• Use your relationship-building expertise to cultivate and steward a portfolio of major donors, and to deliver high-quality funding proposals and impact reporting for the team 
• Join a growing, high-performing and collaborative team working towards an ambitious six-year fundraising target 
• Full-time opportunity based in Ultimo, with flexible hybrid working arrangements 

Impact of the organisation

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) translates to Doctors without Borders. They are an international, independent, medical humanitarian organisation that delivers emergency aid to people affected by conflict, epidemics, disasters or exclusion from healthcare.

Their teams are made up of tens of thousands of health professionals, logistic and programmatic support staff - bound together by their charter. Their actions are guided by medical ethics and the principles of impartiality, independence and neutrality. They are a non-profit, self-governed, member-based organisation.

The Médecins Sans Frontières Australia office was set up in 1994. Every year around two hundred Australians and New Zealanders are sent to MSF projects by Médecins Sans Frontières Australia.

Impact you will have in this role

This specialist position will join a team responsible for driving philanthropic revenue by building and stewarding strong relationships with individual donors and Trusts and Foundations, as well as identifying and qualifying prospective major supporters.

Managing a portfolio of major supporters, you will oversee end-to-end relationship management, including cultivation, solicitation, stewardship, and associated reporting and administration.

Your role will also have dual responsibility to research, write and deliver high-quality funding proposals, acquittals and impact reports, for the philanthropy team to support strong major and institutional fundraising outcomes.

As a donor-facing fundraiser, you will be confident in engaging with major donors and motivated by achieving significant growth targets. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a high-performing team with strong momentum. Having raised more than $26 million through philanthropy in 2025, the entire fundraising team is now building its capability to accelerate results and deliver on an ambitious six-year fundraising strategy targeting $1 billion.

Key responsibilities

• Deliver fundraising, philanthropy and engagement outcomes aligned with MSF’s mission and strategic objectives 
• Manage and grow a portfolio of high-net-worth donors, progressing relationships through the major gift pipeline 
• Build trusted, long-term donor relationships through personalised cultivation, solicitation and stewardship 
• Identify, research and engage new major donor prospects to expand the donor base 
• Develop high-quality funding proposals, acquittals and impact reports tailored to donor interests 
• Collaborate with the Philanthropy Manager – Major Giving and the wider team on strategy, campaigns and engagement across Australia and New Zealand 
• Ensure all fundraising activities meet ethical, legal and data protection requirements 
• Provide accurate reporting and insights to support portfolio performance and continuous improvement 

 Skills and experience

• Experience in relationship-based fundraising, including major giving, mid-value, gifts in Wills, or community fundraising 
• Knowledge of fundraising techniques and moves management strategies, particularly in philanthropic and direct marketing fundraising 
• Proven experience researching, writing and delivering high-quality funding proposals and donor reporting that inspires significant support 
• Strong team ethos with the ability to collaborate effectively across departments 
• Highly organised with strong project and time management skills, able to manage multiple priorities and deadlines 
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build strong relationships with donors and internal and external stakeholders 
• Ability to balance organisational goals with donor interests, aligned to MSF’s mission, values and strategy 
• Action-oriented and proactive, demonstrating initiative and follow-through 
• Experience using data and insights to inform decision-making and strategic outcomes 
• Knowledge of CRM systems and proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite 
• Flexibility and willingness to travel domestically and internationally, including donor visits, events and project sites 

Applications

Please click "Apply Now" and apply by uploading your resume.

Please direct all enquiries to Kristina Baric at Impact Advising on [email protected] using the subject line: Philanthropy Specialist - Médecins Sans Frontières enquiry via EthicalJobs.

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