Fundraising & Partnerships Manager

Mental Health First Aid Australia; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working conditions

Salary packaging

Generous leave provisions

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Mental Health First Aid Australia is seeking a results-driven fundraising leader to grow philanthropic, corporate and government funding opportunities. You will negotiate with peak bodies, trusts, community groups, and corporate settings to secure support.

In this newly created role, you will collaborate with our contracts, grants, and international teams, blending strategic thinking with a practical, outcomes-focused approach to expand our fundraising impact across Australia.

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience in fundraising, philanthropy, corporate partnerships or stakeholder relations.
• Strong relationship skills with philanthropic leaders, corporate executives and board members.
• Experience managing funding agreements, grant compliance, and contracts.

Responsibilities

• Lead fundraising strategies to diversify and scale revenue streams.
• Research, plan, and implement new target-market fundraising initiatives and campaigns.
• Develop and implement reporting to monitor, forecast, and improve fundraising revenue.

Skills

Fundraising

Donor management

Corporate partnerships

Stakeholder engagement

Presentation skills

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Leading Mental Health Education Provider

Permanent full-time position

Remote or hybrid work options

Who we are

Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) International (t/a MHFA Australia) is a global health promotion charity dedicated to the provision of evidence-based education programs that increase mental health literacy, reduce stigma, and help people develop the skills they need to encourage people to seek professional help.

We support a global movement across more than 50 countries of organisations dedicated to prevention and early intervention to reduce the impact of psychological distress and mental health problems in families, communities, educational settings, and workplaces.

We are grounded in high-quality research and evaluation and value lived experience.

We are purpose driven and focussed on impact.

We are committed to health equity and to supporting priority need populations.

We exist to change and save lives every day.

About the role

We are seeking a relationship builder who gets results. In this newly created role, you will lead and grow philanthropic, corporate and government funding opportunities. Negotiating and influencing peak body agencies, philanthropic trusts, community groups, and corporate settings is key to delivery.

You will work closely with our commercial contracts, grants, and International teams, combining strategic thinking with a practical results-focused approach.

Key responsibilities of the role include

• Lead and implement fundraising strategies to diversify and scale revenue streams.
• Research, plan, and implement new target-market fundraising initiatives and giving campaigns.
• Develop and implement reporting to monitor, forecast, and improve fundraising revenue.
• Lead fundraising activities at key MHFA International events such as GALA, World MHFA Day and national and international summits.
• Support Government relations and engagement to secure funding, build awareness of our impact, and unlock grant opportunities.
• Develop and deliver high-impact pitches and presentations to prospective corporate partners, sponsors, and industry stakeholders.

About you

You will have a track record of securing and maintaining donor and corporate relationships and will also bring:

• 5+ years’ experience in fundraising, philanthropy, corporate partnerships or stakeholder relations.
• Strong relationship skills and the ability to build credibility, respect, and rapport with philanthropic leaders, corporate executives, and board members.
• Confidence in participating in roundtable discussions, network forums, and pitch presentations with high-net-worth individuals and major decision-makers.
• Experience managing funding agreements, grant compliance, and corporate partnership contracts.

Culture and Benefits

Join a committed and supportive, purpose-driven organisation working towards a world where we all have the skills, knowledge and confidence to help someone experiencing a mental health problem.

Our benefits include:

• Flexible working conditions
• Salary packaging
• Generous leave provisions, including extra paid leave over the Christmas/New Year period
• Employee Assistance Program for confidential wellbeing support.

At MHFA International we embrace our differences as we know that diversity helps us to innovate and make the biggest impact possible. We encourage applications from diverse backgrounds including people with lived and living experience of mental health, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and people of all ethnicities, faith, disability, socio-economic background, sexual orientation and gender identity.