Te Whiwhinga Mahi | The Opportunity

A rare opportunity to manage the College’s Women’s Health Foundation, and its scholarships and grants strategies and processes. Operating from our Wellington branch, the role reports into the Executive Director, Aotearoa New Zealand, Global Health & Foundation and plays a pivotal role in liaising with the various trusts and foundations that provide funding.

This role offers a chance to contribute to meaningful initiatives that will create lasting impact within women’s health in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support and provide advice to the Women’s Health Foundation and Research Grants Committee.
• Oversee the Women’s Health Foundation’s annual and ongoing programme of grants and scholarships.
• Manage the end-to-end cycle of scholarships, grants, and awards under the Women’s Health Foundation.
• Manage the Women’s Health Foundation operating budget, coordinate receipts and payments relating to Women’s Health Foundation scholarships and liaise with Finance on Women’s Health Foundation assets and funds.
• Manage the development and ongoing maintenance of the online grants application process, and oversee and support the effective use of the Good Grants system within RANZCOG.
• Liaise with the relevant funding bodies to ensure currency of scholarship deeds and conditions.
• Develop accurate deeds and contracts and scholarship documentation for the Women’s Health Foundation, including processes and policies.
• Develop and publish all Women’s Health Foundation documentation, including website and EDM content and other promotion and information related to scholarships and grants.
• Carry out all aspects of post-award management.
• Maintain scholarships and grants inbox and manage phone call enquiries.
• Develop strategies and drive continuous improvement of Foundation processes, policies, and administration.
• Oversee the development and implementation of fundraising initiatives and strategies for the RANZCOG Women’s Health Foundation.
• Manage fundraising registration compliance with regulatory bodies.
• Any other duties within the scope of the role, and to support the wider directorate, as assigned by the Executive Director Aotearoa New Zealand, Global Health &Foundation.

Ko wai koe | About you - Key Selection Criteria

• Philanthropic grant management and fundraising experience, including experience planning, executing and monitoring programmes of work.
• Experience with Good Grants grant management software or other similar system.
• Experience managing budgets and planning processes.
• Demonstrated ability to lead effectively implementation projects, process and policy development, and quality improvement.
• Demonstrated interpersonal skills and the ability to liaise and communicate effectively with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders, groups, and individuals.
• Demonstrated time management skills with the ability to meet deadlines, prioritise multiple tasks and operate both independently and within a team environment.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication and orientation to detail and accuracy.
• Previous experience working with committees, preparing agendas and minutes, and familiarity with procedures for meetings and ability to provide information and advice to committees.
• Excellent computer literacy including Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook.
• An interest in and commitment to achieving better outcomes for women's health; and an interest in health education, with a positive attitude towards developing further skills in an educational setting.

Ka whiwhi koe i te aha | What you will get in return

Working at RANZCOG means enjoying a strong sense of purpose and engaging in meaningful work every day. Some of our benefits include:

• Salary packaging
• Flexible and hybrid working conditions
• A range of leave options for all that life throws at you
• Commitment to wellbeing, inclusion and diversity

We are proud to be an accredited Great Place to Work in 2024, with a score of 91%! We are also recognised as a Work 180 Employer of Choice for Women since 2022 and recently ranked in the top 101 Workplaces for Women across Australia. You can find out more about all of our accreditations on our website!

We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. We are committed to a culture of diversity and inclusion that embraces and celebrates the differences and similarities within our staff, trainee, and member workforce.

We encourage applications from First Nations, LGBTQIA+, and neurodivergent peoples; as well as parents, carers, people of all ages, abilities, and genders, and people of diverse ethnicity, nationality, and faith.

Feel like you don’t meet all the requirements for this role? Studies have shown that women and ethnic minorities are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. If you are interested in this role but feel your experience doesn’t align perfectly with the job description, we still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles at the College.

Please visit our Careers at RANZCOG webpage for more information on our benefits, candidate support and to get an idea of what our recruitment process is like.

TO APPLY: When submitting your application, please include your current CV and a cover letter addressing the key selection criteria. You can view the Position Description here or by visiting the College vacancies list on our website.

Applications Close: 5 Jan 2025 11:59 PM (AEDT).Please apply as soon as possible as applications will be shortlisted when they are received, and interviews may commence prior to the closing date.

RANZCOG acknowledges and pays respect to the Traditional Custodians of the lands, waters and communities across Australia, on which our staff live and work, and to their Elders, past, present and future. Sovereignty has never been ceded. It always was and always will be, Aboriginal land.
RANZCOG recognises the special status of Māori as tangata whenua in Aotearoa New Zealand and is committed to meeting its obligations as Te Tiriti o Waitangi partners.