Impact Communications Lead for Donor Storytelling & Reporting

Sydney Children's Hospitals Foundation (SCHF); Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 134,000 - 163,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging with charity-sector/t

2% additional superannuation

3 office locations: CBD, Randwick, and

Remote working

Flexible working hours

Mental health support and training

Job summary

Sydney Children’s Hospitals Foundation (SCHF) is seeking a strategic leader to head its Impact Communications team for a 12-month parental leave contract. This role develops donor-centred proposals, impact reports and stewardship communications that demonstrate the power of giving to sick kids and their families.

You will lead storytelling, donor insight, proposal development and reporting frameworks, partnering with fundraising teams to tailor messages to donor motivations while upholding

Qualifications

• At least 8 years’ relevant work experience in a similar role. Transferable skills will be considered and welcomed
• Proven experience traffic managing competing demands into teams.
• Not-for-profit experience will be looked on favourably but is not mandatory.
• Experience in change management will be looked on favourably, but is not mandatory
• Strong interpersonal skills including the ability to be persuasive and develop trust with a variety of internal and external stakeholders across all levels and from varying backgrounds.
• Proficiency in Microsoft suites and experience
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team, and to collaborate across teams to achieve enhanced outcomes.
• Excellent planning and organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities effectively.
• Experience making data driven decisions and exercising reporting and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of high-quality donor proposals, impact reports and stewardship communications that are compelling, accurate, emotionally engaging and strategically aligned to donor expectations.
• Develop and embed donor-centred storytelling frameworks that support stronger narrative development across proposals, impact reporting and broader fundraising communications.
• Ensure major proposals and impact reports have a clear emotional and strategic narrative arc, connecting donor motivation, organisational priorities, clinical need and tangible impact.
• Translate complex clinical, research, operational and organisational information into clear, engaging and donor‑relevant communications.
• Provide strategic copywriting oversight across major proposals, impact reports, donor updates and other priority philanthropic communications.
• Partner with fundraisers to advise on proposal structure, messaging, donor positioning and narrative approach.
• Ensure all materials are tailored to audience, purpose and donor stage, and reflect SCHF’s brand, tone of voice, values and ethical storytelling standards.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Strategic storytelling

Copywriting

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Project management

Data-driven decision making

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Sydney Children’s Hospitals Foundation (SCHF) is seeking a strategic leader to head its Impact Communications team for a 12-month parental leave contract. This role develops donor-centred proposals, impact reports and stewardship communications that demonstrate the power of giving to sick kids and their families.

You will lead storytelling, donor insight, proposal development and reporting frameworks, partnering with fundraising teams to tailor messages to donor motivations while upholding