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Looking for your next role in the for-purpose sector? Browse our job board to discover permanent and temporary opportunities across a variety of functions and levels of seniority.

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Since 2004, NGO Recruitment has partnered with for-purpose organisations to source highly sought after candidates for both permanent and temporary roles across all functions.

Providing expert recruitment and executive search across the entire for‑purpose sector, from  grassroots Australian charities to leading international NGOs  and global impact organisations.

About us

NGO Recruitment is Australia’s leading not-for-profit (NFP) sector executive search, recruitment and HR specialist with global reach. We are also the recruitment specialists in the niche discipline of fundraising. For more than two decades, we have sourced talent for the complete range of NFP organisations, from large multinational NGOs to neighbourhood centres, and everything in between. Our unrivalled NFP and corporate networks enable us to find the very best local and international talent to help drive, shape and empower the NFP sector.

Our specialist recruitment services

Executive & board recruitment

At NGO Recruitment, we specialise in exclusive executive search and are extremely successful at recruiting highly qualified difficult to source executives from across the region.

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Permanent recruitment

Our recruitment services are sector specific, role generic. From marketing managers, fundraisers and policy advisors to counsellors, lawyers and payroll managers

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International recruitment

For over 16 years, we have recruited for a wide range of international non-government organisations sourcing both local and expatriate candidates for impactful roles based across the world.

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Temporary and contract recruitment

In Australia and New Zealand, we offer responsive temporary and contract recruitment services, sourcing professionals for fixed-term contracts, ongoing projects and temporary cover.

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Fundraising recruitment

We have an unrivalled understanding of the local and international fundraising industry and the ever-more-sophisticated fundraising skills required to achieve strategic and financial targets.

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Other services

We offer a range of services designed to strengthen and support our recruitment solutions, ensuring a seamless and strategic approach from attraction through to appointment and beyond.

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Case studies

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Cancer Council Victoria

By Shazamme System User • January 9, 2026
Cancer Council Victoria is a not-for-profit organisation which aims to reduce the impact of cancer in Victoria. It is an independent body that advises various groups, including government, on cancer-related issues.
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Butterfly Foundation

By Shazamme System User • January 9, 2026
Founded in 2002 by Claire Middleton, a mother of two daughters who had suffered from anorexia nervosa, Butterfly Foundation is the national charity for all Australians impacted by eating disorders and body image issues, and for the families, friends and communities who support them.
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Four Paws

By Shazamme System User • January 9, 2026
FOUR PAWS is the global animal welfare organisation for animals under direct human influence, which reveals suffering, rescues animals in need and protects them. The organisation’s vision is a world where humans treat animals with respect, empathy and understanding.

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Latest news

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Join NGO Recruitment at the FIA Conference 2025

January 21, 2025
NGO Recruitment is excited to announce we will be attending the FIA Conference 2025 at the International Convention Centre Sydney, 19–21 February 2025.
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NFP Workforce Planning and Salary Snapshot 2024

September 9, 2024
Welcome to NGO Recruitment's latest Workforce Planning and Salary Snapshot FY2024/2025. Download the report in pdf format As Australia's largest N ...
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Interview series, part 16: Branden Barber, Chief Executive Officer at Rainforest Rescue

July 29, 2024
Rainforest Rescue (RR) is a not-for-profit organisation that has been protecting and restoring rainforests since March 1999 by providing opportunities for i ...