Company Description
About Us
Minderoo Foundation takes on tough, persistent issues with the potential to drive massive change. We incubate ideas, advocate for systems change and accelerate impact. We push the limits of what is believed possible.
Minderoo Foundation is proudly Australian, independent, forward thinking and seeks effective, scalable solutions. Through bold, collaborative and selfless action, we seek to dismantle the systems that entrench inequality and advocate for a fairer future.
Minderoo’s Impact Missions Team enables Minderoo to respond to existential threats and time-sensitive urgent challenges, with a focus on issues that our Founders care deeply about and that is incumbent on philanthropy to act on. We take a partner-led approach, providing funding to the best partners, committing resources and advocating for solutions. Our team is lean and multi-disciplinary with the capability and mindset to work across multiple issue areas and outcomes
Job Description
About the Opportunity
Reporting to the Head of Urgent Challenges, you will be part of a team that is primarily responsible for addressing urgent challenges, triaging requests from our Founders and delivering responses to humanitarian crises in some of the world’s most demanding environments. In 2024, nearly 300 million people in the world needed humanitarian assistance and protection due to conflicts, climate emergencies and other drivers with more people displaced now than any other time since the beginning of the century. If Minderoo is to forge a fair future, we have a role to play in supporting those impacted so that suffering is reduced and lives are saved during urgent global crises. To date Minderoo’s Crisis Response journey has aided individuals across Afghanistan, Turkiye & Syria, Ukraine, Gaza and Papua New Guinea.
As a member of this agile and responsive team, your day to day will include:
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Remaining up to date with global trends and current affairs
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Conducting research and analysis on new and emerging issues, and potential intervention opportunities.
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Supporting the evaluation and selection of potential partners for funding.
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Completing partner due diligence and associated partnership activities including drafting of donation letters and agreements.
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Supporting partners from engagement and onboarding through learning conversations, to close outs.
Qualifications
About You
The successful candidate will have proven experience in project management and partnership engagement, as well as a deep interest in social impact, philanthropy or not for profit management.
In addition, you will have:
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A formal degree in International Relations or Development, Commerce, Finance, Economics, Science, or Law with 2-3 years’ post grad experience.
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Passion for global politics and the humanitarian sector.
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Strong research, analytical and critical thinking skills with a focus on outcome driven solutions.
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Proficiency in CRM systems, data analysis and presentation tools.
In terms of soft skills, you will be collaborative with a team player mentality, and a focus on interpersonal relationship building.
Additional Information
Benefits
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Flexible Working
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Attractive Parental Leave
Next Steps
Please attach your resume and a cover letter explaining why you interested in this opportunity.
Applications close: Friday 14 March 2025.
Please note we reserve the right to extend closing date and/or close applications early should a suitable candidate be identified.
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Minderoo Foundation embraces Equal Opportunity and promotes diversity. We actively encourage Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders, people of all backgrounds, ages, sexual orientation, and those with Disability to apply.
What We Do
Tattarang is the private investment group of Andrew and Nicola Forrest.
We’re proudly Australian and invest across a wide variety of sectors and asset classes, including in real assets, public and private markets.
We believe in using our capital as a force for good.
