Individual Giving Lead

• This is a re-advertised position. Previous applicants are not required to re-apply.

An excellent opportunity is available for an Individual Giving Lead to join the Fundraising and Philanthropy Department at Australia's pre-eminent biomedical research institute.

About the Position

The Individual Giving Lead plays a key role in driving growth in the Institute's mass donor base through the delivery and optimisation of integrated fundraising campaigns and donor journeys. Working across digital, annual giving, and regular giving channels, the role focuses on creating seamless and engaging experiences that attract, convert, and retain supporters. A core aspect of the position is strengthening donor relationships through well-designed communications and journeys that move individuals from first-time giving into sustained, long-term support.

The role ensures campaigns are insight-led and performance-focused, using data to continually refine targeting, messaging, and donor experience. It supports the development of a strong subscription-based regular giving program, alongside broader appeal activity including Giving Days and rapid response campaigns. A strong emphasis is placed on donor lifecycle management, ensuring timely and relevant engagement across key stages such as onboarding, conversion, and reactivation.

The Individual Giving Lead will balance creativity, analytical thinking, and operational discipline to deliver consistent revenue growth and improve donor value over time.

Selection Criteria

Essential Knowledge and Skills:

• Tertiary qualification in Marketing, Communications, Fundraising, Business, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• Demonstrated experience delivering fundraising, direct marketing, or multi-channel campaign programs.
• Strong capability in digital fundraising, including email campaign delivery, website donation journeys, and optimisation of online conversion pathways to drive donor acquisition and revenue growth.
• Knowledge of donor lifecycle principles, including acquisition, onboarding, conversion, retention, and reactivation strategies.
• Experience with CRM systems and email marketing platforms used for campaign delivery and segmentation.
• Ability to develop and deliver regular giving or subscription-style fundraising programs, including acquisition and retention strategies.
• Experience interpreting campaign performance data and applying insights to improve outcomes.
• Strong communication skills, including the ability to develop clear, compelling donor-facing messaging and content.

Personal Qualities:

• Highly organised and capable of managing multiple campaigns, deadlines, and competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Detail-focused, with a commitment to accuracy and quality across campaign execution, content, and data.
• Collaborative and solutions-oriented, working effectively across marketing, digital, and data teams to deliver shared outcomes.
• Proactive and improvement-focused, with a mindset of testing, learning, and refining approaches to improve performance.

Terms of Appointment

This position is ongoing in a full time capacity. Salary is Professional Services Employee Level 7 ($108,119 - $117,039). Very attractive salary packaging options are available for general living expenses, meal entertainment, novated leasing and more. 12% superannuation payable, plus up to a further 5% after the first 6 months of service via our matching superannuation scheme.

General enquiries can be directed to recruitment@wehi.edu.au using the subject line: Individual Giving Lead enquiry via EthicalJobs.

A position description is available here.

How to Apply

Please apply via the "Apply Now" button by uploading your CV, cover letter and a document addressing the key selection criteria in pdf format.

This is a re-advertised position. Previous applicants are not required to re-apply.

WEHI - Brighter together

WEHI is where the world's brightest minds collaborate and innovate to make discoveries that will help us to live healthier for longer. Our medical researchers have been serving the community for more than 100 years. We bring together people with different skills and experience who are committed to long-term discovery. Our teams of researchers are committed to solving the most complex health problems, making transformative discoveries for cancer, infectious and immune diseases, developmental disorders and healthy ageing.

WEHI is a place where people are able to shine. People who are inquisitive, who are committed, who are passionate. People who want to make a difference. And we are committed to ensuring they have the tools to flourish, personally and professionally. We are a community of researchers, students and professional service staff who work towards achieving discoveries that improve human health. We are driven by collaboration, curiosity and creativity. We are committed to making a positive difference to the lives of people in Australia and around the world. We are WEHI. We are brighter together.

WEHI's commitment to diversity and inclusion

At WEHI we strive to foster a flexible working environment that encourages individual differences and promotes collaboration and creativity. We recognise that talent does not sit within a single identifiable group in our society and that WEHI's ability to shape contemporary scientific thinking and deliver leading professional services relies on a diversity of thought within our organisation. Our action to promote gender equality has been recognised with an Athena SWAN Bronze Award from Science in Australia Gender Equity (SAGE) and we offer a range of support for women researchers.

Our commitment to celebrating diversity and addressing inequities is further demonstrated through our Diversity and Inclusion Strategy, Gender Action Plan, Reconciliation Action Plan and our WE-Pride network for LGBTQIA+ staff and students. We actively encourage applications from, people with a disability, culturally, religiously and linguistically diverse people and people with diverse genders and sexualities. Should you require support during the recruitment process due to special needs or consideration, please contact the People and Culture team via hr@wehi.edu.au.

WEHI's commitment to Indigenous employment

WEHI is working to create a future where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples will be engaged at the scientific frontier, making exciting discoveries and decisions about the future of health in this country, and part of a leading professional services workforce supporting the realisation of these discoveries. We are committed to creating a culturally safe workplace and offering career development and leadership opportunities to First Nations staff and students. We strongly encourage any Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply.

A position description is attached.