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About the Role
Lead the strategic renewal and growth of the Australian Red Cross philanthropy portfolio, spanning major donors, trusts and foundations, structured philanthropy and transformational giving. Build a high-performing philanthropy function that secures significant multi-year investments and unlocks new funding partnerships.
Responsibilities
- Lead the strategic renewal and growth of the Australian Red Cross philanthropy portfolio.
- Build a high-performing philanthropy function.
- Secure significant multi-year investments.
- Unlock new funding partnerships.
- Position Australian Red Cross as a partner of choice for donors.
- Translate the new organisational strategy into meaningful outcomes for people and communities experiencing vulnerability.
Requirements
- Accomplished philanthropy leader with strategic vision, commercial acumen, and exceptional relationship-building skills.
- Energized by the opportunity to build, influence, and drive growth at scale.
- Extensive senior leadership experience in philanthropy, major gifts, and/or high-value fundraising, preferably within complex or national organisations.
- Demonstrated success in securing multi-year, seven-figure or transformational gifts.
- Comprehensive knowledge and confidence when engaging directly with Boards, CEOs, and senior executives to activate networks and sponsorship.
- Successfully led teams through growth, change, and capability uplift.
- Extensive experience with structured giving, PAFs, and/or innovative funding models.
- Passion for creating meaningful impact and bringing donors closer to the change they want to see in the world.
Skills
- Philanthropy leadership
- Strategic vision
- Commercial acumen
- Relationship-building
- Major gifts fundraising
- High-value fundraising
- Team leadership
- Structured giving
- Innovative funding models
Location
- Flexible location
- Australia
Work Type
- Full-time
- Permanent
- Hybrid working
Experience Level
- Senior leadership experience
Benefits
- Hybrid working model (two days on-site, three days from home)
- Salary packaging up to $15,900 for living expenses
- Salary packaging for holiday accommodation and meals
- Novated car leases
- Salary packaging for superannuation
- Purchase additional annual leave
- Paid 'Me' day
- Wide range of other paid leave options
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Access to ongoing learning, training, and development
About the Company
- Australian Red Cross is part of the world’s largest humanitarian movement.
- We support and empower people and communities in times of vulnerability.
- We act for humanity.
- We support people before, during and after emergencies, help strengthen communities and create pathways out of vulnerability.
Equal Opportunity
- We embrace diversity and welcome Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and people with diverse lived experiences, abilities, genders, ethnicities, ages, and sexual orientations.
- We are a child safe organisation with zero tolerance of any harm to children.
- Our vision is to be trusted as the leading humanitarian organisation making a genuine difference in the lives of people and communities.