• Lead the philanthropy function and a major donor team in NSW
• Flexible work environment - Hybrid working - Long term growth
• Competitive salary packaging available

Your impact

This role plays a pivotal role in cultivating relationships with donors, mobilising resources, and ultimately enabling the organisation to expand its reach and impact in providing life-saving aid and support to impoverished communities worldwide.

The role

Reporting to the Head of Philanthropy and overseeing a team of two, we are in search of a strategic, innovative and ambitious Senior Philanthropy Manager to join a high performing team. Specifically, you will be responsible for:

• Generating philanthropic revenue to meet annually agreed income targets
• Maintaining and growing an active pipeline of major donors and trusts & foundations
• Developing new partnerships capability, including an engagement program
• Reporting on outcomes against agreed targets and KPIs

As this is a newly created role, it is initially offered on a 12-month contract basis with a view to extension and / or permanent appointment based on performance.

The organisation

Our client is one of the world’s largest international development organisations, supporting long-term programs in impoverished communities around the world. As the global community faces profound political, social, economic, and technological changes, our client has developed an ambitious future strategy. It is intended to build on their strengths and to take them forward into a future where they will need to be more agile than ever before.

What you bring

You will be well networked within the philanthropic space, and have experience managing a small team. Additionally, you will bring:

• A strong track record in high value relationship management to achieve income targets
• Experience in managing multiple partnerships simultaneously
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with exceptional attention to detail
• Experience in a Philanthropy / Major Donor / Trusts and Foundations / Fundraising, with ideally 2+ years’ experience as a people manager
• Appropriate tertiary qualification or other relevant area of study, with a specific interest in International Development

How to Apply

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Social Compass Group specialise in recruitment for organisations that make a positive impact. Please review the advertisement and client website and if you have specific questions please forward those to [email protected] using the subject line: Senior Philanthropy Manager - International Development enquiry via EthicalJobs or 0431 874 400.

We believe a diverse workplace is a happy workplace and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from CALD backgrounds and people with disabilities. We 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 we are more than happy to discuss how that can be arranged.

We may begin interviewing and close advertising once we have received enough relevant applications. As long as the advertisement is live, we are accepting applications. If you feel you meet most of the skills under the “what you bring” section above, please don’t delay and submit as soon as you can.