Sefa helps impact-first organisations do more good through expert, tailored advisory services and responsible finance solutions. Since 2011, we've walked side by side with our clients, providing them with the support, confidence and capital they need to grow their impact.

We ask bold questions, challenge old thinking and back the organisations working hard to build a fairer future. Our values – Togetherness, Integrity and Champion – are woven through everything we do. We care deeply about the work we do and the people we do it with.

As a team, we’re all about doing good and having a good time doing it! We’re a diverse group of avid tea drinkers and coffee connoisseurs with a strong case of wanderlust.

You’ll find us in deep and meaningful conversations, always learning from each other. We balance our weekly team gatherings with a healthy love of chocolate – and we’re not afraid to stand out. Look for the splash of colour and you’ll find us!

Above all, we know the work that goes into creating real impact, and we’re united in backing those bold enough to build it, now and into the future.

We’re looking for an Impact and Engagement Manager to help us grow our advisory work, deepen relationships across the sector, and deliver practical support to impact-first organisations.

About the role

As Impact and Engagement Manager, you’ll help shape how Sefa delivers its professional services and deepens its presence in Australia’s for-purpose financial ecosystem. Reporting to the Head of Impact and Engagement, you’ll lead and support a diverse portfolio of fee-for-service engagements – from investment readiness and due diligence to bespoke funding initiatives and capability building programs with partners.

This role is equal parts delivery and strategy. You’ll play a hands-on role in bringing Sefa’s offerings to life while also contributing to business development, market sounding, and identifying new opportunities that align with our mission. Whether you’re supporting blended finance initiatives, structuring payment-by-outcomes tenders or developing practical funding solutions, your work will directly support social purpose organisations to strengthen and grow.

You’ll also help build and nurture a network of collaborators – from social enterprises to investors, government, and philanthropic partners – ensuring our services are grounded, relevant and responsive to the needs of a changing sector.

This is a unique opportunity to join a passionate team at the intersection of finance and impact, helping scale ideas and initiatives that shift the dial on equity and inclusion in Australia.

Key responsibilities

• Lead, contribute to and assist in the delivery of advisory engagements, with a focus on capability building for organisational strengthening and resilience, investment readiness, due diligence, capital structuring, capital raising support, payment-by-outcome tenders and bespoke funding solutions
• Support the Head of Impact and Engagement in managing relationships with key stakeholders and partners
• Augment business development efforts to reinforce Sefa’s unique positioning in the for-purpose ecosystem
• Support Sefa’s fee-for-service advisory offering, including developing long-term partnerships and programs
• Conduct research and engage in market sounding on new trends, gaps and opportunities
• Work with Sefa Partnerships on joint projects and proposals, with a focus on blended finance and capacity building

About you

You’re energised by the complexity and potential of the for-purpose sector. You have experience navigating ambiguity, working across disciplines and getting to the heart of what organisations need to thrive.

You’re the kind of person who enjoys rolling up your sleeves on delivery while keeping a strategic view of where things are heading. You’re confident with data and comfortable in conversation, while equally at home crafting a funding proposal or facilitating a workshop.

You’re the perfect fit if you:

• Have a strong understanding of and passion for the for-purpose sector, including social finance, social enterprise and/or impact investing.
• Have experience with tools and frameworks such as theory of change, outcomes measurement and management frameworks.
• Are confident with quantitative analysis and have experience developing and interpreting simple financial models.
• Have experience delivering advisory or consulting services, ideally in a fast-paced or evolving environment.
• Are proficient in business language and can develop compelling proposals and deliver succinct and insightful reports.
• Are skilled at building relationships with a focus on patience and resilience.
• Demonstrate strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to interact with a variety of audiences and levels of technical expertise.
• Ability to multi-task and contribute to multiple projects at any one time.
• Bring energy, patience and curiosity to the work, with a mindset that’s open to learning and iteration.

Why join us?

• Be part of a passionate, values-driven team dedicated to creating social impact.
• Flexible work options, including hybrid working arrangements.
• Shape and contribute to initiatives that are directly tackling systemic barriers in the for-purpose ecosystem.
• Access to professional development and networking opportunities.
• A supportive and inclusive workplace where your ideas are valued.

You have:

• Passion, energy, commitment and understanding of the impact investing / social finance / social enterprise / for- purpose sectors
• Experience with tools and frameworks that are widely used in the for-purpose sector, including theory of change, outcomes measurement and management frameworks.
• Ability to multi-task and contribute to multiple projects at any one time
• Relationship building skills with a focus on patience and resilience given the nature of the evolving impact investment and for-purpose sector in Australia
• Highly developed analytical skills, e.g. around financial analysis and/or investment assessments
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to interact with a variety of audiences and levels of technical expertise
• Proficiency in business language and ability to develop compelling proposals and deliver succinct and insightful reports
• Experience working in a high-tempo professional services environment
• Highly developed MS Excel and PowerPoint skills, including exceptional attention to detail, and experience writing high quality reports and presentations.

It would be helpful if you have:

• Demonstrated responsibility for project leadership and delivery
• Confidence to work in an evolving environment
• Existing network in the for purpose/social impact sector
• Understanding of the policy development cycle and government procurement
• Flexibility, patience and tenacity

A position description is attached.