The role of the Community Partnerships Executive is to maintain and develop successful partnerships with corporate and individual supporters, specifically through donations, sponsorship, fundraising and events. A major part of this role is to manage records and data on corporate and individual benefactors such as donors and volunteers effectively and identify and recruit high-value relationships with key corporate funders to support Boys’ Town’s major events and campaigns.
Job Responsibilities
- Support the Community Partnerships Manager in securing sponsorship and donations for Boys’ Town’s major fundraising events/ campaigns.
- Develop strong pitches, grant writing and researching potential sponsors/ donors for donor outreach.
- Design and deliver a series of fundraising events and manage existing annual initiatives, such as Flag Day, Charity Movie and fundraising appeals.
- Adhere to fundraising policies, procedures and legal requirements, including report submission to government agencies, administering general correspondence, ensuring prompt. acknowledgment letters are sent, and keeping accurate records of fundraising activities.
- Monitor income and expenditure budget for fundraising activities and ensure that it is in line with the department’s business plan and fundraising strategy.
- Maintain and develop the existing portfolio of corporate and volunteer relationships.
- Provide strong account management to maximize income for Boys’ Town.
- Secure retention of corporate supporters and grant-makers, through consistent outreach.
- Promote all Boys’ Town fundraising and volunteering activities to relevant corporate partners.
- Coordinate volunteering needs within Boys’ Town and provide matching for volunteer opportunities with partners.
- Act as an ambassador for Boys’ Town, representing the organization at external events, including a variety of networking events, cheque presentations and talks.
- Support the Community Partnerships Manager in communications activities, including hosting guests, writing press releases and factsheets, and attending relevant events.
- Lead fundraising or partnerships-related activities or events, as assigned by the Director/ Manager.
- Be familiar with the utilization of CRM software tools (Salesforce) for fundraising and volunteer management to generate relevant reports for the management.
- Any other duties reasonably assigned by the Director/ Manager.
Job Requirements
- Degree in Business/ Social Sciences/Arts or other relevant qualifications.
- Preferably 1 year or more experience in the social service sector, particularly in fundraising/ partnership roles.
