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Your Impact
  
As Philanthropy Manager, you’ll lead the growth of Catherine Hamlin Fistula Foundation’s philanthropy program, with a focus on major donors, trusts and foundations, Gifts in Wills and strategic donor stewardship.
  
You’ll build and deepen relationships with high-value supporters, developing tailored strategies that increase philanthropic investment in Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia’s mission.
  
The Role
  
Reporting to the Global Head of Fundraising, Marketing and Communications, you will:

• Manage and grow a portfolio of major donor prospects and supporters
• Identify, cultivate, solicit and steward high-net-worth individuals
• Develop relationships with trusts and foundations and prepare proposals and reports
• Lead the growth and stewardship of the Gifts in Wills program
• Develop tailored donor engagement and stewardship strategies
• Maintain donor pipelines, CRM records and philanthropy forecasts
• Prepare reporting for senior management and the Board
• Contribute to philanthropy strategy across Australia, New Zealand and future international markets

This is a hands-on role requiring strong relationship management, strategic thinking and the confidence to secure significant philanthropic investment.
  
The Organisation
  
Catherine Hamlin Fistula Foundation (CHFF) supports Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia, providing life-changing treatment to women affected by obstetric fistula — a devastating childbirth injury that can leave women incontinent and facing stigma, isolation and loss of dignity.
  
Founded by Australian doctors Catherine and Reg Hamlin, Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia treats and prevents fistula through specialist care, education and midwifery training.
  
Based at CHFF’s Pyrmont headquarters, you’ll help grow the philanthropic support that makes this work possible.
  
To learn more about Catherine Hamlin Fistula Foundation visit https://www.hamlin.org.au/
  
What You Bring
  
You’ll be a confident relationship builder who combines strategic thinking with the ability to personally cultivate and secure high-value philanthropic support.
  
You bring significant philanthropy and major gifts experience, alongside:

• Demonstrated success securing high-value philanthropic support
• Strong major donor, trust and foundation relationship management skills
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Strong proposal writing and donor stewardship capability
• Experience with CRM, donor pipelines and fundraising reporting
• Strategic thinking and the ability to develop and execute philanthropy plans

Questions?

Please review the advertisement thoroughly, and if indicated above, the client website. If you have questions that are not covered there, please email hello@socialimpactcareers.com.au (no applications here please) with the specific questions and we’ll respond as soon as we can.
  
How to Apply

As we are retained to recruit this role, all third-party and indirect applications will be forwarded to Social Impact Careers.
  
Please send your CV and a brief cover letter highlighting how your interests, skills and experience align with the selection criteria under “What You Bring” above. 
  
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Closing Date

Recruitment will commence as soon as suitable applications are received, and the role may close once sufficient suitable applications are collected. Don’t wait - please apply as soon as possible.

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