIs monthly, working towards developing meaningful relationships.
You will build awareness of the Planned Giving program through developing external relationships with solicitors, independent living villages, community, and congregational groups. You will be driven by the opportunity to share the work of Wesley Mission and the impact that leaving a legacy gift could have.
Responsibilities
- Develop communication strategies for prospective Gift-in-Will supporters
- Build relationships with individuals interested in supporting Wesley Mission through online bequest platforms
- Steward existing Gift-in-Will supporters and maintain ongoing engagement and supporter journey through multiple touchpoints
- Develop and manage campaigns that progress donors along the Gifts-in-Will pipeline
- Work with the team to develop engaging supporter-related events
Essential
- Demonstrated experience in a Gift-in-Wills or relationship-based philanthropy role
- High levels of empathy & the ability to be sensitive to supporter needs
- Proficient in utilising a CRM system to securely & accurately manage supporter information
- Exceptional interpersonal, verbal & written communication skills
- Confident presenting to groups of people
- High EQ coupled with confidence to convert a prospect to a confirmed supporters
- Experience in developing marketing materials and/or copywriting for supporter communications
- Commitment to understanding policies, rules & legislations that govern fundraising
- Commitment to best practice working & influencing process improvement
- Experience with estate administration
- Experience managing or contributing to phone or direct mail campaigns
- Hybrid working policy
- Commitment to your wellbeing
- Employee Assistance Program
- Discounted health, travel & home loan insurance
- Access to salary packaging up to $15,900 yearly
If you are looking for an opportunity to put your expertise to the test and positively impact a Planned Giving program whilst working in a supportive environment then apply now!
Send an up-to-date resume through the ‘APPLY’ option, applications will be reviewed regularly.
If you have specific questions about the role or wish to request the job description & salary package information you can contact:
Leish Thomasian at ***************@beaumontpeople.com.au / 02 5629 7*** or,
Rebecca Robinson at *******@beaumontpeople.com.au / 025629 7***
Beaumont People have been contracted by Wesley Mission to recruit for this role, please direct all enquiries to us. We offer 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.
