The Women’s College is a leading academic residential college for women in Australia. Established in 1892, it is the first college of its kind in Australia and is situated within the University of Sydney. The College enjoys an outstanding reputation combined with a proud tradition of women’s achievements.

The Alumnae and Philanthropy Co-ordinator holds a full-time position at the College and is responsible for ensuring all aspects of the College’s philanthropic programs are delivered and the College’s alumnae engagement strategy is successfully implemented. The Alumnae and Philanthropy Co-ordinator reports to the Principal.

THE POSITION

• support the Council and Principal in successfully delivering the College’s philanthropic strategy and related campaigns

• nurture relationships with current and prospective individual donors and organisations in keeping with the College’s strategy

• create opportunities to engage proactively with alumnae with a view to fostering long term donor relationships, including the organisation of alumnae events

• maintain the alumnae database to a high quality including tracking lost alumnae, updating contact information and recording activity and connections

• maintain and enhance donor recognition programs including correspondence, giving programs and organising donor events

• monitor and build upon the College’s bequest program, including alumnae visits and maintaining relationships with identified bequestors

• maintain longitudinal comparative statistics and data analysis to inform future strategies and programs, and write pertinent, coherent reports as required

• coordinate the student professional mentoring program and alumnae mentoring program

• provide content relevant to the alumnae engagement and philanthropic giving programs for the College’s various social media campaigns, in consultation with the Principal

• proactive donor and philanthropic foundation research

• coordinate the biennial Alumnae Awards and the Louisa Macdonald Oration

• coordinate other strategic goals as requested.

Full position description available upon request at [email protected]

To apply, please send your CV and a covering letter addressing the key competencies of the role to the Business Manager, Ms Jocelyn Palmer: [email protected] (tel: 02 9517 5004).

Applications close at 5pm on Thursday, 15 May 2025.