Website Tearfund
Fundraising Project Coordinator
(Permanent; Part-time 0.8 FTE)
The Organisation
Tearfund is a Christian non-profit organisation working for a just and compassionate world. Motivated by Jesus, we encourage Kiwis to act for justice to relieve poverty among the world’s most vulnerable people. We’re a team of Kiwis and internationals who believe that, by partnering with local communities in developing countries, we can end extreme poverty in our lifetime. For the last 50 years, we’ve been living out God’s kingdom values of love, hope and transformation around the world. Because that’s what this world needs, faith in action! Does that resonate with you? If so, keep reading…
The Team
The marketing and fundraising team plays a crucial role in connecting our supporters with the impactful work of our partners worldwide and ensuring ongoing financial contributions to sustain these initiatives.
The partnerships team sits at the heart of this—focusing on building long-term, meaningful relationships with generous Kiwis, businesses, and trusts. This team thrives on personal connections and the joy of seeing supporters make a tangible difference through their giving.
The Role
The Project Coordinator plays a key role in enabling our Partnership Relationship Managers to focus on building meaningful donor relationships and achieving the team’s fundraising goals. You will be responsible for managing reporting for mid-to-major donors, preparing prospect briefings through detailed research, and providing insightful data from our CRM system to strengthen donor communication and engagement. The role also involves coordinating logistics for local events and international trips, while ensuring the Partnerships team runs efficiently and effectively.
This is a unique opportunity to combine your skills in organisation, analysis, and relationship support to help drive the income that fuels Tearfund’s mission.
Key Responsibilities:
·    Support retention and coordinator: Support the execution of high-value engagement and fundraising activities, including events, trips to the field, donor-centred engagement campaigns, and other special projects.
·      Data and insights: Work with IT to enhance CRM functionality and provide meaningful data and insights from our CRM system to ensure effective donor communication and engagement.
·      Team support: Collaborate with Engagement Managers and Project Managers to develop and embed best practice project management processes and documentation within Tearfund. Provide team coordination support to the Partnerships team, enabling them to leverage each other’s strengths and enhance our impact.
Why should you apply for this role?
You’ll thrive in this role if you have a passion for supporting and collaborating with others to achieve common goals. You’ll have the opportunity to work autonomously, taking ownership of your responsibilities and seeing firsthand how people put their faith into action to achieve meaningful change.
Why are you the right candidate?
You believe that together we can change the world. You’re not just looking for work, but a job where you can make a lasting impact. You want to work within a team where individuals build each other up, and work towards a common goal. You love this role, and the key responsibilities listed here. You’re a keen learner and want to continue to bring your best self to the team. You thrive working on multiple projects at one time, juggling and prioritising as you go. You love a fast-paced role and work well under pressure.
And you have some, or most of the following :
·      3+ years of experience working in a project coordination role.
·      Demonstrated success managing multiple concurrent projects with an understanding of or exposure to project management processes and tools.
·      Experience working with a CRM (or similar) system.
·      Experience working with data and the ability to turn data into meaningful insights.
·      Experience working in a role that required strong planning and organisational skills.
·      Experience in fundraising/marketing role and/or experience organising events.
·      NZ driver’s licence
·      Experience or a strong interest in the not-for-profit sector.
·      The flexibility to travel domestically at times to support events.
·       A commitment to Tearfund’s ethos and values.
The role is part-time (0.8 FTE) and is based in Auckland. Tearfund uses a hybrid work model, with scheduled days in the office and the flexibility to work (some but not all time) from home.
Sounds interesting? We’d love to hear from you! To apply please include a CV and a cover letter outlining why you’re interested in this role and working for Tearfund and send them to work@tearfund.org.nz
Please note that any offer of employment for Tearfund will be subject to the satisfactory completion of;
·      A self-declaration process
·      A criminal records/police check
·      Two reference verifications
