Fundraiser for Men's Shed
Support the Men's Shed with your financial skills and ensure that we can continue helping Whangarei!
We are looking for an experienced, mature fund raiser for the Men's Shed, ideally, a retired treasurer, accountant or someone with a similar skillset. Your main responsibility is securing funding for maintenance projects on our building, the old Whangārei Railway Station. You will be working with our treasurer to ensure the effective delivery of these projects.
This role, in collaboration with the treasurer, includes:
- General financial oversight
- Funding, fundraising and sales
- Feeding into the financial planning, budgeting and reporting
About the Men's Shed:
The Whangārei Men's Shed consists of 125 members, and we are open Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays 9am - 3pm. The Whangarei Men’s Shed has a reputation for ‘thinking outside the square’ and purchased the old Whangarei Railway Station in 2013. Not only is the Station a multiple workshop area for the pursuit of an array of pastimes and projects, but it also forms a “Work in Progress” challenge in its own right.
Requirements
- Financial background
- Have a commitment to the aims and values of The Men’s Shed
- Willing to devote the necessary time and effort
- Willing to collaborate effectively and friendly with our treasurer
- Has strategic vision
- Shows good judgement in financial matters and which further the Men’s Shed ideals
- Has the skills to analyse the current funding landscape, write effective grant applications and creatively source funds
Time commitment
Flexible, depending on funding needs and grant availabilities. Collaboration with the treasurer required.
Any engagement beyond that is warmly welcomed.
Getting Started
The first step is to express your interest by filling out the form below. We will then put you in touch directly with the organisation for more information on the role and how to proceed.