• Reports to: Director of Development
• Location: Hybrid (Brookvale office presence required)
• Position Type: Permanent Full time or Part Time (0.8 FTE) considered for the right candidate
• Remuneration & Benefits: $110K – $120K commensurate with experience + superannuation + you'll have access to NFP salary packaging

About Us

At Childhood Dementia Initiative (CDI) we are working to create sustainable global health solutions for childhood dementia. We drive world-first action for every child and young person living with dementia so that we may achieve the following outcomes:

• Treatments and cures available for children with dementia;
• Access to equitable and quality care for children with dementia and their families; and
• Childhood dementia is a global health policy priority.

Our Values:

Our work is guided by our values: Bold, Transparent, Flexible, Amplify & Unite:

• We are BOLD in all we do and seek to achieve.
• We AMPLIFY the voices of our families and the case for change.
• We are TRANSPARENT and FLEXIBLE in all aspects of our work.
• We UNITE, bringing together those who can make the changes needed.

About the role

Childhood Dementia Initiative’s 2026–2031 strategy represents a significant step up in fundraising ambition — and community and events fundraising is a core pillar of that growth.

The Fundraising Manager, Community and Events is a pivotal role within Childhood Dementia Initiative’s development team. This role is responsible for building and growing income through community fundraising, events, peer-to-peer and third-party fundraising.

While Childhood Dementia Initiative has an established portfolio of signature events — including the Winter Gala and Trek the World for Childhood Dementia — this is genuinely a green field opportunity for someone excited by building programs, creating new opportunities, and putting in place the foundations that allow success to compound over time.

Families with lived experience sit at the heart of our work, and this role offers the opportunity to build meaningful supporter relationships while helping drive the fundraising growth needed to accelerate research, awareness and support.

While events are an important part of the portfolio, the larger opportunity lies in building Childhood Dementia Initiative’s community fundraising program. You’ll create supporter journeys, stewardship programs and fundraising infrastructure that turn one-off participants into loyal, long-term supporters. This requires someone who brings empathy, warmth and a genuine commitment to relationship-building.

You’ll be building a community of fundraisers and supporters whose connection to the mission deepens year on year — putting in place the relationships, systems, and foundations that turn supporter energy into meaningful, growing revenue for the mission.

Childhood Dementia Initiative’s development team is small, close-knit, and high-performing. Everyone pitches in across the full breadth of fundraising activity. In return, this is a team that operates with genuine autonomy — new ideas and fresh thinking aren’t just welcomed, they’re expected. If you see a better way to do something, you’ll have the space to make the case and the support to pursue it.

This role is succeeding when Childhood Dementia Initiative has a growing, loyal community of fundraisers whose connection to the mission deepens every year, and when community and events fundraising delivers consistent, growing income underpinned by strong foundations — not just individual wins.

Want to know more? The Position Description provides further detail on the opportunity, responsibilities and what success looks like in the role.

The skills & experience you’ll bring

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in community fundraising and/or events in the NFP or purpose-driven sector
• A builder’s track record — demonstrated experience growing a community fundraising or events program from a low base, not just managing an inherited one
• Strong event management skills, including end-to-end delivery of fundraising events, budget management, and supplier relationships
• Experience managing and scaling community, peer-to-peer and third-party fundraising programs, including digital platforms
• A proven ability to identify new fundraising opportunities, assess what is needed and see them through to income
• CRM proficiency and demonstrated ability to use data to build strong supporter relationships and steward donors, fundraisers and community supporters over time
• Strong written communication — you can write compelling supporter communications and event materials
• A collaborative team player who pitches in willingly across the full breadth of fundraising activity
• The right to reside and work in Australia

How to Apply

Join our team today!

To submit your application, please click 'Apply Now' by the closing date.

A position description is attached.