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About the Role

Lead Australia's national LGBTQIA+ community foundation, mobilising funding to strengthen LGBTQIA+ organisations and guiding a growing, values-led organisation through its next stage of impact.

Responsibilities

• Lead the implementation and future development of Rainbow Giving Australia’s strategy.
• Develop and deliver a multi-year fundraising and revenue strategy.
• Build trusted relationships with philanthropic foundations, major donors, corporate partners, community supporters and other funders.
• Oversee Rainbow Giving Australia’s grant making, fundraising, capacity-building and research programs.
• Lead and support an inclusive, values-aligned and high-performing team.
• Represent the organisation with LGBTQIA+ communities, donors, partners, government and the broader philanthropic sector.
• Provide the Board with high-quality strategic advice and ensure strong governance, financial management and risk oversight.

Requirements

• Experienced leader who understands how philanthropic capital can be mobilised to strengthen communities and create lasting social change.
• Senior leadership experience in philanthropy, grantmaking, a community foundation, a philanthropic intermediary or a closely related organisation.
• Strong understanding of the Australian philanthropic landscape.
• Demonstrated success in fundraising, donor stewardship and income diversification.
• Experience developing philanthropic, grantmaking or funding strategies that respond to community priorities.
• Record of building trusted relationships with funders, donors, community organisations and strategic partners.
• Experience leading a small, multidisciplinary and values-driven team.
• Strong organisational management capability across strategy, finance, governance, operations and risk.
• Understanding of community-led, participatory and social justice approaches to philanthropy.
• Strong understanding of LGBTQIA+ communities and the issues affecting LGBTQIA+ organisations in Australia.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement and public-representation skills.
• Collaborative, transparent and accountable leadership style.
• Submit an online application through our application portal and include a professional resume.
• Provide brief responses to the application questions that are included as part of the online application.

Skills

• Fundraising
• Donor stewardship
• Income diversification
• Philanthropic strategy development
• Grantmaking strategy development
• Funding strategy development
• Relationship building
• Stakeholder engagement
• Public representation
• Organisational management
• Financial management
• Risk oversight
• Community engagement
• Capacity building
• Research
• Communication

Location

• Sydney
• Melbourne
• Remote-first

Work Type

• Full-time
• Remote-first
• Flexible working arrangements

Experience Level

• Senior leadership experience

Salary/Compensations

• $145,000 to $155,000 + superannuation + salary packaging

Benefits

• Non-for-Profit Salary Sacrificing

About the Company

• Rainbow Giving Australia is a national LGBTQIA+ community foundation supporting community-led solutions by mobilising funding, growing skills and expanding knowledge about funding needs across the LGBTQIA+ sector.
• Our vision is an empowered, sustainable and united rainbow community sector achieving better outcomes for LGBTQIA+ communities across Australia.
• Through grant making, fundraising, donor engagement, capacity building and research, we work to strengthen the resourcing and long-term sustainability of LGBTQIA+ organisations and communities.
• Our programs include GiveOUT Day, Sweat with Pride, Amplify Pride and Ignite Pride grants, the Rainbow Giving Circle, capacity-building initiatives and sector research.

Equal Opportunity

• Rainbow Giving Australia is committed to an inclusive, equitable and accessible workplace.
• We encourage applications from people of diverse sexualities, gender identities and expressions, sex characteristics, cultural backgrounds, ages, abilities and lived experiences.
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people of colour, trans and gender-diverse people, people with disability, and people from regional and culturally diverse communities are strongly encouraged to apply.
• We are committed to providing an inclusive experience to all candidates.
• If you have a disability, condition, illness or access requirements, please let us know how we can best support you throughout your recruitment experience.
• We recognise that each individual's needs are different.
• Some examples of adjustments we can provide include (but are not limited to): Alternative formats or ways to submit your application (verbal or video), Flexible communication methods, Additional time to complete tasks, assessments or pre-interview work, Support from a support person or advocate during interviews, Modifications to the interview structure, environment or timing.