International Program & Safeguarding Coordinator

  • Full-time
  • Wahroonga, Sydney

 

ADRA Australia is seeking a qualified and experienced Programs Coordinator who is passionate and knowledgeable about the development sector and who will make a real contribution to our International Programs team.

The Programs Coordinator will work within the International Programs team with responsibility for managing international development projects and associated partnerships, and for coordinating the Safeguarding program across the international programs.

They will be an integral part of the team but will work autonomously and efficiently to ensure that projects are operating effectively and within budget by supporting partners to ensure appropriate development and relief practices succeed and archive the desired objectives. Ultimately, they should be able to contribute to the attainment of specific goals and results for the International Programs team and the organisation.

You will be tasked with living out our values of Connected, Courageous and Compassionate in all interactions with the others. The successful applicant will be an organised and confident servant-leader who is passionate about ADRA’s purpose, “to serve humanity so all may live as God intended” and is committed to meeting the challenges of this diverse role with enthusiasm, collaboration, and teamwork.

The successful applicant must have the legal right to live and work in Australia at the time of application.

Further information on the role and how to apply for the role can be found here.

 

Assistant Accountant

  • Full-time
  • Wahroonga, Sydney

 

ADRA Australia is seeking a qualified and enthusiastic Assistant Accountant to join our Finance team and to provide support in the financial record maintenance, assist with financial reporting and supporting compliance activities as required by ADRA’s policies and procedures.

As an Assistant Accountant, your primary responsibility is assisting with the maintenance of financial records for the organisation. This includes accurately recording financial transactions, such as accounts payable, accounts receivable, and general ledger entries, bank reconciliations, and other financial accounts to ensure accuracy and completeness of financial data.

You will also support the preparation of financial reports for management and external stakeholders. This involves assisting with the compilation of financial statements, such as balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow statements. You may also be involved in analysing financial data and preparing variance reports to help management make informed decisions about the organisation’s financial performance.

You will be responsible for living out our values of Connected, Courageous and Compassionate in all interactions with various stakeholders. You are to work efficiently, accurately, professionally and in a timely manner to provide a best-in-class support to the team.

The successful applicant must have the legal right to live and work in Australia at the time of application.

Further information on the role and how to apply for the role can be found here.

 

Fundraising Campaigns Officer

  • Full-time – 1 year (maternity leave cover)
  • Wahroonga, Sydney

 

ADRA Australia is seeking a Fundraising Campaigns Officer for a one-year contract position to cover maternity leave, to join our Supporter Engagement team.

As the Fundraising Campaigns Officer at ADRA Australia, you will be responsible for planning, coordinating, and executing fundraising campaigns and appeals, ranging from the End of Financial Year Appeal to Regular Giving appeals and the ADRA Appeal. Under the guidance of the Senior Fundraising Manager and Supporter Engagement Director, you will coordinate and implement each campaign, ensuring that our messaging resonates with supporters and inspires action.

By executing our fundraising campaigns within timelines and to a high quality, you play a crucial part in nurturing a culture of philanthropy within our community of supporters.

In addition to your campaign management duties, you will contribute to the strategic planning and development of fundraising activities. Your passion for social impact and dedication to ADRA’s mission demonstrate a commitment to excellence in fundraising, ensuring that every campaign is executed with precision, integrity, and a profound sense of purpose.

The successful applicant must have the legal right to live and work in Australia at the time of application.

Further information on the role and how to apply for the role can be found here.

 

Supporter Care and Regular Giving Officer

  • Full-time
  • Wahroonga, Sydney

 

ADRA Australia is seeking a Supporter Care and Regular Giving Officer to join our Supporter Engagement team. In this role, you will be responsible for nurturing and strengthening relationships between ADRA and its supporters, and helping to grow supporter engagement, retention and revenue, particularly in the areas of new supporters, regular giving and mid-value supporters.

You will be part of a motivated, experienced, and fun team that is focused on relationships with our supporters and looking for ways to grow supporter engagement, retention and revenue.

You will be responsible for living out our values of Connected, Courageous and Compassionate in all interactions with supporters. You are a people person and thrive in communicating with others, while being able to work efficiently, accurately, professionally and in a timely manner to provide a best-in-class supporter experience.

This hands-on role involves receiving phone calls, responding to email enquiries or supporter complaints, maintaining ADRA Australia’s database, processing phone donations, and other
administrative tasks as required, as well as proactively fostering relationships with regular givers, mid-value supporters and new supporters through a regular giving newsletter, phone calls and
engagement touchpoints.

The successful applicant must have the legal right to live and work in Australia at the time of application.

Further information on the role and how to apply for the role can be found here.

 

Emergency Management Director

  • Full-time
  • Wahroonga, Sydney

 

ADRA Australia is seeking a qualified and experienced Emergency Management (EM) Director to join our senior management team.

As the Emergency Management Director, you will provide direction and oversight of the Emergency Management operations of ADRA Australia, drive EM strategy, develop in-house and partner country office EM staff capacity, and ensure EM best practice is implemented and efficiently measured. The Emergency Management Director will also be tasked to grow the Emergency Management program internationally and in Australia.

The successful applicant is a servant-leader who is passionate about ADRA’s purpose, “to serve humanity so all may live as God intended” and is committed to meeting the challenges of this diverse role with enthusiasm, collaboration, and teamwork.

The successful applicant must have the legal right to live and work in Australia at the time of application.

Further information on the role and how to apply for the role can be found here.

 

Relationships Manager – Major Gifts & Bequests

  • Full-time
  • Wahroonga, Sydney

 

The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) Australia is seeking an experienced Relationships Manager who is passionate about developing and nurturing relationships to have maximum impact towards our purpose to serve humanity so all may live as God intended.

The Relationships Manager will work within the Supporter Engagement team and is responsible for identifying and delivering a pipeline of major donors ($5k+) and nurturing existing supporters to maximise retention and donations. They are also accountable for maintaining relationships with current bequest individuals and growing the program.

This role will be an integral part of the team and will work autonomously and efficiently to ensure that they contribute to the attainment of specific goals and results for the Supporter Engagement team and the organisation.

You will be tasked with living out our values of Connected, Courageous and Compassionate in all interactions with others, and will thrive being outward facing, relational and representing ADRA.

The successful applicant must have the legal right to live and work in Australia at the time of application.

Further information on the role and how to apply for the role can be found here.

 

Regional Manager – South Queensland

  • Full-time – Two-year maximum term
  • Brisbane, Queensland

 

ADRA Australia is seeking an experienced and driven Regional Manager who will enjoy the opportunity to use their superior organisational and people skills to provide local oversight and direction of ADRA Australia’s activities in South Queensland as a part of both the ADRA Australia team and the Adventist Church Conferences teams.

As the Regional Manager your role involves empowering and inspiring churches, members and volunteers to be agents of change, increasing the awareness and funding of ADRA, and supporting and resourcing in programs/projects that deliver consistent results and demonstrate integrity and best practice. These programs will demonstrate significant and lasting impacts on the lives and relationships of the people involved.

You will be tasked with living out our values of Connected, Courageous and Compassionate in all interactions with the others. You will be an organised and confident servant-leader who is passionate about ADRA’s purpose, “to serve humanity so all may live as God intended” and committed to meeting the challenges of this diverse and challenging role with enthusiasm, collaboration, and humility.

The successful applicant must have the legal right to live and work in Australia at the time of application.

Further information on the role and how to apply for the role can be found here.

 

Project Facilitator

  • Full-time – One year maximum term contract
  • Wahroonga, Sydney

 

We are seeking a passionate, organised, and confident person with proven interpersonal skills to join our team as the Project Facilitator for our National Programs Department. The successful individual will have experience in planning, researching, presenting, relating well to people of various ages and backgrounds. Reporting to the National Programs Director, this role consists of two main areas of developing a National ADRA Representative program and supporting church mobilisation in NSW.

As the Project Facilitator you will work with a number of stakeholders including Adventist Churches, programs personnel, volunteers, beneficiaries etc.

You will be responsible for living out our values of Connected, Courageous and Compassionate in all interactions with the others. You will work efficiently, accurately, professionally and in a timely manner to provide a best-in-class support to the National Programs Director and the National Programs team.

You must have the legal right to live and work in Australia at time of application.

Further information on the role and how to apply for the role can be found here.

 

About ADRA Australia

The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is the official humanitarian agency of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. As part of the global ADRA network which reaches into more than 100 countries, we are motivated by our faith, to enable people and communities in Australia, the South Pacific, Asia and Africa to improve their health and livelihoods and assist people to prepare for and recover from disasters around the world.

ADRA Australia holds full accreditation with the Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and is a member of the Australian Council for International Development (ACFID) and the Australian Council for Social Services (ACOSS).

Our Values – We conduct our work by being:
Connected – working collaboratively for the best outcome for those living in poverty or distress.
Courageous – persevering through challenging situations.
Compassionate – empathising with the communities we work with and with each other.

ADRA Australia is a child safe organisation and screens applicants for suitability to work with children, successful applicants will be required to obtain a police check. Police checks must be conducted for each country in which the individual has lived for 12 months or longer over the last five years, and for the individual’s country of citizenship (including dual citizenship holders). Individuals need to provide their consent to a criminal record check and should be informed of the purpose for which the resulting police clearance certificate should be used. ADRA Australia recognises that in limited instances it may prove impossible to obtain a reliable criminal record check. A statutory declaration outlining efforts made to obtain a foreign police check, and disclosing any charges and spent convictions related to child exploitation, may be accepted in lieu.

ADRA Australia is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. A copy of relevant policies are available on request. The appointing body reserves the right to fill positions at its discretion. Successful applicants will already have the legal right to live and work in Australia.