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The Fundraising Coordinator will work closely with the Strategic Partnerships Manager to coordinate targeted initiatives, strengthen donor engagement, and help build a self-sustaining funding pipeline to meet Hobart Women’s Shelter’s strategic priorities and operational needs.

This role will focus on delivering philanthropic growth and implementing donor cultivation and retention strategies, with a particular emphasis on planning, delivering, and optimising appeals (e.g., End of Financial Year, Christmas) to drive revenue growth. The Fundraising Coordinator will also be responsible for building systems and executing ongoing touchpoints that support donor journeys and maximise engagement.

In addition, the role will establish and formalise systems to analyse fundraising performance and donor retention, ensuring effective donor management, reporting, and data-driven decision-making. By expanding Hobart Women’s Shelter’s fundraising capacity, this position will help lay the foundations for sustainable income growth to support our mission.

Salary and Work Schedule

• Salary is at SCHADS Award Level 5 - Pay Point based on qualifications and experience (from $51.00 – $53.31 per hour)
• 4 days per week 9am – 5pm with an initial contract period of 12 months.
• There may be occasional work outside normal business hours, such as for an evening event.

Benefits

• Salary Packaging available
• Regular Supervision
• Optional access to Pro-rata Long Service Leave at 5 years

General Requirements

• Female applicants only (Exemption under the Anti-Discrimination Act 1998)
• Current Driver’s Licence
• Working with Vulnerable People Check
• Current Police Check
• Commitment to participate in HWS mandatory training
• The position carries a six-month (6) probation period

For more information and Selection Criteria please download the full position description.

How to Apply

To be considered for the role you must submit your response to the Selection Criteria below and your Resume/CV by Wednesday 3rd September 2025 via the advertisement on Seek.com.au

Enquiries

Please contact Ruby Finlen Daft, Strategic Partnerships Manager via email at ruby@hobartws.org.au or phone 0488 228 344.

About Hobart Women's Shelter and the Fundraising Coordinator Role

For 50 years, the Hobart Women's Shelter has provided safe, emergency accommodation, housing, and specialist support to women and children experiencing family violence and/or homelessness. We are a trusted leader in the sector in Tasmania, with a growing national and international profile.

In 2022, we created the Strategic Partnerships Manager role to strengthen fundraising. Since then, donation income has more than doubled. Recent achievements include:

• Raising over $1.2 million through the Buy a Brick campaign, funding 2 of 25 planned long-term homes (see YouTube Clip attached).
• Securing $500,000 for family violence counselling, legal advice, and therapeutic programs.
• Leveraging $205,000 in philanthropic funding into a $9 million State and Federal Government grant has enabled us to renovate our communal spaces and, by 2026, double our emergency accommodation capacity to 30 units — supporting up to 30 women and 90 children at maximum capacity.

Despite these significant achievements, demand for our services continues to exceed capacity, with Hobart Women's Shelter currently turning away 8 in 10 women and children who seek assistance. Our reliance on one-off grants also limits longer-term planning and certainty. Our strategic priority is to develop sustainable funding to build more long-term homes for women and children and ensure that specialist supports and programs can continue into the future.

This newly created Fundraising Coordinator position will work closely with the Strategic Partnerships Manager to expand our fundraising capacity and build a sustainable funding pipeline. The role will help lay the foundations for Hobart Women's Shelter’s long-term growth, enabling us to meet the evolving needs of women and children.

Volunteer Position

The Hobart Women’s Shelter (HWS) is a not-for-profit organisation that has been providing crisis and transitional accommodation to women and children experiencing homelessness and/or family violence for more than 50 years.

Our mission is to champion the safety, wellbeing and development of women, their families, and the wider community through the provision of emergency accommodation, housing, education, and advocacy.

Our vision is to create a safe and inclusive community free from homelessness, violence, inequality, and injustice. Our work is underpinned by the values of equality, safety, collaboration, integrity, innovation, and diversity.

We are seeking a Treasurer to join our volunteer Board, someone with experience in finance. The Treasurer plays a key role in overseeing the organisation’s financial health, ensuring compliance with governance requirements, and supporting the Board to make informed financial decisions. Working closely with the CEO and Finance Manager, the Treasurer provides strategic advice on budgeting, risk management, and long-term financial sustainability, and will also chair the Finance Subcommittee. This is a rewarding opportunity to contribute your financial expertise to a purpose driven organisation making a tangible impact in the lives of Tasmanian women and children.

HWS is working hard to ensure our Board reflects the diversity of the community we serve. We warmly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and individuals from culturally diverse backgrounds.

Enquiries

Please contact Janet Saunders, CEO via email at ceo@hobartws.org.au or phone (03) 6273 8455.

To Apply

Please forward your resume, outlining relevant qualifications and experience, to:

Anita Dahlenburg, Chairperson

Email: admin@hobartws.org.au

Applications close: 26 August 2025