Community Relationship Manager - CQ

Mater Central Queensland - Rockhampton; Rockhampton Regional; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging up to $15,900

Staff benefits

Job summary

Join Mater Foundation as our Community Relationship Manager in Rockhampton to grow support for life-changing healthcare across Central Queensland. This permanent, full-time role focuses on building meaningful relationships with clinicians, supporters and local stakeholders, identifying fundraising opportunities and delivering major campaigns.

You'll coordinate campaigns, events and community initiatives while working with internal teams to maximise donor engagement and sustain impact across the

Qualifications

• Experience in fundraising and community development.
• At least two years in relationship management or fundraising.
• Excellent interpersonal and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ability to manage timelines and budgets.
• Experience with CRM, Microsoft Office, and online fundraising platforms.

Responsibilities

• Build and nurture relationships with community fundraisers, groups and organisations.
• Support campaigns, events and fundraising initiatives.
• Identify new opportunities to grow participation and income.
• Represent Mater Foundation at events and strengthen regional presence.
• Collaborate with internal teams to deliver donor-focused initiatives.
• Maintain supporter records and provide fundraising insights.
• Assist with major donor and corporate partnership referrals.
• Assist with events across Central Queensland as needed.

Skills

Fundraising

Relationship management

Event management

Project management

CRM experience

Communications

Stakeholder engagement

Tools

CRM databases

Microsoft Office

Excel

Online fundraising platforms

Job description

Mater Central Queensland - Rockhampton - Rockhampton QLD

Permanent

17d ago , from Mater Central Queensland - Rockhampton

About the role

Join Mater Foundation as our new Community Relationship Manager in Rockhampton and help grow support for life-changing healthcare across Central Queensland. This is a permanent, full-time position.

In this community-focused role, you'll build meaningful relationships with clinicians, supporters, community groups and local stakeholders, identify new fundraising opportunities and inspire philanthropic investment that makes a real difference to patients and families. You'll help deliver major campaigns and events, including the International Women's Day Fun Run, Nine Telethon supporting Mater Little Miracles and Mater Giving Day, while strengthening Mater Foundation's presence across the region.

If you're passionate about building connections, creating lasting impact and strengthening communities, we'd love to hear from you.

Salary: Commensurate with experience plus superannuation and access to not-for-profit salary packaging up to $15,900+access to many staff benefits!

What you'll be doing

• Build and nurture strong relationships with community fundraisers, local businesses, service clubs, hospital auxiliaries, Mater teams and community organisations.
• Support community fundraisers and event participants with guidance, resources and stewardship to help them achieve their fundraising goals.
• Coordinate community fundraising campaigns, third-party fundraising activities, peer-to-peer events and community initiatives.
• Identify new opportunities to grow community participation, engagement and fundraising income across Central Queensland.
• Represent Mater Foundation at community events and activities, acting as an enthusiastic ambassador for Mater.
• Work collaboratively with internal teams to deliver supporter-focused fundraising and engagement initiatives.
• Maintain accurate supporter records and monitor fundraising activity, providing insights to support continuous improvement.
• Identify and refer potential major donors, corporate partners and other fundraising opportunities to the relevant teams.
• Support community events across North Queensland, including Townsville, as required.

About you

You're a confident relationship builder who genuinely enjoys connecting with people and making a difference in the community. You'll bring:

• Experience in fundraising, community development, event management, project management or a related field.
• At least two years’ experience in relationship management or fundraising, with a demonstrated ability to engage and build relationships with supporters or stakeholders.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to connect with people from diverse backgrounds.
• Strong organisation and project management skills, including the ability to manage timelines, budgets and competing priorities.
• A proactive and creative approach, with the initiative to identify new opportunities and ways of working.
• Experience working with CRM databases, Microsoft Office, Excel and online fundraising platforms.
• An understanding of contemporary fundraising and the not-for-profit sector, with a genuine commitment to philanthropy.
• A passion for working with regional communities, ideally with an existing network across Rockhampton and/or Central Queensland.
• The ability to work autonomously while contributing positively to a collaborative team environment.

Some out-of-hours work will be required from time to time to attend fundraising events and community activities, along with some intrastate travel for training, onboarding and connection with the Brisbane-based team.

Mater is Queensland's largest not-for-profit healthcare provider, delivering exceptional care to nearly 700,000 patients each year across 11 (soon to be 12) hospitals. We're leaders in healthcare, education, fundraising & philanthropy and research - and it's our people who make the difference.

We're looking for passionate individuals to join our team and help shape the future of care. At Mater, you'll be part of a purpose-driven organisation that values innovation, compassion, and excellence.

• Increase your take-home pay with generous salary packaging options, including meal and entertainment benefits