Job Description

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- Location33 Park Road,Milton, QLD, 4064,Australia
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- Employee TypeFP - Full-time Permanent
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Description

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Lead Strategic Relationships | Grow Giving, Impact and Connection

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This is a rare and newly created opportunity to help shape the future of fundraising at MS Queensland. As the Strategic Relationships Manager, you will cultivate, solicit and steward high-value relationships with strategic partners, major donors, trusts and foundations, and prospective stakeholders. Your work will generate the giving, engagement and long-term support needed to advance our strategic objectives, grow revenue, fund vital programs, support research and strengthen our community impact.

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Working closely with the Board, Executive Leadership Team and senior leaders, you will play a pivotal role in elevating our relationship-led fundraising and deepening the way we connect supporters to purpose. Based in our contemporary Milton Neuro Wellness Hub, in the heart of vibrant Park Road, you'll join a collaborative team united by authenticity, care and purpose. With flexible and hybrid working arrangements and a culture built on trust, respect and balance, you'll be supported to do meaningful work in a way that works for you.

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What you'll spearhead:

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- Develop and deliver strategic relationship plans that grow high-value partnerships, philanthropic giving and community impact.
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- Manage and expand a diverse portfolio of major donors, funders, corporate partners, philanthropists and senior decision-makers.
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- Lead major gift fundraising activity, building a strong pipeline of supporters giving $5,000 and above.
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- Identify and pursue current partnership, funding and collaboration opportunities that align with MS Queensland's strategic priorities.
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- Collaborate with Marketing and Supporter Impact to create compelling cases for support and meaningful donor journeys.
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- Negotiate and manage partnership agreements that deliver shared value, long-term sustainability, profile and impact.
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- Track, analyse and report on pipeline health, fundraising performance, ROI, risks and emerging opportunities.
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Requirements

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Your Experience & Approach:

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- Exceptional relationship-building skills, with empathy, diplomacy and confidence in sensitive, high-trust environments.
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- Proven success securing significant gifts, cultivating major donors and converting opportunities into results.
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- Strong storytelling and communication skills, with the ability to inspire others and connect people to purpose.
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- A proactive, self-driven approach, bringing energy, initiative, vision and commitment to meaningful work.
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- Experience growing relationship-based fundraising programs through cultivation, solicitation and stewardship.
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- Commercial confidence to manage budgets, negotiate effectively and guide evidence-based fundraising strategy.
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- A collaborative, solutions-focused mindset, with strong database skills and a genuine commitment to MS Queensland's mission, values and impact.
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To join us, you'll need to complete key compliance checks including NDIS screening, a Blue Card (we cover the cost and renewals as needed), National police clearance, and NDIS worker training.

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Job preview

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- Tax-Free Benefits – Enjoy not-for-profit salary packaging (up to $18,500) and make the most of your take-home pay – we partner with Eziway for Salary Packaging!
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- Grow Your Skills – Access free professional development courses to keep learning and advancing your career such as Mental Health First Aid.
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- Celebrate Success – Be part of a workplace that values and recognises your contributions through our organisation wide peer recognition platform.
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- Flexibility & Balance – Benefit from hybrid and flexible working options that support your lifestyle and wellbeing.
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- Portable Long Service Leave – As a Q-Leave employer, you can build portable long service leave within the community services sector.
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- Prime Location – Close to a variety of public transport and easy parking options, our Milton location on the bustling Park Road boasts outdoor spaces, a variety of restaurants, cafes and shops. We have end of trip facilities with showers, a coffee machine and many more amenities.
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- Family-Friendly Support – 6 weeks of maternity leave + 2 weeks paid partner leave.
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- Financial Wellbeing Perks – Access initiatives like early pay withdrawal (up to 50% of earned wages) and a savings program to support your financial goals.
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- Collaborative culture: Join a supportive wider Supporter Impact team that values shared learning, teamwork and genuine connection.
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- Mission-led purpose: Contribute directly to improving the lives of over 1 million Queenslanders living with neurological conditions. We're the leading and largest provider of support services for Queenslanders living with neurological conditions.
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Want to support our cause in ensuring every Queenslander living with a neuro condition connects to a better life?

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MS Queensland is a leading provider of holistic services for people living with a neurological condition. Building on over 65 years as the peak body for multiple sclerosis (MS) in Queensland, we're committed to ensuring people with neuro conditions can live better lives.

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We do this by building community and human connection, driving neuro wellness, raising awareness, and delivering integrated services to support health, wellbeing, and education.

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For general enquiries or for copies of the full Position Description, contact:

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***********@msqld.org.au. Please note this email address is for enquiries only.

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Our commitment to inclusion

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At MS Queensland, we warmly welcome candidates from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people with disability, LGBTIQA+ communities, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

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📌 Strategic Relationships Manager (Queensland)
🏢 MS Queensland
📍 Queensland