Senior Program Manager

Slade Group; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Part time

Job summary

Slade Group is seeking an experienced grant maker to lead a grants program for 15 months in Victoria. The role is open to full-time or part-time (3 days per week) applicants and reports to the CEO in a small, collaborative team.

You will build relationships with not-for-profits, assess applications, manage the full grant cycle to acquittal, and write clear board papers. Expect travel to regional Victoria once or twice monthly.

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ grant-making experience in a philanthropic foundation or similar.
• Strong networks across Victorian for-purpose and philanthropic sectors.
• Excellent writing skills with the ability to present to a board.
• Proactive and flexible approach suited to a small team.
• A relevant tertiary degree.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain relationships with not-for-profits, peer funders and government.
• Assess grant applications, conduct due diligence and manage the full grant cycle to acquittal.
• Write clear, persuasive board papers and contribute ideas at board meetings.
• Track and report on grant outcomes against strategy.
• Travel to regional Victoria once or twice a month, sometimes overnight.

Skills

Grant-making

Stakeholder networking

Board writing

Adaptable

Degree

Education

Tertiary degree

Job description

Our client is a long-established, independent philanthropic trust that partners with not-for-profits and peer funders to improve outcomes for disadvantaged Victorians. They are looking for an experienced grant maker to lead their grants program for 15 months. The role is open to full-time or part-time (3 days per week) applicants.

Reporting to the CEO in a small, collaborative team, you’ll be the main contact for grantees and the wider sector across both community and education programs.

What you’ll do

• Build and maintain relationships with not-for-profits, peer funders and government
• Assess grant applications, run due diligence and manage the full grant cycle through to acquittal
• Write clear, persuasive board papers and contribute ideas at board meetings
• Track and report on grant outcomes against strategy
• Travel to regional Victoria once or twice a month, sometimes overnight

About the opportunity

Our client is a long-established, independent philanthropic trust that partners with not-for-profits and peer funders to improve outcomes for disadvantaged Victorians. They are looking for an experienced grant maker to lead their grants program for 15 months. The role is open to full-time or part-time (3 days per week) applicants.

Reporting to the CEO in a small, collaborative team, you’ll be the main contact for grantees and the wider sector across both community and education programs.

What you’ll do

• Build and maintain relationships with not-for-profits, peer funders and government
• Assess grant applications, run due diligence and manage the full grant cycle through to acquittal
• Write clear, persuasive board papers and contribute ideas at board meetings
• Track and report on grant outcomes against strategy
• Travel to regional Victoria once or twice a month, sometimes overnight

What you’ll bring

• 5+ years’ grant-making experience in a philanthropic foundation, trust or similar organisation
• Strong networks across the Victorian for-purpose and philanthropic sectors
• Excellent writing skills and the confidence to put your views to a board
• A proactive, flexible approach suited to a small team
• A relevant tertiary degree

Start: November/December 2026, with a short break over Christmas-New Year.