Job description

ABOUT BATYR

batyr is a ‘for purpose’ preventative mental health organisation, created and driven by young people, for young people. We run programs that help smash the stigma surrounding mental health and empower young people to reach out for support when needed. Since 2011, batyr have reached over 300,000 young people across NSW, VIC, QLD, ACT and SA.

We are an energetic, fun and dynamic team who are passionate about changing the way we speak about mental health. Excitingly, we are on the hunt to build our team with even more passionate, skilled and driven people to continue to develop our high-performance culture and expand the reach and impact of batyr. If you want a workplace where you can bring all of your full, weird and wonderful self to the office each day, this is the place.

WORKING WITH US

At batyr, we care deeply about those we welcome into our work-family and do our best to support our team.

We do this by:

providing all permanent staff with a wellbeing budget that you can use on a gym membership, a new surfboard, pottery classes, music lessons, a spa treatment, a new book… almost whatever you need to help keep you feeling good

providing wellbeing sessions and ongoing professional development, including Mental Health First Aid accreditation

wellbeing leave - your personal leave doesn’t just have to be for sick days, at batyr you can also use this leave to support your mental health and wellbeing

start-of-year retreat

flexible working arrangements

3 weeks paid parental leave + other entitlements

salary packaging up to $15,900 pa - because we’re a not for profit, you can choose to receive a proportion of your wage as a reimbursement of personal expenses, with no income tax payable on this money

a bring your own device policy, with reimbursements for using your own phone and computer

batyr is committed to providing a safe, culturally appropriate, inclusive environment for all people, regardless of their ethnicity, faith, disability, sexuality, or gender identity. We believe that everyone’s voice is valid and worthy of being heard and because of this we strongly encourage people from all backgrounds to apply, especially those from minority or marginalised communities.

ABOUT YOU

You are a passionate, people person with a drive to make an impact and a real difference. You are someone who thrives on finding mutually beneficial opportunities for all your stakeholders and takes great pride in developing meaningful relationships. You are comfortable striking up a conversation with anyone and have an acute understanding of the needs of everyone you interact with. You are well organised, outcomes orientated and understand the value in keeping your data clean and tidy.

As with all of our employees, you will have an active interest in tackling the stigma in young people around mental health, and are aligned to batyr’s five values; empathy, inclusivity, balance, positivity and boldness.

POSITION SUMMARY

batyr has moved from strength to strength, growing from a small Sydney based team to an organisation with national presence and reach. This role will be pivotal to our success in managing and growing our partnerships nationally across the States in which we operate (VIC, NSW, SA, QLD, ACT), but with a specific emphasis on Philanthropy, Trusts and Foundations (incl. Corporate Foundations) which currently make up approximately 25% of our organisational revenue. This is an exciting time to join the Partnerships Team as the organisation continues to strategically diversify its fundraising portfolio, there will be opportunities for the role to grow with them, correlating to an increase in scope and responsibility.

The Philanthropy, Trusts and Foundations Manager, with the support of the Head of Partnerships, will be responsible for maintaining, growing and acquiring a robust portfolio of relationships specifically within Foundations, Trusts and with Philanthropists, allowing batyr to grow and diversify organisational revenue nationally. The Philanthropy, Trusts and Foundations Manager will support the wider Partnerships Team with fundraising efforts and activities and will report directly to the Head of Partnerships based in Sydney.

All candidates will need to hold a current Working with Children Check and Police Check, or be willing to obtain these within one (1) month of starting the role.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Manage, nurture and steward strong relationships with existing partners across Philanthropy, Trusts and Foundations ensuring relationship deliverables are met, and partners feel valued and have a positive experience.

Develop a clear growth strategy to source, secure and grow new business opportunities across Philanthropy, Trusts and Foundations.

Manage and write grant submissions and proposals.

Work with the Head of Partnerships to develop and manage the strategy for the philanthropist journey experience, including engagement, communications, entertainment, milestone celebration, reactivation and growth.

Successfully maintain CRM (Salesforce) ensuring all communications and income is accurately and promptly recorded, new and existing partnerships are updated and donor care is executed to plan.

Build and maintain networks to grow batyr’s profile, reputation, and brand externally.

Represent batyr at external speaking engagements with partners, and at sector events.

Conduct regular reviews and analysis of your portfolio, providing valuable reporting to inform future revenue potential.

Ad hoc projects in support of Partnerships team from time to time to ensure all fundraising targets are met

Maintain regular contact with Programs, Data and Insights and Research and Impact teams to ensure you are kept up to date on batyr activities, outputs and impact; and sector developments.

Contribute positively to the batyr culture and breathe our values.