- Full time
- Melbourne CBD
- $100,000 – $129,999 per annum (inclusive of 12% super)
The Company
Did you know that there are over 122 million girls around the world being denied their right to an education? Our client, One Girl, believes that education is a right, not a privilege. And they are on a mission to break down the barriers so young women and girls can access quality education, in and out of the classroom.
They do this by running girl-led programs in Sierra Leone to drive positive change for girls and their communities. Because when you educate a girl, everything changes.
The Role
Reporting directly to the CEO, the Fundraising & Campaigns Director shapes and drives One Girl’s strategic direction in fundraising and campaigning. This role is accountable for the design, delivery, resourcing, and evaluation of all fundraising and campaign strategies, ensuring sustainable growth, strong donor stewardship, and effective budget management. It also plays a key role in protecting and amplifying the One Girl brand and voice.
The Director leads and inspires the fundraising team, fostering a collaborative and accountable culture that empowers them to deliver successful campaigns and initiatives.
This position is central to advancing One Girl’s mission: harnessing the power of education to create lasting change for girls and their communities.
Key Roles and Responsibilities
Fundraising Strategy & Growth
- Lead the development and implementation of One Girl’s fundraising growth strategy, ensuring alignment with organisational values.
- Oversee all fundraising activities, driving sustainable revenue growth.
- Deliver and manage the annual fundraising budget.
- Diversify income streams through appeals, campaigns, major donors, individual giving, and regular giving.
Donor & Partnerships Management
- Cultivate, secure, and steward long-term partnerships with major donors, trusts, and foundations.
- Build and maintain strong relationships to ensure meaningful engagement and impact.
Communications & Brand
- Develop and implement One Girl’s communications strategy, integrated with fundraising objectives.
- Uphold, protect, and amplify the One Girl brand and voice across all platforms.
Team Leadership & Culture
- Lead, manage, and develop the fundraising team (including volunteers, where relevant).
- Provide clear direction, planning, and reporting to ensure goals are met.
- Foster a culture of accountability, empowerment, collaboration, and solution-focused problem solving.
- Global Collaboration.
- Work closely with the Sierra Leone team to ensure program activities are effectively shared, understood, and communicated to stakeholders.
Operations & Systems
- Oversee all fundraising operations, including CRM management, payment gateways, website, and social media platforms.
About You
You will share the conviction of the One Girl vision and values which involves:
- Being passionate. Social issues like gender inequality fuel your drive. You bring energy, intellect, and heart to everything you do.
- Challenging the status quo. A critical and creative thinker, you’re not afraid to do things differently to create real impact.
- Transparency, being brave, honest, and authentic, you know how to communicate with clarity and integrity.
- Being transformative. This isn’t just another role to you – it’s a chance to roll up your sleeves and help change the world, one girl at a time.
Required Skills and Proficiencies
- A tertiary qualification in a relevant field (Fundraising, Marketing etc.) In the absence of a degree, extensive professional experience and proven results in the not-for-profit sector.
- Minimum 5 years demonstrated experience leading the development and implementation of successful fundraising strategies and achieving key performance targets.
- A proven track record developing & meeting fundraising budgets.
- Demonstrated success leading multi-skilled teams with significant income goals and delivering outstanding digital fundraising.
- Excellent verbal communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to negotiate, be persuasive, develop trust and maintain flourishing working relationships.
- Experience building and maintaining successful donor relationships and partnerships – e.g. foundations, philanthropies, corporate businesses and major donors.
The Rewards and Culture
Feminist First – One Girl is a proudly feminist workplace. They foster a culture grounded in equality, care, and respect, where diversity is celebrated, inclusion is the norm, and kindness shapes how they lead and collaborate.
Hybrid, Flexible & Supportive – They offer the best of both worlds, combining working from home with a welcoming Melbourne office environment. They support flexible working hours, including the option to swap public holidays for days that matter most to team members.
Birthday & Christmas Leave – They value birthdays and rest. Team members receive their birthday off, in addition to paid leave between Christmas and New Year.
Menstrual & Menopause Wellbeing Leave – They provide up to 12 days of paid leave per year to support team members navigating menstrual or menopause-related challenges.
Other benefits include:
- Paid parental leave
- Domestic violence leave
- Community leave
- Salary packaging
- Professional development opportunities
How to Apply
Please submit your CV via our online application process. Applications will be reviewed as they are submitted. Applications close at 5pm Friday the 3rd October 2025.
If you have any questions about the position or wish to request the PD please get in touch with the team via [email protected] using the subject line: Fundraising & Campaigns Director enquiry.
To be eligible to apply, you must have unrestricted rights to work in Australia.
Please note One Girl is a child safe organisation and all successful applicants will be required to sign the Child and Young Person Safeguarding Code of Conduct.
Talent Nation encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people of all cultures, abilities, sex, and genders.
Applicants can request a reasonable adjustment at any stage during the recruitment process, please contact us so we can provide adjustments for you.