Individual Giving Manager

Kin; Wellington; On-site; NZD 110,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A community-focused charity in Wellington is seeking an Individual Giving Manager to lead fundraising efforts and manage donor relationships. The successful candidate will have experience in multi-touch fundraising and possess strong analytical skills to drive donor acquisition and retention. This role offers a competitive salary of $110-130k depending on experience.

Qualifications

• Experience in developing and managing fundraising campaigns.
• Strong ability to analyze data for fundraising growth.
• Proven capability in donor acquisition and retention.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage a portfolio of appeals and campaigns.
• Ensure a great donor experience throughout the fundraising process.
• Collaborate with team members to achieve overall fundraising goals.

Skills

Fundraising growth experience

Donor-centric approach

Data and database savvy

Multi-touch fundraising

Team leadership

Job description

About us

At Wellington Hospitals Foundation, we’re on an exciting journey of transformation. Building on the incredible success of our world-class children’s hospital Te Wao Nui, we’re on a mission to amplify long-term sustainable fundraising to better support great healthcare across the region. A much-loved brand in the community, we’re the official charity for Health NZ supporting Wellington’s public hospitals including Hutt, Keneperu, Wellington Regional and Children’s Hospitals.

About the role

As the Individual Giving Manager, you’ll be a critical part of our fundraising team developing and managing an exciting portfolio that includes appeals and campaigns, regular giving, growing and nurturing our incredible community of donors and supporters. You’ll have fundraising growth experience, bring a strong donor-centric lens, be experienced with multi-touch fundraising and marketing, a digital fundraising enthusiast and have a range of strategies and tactics to help improve the acquisition, retention and loyalty of donors. With our new CRM ready to go, you’ll be data and database savvy knowing how to extract crucial information to inform compelling campaigns and strategies.

Reporting to the Head of Fundraising, you’ll be responsible for all aspects of individual giving with the support of (and responsibility for) the Donor Experience Specialist, Digital Fundraising Specialist and Fundraising Advisor.

It is an exciting time to come on board with the Foundation as we build on 20 years of impact and enter a new phase of development and growth to support great healthcare.

You’ll work alongside a new dynamic and growth focussed CEO as well as a deeply knowledgeable Head of Fundraising who are both excited by innovation and experimentation.

We are offering $110-130k for this position depending on level of experience and fit against the key competencies of the role.

What we’re seeking

• Can see the bigger picture, taking our donors from acquisition through to retention campaigns and everything in between
• always put the donor at the heart of everything we do, ensuring they have a great experience when they make a donation and the impact their generosity has
• are data driven and understand how to use those insights to achieve fundraising growth
• are dynamic, motivated and love a challenge
• can inspire, lead and lift capability of the team around them
• are database savvy and have good understanding of a range of fundraising platforms
• can straddle both strategy and execution
• has a demonstrated history of deep expertise across the full fundraising lifecycle

What next?

If you are interested or would like to learn more about the role, we have partnered with Kin so please reach out to [e-mail] for a confidential korero. If you’re ready to apply now, please include your CV and a simple cover letter.

Applications close Friday 10 October 2025.

Early applications are encouraged. We would look to undertake an interview with shortlisted candidates after applications close, with the successful candidate starting as soon as possible.