Senior Account Manager - Events

You make complex things happen.
This is where that skill matters most.

About the opportunity

This is a project leadership role at the operational heart of one of the most active Events departments in the fundraising sector. As Senior Account Manager - Events, you'll be the Project Lead across a portfolio of major charity clients, responsible for making sure great strategies get executed brilliantly.

You'll work across a talented team of creative, digital, data, and production specialists, coordinating everything from timelines and budgets to stakeholder communication and supplier management. You'll report to one of our Account Strategy Directors and work alongside a team that partners with more than 40 clients across Australia and New Zealand.

Strategy is set. Your job is to bring it to life - on time, on budget, and to a standard our clients keep coming back for.

You can be based in Australia or New Zealand, working fully remote or hybrid. We have offices in Melbourne, Sydney, and Adelaide.

What you'll get to do

• Lead end-to-end project delivery across Events client accounts, from initiation through to completion

• Act as the central coordination point between internal creative, data, digital, and production teams, external suppliers, and clients

• Own project plans, schedules, budgets, and deliverables - keeping everything moving and stakeholders informed

• Lead client work-in-progress meetings, with proactive communication and clear reporting throughout

• Manage project workflows via Kantata and other tools to keep accounts running smoothly

• Support the Account Strategy Directors in identifying opportunities for client growth and process improvement

What you bring

• Demonstrated experience leading complex, multi-stakeholder projects in a fundraising, marketing, or agency environment

• Strong project management skills - you're across the details, you hit deadlines, and you know how to manage competing priorities

• Experience coordinating across creative, digital, and production teams to deliver campaigns end to end

• The communication skills to hold client relationships confidently and keep internal teams aligned

• Comfortable working in a fast-paced agency environment where adaptability matters

• A genuine interest in the not-for-profit sector and what great fundraising looks like

Highly desirable

• Experience in events and/or peer-to-peer fundraising campaigns

• Familiarity with project management tools such as Kantata or Trello

• Experience in planning and executing digital marketing as part of a campaign

Why Donor Republic

Donor Republic is a full-service fundraising and marketing agency dedicated entirely to the not-for-profit sector. Founded by Marcus Blease and Andrew Sabatino - two of the most experienced voices in Australian and New Zealand fundraising - we've built our reputation on rigorous thinking, decades of industry experience, and a genuine commitment to what great fundraising looks like.

Our Events team is experienced, collaborative, and proud of what they deliver. We've been named XRef Employer of the Year three years running.

We work hard, we back each other, and we care about what we do.

Donor Republic is committed to increasing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employment and strongly encourages applications from First Nations people.

Candidates must have Australian or New Zealand work rights to be eligible for this position.

To view the full position description: https://bit.ly/4dzM2zB
Questions? Reach us at ••••@donorrepublic.com.au