• Full-Time 12-month Parental Leave Contract role based in Pyrmont, offering flexibility and hybrid home/office working
• Lead a supportive, innovative and award-winning individual giving team
• Join a passionate and values-based organisation working for the rights of every child

UNICEF is the world’s largest children’s charity working to protect vulnerable children, globally and here in Australia. Run entirely on voluntary donations, we work to improve the lives of every vulnerable child, no matter who they are or where they live. Every day our teams are on the ground in 190 countries working with local partners to deliver lifesaving help and create lasting change. From vaccinating children in war zones to providing early childhood education access in Indigenous communities, donations help us to protect every child, no matter what.

We are offering a full-time 12-month parental leave contract position, working in a flexible environment, built around the diversity of our team and their needs. A competitive salary commensurate with the not for profit sector is offered together with a broad range of wellbeing benefits.

What we are looking for

Reporting to the Chief Marketing Officer, the Head of Individual Giving at UNICEF Australia will provide sound strategic and dynamic leadership to the Individual Giving team, ensuring the team reaches and exceeds income targets and associated key KPIs. Assuming responsibility for a range of marketing sub teams including Acquisition, Retention, Gifts in Wills and Supporter Experience and working to maintain a culture of digital fundraising excellence and innovation.

If you have the ability to effectively influence and develop teams, are highly accomplished in digital marketing, are focused on creating fundraising value and have a passion for delivering positive outcomes to children around the world, we would love to hear from you.

Your day will include:

• Developing and delivering on innovative fundraising strategies and business plans, primarily within digital channels, for a wide range of marketing channels, and for regular giving and cash programs
• Leading on a sophisticated audience driven supporter experience, resulting in lifetime value increases from a retained and growing supporter base
• Leading on the development of effective, insightful and data-driven acquisition plans to grow UNICEF Australia’s database and fundraising income
• Ensuring strong collaboration and integration across the entire fundraising team and the organisation resulting in delivery of outstanding communication with all types of supporters
• Developing, overseeing and reporting against the marketing budget, ensuring effective cost control and value for money
• Using provided data analytics to inform, create and adjust marketing strategy and planning
• Providing strong leadership and leading by example with an open, positive, enabling management style, ensuring effective learning and growth and team synergies
• Effectively networking with relevant Australian and global bodies to create opportunities and adopt innovation

We would like you to have the following skills and experience

• Appropriate tertiary qualifications or relevant equivalent experience
• Experience leading large teams and managing multi-channel marketing programs
• Highly advanced experience successfully leading and developing digital fundraising programs with a number of years in successful people management
• A commitment to excellence and to the effective use of digital and data technologies to recruit supporters
• A commitment to the aims and values of UNICEF, in particular to UNICEF’s special mandate to protect child rights
• Successful experience implementing leading edge, data driven strategies to leverage fundraising opportunities and achieve outstanding organisational goals
• Excellent analytical skills coupled with experience managing complex budget management across multiple channels to achieve financial targets
• Strong presentation skills
• A genuine interest in and understanding of work in the international aid & development sector

What will it feel like to work at UNICEF Australia

• An environment and culture built on the importance of teamwork, collaboration and shared purpose
• Sector leading salary packaging and a competitive salary commensurate with the NFP sector
• A flexible work environment with balance between home and office work, which puts the wellbeing of our staff at the centre of our decision making
• A positive and values-driven work culture which celebrates our achievements and recognises our teams
• A wellbeing package which includes such things as access to meditation, yoga, EAP and Birthday leave
• Commitment to our child-first philosophy with generous paid parental leave and offering
• The opportunity to support a global impactful cause and make a difference for every child

How to Apply

To apply for this fantastic opportunity please select "Apply Now" and submit the following documents in PDF format:

• Your Cover Letter, outlining your experience and highlighting your strengths
• Your CV

For further information on this position, please be in touch with our People & Culture Team: [email protected], using the subject line: Head of Individual Giving enquiry via EthicalJobs.

All applicants are required to be legally entitled to work in Australia. UNICEF Australia has a zero-tolerance approach to abuse and exploitation and adheres to strict safeguarding principles. All successful candidates will be required to undergo rigorous background checks (including National Police Check and Working with Children Check) and sign and abide by our Code of Conduct on Child Safeguarding & Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse.

UNICEF Australia is committed to ensure all our People, from any background, feel heard, considered, and able to contribute to their full potential. We are striving to build a truly inclusive workplace, one that our team feel they can bring their best self to work and is reflective of the wider community that we serve.