Shikodo Ltd is a not-for-profit organization whose mission it is to empower people helping them overcome life’s challenges and difficulties by teaching mindset skills. Inspired by the United Nations work on empowerment we believe that psychological skills enable persons to transform challenges, achieve their aspirations and gain resilience. Shikodo’s tagline is ‘It’s How You Think’. How you think makes all the difference. Our core program The Eight Doors Program is an evidence-based strengths, solutions and skills focused training and coaching forming the basis of the Year of Your Life Program. This has been a successful program facilitated in Uganda Africa with associated organizations as well as Sydney and East Gippsland Victoria. Being part of our team is a wonderful personal and professional development as well as a networking opportunity locally as well as internationally.

Responsibilities GRANT APPLICATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION • Raise funds by researching, preparing, and presenting quality grant requests that are in line with Shikodo strategies. • Maintain a schedule of appropriate grant opportunities and their associated reporting requirements. FUNDRAISING • Co-ordinate and assist (collaboratively with the Board and volunteers) with fundraising activities. • Act as the first point of contact for fundraising activities.

COMMUNICATIONS, MARKETING AND PUBLICITY • Maintain a database of donations/supporters. • Work with the Marketing position to promote fundraising events. • Ensure supporter’s donations are recognized in an appropriate format. • Develop relationships with individuals and businesses to encourage or increase support. • Work with the Marketing position to produce communication material to maintain and enhance relationships with supporters.

INTERNAL • Provide information to Treasurer for annual budgeting. • Attend meetings, conferences and events relevant to sources of funding. • Prepare and present a report for each Board meeting. • Keep effective records of grant applications, fundraising activities and supporter communications.

Skills & Experience required • Well-organised • Ability to manage workload and completing tasks to meet deadlines • Able to use judgment and act on own initiative • Improvement-oriented • Experience with fundraising, PR, marketing or event management is beneficial • Prior experience in grant and proposal writing and submission would be advantageous