Employment Opportunity: Engagement Analyst
Sefa is looking for an Engagement Manager to play a key role in supporting the Head of Engagement driving cross sector business and product development and delivery. The Head of Engagement is responsible for leading Sefa’s professional service offering and for building partnerships to strengthen Australia’s for-purpose financial ecosystem.
This role will include leading and supporting the delivery of the fee-for-service offering at Sefa, ranging from investment readiness and due diligence to bespoke funding and capability building programs in collaboration with partners.
We are a small, dynamic, impact investment organisation.
You will have strong project management skills and the ability to work positively and collaboratively with clients and partners.
We offer a flexible working environment and the opportunity to influence the future success and direction of Sefa.
About Sefa
We partner with for-purpose organisations and investors to unlock social impact. While supporting the growth and organisational resilience of purpose-driven organisations, we generate positive returns for investors. To learn more about some of our clients, visit: sefa.com.au/stories.
Team Sefa are avid tea drinkers, each with a strong case of wanderlust. We balance our weekly team training sessions with a healthy love of chocolate. Above all, we're united in our commitment to bringing great social enterprises to fruition. Won't you join us?
The Engagement Manager will work as part of a small, passionate and high performing team to support business development, pitching and service delivery, to help build and maintain:
A robust and profitable pipeline of fee-for-service engagements
A strategic portfolio of bespoke funding opportunities with social impact at their centre
An engaged stakeholder group including partners (clients, investors, stakeholders) who integrate with the strategic activities of the Sefa group.
You should also consider:
There will be regular domestic travel involved.
Sefa operates a flexible work environment. This is a full-time role, initially for a 12-months contract. There is flexibility in our working arrangements, including working from home and the potential to join the Engagement team permanently if the business continues to grow. The Sefa team enjoys five weeks of paid leave to recharge.
You will:
Lead, contribute to and assist in the delivery of advisory engagements, with a focus on capability building for organisational strengthening and resilience, investment readiness, due diligence, capital structuring, capital raising support, payment-by-outcome tenders and bespoke funding solutions
Support the Head of Engagement in managing relationships with key stakeholders and partners
Augment business development efforts to reinforce Sefa’s unique positioning in the for-purpose ecosystem
Support Sefa’s fee-for-service advisory offering, including developing long-term partnerships and programs
Conduct research and engage in market sounding on new trends, gaps and opportunities
Work with Sefa Partnerships on joint projects and proposals, with a focus on blended finance and capacity building
You have:
Passion, energy, commitment and understanding of the impact investing / social finance / social enterprise / for- purpose sectors
Experience with tools and frameworks that are widely used in the for-purpose sector, including theory of change, outcomes measurement and management frameworks.
Ability to multi-task and contribute to multiple projects at any one time
Relationship building skills with a focus on patience and resilience given the nature of the evolving impact investment and for-purpose sector in Australia
Highly developed analytical skills, e.g. around financial analysis and/or investment assessments
Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to interact with a variety of audiences and levels of technical expertise
Proficiency in business language and ability to develop compelling proposals and deliver succinct and insightful reports
Experience working in a high-tempo professional services environment
Highly developed MS Excel and PowerPoint skills, including exceptional attention to detail, and experience writing high quality reports and presentations.
It would be helpful if you have:
Demonstrated responsibility for project leadership and delivery
Confidence to work in an evolving environment
Existing network in the for purpose/social impact sector
Understanding of the policy development cycle and government procurement
Flexibility, patience and tenacity
For more information please contact Hanna Ebeling, CEO on hanna.ebeling@sefa.com.au.
To apply send your CV and a one-page cover letter to Linda Carseldine, Chief Operating Officer on linda.carseldine@sefa.com.au by 17 January 2022. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis.