About us

MSI Asia Pacific (MSIAP) is part of the MSI Reproductive Choices global partnership.

As our name suggests, we are unapologetically pro-choice. We believe that everyone should have the freedom to determine their own future, on their terms.

Our teams work across 36 countries and six continents, supporting over 93,000 women and girls to access reproductive healthcare - including abortion and contraception - every day.

With the help of our partners and donors around the world, we open doors, advocate for change, and strengthen public and private sector provision. We go further than anyone to make reproductive choice possible, and ensure quality reproductive healthcare is available for the long-term. By supporting women and girls to make the choices that are right for them, we can make a generation impact — increasing gender equality, breaking cycles of poverty and contributing to several sustainable development goals.

MSIAP is committed to creating an inclusive environment. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and give equal consideration to all qualified applicants without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or age. We are committed to promoting equality and to safeguarding the welfare of all team members and clients, with a focus on vulnerable groups.

MSIAP welcomes applications from people with relevant lived experience, including people originating from the countries in which MSI works.

The Role

The Director for Fundraising plays a key role on the MSIAP team, serving as a well-connected leader who can build and lead an ambitious fundraising strategy to support achieving and growing our individual and philanthropic fundraising efforts. Reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer, this role is pivotal in driving revenue growth, enhancing brand visibility, and building strong relationships with donors and stakeholders.

The role works closely with the Projects Team, External Relations Team, MSI Australia and MSI global to grow MSIAP’s retail and philanthropic donors, increase the value of donors and diversify the donor base. This role is a key contributor to the Global Funding Team, including strategy, collaboration and reporting with colleagues across multiple offices, countries and time zones.

This position sits on the Senior Management Team. The position will supervise, performance manage, and mentor a team of fundraising and communication professionals, fostering a collaborative and results-driven work environment.

Key Responsibilities

Fundraising Strategy and Planning:

• Lead the development and implementation of MSI’s fundraising strategy, including cultivating individuals, trusts, foundations and corporate donors.
• Contribute to new business development and high‑quality donor proposals in collaboration with MSI Country Programs and MSI GSO.
• Provide strategic leadership on CRM development, fundraising performance insights, team productivity, and organisational fundraising trends, risks and opportunities.

Fundraising Performance and Delivery:

• Lead delivery of MSIAP’s annual fundraising plan across relevant income streams
• Ensure fundraising systems and processes are appropriate and deliver timely, high-quality analysis and reports to support income growth
• Take responsibility and drive the achievement of the fundraising target each year
• Use data and insight to inform decision-making, improve donor stewardship, and strengthen fundraising performance.

Communication:

• Set and oversee the strategic direction of communications to strengthen messaging, brand positioning and fundraising impact.
• Ensure communications strategy integrates with campaigns, donor journeys and organisational priorities; advise on reputational risk and high-impact communications.
• Support senior leaders with external positioning and messaging through the Communications Manager.

Donor and Partner Relationship:

• Lead the Philanthropy Manager, Individual Giving Manager and other team members to grow and maintain relationships with regular givers, Australian trusts and foundations, corporate fundraising partners and high net-worth individuals.
• Assist in facilitating relationships and briefing key staff members and board directors, including the CEO and other senior leaders in formal and informal contexts

Leadership, Risk and Compliance:

• Contribute to the development and implementation of MSIAP’s strategic plans and annual implementation plans,
• Responsible for all fundraising compliance requirements including updated policies, privacy agreements, any laws, reaccreditation and fundraising licensing.
• Be an active participant in the Senior Management Team and other relevant forums.
• Provide leadership on effective fundraising techniques, communication strategies, and best practices.
• Serve as a committed and dynamic ambassador for MSI’s mission to deliver sexual and reproductive healthcare.

Management:

• Supervise, assist in recruitment, provide work direction, give performance reviews, mentor and provide problem-solving assistance to multiple Fundraising and Communication team direct reports.
• Oversee and support the Fundraising and Communication team’s execution and accuracy of responsibilities related to their areas by setting clear priorities, success measures and accountabilities

Essential Qualifications, Skills and Experience

• Minimum of 10 years experience in public fundraising including strategic and operational implementation, across a broad range of fundraising activities, with demonstrated results
• Experience managing communications functions and brands for an organisation
• Experience in leading, managing and supervising a high-performing communications, fundraising or business development team
• Experience working with fundraising CRM systems
• Analytical thinking skills with ability to see the big picture, identify opportunities and tailor strategic plans
• Integrity and respect for confidentiality
• Outstanding relationship building and management skills with a variety of stakeholders
• Solutions-oriented problem solving skills. Excellent strategic thinking, commitment to results, and attention to detail
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a relevant field such as not for profit management, marketing, business administration or other relevant degree.

Essential Personal Attributions

• Passion and enthusiasm for sexual and reproductive healthcare and rights.
• Flexible attitude and team player.
• Friendly, confident and mature.
• Pro-MSI philosophy of women’s rights.
• Pro-choice

MSIAP is a child-safe organisation and has zero tolerance for sexual exploitation abuse and harassment. All successful applicants will be required to abide by our Child Safeguarding Code of Conduct and our Global Code of Conduct in addition to undergoing a police check prior to commencement.

Benefits of working at MSI Asia Pacific

• Generous salary packaging options up to $15,900 + $2,650 meals and entertainment,
• Hybrid office and flexible working arrangements
• Up to 16 weeks company paid parental leave for eligible employees
• Reproductive Health Leave
• Birthday Leave
• Employee Assistance Program

Employment Requirement

• Provision of two professional referees,
• Be prepared to undergo a National Police Check, prior to commencement,
• Be prepared to undergo an International Vetting Check, prior to commencement,
• Evidence of current working rights in Australia.