Project Yumi is an Australian registered charity that builds effective partnerships with local communities in Papua New Guinea, to enhance the quality of education and health care. We achieve this by providing educational and health resources, to rural areas in PNG.

Our team seeks a proactive and organised individual who will be responsible for organising and hosting key events to drive registration, inform the community of our organisation and inspire fundraising. As the fundraising and events coordinator, you will become a part of our incorporated association as a management committee member.

Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Communicate with the team on events and fundraisers that are approaching on the organisation calendar
• Provide plans including budgets at all meetings and take action immediately to ensure the event is organised appropriately
• Report on outcomes of events and fundraisers
• Be well informed on the organisation's constitution, rules, and extra activities
• Create, organise and manage events & fundraisers and measure their effectiveness to benefit the organisation
• Keep appropriate records of all events and fundraisers including but not limited to email communication, quotes, receipts, forms and bookings
• Assist the volunteer coordinator with tracking and recording hours and coordination of volunteers
• Obey Office of Fair Trading laws in regard to fundraising in Queensland
• Keeping records of all expenditures including providing quotes, invoices and purchase receipts to the Treasurer.

Skills and Experience:

• Previous experience in Events or Fundraising will be highly regarded
• Proven skills with Microsoft Word, Excel spreadsheets and PDFs 
• Great communication skills 
• Good time-management skills
• Ability to work independently and exercise good judgement
• Self-driven individual who can deliver set tasks with passion and energy.