We currently have a volunteer opportunity for the following:
Community Led Investment Strategy & Partnerships Advisor
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Join Australian Business Volunteers on our mission to positively change communities. Whether you are an individual or a business, you can create vibrant and viable communities.
What we do
ABV delivers economic change to communities across the globe through donated business expertise. We create self-reliance and resilience and leave a lasting economic impact – one that endures generations.
How we do it?
We offer meaning opportunities for skilled business professionals to volunteer their expertise across communities in Australia and the Pacific. We work with communities to understand their needs and work with our Skilled Business Volunteers to match them to projects, that bring the right skills at the right time to help deliver outcomes.
About the opportunity
Primary Purpose of the Position
Support the Nowa Nowa community in East Gippsland to strengthen a community-owned Investment Prospectus into a clear, investable and partnership-ready platform. Working closely with local stakeholders, you will help refine investment narratives, clarify governance and stewardship, and shape a practical framework for engaging aligned partners, funders and investors. This role focuses on ensuring future development is deliberate, inclusive and resilient, aligned with community priorities such as nature-based tourism, health and ageing, and modest-scale infrastructure. You will also support defining success measures and next steps to ensure the prospectus remains a living document that evolves with the community. Through this work, you will contribute to strengthening local economic resilience, community governance and long-term wellbeing in a disaster-affected region.
The tasks and deliverables of this Assignment are:
• Research and identify suitable grant funding opportunities (government and philanthropic)
• Prioritise grants aligned to organisational goals and community need
• Develop high-quality, funder compliant grant applications, including:
o Program descriptions
o Needs statements
o Outcomes and evaluation measures
o Risk and governance sections (as required)
• Work collaboratively with NH staff to gather information and draft narrative content
• Develop reusable core grant content and organisational boilerplate text
• Provide a basic grants pipeline or calendar outlining future opportunities
Selection Criteria:
Essential:
• Demonstrated experience in grant writing for not for profit or community organisations
• Strong written communication and analytical skills
• Proven ability to translate community need into compelling funding narratives
• Ability to work collaboratively with small, capacity constrained organisations
Desirable: • Experience in community development, health, ageing or social services
• Familiarity with regional or rural community contexts
Role information:
- Start ASAP
- Approximately 3 months
- Online/Remote with optional site visit
- Victoria
Interested to Apply?
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Please note, if you are interested in applying for the role, we will require you to meet the following criteria:
- 5 years professional experience in the relevant field
- Australian citizen or Australian permanent resident residing in Australia. Australian Citizens residing overseas may be considered on a case-by-case basis.
- Willingness to complete a National Police Check
- Willingness to complete a Working with Children Check
What will happen next?
Our volunteer recruitment team will be in touch with you to advise you of the next steps.
Find out what our volunteers love most about working with our communities:
Throughout our 40-year history, ABV has relied on our passionate and committed volunteers who use their impressive business skills to build marketplaces, mentor entrepreneurs, strengthen institutions and transform communities.
Visit our website to see more about what our volunteers have be involved in and view their stories.
ABV is an equal opportunity employer and Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally & linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds are encouraged to apply for this position.