Community Fundraising Manager

UNICEF is the world's largest children's charity working to protect vulnerable children, globally and here in Australia. Run entirely on voluntary donations, we work to improve the lives of every vulnerable child, no matter who they are or where they live. Every day our teams are on the ground in 190 countries working with local partners to deliver lifesaving help and create lasting change. From vaccinating children in war zones to providing early childhood education access in Indigenous communities, donations help us to protect every child, no matter what.

We are offering
a full time, 12 month fixed term position
, working in a
flexible environment
, built around the
diversity of our team and their needs
. A
competitive salary
commensurate with the
not for profit sector
is offered together with a broad range of
wellbeing benefits
.

What we are looking for

UNICEF Australia is seeking a passionate and strategic
Community Fundraising Manager
to lead and grow our community-based fundraising initiatives. This role is key to driving donations, acquiring supporters, and building meaningful relationships with individuals, schools, faith groups, and community organisations.

Reporting to the
Marketing Manager, Acquisition
within the
Individual Giving
team, you will manage core campaigns and oversee one direct report (Marketing Executive), supporting the planning and execution of key fundraising activities.

Your day will include

1. Lead Strategy and Growth
2. Develop and execute a multi-year strategy to grow UNICEF Australia's Community Fundraising programs across multiple channels.
3. Budget and Performance Oversight
4. Manage budget planning, forecasting, and evaluation to ensure financial targets and campaign ROI are met.
5. Signature Event Leadership
6. Strategically lead and grow our flagship fundraising event 'Dusk to Dawn', overseeing planning, delivery, marketing, and post-campaign evaluation.
7. Schools Fundraising Strategy
8. Design and implement a schools-focused strategy to engage young people in fundraising aligned with advocacy and child rights goals.
9. Emergency Appeal Fundraising
10. Manage peer-to-peer fundraising during emergency appeals, with a focus on diaspora engagement and rapid campaign execution.
11. Risk and Governance
12. Ensure all fundraising activities comply with best practices in governance, risk management, data handling, and child safeguarding.
13. Team Leadership
14. Support and develop the Marketing Executive, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.

We would like you to have the following skills and experience

• Minimum of five years' career experience managing community fundraising campaigns, including overseeing financial targets.
• Appropriate tertiary qualifications or equivalent experience
• Demonstrated experience delivering in-person events
• Demonstrated experience with people management (including success in delivering on

individual and team targets/KPIs)

• Knowledge and experience with CRMs (Salesforce preferred), and online fundraising platforms eg. Raisely (advanced), and/or Funraisin, Grassrootz (basic)
• Demonstrated experience in digital marketing approaches, strategic communication, reporting methods, and an ability to facilitate projects with multiple stakeholders.
• Experience in budget management and forecasting.
• Exceptional communication skills, problem-solving skills and an ability to influence and

persuade.

• Demonstrated ability to collaborate, develop relationships and turn ideas into results

through a responsive, flexible, and approachable attitude

Personal attributes required for this position

• Passionate and energetic team member with a genuine interest in working in the humanitarian development sector, with a commitment to children's rights.
• Proactive and accountable
• Results-driven
• Adaptable and flexible
• Motivated by a growth mindset and desire to help guide and train others.
• Passion for cultivating a great workplace culture.
• Demonstrated commitment to the UNICEF Australia values

What will it feel like to work at UNICEF Australia

• An environment and culture built on the importance of teamwork, collaboration and shared purpose
• Sector leading salary packaging and a competitive salary commensurate with the NFP sector
• A flexible work environment with balance between home and office work, which puts the wellbeing of our staff at the centre of our decision making
• A positive and values-driven work culture which celebrates our achievements and recognises our teams
• A wellbeing package which includes such things as access to Birthday leave, EAP, nutrition, exercise, financial and legal support
• Commitment to our child-first philosophy with generous paid parental leave and offering
• The opportunity to support a global impactful cause and make a difference for every child

How To Apply

To apply for this fantastic opportunity please select APPLY and submit the following documents in PDF format:

• Your Cover Letter, outlining your relevant experience and highlighting a summary of your strengths
• Your CV

For further information, please be in touch with our People & Culture Team:

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Applications close
Monday 29th September

All applicants are required to be legally entitled to work in Australia. UNICEF Australia has a zero-tolerance approach to abuse and exploitation and adheres to strict safeguarding principles. All successful candidates will be required to undergo rigorous background checks (including National Police Check and Working with Children Check) and sign and abide by our Code of Conduct on Child Safeguarding & Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse.