Eastern Health is one of Melbourne's largest public health services, delivering high-quality healthcare to diverse communities across Melbourne's east and beyond.

Providing an extensive range of acute, subacute, mental health, community and residential care services, alongside specialist and statewide services, Eastern Health plays a vital role in supporting the health and wellbeing of the communities it serves.

Guided by its promise, Healthier Together, Eastern Health is committed to improving health outcomes through strong partnerships, excellent care and empowered people. Its values of Respect for All, Safe and Welcoming, Partnering in Care, and Innovate, Learn and Lead underpin a collaborative and progressive approach to healthcare delivery.

The Eastern Health Foundation plays an important role in advancing this commitment, connecting philanthropic supporters, corporate partners and the broader community with opportunities to enhance patient care, support innovation and strengthen health services for the future.

About the Role

Building on an established base of individual giving, bequests and community support, the Director will create new opportunities for significant corporate investment, strategic partnerships and major philanthropic gifts. The focus will be on broadening the Foundation’s reach while sustaining the relationships that have supported Eastern Health over time.

A key opportunity is to deepen engagement with the diverse communities and business networks across Eastern Health’s catchment, including the vibrant Box Hill precinct and communities extending across Melbourne’s east and beyond.

Working closely with the Chief Executive, the Director, Eastern Health Foundation is a senior leadership opportunity responsible for shaping and delivering the Foundation's philanthropic strategy, strengthening community engagement and driving sustainable fundraising growth.

The role presents an opportunity to elevate the Foundation's profile, broaden its supporter base and establish a strong, diversified philanthropic income pipeline across major gifts, trusts and foundations, corporate partnerships, gifts in wills and community giving.

As Eastern Health's senior philanthropy leader, you will personally cultivate and steward significant donor relationships, identify major gift opportunities and work closely with the Chief Executive, Board, Executive Leadership Team and clinical leaders to translate organisational priorities into compelling cases for philanthropic support.

You will lead the development and implementation of an ambitious multi-year fundraising strategy, introducing contemporary approaches to donor engagement, stewardship and relationship management while strengthening the systems, governance and operational capabilities required to support long-term success.

Working collaboratively across the organisation,



you will identify opportunities to connect donors and partners with priority clinical, research, capital and service initiatives that deliver meaningful benefits to patients and the wider community.

You will also provide leadership to the Foundation team, fostering a high-performing, collaborative and externally focused culture underpinned by strong financial stewardship, accountability and ethical fundraising practices.

This is an opportunity to shape the future direction of philanthropy at Eastern Health, building the partnerships, capabilities and financial support needed to make a lasting contribution to healthcare across Melbourne's east.

About You

You will bring evidence of growing fundraising or partnership income, including the ability to establish new relationships and convert opportunities into sustained financial support. Experience across healthcare, research, education, not-for-profit or commercial sponsorship environments may be relevant.

You are an accomplished and highly regarded philanthropy or fundraising leader with a demonstrated track record of developing successful fundraising strategies, securing significant philanthropic support and building enduring relationships with donors and senior stakeholders.

You bring strong strategic and commercial acumen, exceptional relationship management skills and the ability to translate complex organisational priorities into compelling opportunities for philanthropic investment.

Your leadership style is collaborative, influential and outcomes-focused, enabling you to engage confidently with Boards, executives, clinicians, corporate partners and community leaders while inspiring teams to achieve ambitious goals.

You will have:

- Significant senior leadership experience in philanthropy, fundraising, advancement or a comparable relationship-led environment, with a demonstrated record of sustainable income growth.
- Proven success developing and executing fundraising strategies and securing substantial support through major gifts, trusts and foundations, corporate partnerships, gifts in wills or other philanthropic channels.
- An established ability to cultivate, solicit and steward major donors and build trusted, long-term relationships with senior executives, Boards, business leaders and philanthropic stakeholders.
- Solid strategic, commercial and financial capability, including experience managing fundraising targets, budgets, donor pipelines and performance outcomes.




- Demonstrated success developing compelling cases for support that connect organisational priorities with donor interests and motivations.
- Sound knowledge of contemporary fundraising practices, governance, donor stewardship, regulatory compliance and ethical fundraising standards.
- Proven ability to lead and develop high-performing teams while strengthening fundraising systems, CRM capability, data insights and operational effectiveness.
- Highly developed communication, influencing and stakeholder engagement skills, with the credibility to represent Eastern Health across philanthropic, corporate and community networks.
- Relevant tertiary qualifications in fundraising, philanthropy, business, marketing, communications or a related discipline, or equivalent substantial senior experience.
- Experience within healthcare, medical research, higher education or another complex, purpose-led organisation will be highly regarded, as will established networks across Victoria's philanthropic, corporate and community sectors.
- Importantly, you will be a values-driven, entrepreneurial and relationship-focused leader who combines strategic vision with the personal drive to secure philanthropic support and deliver meaningful outcomes. You will bring the credibility, judgement and passion to connect people with a shared commitment to improving healthcare.

Why Join Eastern Health?

- Shape the Future of Philanthropy – Lead the strategic direction of the Eastern Health Foundation, strengthening its fundraising capability, community profile and long-term sustainability.
- Make a Meaningful Community Impact – Connect philanthropic investment with initiatives that enhance patient care, advance clinical innovation and improve health outcomes across Melbourne's east.
- Senior Executive Influence – Work directly with the Chief Executive, Board, Executive Leadership Team and clinical leaders to align philanthropic priorities with Eastern Health's strategic direction.
- Build Transformational Partnerships – Develop enduring relationships with major donors, trusts and foundations, corporate organisations and community leaders to create new opportunities for support.
- Drive Growth and Innovation – Introduce contemporary fundraising approaches, strengthen donor engagement and build a diversified pipeline of philanthropic income.
- Lead and Inspire – Develop a high-performing Foundation team and foster a collaborative, ambitious and purpose-led fundraising culture.
- Be Part of a Values-Driven Organisation – Join one of Melbourne's largest public health services, united by its promise of Healthier Together and a commitment to delivering excellent care through partnership and innovation.

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📌 Director, Eastern Health Foundation (Melbourne)
🏢 Alumni Global
📍 Melbourne