Community Fundraising Manager

Overview

Community Fundraising Manager – National Role

I’m partnering exclusively with the Leukaemia Foundation to appoint an experienced Community Fundraising Manager. This national role will lead a team of six specialists across Australia, driving growth in community fundraising with a strong focus on the Foundation’s iconic World’s Greatest Shave campaign.

Location: Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney or Adelaide

Salary: $120,000 – $130,000 + super

Working model: Permanent, full time. Four days in the office, one day WFH, with regular interstate travel and field visits

The Role

Reporting to the Head of Community and Corporate Partnerships, this role combines strategic leadership with hands-on operational delivery. You’ll oversee the development of community fundraising strategies and budgets while also being out in the field — building relationships with schools, workplaces, and community groups, and providing coaching to your team.

The Community Fundraising Manager will balance big-picture planning with grassroots engagement, ensuring best practice in supporter engagement and delivering measurable growth in acquisition, retention, and revenue. Salesforce is used as the Foundation’s CRM system.

Key Responsibilities

- Lead, mentor, and coach a geographically dispersed team of six Community Fundraising Specialists.
- Build and sustain long-term relationships with schools, workplaces, community groups, and individual fundraisers.
- Drive acquisition, retention, and income growth through national campaigns and local community fundraising initiatives.
- Develop and implement engagement strategies and account management frameworks in collaboration with senior leaders.
- Oversee budgets, reporting, and planning for the Community Fundraising portfolio.
- Ensure fundraising activities comply with governance standards, FIA Code of Conduct, and best practice.
- Provide strategic advice to the Fundraising & Growth leadership team.
- Regularly travel for field visits, team support, and community engagement.

About You

- Minimum 5 years’ experience in community fundraising within the not-for-profit sector.
- Demonstrated ability to lead, inspire, and coach geographically dispersed teams.
- A blend of strategic thinking and hands-on delivery at the grassroots level.
- Track record of achieving income growth, acquisition, and retention targets.
- Experience using Salesforce CRM or similar platforms.
- Strong financial acumen with budget management and forecasting experience.
- Excellent stakeholder engagement, communication, and relationship management skills.
- Flexibility to travel interstate as required.

Why Join the Leukaemia Foundation?

- Lead one of Australia’s most recognised and impactful fundraising campaigns.
- Join a values-driven organisation passionate about improving the lives of people with blood cancer.
- Be part of an organisation that works from bench to bedside – funding research while supporting patients and families throughout every stage of their blood cancer journey.
- Play a vital role in sustaining services that rely heavily on community support, with very little government funding.
- Thrive in a supportive, flexible, and innovative culture built on accountability, integrity, and leadership.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Hudson is committed to helping you find a workplace where you feel respected, supported, and free to thrive. We welcome applications from all backgrounds, identities, and lived experiences—because when different voices come together, amazing things happen.

Casual Loading Please note for all Australian based contract and temporary roles only, the pay rate is inclusive of mandatory 25% casual loading. This excludes permanent and fixed term roles.

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