Donor Relations & Development Associate

Social Impact Guide; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 77,000 - 94,000; Full time

Job summary

Human Rights Watch is seeking an Associate for Development and Outreach in its Sydney office. The role provides administrative support to the Australia Development team and assists in planning major fundraising initiatives and donor events.

Responsibilities include donor gift processing, Salesforce database maintenance, and coordination of communications materials. A bachelor’s degree and at least one year of relevant experience are required, with familiarity in fundraising preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or related field required.
• Minimum one year of relevant work experience required.
• Experience with fundraising and donor relations preferred.
• Knowledge of Salesforce and data management helpful.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support to the Australia Development team and directors.
• Support major fundraising and outreach initiatives in Australia.
• Assist with donor relations, gift processing, and acknowledgements.
• Maintain Salesforce donor database and generate reports.
• Organise events, materials, and on-site support for dinners and receptions.
• Coordinate communications and outreach materials for Australia page.

Skills

Independent work

Team collaboration

Organizational skills

English communication

Donor relations

Data and financial management

Problem solving

Diversity awareness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related field

Tools

Salesforce

Canva

InDesign

MS Office

HTML editing

Job description

Human Rights Watch is seeking an Associate for Development and Outreach in its Sydney office. The role provides administrative support to the Australia Development team and assists in planning major fundraising initiatives and donor events.

Responsibilities include donor gift processing, Salesforce database maintenance, and coordination of communications materials. A bachelor’s degree and at least one year of relevant experience are required, with familiarity in fundraising preferred.