This is a fantastic
opportunity to work with Childfund - a trusted and well-known nonprofit working to reduce poverty for children in developing communities. Bring your passion for relationship fundraising to a thriving philanthropy team where you’ll be responsible for growing and guiding meaningful relationships with major donors to achieve ambitious and tangible outcomes. You’ll benefit from a visionary leader, a large, well-maintained database, and a fundraising-forward organisation with an innovative strategy.
About the Organisation:
Childfund is an independent international development organisation is dedicated to reducing poverty for children in developing communities. Their mission is to empower children and young people in vulnerable situations, in all their diversity, to assert and realise their rights.
Through locally-led partnerships, Childfund works directly in several countries across Southeast Asia and the Pacific, and within a broader global alliance, to create lasting systems change, respond to humanitarian emergencies, and promote children’s rights.
About the Role:
Reporting to the Philanthropy Manager, your focus will be on cultivating and stewarding meaningful relationships with major donors, enabling the organisation to meet ambitious fundraising goals. Your role will be responsible for connecting major donors, prospects, trusts and foundations with opportunities that drive engagement, using customised donor journeys and your excellent relationship fundraising skills. This position is set up for success thanks to a strong pool of prospects and proposal opportunities.
About You:
You are a passionate people-person with a flair for building meaningful relationships that help create lasting change. You naturally build connections and are confident connecting donors with causes they are committed to funding. Your sound understanding of what motivates donors will be evident in the compelling proposals you create and deliver. You will be the kind of person who is energised by being part of a motivated and high-performing team with a focus on outcomes. As a strategic thinker, you can deliver a best-practice, personalised approach to portfolio management, understanding each donor's motivations, goals, and needs, ensuring every interaction is meaningful and impactful.
Key Responsibilities:
- Identify, qualify, and build relationships with donors in line with ambitious annual targets for major gifts.
- Enhance donor relationships by understanding the motivations, needs, and goals of donors.
- Prepare compelling, donor-centric proposals and reports that align program priorities with donor interests, creating persuasive cases for support that inspire long-term commitment.
- Collaborate with the Communications and Individual Giving teams to develop targeted strategies that enhance donor engagement.
- Ensure all activities are compliant with national and state fundraising laws, as well as Australian Privacy Principles while upholding the highest standards of donor care.
- Contribute to broader philanthropic initiatives and cross-functional projects that drive long-term growth in philanthropic income.
- Proven success in relationship management with a track record of initiating and cultivating new high-value relationships.
- Proven understanding of Ancillary Funds, Trusts, and Foundations, with a demonstrated ability to navigate the unique aspects of these funding sources.
- Demonstrated success in managing donor or sales portfolios, with an emphasis on retention and growth.
- Expertise in writing and presenting compelling proposals and confidence in making asks, whether in person, over the phone, or in writing.
- Understanding of the Australian philanthropic landscape, trends, and donor motivations.
- Exceptional interpersonal, communication and collaboration skills.
- Adaptable and responsive to change.
- Effective under pressure, results-oriented, and proactive.
- Regularly benchmarked remuneration package to ensure it is competitive in local NFP employment conditions.
- Value placed on your career development through professional learning opportunities, on-the-job and external training, coaching, workshops, and internal online learning platforms.
- Flexible work environment which allows staff to maintain a healthy work-life balance.
- A hybrid working model – work from home 50% of the time.
- Not-for-profit salary packaging benefits.
- Access to mental health support through our EAP, a service that gives their employees access to professional psychological support for personal, family, mental health, and employment-related matters for you and your family.
Applications must include a cover letter and will be reviewed as received.
For specific questions or to request the job description and salary package information, contact: Rochelle Nolan at rochelle.nolan@beaumontpeople.com.au
What to expect next?
- Applications close on 14th of February , and we aim to respond to all applicants by 17th of February .
- Initial screening calls and interviews will be conducted by Rochelle at Beaumont People.
- Interviews are undertaken by the hiring team.
- Successful candidates will participate in a two round interview process
Our client believes a diverse workplace is a happy workplace and encourages applications from people of all different backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from CALD backgrounds, and people with disabilities. They do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital or parental status. Should you require a reasonable accommodation to be made for your application to be assessed, Beaumont People would be more than happy to discuss how that can be arranged.
