Parkville location, with flexible hybrid working
Up to $85,000 p.a + salary packaging + super + 5 weeks annual leave
The Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre (Peter Mac) is a Victorian public health service and a world‐leading comprehensive cancer centre seeking to excel across all spheres of clinical care, research and education. We are home to the largest cancer research enterprise in Australia and provide treatment to around 40,000 people with cancer each year. Welcoming people from a wide variety of different backgrounds and experiences is critical to fostering innovation, compassion and excellence, and providing the best possible cancer care for our patients.
About the Foundation
The Peter MacCallum Cancer Foundation is the fundraising arm of Peter Mac. The Foundation accelerates life‐saving cancer research by providing critical funding for innovative projects, enabling researchers to discover recent ways to prevent, detect and treat cancer. Donor support empowers our people to translate breakthroughs from the lab into real‐world treatments that improve outcomes for patients and their families.
About the role
The Foundation is seeking an experienced Community Fundraising Coordinator to support our donor and income growth within the Community Fundraising portfolio. In this role you will be responsible for the implementation of a range of cultivation and stewardship engagement activities to maximise peer to peer participation and donations to achieve targets.



This role will play a key role in inspiring individuals to participate in community fundraising events to make a significant impact on the search for cancer cures.
Key responsibilities will see you:
Co‐ordinate the acquisition and engagement of community fundraisers within the portfolio
Oversee program administration such pipeline co‐ordination, CRM data maintenance and day-to‐day stakeholder management
Delivery of service level standards to develop and steward supporters from event inception through to donor recognition activities
Deliver data‐driven insights and analysis to support acquisition, retention and ROI optimisation
This is a fantastic opportunity to join an inclusive, values‐driven, impactful organisation, where your contribution will directly help fund life‐saving cancer research.
About you
You will be someone with excellent communication, collaboration and negotiation skills, who is able to build strong partnerships and deliver programs that inspire lasting donor support.
You'll bring to this role:
Demonstrated fundraising experience, with experience and proven success in community and fundraising
Sound knowledge of databases, preferably fundraising databases, in particular Blackbaud CRM
Excellent program reporting and analytical abilities




Sound knowledge of fundraising legislation, practices and philosophy of charitable giving
We offer a range of benefits to support our people both personally and professionally, including:
Generous salary packaging to increase your take home pay
Discounted health insurance and eye care
A comprehensive health and wellbeing program
Public transport options at our doorstep and end of trip facilities for cyclists
Onsite eateries and coffee shops and inviting rooftop garden spaces
Pathways for professional development and new career opportunities
Five weeks' annual leave, purchased leave options and 17.5% leave loading
Flexible hybrid working options
Inclusion and belonging
Peter Mac celebrates, values and supports a diverse and inclusive environment that reflects our vibrant community. We encourage applications from anyone identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. We also welcome anyone who identifies as LGBTQIA+, linguistically, culturally and/or gender diverse, people with disability, and people of any age to apply for our roles.
All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory police check, and may require a valid Working with Children Check. Many staff are required to be vaccinated against, or demonstrate immunity to, influenza, and a range of other diseases.
Hiring Manager: Sonya Kennedy, Community and Events Fundraising Co-ordinator
Email: ******
Applications Close: 11:59PM, Tuesday 11 August ****
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📌 Community Fundraising Coordinator (Melbourne)
🏢 Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
📍 Melbourne