Corporate Partnerships Lead chez The Kids Research Institute Australia
The Kids Research Institute Australia · Nedlands, Australie · Onsite
- Professional
- Bureau à Nedlands
The Opportunity
At The Kids
Research Institute Australia, our Development team is essential in connecting
our community with our research. We work with a broad community of
philanthropic partners – whether individuals, families, foundations,
corporates, community groups or schools – to foster their connection to
the Institute and keep them engaged in our research.
We now have an exciting
opportunity for a Corporate Partnerships Lead to join our Development team. The
Corporate Partnerships Lead will be responsible for developing and stewarding new
and existing relationships with corporate organisations who share our vision by
comprehending, communicating and promoting the value of a range of research
areas to grow income and in-kind contributions.
In this role,
your duties will include but not be limited to:
- Planning, developing and implementing strategic growth plans to attract new mid-level corporate partnerships.
- Implement and lead new funding and engagement initiatives with new and existing corporate partners to drive new incomes and brand awareness.
- Partner with the Philanthropy Lead to drive growth in overlapping portfolios such as private business owners, wealth management firms, young philanthropists network and planned giving.
- Identify, engage and steward corporate partnership prospects and donors using specific metrics to track all activity and provide reports on outcomes.
Conveniently
based within Perth Children’s Hospital, this position will be offered on an
ongoing, full-time basis.
About You
The successful candidate
will hold a tertiary qualification in fundraising, communications or project
management and/or have equivalent demonstrated experience. Along with this, you
will possess:
- Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills with demonstrated experience as a skilled writer who can capture the aspirations of our donors and researchers and formulate engaging proposals.
- A creative, pragmatic thinking style with a keen ambition to assist researchers in developing fundable programs.
- Demonstrated experience in building and managing relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders.
We are driving
inclusion and diversity as part of the way we work and embrace the diverse
career and life experiences of our staff. If you meet a number of the
requirements (and not all), we encourage you to submit your application. We
also encourage you to address any career disruptions (if applicable) you may
have had in your cover letter.
About Us
Our aim is to create a workplace where people are
respected and encouraged to fulfil their potential. We encourage a workforce
that is innovative, eager to acquire knowledge and enhance skills; we embrace
all employee differences, foster a culture that supports diversity and
inclusion, and are committed to providing reasonable accommodations where
required.
Some of our staff benefits include:
- Additional annual leave over Christmas and Easter.
- Save on tax and increase your take home pay by salary packaging up to $15,899 of Living Expenses and up to $2,650 on Entertainment Benefits each FBT year.
- Extensive health and wellbeing program with weekly events.
- Flexible work options and hybrid working.
- Reward and recognition program.
- Professional development opportunities including access to unlimited online training with LinkedIn Learning.
- Modern offices and end of trip facilities, including sit to stand desks.
- Access to Corporate Health Insurance.
- Staff purchasing discounts including travel, IT Hardware and stationery.
How to Apply
If you think that this is the right role and an
exciting new challenge for you, please click on 'Apply Now' to
navigate to our Career Site to view the Job Description and submit
your application.
Your
cover letter (no more than 2 pages) should specifically address your skills and
experience outlined in the “About You” section above.
Applications will only be accepted through our career portal. If
you are experiencing technical difficulties with our online portal, please
direct your query to [email protected]
If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, please direct your inquiries to [email protected].
Click here for the Job Description
Contact Name: Ben Wood
Contact Email: [email protected]
Closing Date: 15/09/2025 - We reserve the right to hire prior to the closing date.
The Kids Research Institute Australia is committed to being champions of gender equity, diversity, and inclusivity. We actively encourage applications from people of all ages, nationalities, abilities, and cultures, including: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with diverse genders, sexes and sexualities and people living with disability. As such we are a proud Bronze award recipient of the first Australian Athena Swan Science in Australia Gender Equity (SAGE) pilot program.
We acknowledge that when working in environments which contribute to the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal people, it is imperative that Aboriginal people are at the forefront of this work. We have launched the Aboriginal Employment and Career Development Strategy to increase the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff, students and researchers employed in the Institute who provide guidance and support in our work in Aboriginal health.
