Community Fundraising Manager

Location Melbourne, Australia Sector Marketing Salary $120,000.00 per annum Benefits Attractive Salary

Community Fundraising Manager – National Role

Base Salary + 12% Super + NFP Salary Packaging

About

The Leukaemia Foundation is on an exciting transformation journey to deliver greater impact to our key stakeholders and the Australian community. Join a national organisation standing with Australia to help cure and conquer every blood cancer – with care. Together we’re attacking every blood cancer, from every direction, in every way we can. Now more than ever, the path to conquering blood cancer requires us to work together and ensure 100% access to the right information, the best treatments, the latest trials, tests and diagnostic tools; and the best supportive care to help people not just to survive - but also to live well.

The Opportunity

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 at Hudson

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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