Mater Central Queensland - Rockhampton - Rockhampton QLD

Permanent

17d ago , from Mater Central Queensland - Rockhampton

About the role

Join Mater Foundation as our new Community Relationship Manager in Rockhampton and help grow support for life-changing healthcare across Central Queensland. This is a permanent, full-time position.

In this community-focused role, you'll build meaningful relationships with clinicians, supporters, community groups and local stakeholders, identify new fundraising opportunities and inspire philanthropic investment that makes a real difference to patients and families. You'll help deliver major campaigns and events, including the International Women's Day Fun Run, Nine Telethon supporting Mater Little Miracles and Mater Giving Day , while strengthening Mater Foundation's presence across the region.

If you're passionate about building connections, creating lasting impact and strengthening communities, we'd love to hear from you.

Salary: Commensurate with experience plus superannuation and access to not-for-profit salary packaging up to $15,900+ access to many staff benefits!

What you'll be doing

- Build and nurture strong relationships with community fundraisers, local businesses, service clubs, hospital auxiliaries, Mater teams and community organisations.
- Support community fundraisers and event participants with guidance, resources and stewardship to help them achieve their fundraising goals.
- Coordinate community fundraising campaigns, third-party fundraising activities, peer-to-peer events and community initiatives.




- Identify new opportunities to grow community participation, engagement and fundraising income across Central Queensland.
- Represent Mater Foundation at community events and activities, acting as an enthusiastic ambassador for Mater.
- Work collaboratively with internal teams to deliver supporter-focused fundraising and engagement initiatives.
- Maintain accurate supporter records and monitor fundraising activity, providing insights to support continuous improvement.
- Identify and refer potential major donors, corporate partners and other fundraising opportunities to the relevant teams.
- Support community events across North Queensland, including Townsville, as required.

About you

You're a confident relationship builder who genuinely enjoys connecting with people and making a difference in the community. You'll bring:

- Experience in fundraising, community development, event management, project management or a related field.
- At least two years’ experience in relationship management or fundraising, with a demonstrated ability to engage and build relationships with supporters or stakeholders.
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to connect with people from diverse backgrounds.




- Strong organisation and project management skills, including the ability to manage timelines, budgets and competing priorities.
- A proactive and creative approach, with the initiative to identify new opportunities and ways of working.
- Experience working with CRM databases, Microsoft Office, Excel and online fundraising platforms.
- An understanding of contemporary fundraising and the not-for-profit sector, with a genuine commitment to philanthropy.
- A passion for working with regional communities, ideally with an existing network across Rockhampton and/or Central Queensland.
- The ability to work autonomously while contributing positively to a collaborative team environment.

Some out-of-hours work will be required from time to time to attend fundraising events and community activities, along with some intrastate travel for training, onboarding and connection with the Brisbane-based team.

Mater is Queensland's largest not-for-profit healthcare provider, delivering exceptional care to nearly 700,000 patients each year across 11 (soon to be 12) hospitals. We're leaders in healthcare, education, fundraising & philanthropy and research - and it's our people who make the difference.

We're looking for passionate individuals to join our team and help shape the future of care. At Mater, you'll be part of a purpose-driven organisation that values innovation, compassion, and excellence.

- Increase your take-home pay with generous salary packaging options, including meal and entertainment perks

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📌 Community Relationship Manager - CQ (Rockhampton Regional)
🏢 Mater Central Queensland - Rockhampton
📍 Rockhampton Regional