• Newly created national leadership role driving growth and impact
• Remote-first role with hybrid flexibility and strong organisational culture
• Competitive salary within a trusted, high-profile national brand

About Life Education Australia

Life Ed’s mission is to empower children and young people to make safer, healthier choices through education, helping them build the skills they need to thrive. With a vision of healthy Australians living to their full potential, Life Ed reaches more than 600,000 children every year through evidence‑backed, engaging programs delivered during their most formative years.

Joining Life Ed means becoming part of a passionate, purpose‑driven team committed to making a lasting difference for Australian children, families and communities.

About the role

The Head of Philanthropy and Strategic Funding is responsible for driving sustainable revenue growth through a diversified national funding strategy. It leads the development and execution of fundraising across major donors, trusts and foundations, individual giving, bequests and government and philanthropic grants.

Working at a national level, the position translates Life Ed’s proven impact, broad reach and growing evidence base in health literacy, wellbeing and online safety into compelling investment cases. The role is central to securing long-term, multi-year funding partnerships by leveraging the organisation’s trusted brand, deep community connections and measurable outcomes, enabling continued growth, innovation and impact.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and deliver a national philanthropy and strategic funding plan aligned to organisational impact and growth, including managing revenue targets and pipeline forecasts
• Build and manage funding pipelines across major gifts, trusts and foundations, individual giving, bequests and government and philanthropic grants
• Lead the major donor strategy, including cultivation, stewardship and securing high-value, multi-year gifts
• Oversee national appeals, regular giving and workplace giving programs to drive acquisition and retention
• Design and grow legacy and bequest giving to build long-term, sustainable income
• Strengthen donor stewardship frameworks to enhance engagement, loyalty and advocacy
• Use data and CRM insights to optimise donor journeys, segmentation and overall fundraising performance
• Collaborate nationally to align fundraising, partnerships and impact storytelling, ensuring a coordinated revenue approach

About you

We’re looking for an experienced fundraising and philanthropy manager who has a breadth of knowledge across all key revenue streams and is motivated by the opportunity to execute while operating strategically. You’ll be a hands-on leader who brings people together and converts opportunities into results.

You’ll succeed in this role if:

• You have a strong track record delivering revenue growth across multiple fundraising streams
• You bring deep experience in trusts and foundations, major donors and grant funding
• You are a confident relationship builder, able to engage and influence senior stakeholders and high-value supporters
• You combine strategic thinking with hands-on delivery and a strong focus on outcomes
• You are commercially minded and comfortable using data to drive decisions and performance
• You are an excellent communicator, with the ability to craft compelling, impact-led narratives
• You enjoy working collaboratively and can bring stakeholders together in a national environment

How to apply

Join us in making a difference and be part of Life Ed Australia. To be considered for this position please apply now with your resume and cover letter addressing key selection criteria via the "Apply Now" button. If you have any further questions, please contact Rochelle at [email protected] using the subject line: Head of Philanthropy and Strategic Funding - Life Education Australia - Sydney / Remote enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Beaumont People is exclusively partnering with Life Ed Australia on this recruitment, so please send all enquiries to the above email. There is no closing date for this role, please apply as soon as possible as all applications will be reviewed as they are received.

At Beaumont People we believe a diverse workplace is a happy workplace, and we love working with organisations that feel the same way. We encourage applications from people of all different 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 would be more than happy to discuss how that can be arranged.