Tracking Code

4734-689

Job Description

There’s something special about spending your days alongside like-minded people, just as committed to purposeful work as you. At Save the Children Australia, we attract bright and big-hearted people who are inspired to make a difference. Together, we are fearless in our pursuit of making lasting change for the children and communities who need it most.

 

Save the Children and 54 reasons: A place where your purpose matters.

It takes all types of personalities and talents to drive our organisation– yours included. We value a healthy work-life balance and ensure our people feel connected to each other and our impact. Learn from inspiring people and grow from a connection to our strong local and global networks. From our programs to our support services – this is the place to realise your purpose.

A place to make a difference:

Here you’re empowered to make a difference in children’s lives by learning, sharing and collaborating to find new ways to solve problems. In this part time (0.6 FTE), maximum term contract for six months* role, you’ll work as a part of our Transactional & Treasury team in our brand new Melbourne office to help us create lasting change for children everywhere. The Banking Officer plays an important role in delivering on our vision of a better world for children. Whether it’s supporting the implementation of a new 4 Weekly Donation banking process or liaising with key project and internal stakeholders to ensure high levels of customer service are provided and maintained, you’ll be contributing to our commitment to children in Australia, the Pacific and around the world.

 

You will make a difference by:

· End-to-end banking, including but not limited to:

o Ensuring timely recording of receipts through DMP and other income sources are processed and recognised in bank accounts

o Ensuring items in bank accounts are matched and/or recognised in Agresso

o Working closely with Supporter Care to ensure timely processing & banking of cheque, cash & credit card donations received through mail

o Ensuring processes are initiated to receipt credit card donations from regular givers

o Assisting with testing of revised 4 Weekly Donation (4WD) process

o Documenting new operating procedures for the 4WD process

o Working collaboratively with the project team

 

A place to feel valued:

Your deep expertise in high volume data entry and administration with proven accuracy and speed is invaluable. We recognise your contribution and provide you the support to ensure you can bring your best, knowing here you have the space and opportunity to grow. Bringing your best every day, means:

· Ability to identify issues and problem solve

· Ability to prioritise workloads to meet deadlines

· Strong attention to detail

· Intermediate Excel skills

· Strong verbal and written communication skills

· Demonstrated customer service skills with both internal and external stakeholders

 

A place to belong:

It takes all types of people to do the challenging work we do. We are diverse personalities, backgrounds and talents, embracing our differences as one strong and united team. We see and celebrate the unique value you bring to our organisation, and offer a range of rewards for your effort, including:

· Opportunity to work on additional projects to enable you to stretch and feel connected to programs in a different way

· A modern, up to date working space. Or the opportunity to work from home (WFH), or both!

· Support for workplace wellness, including access to our free, confidential Employee Wellbeing Program

· Celebrate and feel supported in your diversity. We’ve established internal networks to support our diverse workforce, foster inclusion and allow you to bring your whole self to work (if that’s what you want!) (Pride@Save, Parents and Carers@Save, Mental Wellness Alliance, Disability@Save, First Nations Advisory Committee).

· Full salary packaging benefits (please use this link to see how much this benefit could mean to you!)

· Extra leave to use in a range of ways to ensure you’re able to perform at your optimum

Follow this link for the full list of our employee benefits.

 

Does this sound like the place for you?

We’d love to hear from you. Submit your cover letter and resume below.

 

Applications close 4pm AEDT, Thursday 19^th December 2024.

 

Position Description – Banking Officer

For more information about this position, please contact Kendra Trewavis on kendra.trewavis@savethechildren.org.au or for more information about a career at Save, visit our Careers Page.

 

*We understand the need for work-life balance. We’ve advertised this role as part time, maximum term but if you’re looking for something different, please let us know. We offer flexible hours, remote working, and individual flexibility plans to ensure we’re providing you a personalised career.

 

We have tested our application process with diverse groups in mind, with the intent to ensure it’s straightforward and accessible for all to apply. Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our culture and improve our ability to reach our most vulnerable client groups. But we also know there is no one-size fits-all when it comes to recruitment – so if we didn’t quite hit the mark for you, please let us know at people.culture@savethechildren.org.au. We’re dedicated to ensuring Save the Children Australia is a place where everyone can feel supported – no matter your race, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, sexuality, neurodiversity, culture and beliefs.

 

Save the Children Australia is a child-safe organisation. All employees are required to undergo a National Police Check, a Working with Children Check, and sign our Child Safeguarding Policy and Code of Conduct. We also support the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. You can read about the Scheme and our commitment to Safeguarding here.

 

Save the Children is committed to providing and maintaining a safe working environment for its employees and client groups, consistent with our obligations under OH&S legislation.

 

If you are having any issues with uploading your application for this role, please contact people.culture@savethechildren.org.au for further support.

 

Job Location

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: No requirements