UNICEF Australia is 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 
   Develop and execute a multi-year strategy to grow UNICEF Australia’s Community Fundraising programs across multiple channels. 

2. Budget and Performance Oversight 
   Manage budget planning, forecasting, and evaluation to ensure financial targets and campaign ROI are met. 

3. Signature Event Leadership 
   Strategically lead and grow our flagship fundraising event 'Dusk to Dawn', overseeing planning, delivery, marketing, and post-campaign evaluation. 

4. Schools Fundraising Strategy 
   Design and implement a schools-focused strategy to engage young people in fundraising aligned with advocacy and child rights goals. 

5. Emergency Appeal Fundraising 
   Manage peer-to-peer fundraising during emergency appeals, with a focus on diaspora engagement and rapid campaign execution. 

6. Risk and Governance 
   Ensure all fundraising activities comply with best practices in governance, risk management, data handling, and child safeguarding. 

7. Team Leadership 
   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: recruitment@unicef.org.au

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.