Are you ready to join a team of unstoppable changemakers at one of Australia’s largest children’s charities and one of the largest children’s hospital foundations in the world? Sydney Children’s Hospitals Foundation (SCHF) is seeking people who think big, aim high and want to help bring about a groundbreaking new revolution in kids’ health. Working at SCHF goes beyond just being a job; it offers the prospect to join a change-making and future-shaping team that is making incredible contributions and being part of something bigger. Following a year of exceptional fundraising achievements, we are experiencing growth.

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Join us in our Movement of Many

Our Vision is to foster a place where all children should have access to the best possible healthcare, whenever and wherever they need it. That’s why we’re on a mission to harness the power of philanthropy, bringing world-leading care to the front line and future of children’s health.

Here are a few things that we care about as a team at SCHF. Five simple Employee Value Proposition (EVP) values that guide our behaviour, inform our decisions, and help us do what we do, in a way that is authentically us.

- Think big, aim high
- Lift those around you
- Real meaning, actual change
- Be you

About the role

The Director, Data & Technology plays a central role in driving data driven decision making within the organisation. The team is structured across three functions. Donor Systems manages the integrity, administration and integration of SCHF’s donor database and CRM platforms,



ensuring fundraisers have accurate, accessible supporter data. Data Engineering builds and maintains the data pipelines and architecture that connect systems, enable reliable reporting and support AI ready data environments.

Data Analytics translates data into actionable insights to support fundraising strategy, revenue forecasting and organisational decision making, and operates as a shared service working closely with the Director of Strategy & Brand, the Finance Director and the Philanthropy team. Information technology services, including service desk and cyber security operations, are delivered by a managed service provider under the Director’s management.

This is a leadership role rather than a hands-on delivery role. The Director sets direction, priorities, standards and governance, and holds the three Heads accountable for delivery within their functions. The role does require genuine technical understanding across CRM and donor systems, data engineering and analytics, artificial intelligence, and technology operations and security, sufficient to set direction, test proposals, assure quality, make sound investment decisions and lead specialists credibly.

The Director plays a pivotal role in shaping SCHF as a data driven organisation.



They partner with fundraising and operational leaders to understand their objectives and translate these into data and technology outcomes that grow revenue and improve supporter experience. They ensure solid data governance, and they hold accountability for the cyber and data security, privacy and integrity of SCHF’s systems and supporter data.

Job Responsibilities:

Strategy, Governance and Direction

- Lead and deliver SCHF’s Data & Technology Strategy, aligned with organisational and fundraising priorities.
- Own the data and technology roadmap, covering governance, data quality, platforms, infrastructure and business insights.
- Establish an effective operating model and oversee Data Analytics as a shared service across the organisation.
- Drive technology and platform decisions, ensuring enterprise fit, value for money and measurable ROI.
- Maximise adoption and value of existing technology investments before introducing new solutions.
- Implement robust data governance frameworks to ensure trusted, consistent and high-quality reporting.
- Optimise team resources to balance strategic projects and business-as-usual priorities.
- Chair the Data & Technology Steering Committee, aligning priorities, overseeing investment decisions and driving cross-functional initiatives.

Data, Insight and Fundraising Performance

- Ensure accurate, accessible and well-governed donor data across SCHF’s CRM and fundraising platforms.
- Lead the analytics agenda across the donor lifecycle, supporting acquisition, retention, major gifts, bequests, community fundraising and events.
- Deliver donor insights including segmentation, propensity modelling, wealth screening, lifetime value and campaign performance analysis.
- Provide pipeline, portfo

📌 Director, Data, Technology (Sydney)
🏢 Sydney Children's Hospitals Foundation (SCHF)
📍 Sydney