Head of Individual Giving

5 days ago

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia McGrath Foundation Full time $120,000 - $180,000 per year

About the McGrath Foundation:

We are the McGrath Foundation. Each of us, and all of us, together. And what we do matters. It matters to the thousands of families going through cancer.

They are why we show up each day. The families we know and the ones we don't. The families that need the support of a McGrath Cancer Care Nurse.

Showing up at the McGrath Foundation means showing up with your head and your heart.

It means bringing all your knowledge, your expertise, and your experiences.

And matching it with all your care, your courage and the commitment to support others.

We are the McGrath Foundation. Care to join us?

Why the McGrath Foundation is a great place to work:

  • We have a clear purpose: What we do and why we do it matters.
  • We have a strong brand: We are a trusted and well-known brand across Australia.
  • We support flexibility: We embrace hybrid working and where possible, offer flexibility in core hours, including part-time options.
  • We offer attractive salary packaging benefits: Not-for-Profit salary packaging is offered to reduce your taxable income and keep more of your pay in your pocket.
  • We care about your overall wellbeing: We offer a range of generous leave options and free access to Sonder, an innovative total wellbeing platform.
  • We have fun, together: The annual Pink Test and is our major fundraising event and it's part of our DNA. We come together and work as a team to make it happen. We have fun and celebrate our success, because success means we can help deliver care to more people experiencing cancer.

More about the role:

Due to our exciting expansion into care for all cancer, we are growing as an organisation. We're looking for a Head of Individual Giving to develop our overarching Individual Giving strategy and to drive revenue growth across Regular Giving and Single Giving.

Main responsibilities include:

  • Strengthening the engagement and retention supporters have with the Foundation and increasing the understanding of their impact
  • Developing annual Individual Giving strategies in line with the Foundation's plans
  • Implementing the appropriate measurements to enable clear, actionable learnings
  • Leading, inspiring and developing the Individual Giving team to deliver annual revenue goals and achieve our Next Mission

What you bring to the role:

Our ideal candidate has at least ten years experience leading an Individual Giving team or other relevant roles, with supporting tertiary qualifications. Critical to success in this role will be the proven ability to develop and oversee multi-year strategic income generation plans, through acquisition and retention activities. Prior experience managing supporter or customer journeys that create greater engagement, connection and retention will also be essential.

If you are passionate about making a positive impact and you see yourself in this role, we'd love to hear from you Please contact the People and Culture team via if you have any questions.

We value diversity

The McGrath Foundation is an employer of equal opportunity and celebrates the diversity of our team. We encourage candidates of all backgrounds to participate in our recruitment processes.

This is a direct search process so respectfully, no agencies please.

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