Community Fundraising Coordinator

• Part or Full-Time, Ongoing Role

• Parkville location, with flexible hybrid working

• Up to $85,000 p.a + salary packaging + super + 5 weeks annual leave

The Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre (Peter Mac) is a Victorian public health service and a world-leading comprehensive cancer centre seeking to excel across all spheres of clinical care, research and education. We are home to the largest cancer research enterprise in Australia and provide treatment to around 40,000 people with cancer each year. Welcoming people from a wide variety of different backgrounds and experiences is critical to fostering innovation, compassion and excellence, and providing the best possible cancer care for our patients.

About the Foundation

The Peter MacCallum Cancer Foundation is the fundraising arm of Peter Mac. The Foundation accelerates life-saving cancer research by providing critical funding for innovative projects, enabling researchers to discover new ways to prevent, detect and treat cancer. Donor support empowers our people to translate breakthroughs from the lab into real-world treatments that improve outcomes for patients and their families.

About the role

The Foundation is seeking an experienced Community Fundraising Coordinator to support our donor and income growth within the Community Fundraising portfolio. In this role you will be responsible for the implementation of a range of cultivation and stewardship engagement activities to maximise peer to peer participation and donations to achieve targets. This role will pay a key role in inspiring individuals to participate in community fundraising events to make a significant impact on the search for cancer cures.

• Co-ordinate the acquisition and engagement of community fundraisers within the portfolio

• Oversee program administration such pipeline co-ordination, CRM data maintenance and day-to-day stakeholder management
• Delivery of service level standards to develop and steward supporters from event inception through to donor recognition activities

• Deliver data-driven insights and analysis to support acquisition, retention and ROI optimisation

This is a fantastic opportunity to join an inclusive, values-driven, impactful organisation, where your contribution will directly help fund life-saving cancer research.

About you

You will be someone with excellent communication, collaboration and negotiation skills, who is able to build strong partnerships and deliver programs that inspire lasting donor support.

You’ll bring to this role:

• Demonstrated fundraising experience, with experience and proven success in community and fundraising

• Sound knowledge of databases, preferably fundraising databases, in particular Blackbaud CRM

• Excellent program reporting and analytical abilities

• Sound knowledge of fundraising legislation, practices and philosophy of charitable giving

Our benefits

We offer a range of benefits to support our people both personally and professionally, including:

• Generous salary packaging to increase your take home pay

• Discounted health insurance and eye care

• A comprehensive health and wellbeing program

• Public transport options at our doorstep and end of trip facilities for cyclists

• Onsite eateries and coffee shops and inviting rooftop garden spaces

• Pathways for professional development and new career opportunities

• Five weeks’ annual leave, purchased leave options and 17.5% leave loading

• Flexible hybrid working options

Inclusion and belonging

Peter Mac celebrates, values and supports a diverse and inclusive environment that reflects our vibrant community. We encourage applications from anyone identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. We also welcome anyone who identifies as LGBTQIA+, linguistically, culturally and/or gender diverse, people with disability, and people of any age to apply for our roles.

Join us!

If you feel this role is right for you, we warmly invite you to apply and encourage your early application. All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory police check, and may require a valid Working with Children Check. Many staff are required to be vaccinated against, or demonstrate immunity to, influenza, and a range of other diseases. Should you need assistance or require any adjustments or accommodations to fully participate in the application or interview process, you are welcome to reach out to the contact person listed.

Applicants to this role should provide a covering letter outlining relative key skills and experience to assist us with our assessment.

For further information about this opportunity, click Apply to be redirected to the Peter Mac Careers page where you can review the position summary.

Alternatively, please contact us using the information below for a confidential discussion.

Hiring Manager: Sonya Kennedy, Community and Events Fundraising Co-ordinator

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Applications Close: 11:59PM, Tuesday 11 August 2026