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The Dafydd Lewis Trust is testamentary trust established in 1943, upon the death of Mr Dafydd Lewis, a self-made businessman who believed in education and hard work. He created the trust to give future generations of deserving young men the benefit of a university education.
 
The Dafydd Lewis Scholarship is an equity and merit-based scholarship available to young men who might not have otherwise received a university education due to the limited financial resources of their parents. Multiple scholarships are awarded every year for full-time degrees at universities in Victoria.
 
The Mary Jane Lewis Scholarship Foundation was established in 2004 and named in honour of the second wife of Dafydd Lewis. The Foundation’s growth has come from the generous support of Dafydd Lewis alumni and other donors who share a similar passion for the education and advancement of exceptional, yet financially disadvantaged, young women in Victoria.
 
Equity and merit-based scholarships are available for young women to undertake courses at universities in Victoria. The foundation exists to give talented, hardworking women a chance to pursue their educational dreams.
Both trusts are managed by Equity Trustees. The Scholarships Program Coordinator role will have direct communication with Equity Trustees and reports to the Chairs of both trusts, which are volunteer positions.
 
About the Role
 
This role is a unique role where you will coordinate and manage various marketing and communications activities for two scholarship trusts. You can expect to work 15 to 24 hours per week.
 
On a day-to-day basis you can expect to –

• Maintain the websites, ensuring they stays fresh and engaging. Regularly updating content and copy and ensuring our digital presence is top-notch.
• Take the lead in establishing and maintaining the CRM process. Your knowledge will ensure our database operates seamlessly.
• Be the voice for our scholars! You will escalate scholarship payment and student enquiries to Equity Trustees and scholar welfare concerns to our Chairs, ensuring scholars’ needs are prioritised and are met promptly.
• Engage with potential and existing donors, partners and supporters, building strong relationships and ensure we are compliant with fundraising regulations.
• Bring your marketing skills to ensure our messages reaches the right audiences, through social media and creating compelling newsletters and impactful direct mail campaigns.
• Take the lead in planning and executing engaging events that showcase our scholarship programs.
• Coordinating the delivery of our Mentoring Program, including the promotion of the Program, and the onboarding of mentors and mentees.
• Represent the Trusts at relevant networking and stakeholder engagement events.

About you
 
You are self-driven, have a ‘can-do’ attitude and a service mindset. You have a high level of resilience and emotional intelligence and are considered in your approach; you love speaking with people from various backgrounds and actioning requests and solving problems. You have excellent organisational skills as well as a keen eye for detail, you are creative and have a strong sense of design.
 
You are team focused with the ability to build and maintain long term and sustainable relationships.
As a preference you have a good understanding of grants and scholarships, including grant writing, and how they are administered and managed.
 
If you’re ready to embark on a journey that changes lives through education and you’re excited about making a real impact, we would love to hear from you!
 
Please note: this role is open to ABN contractors only

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