Head of Fundraising & Community Engagement

at  Baptcare

Head of Fundraising and Community Engagement
Full-time - Permanent
Camberwell, VIC
About Us
At Baptcare, we care. Our Mission and Vision are lived through our WE CARE Values: for our residents, customers, clients, partners, and supporters; with the very young through to the very old, the vulnerable, with families through all of life’s stages and challenges.
Baptcare is a purpose driven organisation working across Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia. Focused on providing residential and community care for older people and support to children, families and people with disability, financially disadvantaged people and people seeking asylum.
Our Values are Wellbeing, Ethics, Co-creating, Accountability, Respect and Effectiveness ​. ​
About the Role
We have an exciting new opportunity for a Head of Fundraising and Community Engagement. This pivotal role holds strategic importance within the organisation, as the focus on the Fundraising and Community Engagement function is identified for key growth.
Tasked with the high-profile responsibility of rebuilding and expanding these functions, the Head of Fundraising and Community Engagement will oversee Baptcare’s established strategy, initial work on social media presence, and an updated website with web-integration applications for fundraising. Additionally, they will manage a newly implemented donor platform, ensuring optimisation.
Collaborating with the fundraising team, this role covers a spectrum of fundraising avenues, including individual donors, bequests, solicited appeals, churches, community groups, sponsorships, trusts, and foundations.

Retaining and engaging current donors through a calendar of planned activities
New donor acquisition activities, including the development of a bequest program
Rebuilding Baptcare’s relationships with key philanthropic funders
Identifying, co-ordinating and preparing grant submissions and acquittals for agreed programs
Retaining and engaging corporate supporters and sponsors and faith organisations
Identifying and acquiring new corporate supporters and sponsors and faith organisations
Reviewing and relaunching the Employee Giving Program
Providing advice on relevant legislation, regulations, awards, industrial agreements, policies and procedures when needed
About You
You are passionate about continuing to grow your career in the Sales and Marketing space. Solutions focused and up for making a difference, you align your approach to achieve organisational and divisional goals. You are a true business partner that instils trust in your stakeholders by demonstrating integrity and accountability.
Working as part of a close-knit team, you collaborate with and support others, demonstrating respect in your day-to-day actions.