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About the Role
Cricket Australia is establishing a new Foundation Manager role to build a sustainable philanthropic funding platform supporting cricket's growth and social impact. This role will lead the Foundation's strategic growth, fundraising, donor engagement, governance, and stakeholder relationships.
Responsibilities
- Develop and deliver the Foundation strategy, fundraising priorities, and donor engagement approach.
- Build, manage and grow a pipeline of donors, philanthropic partners, and fundraising opportunities.
- Foster strong relationships with the Cricket Australia Board, Executive team, Australian Sports Foundation, and external stakeholders.
- Lead governance, reporting and impact measurement activities, ensuring compliance and alignment with strategic priorities.
- Develop Foundation communications, donor collateral, and impact reporting while representing the Foundation at donor and industry events.
Requirements
- Significant experience in philanthropy, fundraising, donor engagement, social impact, or a related discipline.
- Demonstrated experience developing and delivering fundraising, philanthropy, donor engagement, or social impact strategies.
- Strong understanding of major gifts fundraising, donor propositions, private ancillary funds, family foundations, trusts, and structured giving.
- Proven ability to identify, cultivate, steward and convert prospective donors into long-term philanthropic supporters.
- Exceptional stakeholder management skills, with experience engaging and influencing Boards, Executives, donors, advisory groups, and senior external stakeholders.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to develop compelling donor narratives, impact reports, business cases, presentations, and Board-ready materials.
- Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple priorities, coordinate cross-functional stakeholders, and deliver outcomes in a complex environment.
- Strong commercial acumen and governance awareness, including an understanding of donor intent, reporting obligations, impact accountability, and the distinction between philanthropic fundraising and commercial partnerships.
- Comfortable presenting to senior leaders, donors, and stakeholder groups, while building trusted relationships across all levels of an organisation.
- Must hold a valid Working with Children Check.
Skills
- Philanthropy
- Fundraising
- Donor engagement
- Social impact
- Stakeholder management
- Written communication
- Verbal communication
- Organisation
- Commercial acumen
- Governance awareness
Location
- Australia
Work Type
- Flexible working environment
Experience Level
- Significant experience
Education Level
- Tertiary qualifications in Business, Commerce, Marketing, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
Benefits
- An additional week of leave at the end of the season
- Tickets to the Cricket for friends and family
- Flexible working environment
- Discounts from partners such as ASICS
- Salary packaging options
- Multitude of leave types including paid parental leave and volunteer leave
About the Company
- Cricket Australia is part of Australia’s proud history and looks toward the future.
- Players and teams are successful, inspiring and reflect the values and aspirations of the community.
- The organisation seeks to drive transformative change in digital experiences, junior participation, culturally diverse inclusion, gender equality and sustainability.
- They are reimagining the W/BBL, building player connection through storytelling and developing the game globally.
- Their purpose is to unite and inspire everyone to love and play cricket.
- Cricket brings people together and binds them through shared experiences.
- Cricket Australia is committed to being a child safe organisation.
Equal Opportunity
- We recognise our differences are our strength and a diverse and inclusive workforce is fundamental to our success.
- We strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people of colour, gender, LGBTIQ+ people, people with diverse religious beliefs and people with a disability to apply.