Individual Giving Specialist
Individual Giving Specialist
Posted
15-Aug-2025
Location
Sydney
Sector
Charities
Salary
Work Type
Permanent
Reference
3952577
About ACON
ACON creates opportunities for people to live their healthiest lives. Through advocacy, health promotion, and community engagement, ACON works to strengthen health and wellbeing for LGBTQ+ people across NSW.
About the Role
Reporting to the Director of Marketing, Communications and Fundraising, you’ll be responsible for developing and delivering strategies to grow ACON’s base of individual donors, enhance supporter journeys and maximise donor lifetime value.
You will:
About You
You are a strategic and collaborative fundraising professional who has a strong understanding of both mass market and relationship fundraising to build meaningful donor relationships. You’ll bring:
This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to a purposeful and inclusive organisation making real impact. ACON offers:
Apply Now
If you’re ready to use your fundraising expertise to create meaningful impact, apply today with your CV and a brief cover letter outlining your suitability for the role.
For more information, or a confidential discussion, contact Joseph Murray at Beaumont People: Joseph.Murray@beaumontpeople.com.au or 02 9093 4934
Applications will be reviewed as they’re received
ACON are grounded in the belief that diversity is our strength, our differentiator, and at the core of who we are and what we do. As part of our commitment to inclusion, we encourage applications from people living with HIV, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and LGBTQ people from culturally, linguistically and ethnically diverse, migrant and refugee backgrounds, and LGBTQ people of colour.
Beaumont People have been engaged to recruit this role. Please direct all enquiries to Beaumont People. Beaumont People believe a diverse workplace is a happy workplace and encourage applications from people of all different backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from CALD backgrounds and people with disabilities. They do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital or parental status.
Should you require a reasonable accommodation to be made for your application to be assessed Beaumont People would be more than happy to discuss how that can be arranged.
ACON creates opportunities for people to live their healthiest lives. Through advocacy, health promotion, and community engagement, ACON works to strengthen health and wellbeing for LGBTQ+ people across NSW.
About the Role
Reporting to the Director of Marketing, Communications and Fundraising, you’ll be responsible for developing and delivering strategies to grow ACON’s base of individual donors, enhance supporter journeys and maximise donor lifetime value.
You will:
- Lead the planning and execution of multi-channel fundraising campaigns including appeals, regular giving, bequests, and partnerships
- Develop and implement donor acquisition and retention initiatives to build sustainable growth
- Use data and insights to inform strategy, track results and optimise campaigns
- Manage relationships with external agencies (digital, direct marketing, telemarketing, face-to-face) to deliver effective campaigns
- Collaborate across the organisation to ensure fundraising activity aligns with ACON’s broader strategic goals
About You
You are a strategic and collaborative fundraising professional who has a strong understanding of both mass market and relationship fundraising to build meaningful donor relationships. You’ll bring:
- Proven experience in individual giving, direct marketing, donor acquisition and retention.
- Knowledge of donor development strategies and donor motivations
- Experience managing internal stakeholders and external agencies (digital, direct marketing, telemarketing, face-to-face).
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to inspire and engage donors.
- High-level planning, project management and organisational skills.
- Strong understanding of and commitment to ACON’s communities, as well as all LGBTQ+ people and people living with HIV.
This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to a purposeful and inclusive organisation making real impact. ACON offers:
- Opportunity to build and grow a fundraising team
- Flexible working arrangements
- 70 Hour Fortnight
- Generous salary packaging benefits
- Additional leave entitlements under their Enterprise Agreement
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Discounts on unique accommodation experiences to support wellbeing
Apply Now
If you’re ready to use your fundraising expertise to create meaningful impact, apply today with your CV and a brief cover letter outlining your suitability for the role.
For more information, or a confidential discussion, contact Joseph Murray at Beaumont People: Joseph.Murray@beaumontpeople.com.au or 02 9093 4934
Applications will be reviewed as they’re received
ACON are grounded in the belief that diversity is our strength, our differentiator, and at the core of who we are and what we do. As part of our commitment to inclusion, we encourage applications from people living with HIV, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and LGBTQ people from culturally, linguistically and ethnically diverse, migrant and refugee backgrounds, and LGBTQ people of colour.
Beaumont People have been engaged to recruit this role. Please direct all enquiries to Beaumont People. Beaumont People believe a diverse workplace is a happy workplace and encourage applications from people of all different backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from CALD backgrounds and people with disabilities. They do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital or parental status.
Should you require a reasonable accommodation to be made for your application to be assessed Beaumont People would be more than happy to discuss how that can be arranged.
