Fundraising Specialist - Trusts and Foundations

The Organisation
  
Asthma Australia has been the leading charity for people with asthma and their communities for over 60 years. Asthma affects nearly 2.8 million Australians, with children disproportionately impacted. It remains a serious and often misunderstood condition, contributing to preventable hospitalisations and a daily health risk for thousands of Australians.
  
In the context of climate change, worsening air quality and health inequity, Asthma Australia plays a critical advocacy, education and service delivery role. The organisation’s work is grounded in evidence and lived experience, partnering with people with asthma to design solutions, influence policy and improve health outcomes so people can live freely, unrestricted by asthma.


Benefits & Culture

• Join a purpose-driven national health charity creating tangible impact for people with asthma
• Specialist role in a purpose-led organisation with flexible working options
• Collaborative, values-led culture grounded in evidence, inclusion and lived experience

  
The Role

Reporting to the Director of Development, this role will lead and grow Trusts & Foundations income as a core pillar of Asthma Australia’s revenue strategy, while also contributing to the development of a future-focused Gifts in Wills program to strengthen long-term sustainability.
  
Key responsibilities include:

• Contribute to the Trusts & Foundations strategy, budget and growth targets
• Identify, research and cultivate Trusts & Foundations aligned to organisational priorities
• Lead high-quality grant submissions, proposals and acquittals
• Develop compelling cases for support and impact narratives for institutional funders
• Build and steward long-term partnerships with Trusts & Foundations
• Maintain robust pipeline management, forecasting and reporting
• Collaborate across fundraising, marketing and service delivery to align funding with impact

Skills Required
  
You bring demonstrated experience in Trusts & Foundations fundraising, with strong capability in translating organisational strategy and impact into compelling institutional funding propositions.
  
You will also bring:

• Proven experience in prospect research, strong grant writing, proposal development and acquittal reporting
• Strong institutional pipeline management, forecasting and reporting capability
• Highly developed written and verbal communication skills
• Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship management
• Strategic mindset with learning agility and evidence-based decision making
• Digital fundraising or CRM/marketing automation exposure

If you’re passionate about building long-term impact and sustainability for people living with asthma, please apply by submitting your cover letter responding to the skills required above, along with your resume quoting ref 1422290. To request a full information package please email: officeadministrator@ngorecruitment.com (no applications here please).

Please note there is no formal closing date for this role, if you are interested, we would encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

NGO Recruitment values equitable recruitment practices and is committed to representing candidates reflective of the diverse organisations and communities we work with. We welcome and encourage applications from all backgrounds, ages, and identities, and are happy to adjust our recruitment process to support accessibility needs. If you are interested in this position and have most of the skills or experience we are looking for, please go ahead and apply.