- Location: Surry Hills
- Permanent full-time
- NFP salary packaging – boost your take home pay by up to $18,550
- Seven additional paid leave days (on top of standard annual and personal leave)
About AIEF
hard heads, soft hearts, capable hands
AIEF was established in 2008 in response to community demand from Indigenous families who choose to enrol their children in boarding schools.
Bringing together the government and private sector, AIEF provides scholarship funding for Indigenous students to complete Year 12 or tertiary studies, with career support and mentoring to help them make a successful transition to employment.
Backed by some of Australia’s most influential business, philanthropic, media and community leaders, AIEF has grown from one scholarship student in 2008 to now supporting over 1,500 young Indigenous people from over 400 communities in every state and territory of Australia.
AIEF has consistently achieved annual retention and Year 12 completion rates and career transition rates above 90% since funding its first scholarship in 2008.
www.aief.com.au
The Role
Reporting to the Alumni Engagement Manager, the Alumni Community Officer is responsible for strengthening engagement and connection across the AIEF Alumni network. The position is responsible for creating and implementing initiatives that help alumni build meaningful relationships with AIEF, each another and with the wider AIEF community.
Key Responsibilities
The Alumni Community Officer will have responsibility for the following:
Alumni Community
- Support the Alumni Engagement Manager to implement the Alumni Engagement Strategy focusing on increasing connectivity within the AIEF Alumni network and to the broader AIEF network
- Design and deliver projects and programs that increase connectivity between alumni, AIEF and supporters of AIEF and focus on professional development
- Proactively identify and facilitate opportunities for members of the AIEF Alumni network to make meaningful professional connections to each other and to members of the broader AIEF network
- Support delivery and reporting of the Alumni Survey on an annual basis
- Provide support and coaching to alumni in pursuit of employment, tertiary or other opportunities
- Monitor business and industry media, and collaborate with the Events Team, to proactively identify, prospect and arrange opportunities in which alumni can participate either as attendees or guest speakers representing AIEF
Leadership, Team and Collaboration
- Work closely with other teams to ensure a cohesive and consistent experience for alumni
- Participate in and contribute to organisation-wide events, projects and initiatives that require an all-hands-on-deck approach
Required Capabilities
Skill and attributes
- Motivation to contribute to AIEF’s work and mission
- Alignment with AIEF’s values: Authenticity, Tenacity and Audacity, Passion, Best Practice Pacemakers and Loyalty
- Strong organisational skills and attention to detail
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey complex ideas clearly and concisely
- Proactive, self-motivated, and able to work both independently and collaboratively in a team
Knowledge and experience
- Demonstrated experience in building effective and professional relationships with internal and external stakeholders
- Demonstrated ability to identify and act on opportunities to connect people, build relationships and create mutually beneficial outcomes
- Experience designing and delivering initiatives and events
- Tertiary or other qualifications in a related field or equivalent work experience
- Experience working within Indigenous education is highly desirable
Benefits of working with AIEF
- Work with purpose: See the impact of your work from year one by contributing to a mission that creates real outcomes for young Indigenous people and their communities
- Generous salary packaging: Boost your take home pay by up to $18,550, managing and structuring your remuneration in a way that suits you
- Additional paid leave: Enjoy seven extra days of paid leave each year on top of standard annual and personal leave. We also offer a progressive Annual Leave benefit that rewards long term commitment, giving you additional days of leave as your years of service increase
- Central Surry Hills location: Work from one of Sydney’s most charming and well-connected inner-city neighbourhoods surrounded by popular cafés and restaurants within walking distance of Central Station
- Professional development: Access to paid training, LinkedIn Learning, leadership programs, accredited courses and coaching to support your ongoing growth and development
- Employee Assistance Program: Enjoy free access to a confidential Employee Assistance Program designed to boost your well-being and keep you thriving.
Additional
The role will require travel to events as needed.
AIEF is committed to Child Protection including Working with Vulnerable People, mandatory reporting and the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations. All AIEF employees are required to undergo a National Criminal Record Check by the Australian Federal Police and a Working with Children Check by the relevant State and Territory Government(s) as a condition of employment. If you do not currently hold one, you will be required to obtain it as part of your day one onboarding.
AIEF is a non-political and non-religious organisation that respects each individual’s personal beliefs. We remain non-partisan on political, social and religious issues in order to reflect the breadth and diversity of our stakeholders and the plurality of views among them.
