• Reporting to: CEO
• Manages: Program Coordinator(s) by project
• Hours: 4 to 5 days p/w, can be flexed to your needs
• Location: Flexible, including WFH arrangements
• Workplace: Harness the power of philanthropy to protect the environment - in a fabulous consultative culture

About AEGN

The Australian Environmental Grantmakers Network (AEGN) is a member organisation that aims to harness the power of philanthropy to help protect our environment and build a sustainable future. Our mission is to grow effective funding for the environment and climate change.

The AEGN works with philanthropic funders who want to become more effective in their giving to address environmental and climate change issues. The AEGN is a trusted place where members learn and share, are inspired and informed, and come together to fund some of the greatest challenges of our times.

Since our establishment in 2008, we have seen the powerful impact like-minded environment funders can make by collaborating to ensure projects and organisations receive the funding they need to act on climate change and biodiversity decline.

About the role

The AEGN has been able to drive significant philanthropic funding to the environment by influencing and advising our members. The Philanthropy Manager Nature is key to continuing this increased giving trend.

This role is part of a small team of Philanthropy Managers who work closely together with the CEO, each taking the lead on a specific environmental issue area, and each responsible for supporting a set of members. Responsibilities include;

• Using your nature/biodiversity expertise to contribute to thought leadership within the membership and the philanthropic community more broadly.
• Facilitating groups of donors around the AEGN’s mission but with a particular focus on outcomes for nature.
• Providing strategic advice to members to support them with their environmental giving with a particular focus on nature.
• Leading the day-to-day management of assigned programs and/or projects, such as the corporate membership program, next generation givers program, project clearinghouse, etc.
• Curating and delivering high-profile events to engage members and encourage giving.
• Developing and maintaining tools and communications content to meet members’ needs.
• Leading the development of strategy and planning for nature and its integration into the overall AEGN strategy and plans.
• Being the primary contact for assigned members, building a deep understanding of their needs, and responding accordingly, including facilitating targeted networking amongst members and other funders.

About You

You have a deep knowledge of and are passionate about nature and biodiversity. You believe in the power of collaboration to bring about change. You enjoy working with people and building connections through mutual respect and a learning mindset.  You can bring groups together and facilitate effective outcomes. You are a strong communicator verbally and in writing.

Competencies

• Strong collaborator – you have excellent interpersonal and intrapersonal skills and value collective problem solving and working to achieve common goals.
• Leadership – you are good at doing things yourself but also at teaching, coaching, and supporting others to do them.
• Excellent communication – you can communicate verbally and in writing with a confident and compelling message to a wide range of stakeholders, staff, members, board, etc.
• Membership focus – You can listen and understand member needs and have a positive, open, responsive, approach.
• Agile – You deliver on strategic goals and are agile enough to adapt plans as needed to respond to new information or needs.
• Analytical thinker – You can comfortably source, gather, interpret, and communicate quantitative and qualitative organisational data to laypersons and experts.
• Facilitator – You bring people together and use effective group processes to create collaborative relationships, sustain a collaborative environment, and guide the group to appropriate and useful outcomes.

Requirements

• 10+ years working in the Australian environment, nature conservancy, or related sector to develop a deep understanding of the area and its needs.
• Degree in a relevant field, post-graduate studies preferred.
• Not-for-profit/philanthropy sector experience. Candidates without not-for-profit experience who are eager and fast self-motivated learners will also be considered.
• Right to work in Australia.

Application

If you are passionate about empowering philanthropists with the knowledge to address Australia’s environmental sustainability, then apply now. Applications close 11:59 pm 20th March 2022. You must address the following selection criteria in your Cover Letter and attach your CV. Please call Stephanie Gaylard on 0436026085 if you would like any further information.

Selection Criteria 

1. Deep knowledge of nature conservation and issues faced in the Australian context. Knowledge of climate change is an advantage.
2. Experience in building and managing collaborative relationships with key stakeholders/members to move people to action.
3. Experience and skills in facilitating groups of people.
4. Highly developed organisational skills and experience developing, leading and managing end-to-end projects.
5. Capacity to identify and initiate change, using creativity and problem-solving to respond to changing circumstances and priorities.