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Volunteer Fundraising Assistant - Brunswick, VIC

The Salvation Army Australia
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Key Tasks:

Event Management

· Assist with the development and implementation of organisation-wide approved fundraising strategies through campaigns or donor management.

· Develop, implement and manage an organisation fundraising plan to achieve financial targets.

· Coordinate and facilitate activity that will directly result in prospect identification, engagement and successful solicitations of donors.

· Actively support the continuation of existing community partnerships and seek to form new relationships with community groups.

· Expand the fundraising base through liaison with the business community, local councils, community groups and other philanthropic individuals and groups.

· Secure and monitor donations and partnerships, to realise fundraising priorities of the organisations.

· Clear and regular communication is facilitated with Leadership and mission volunteers to ensure smooth running of fundraising events.

· Construct rosters and maps for volunteers across all locations and communicate this to all relevant parties.

· Mission volunteers are engaged and recruited as per plan.

· Maintain mission volunteer records and general administration duties.

· Ensure agreements with local councils and/or shopping centres are in place.

· Visit community spaces in the mapped area allocated to you. Create rosters and maps for volunteers.

· Assist with the collection/sorting/packing of donations. · Assist with the gift wrapping.

· Assist with preparation, service and clean-up of meals and contributing to a festive atmosphere.

· Under direction complete RSA kit packing or unpacking of resources.

· Assist with static site (shopping centres and/or supermarkets), door-to-door or intersection collection in your allocated area.

Support to the team

· Create an inspiring team environment with an open communication culture.

· Set clear team goals, communicate with teams about their performance.

· Delegate tasks and set deadlines.

· Discover training needs and provide coaching.

· Listen to team members' feedback and resolve any issues or conflicts.

· Recognise high performance and reward accomplishments.

· Plan and organise team building activities.

· Engage with and actively support the welfare of the Team you lead.

Maintain a Safe and Healthy Environment

· Immediately report any health and safety concerns, notifiable incidents and near misses, to Senior Team Leader and ensure any hazards are controlled until rectified.

· Ensure hazard, incident and accident form is completed when required in a timely manner.

· All volunteers are to be mindful of their own health and to take care of the health and safety of others. 

· Volunteers are required to comply with all TSA work, health and safety policies and procedures as applicable to their workplace.

Qualifications and Experience Requirements for the Position

· Experience in relevant field highly regarded.

· Good communication skills, both written and verbal. Mandatory Requirements of the Position

· Complete The Salvation Army (TSA) Mission Volunteer registration, induction and training - TSA is a ChildSafe workplace.

· Integrity checks as required for the role.

Required Capabilities

· Promotes a culture of integrity and professionalism within TSA and external dealings.

· Acts to prevent misconduct, illegal and inappropriate behaviour.

· Actively promotes a workplace culture that values fair and inclusive work practices and diversity principles.

· Constructively raises and works through issues and challenges and seeks alternative solutions.

· Uses appropriate interpersonal styles and methods to assert own ideas, give and receive constructive feedback and gain the agreement or acceptance of others.

· Builds cooperation and overcomes barriers to information sharing, communication and collaboration.

· Empowers, motivates and inspires others to achieve or exceed performance expectations.

· Builds a shared sense of strategic direction, clarifies priorities and goals and inspires others to achieve them.

· Makes sound financial and resourcing decisions, exercises delegations appropriately and monitors outcomes.

· Applies processes and knowledge for capturing relevant workplace knowledge.

· Commits to, engages in and implements TSA principles of safety leadership.

You can not apply for this role as it is no longer available.