Philanthropy Director

3 weeks ago


Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Gembridge Full time

About the Role

Gembridge is seeking a highly skilled Philanthropy Lead to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for driving and leading strategy, relationship management, and team leadership to generate income with a focus on major donors and trusts and foundations.

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop and implement strategies to generate income through major donors and trusts and foundations.
  • Lead key philanthropic relationships, including prospect research, cultivation, solicitation, acknowledgement, and stewardship of philanthropic donors and prospects.
  • Build strong internal networks to proactively identify innovative initiatives that are likely to attract philanthropic interest and develop these into strong funding proposals and pitches.
  • Use moves management principles to maximise giving and retention levels.
  • Review, monitor, and report on financial performance to innovate fresh strategies to drive philanthropic revenue.
  • Lead the Philanthropy team to ensure high performance and champion the culture of philanthropy in the organisation.

About You

  • You will have experience in leading and implementing philanthropic strategies with a proven success in generating revenue through tailored fundraising initiatives.
  • You will have outstanding networking and relationship development skills, with internal and external stakeholders.
  • You will have demonstrated ability to drive growth and achieve challenging financial targets, through a sound understanding of internal programs and funding interests in the philanthropic sector.
  • You will have proven experience in prospecting, acquisition, retention, and success in securing transformational and multi-year gifts.
  • You will have people leadership experience with the ability to mentor, coach, and lead a small team.
  • You will be an innovative thinker with a growth mindset and the ability to identify opportunities through a strategic and analytical approach.
  • You will have experience preparing and monitoring budgets against agreed targets and reporting on financial progress.
  • You will have excellent public speaking and presentation skills, with the confidence to present compelling pitches and curated asks.
  • You will have qualifications in a relevant discipline and demonstrated experience in a senior fundraising capacity.
  • Membership of the Fundraising Institute Australia and/or CFRE is desirable.


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