About the McGrath Foundation

We are the McGrath Foundation. Each of us, and all of us, together. And what we do matters. It matters to the thousands of families going through cancer.

They are why we show up each day. The families we know and the ones we don’t. The families that need the support of a McGrath Cancer Care Nurse.

Showing up at the McGrath Foundation means showing up with your head and your heart.

It means bringing all your knowledge, your expertise, and your experiences.

And matching it with all your care, your courage and the commitment to support others.

We are the McGrath Foundation. Care to join us?

Why the McGrath Foundation is a great place to work

• We have a clear purpose: What we do and why we do it matters.
• We have a strong brand: We are a trusted and well-known brand across Australia.
• We support flexibility: We embrace hybrid working and where possible, offer flexibility in core hours, including part-time options.
• We offer attractive salary packaging benefits: Not-for-Profit salary packaging is offered to reduce your taxable income and keep more of your pay in your pocket.
• We care about your overall wellbeing: We offer a range of generous leave options and free access to Sonder, an innovative total wellbeing platform.
• We have fun, together: The annual Pink Test and is our major fundraising event and it’s part of our DNA. We come together and work as a team to make it happen. We have fun and celebrate our success, because success means we can help deliver care to more people experiencing cancer.

More about the role

We're looking for a Community Fundraising Senior Officer to join our team to support the management of strategy, design and delivery of our community fundraising portfolio.

Main responsibilities include:

• Managing the delivery of community fundraising campaigns and events
• Monitoring and elevating the success of our fundraising efforts
• Supporting annual community fundraising strategies and plans
• Supporting the management of Community budgets
• Building and managing relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including working closely with community stakeholders to improve the success of their events
• Creating and implementing recognition strategies to acknowledge and thank our supporters and encourage loyalty
• Leading cross-functional team projects to deliver organisation-wide outcomes
• Provide support for the Pink Test and other major fundraising events as required

What you bring to the role

Our ideal candidate has at least three years experience in fundraising, account management or supporter relationships. Critical to success in this role will be strong communication and interpersonal skills, proven experience meeting targets, organisational skills and ability to contribute individually and as a team. Previous use of fundraising software is desirable (Salesforce and Funraisin preferred). Reliable transportation and / or valid driver's license also required.

If you are passionate about making a positive impact and you see yourself in this role, we'd love to see your application! Click "Apply Now".

Please contact the People and Culture team via [email protected] using the subject line: Community Fundraising Senior Officer enquiry via EthicalJobs if you have any questions.

We value diversity!

The McGrath Foundation is an employer of equal opportunity and celebrates the diversity of our team. We encourage candidates of all backgrounds to participate in our recruitment processes.

This is a direct search process so respectfully, no agencies please.