Philanthropy and Partnerships Manager

Build your career. Grow lasting partnerships. Create opportunities for children and young people.

Location: Scoresby (with travel across Melbourne as required)

Salary: $120,000 to $130,000 plus superannuation.

Are you an experienced relationship builder who’s ready to take the next step in your fundraising or partnerships career?

At Anchor, every partnership creates opportunities for children, young people and families to thrive. We’re looking for a passionate and motivated Philanthropy & Partnerships Manager who wants to help grow our impact by building meaningful relationships with donors, trusts, foundations and community partners.

This is an exciting opportunity to take ownership of an emerging philanthropy program, work alongside experienced leaders, and help shape the future of fundraising at a respected not-for-profit organisation.

About Anchor

Anchor is a leading provider of services for children, young people and families across Victoria. Every day we work alongside people experiencing vulnerability, helping them build stronger futures through evidence-informed, compassionate support.

Our Business Development & Support team plays a critical role in growing our impact by developing strategic partnerships, securing new funding opportunities and strengthening our profile across the sector.

About the Role

Reporting to the Executive Manager – Business Development & Support, you’ll play a key role in growing Anchor’s philanthropic income and developing meaningful relationships with supporters who share our vision.

You’ll manage existing donor relationships while helping to establish and grow our major donor and trusts and foundations program. Working closely with senior leaders, you’ll identify new opportunities, develop compelling funding proposals and create exceptional donor experiences that inspire long-term support.

This is a hands-on role with plenty of opportunity to influence strategy, build your expertise and develop your career in philanthropy.

What You’ll Be Doing

Build and nurture relationships with donors, trusts, foundations and strategic partners.
Develop compelling funding proposals, presentations and impact reports.
Identify and cultivate new major donor opportunities.
Grow and manage a pipeline of prospective supporters.
Confidently engage with donors and make funding asks aligned to agreed targets.
Maintain and use the donor CRM to manage relationships and report on performance.
Collaborate with Marketing and Communications to deliver engaging fundraising campaigns.
Represent Anchor professionally across the philanthropic and community sectors.

About You

You’re someone who enjoys building genuine relationships and is motivated by creating positive social impact. You’re commercially minded, organised and confident engaging with a wide range of stakeholders.

You may already be working in fundraising, philanthropy, business development, partnerships or relationship management and are now looking for an opportunity where you can take greater ownership and continue developing your career.

You’ll Bring:

Experience in fundraising, philanthropy, partnerships or donor relationship management.
Success managing stakeholder relationships and growing engagement.
Excellent written communication and proposal writing skills.
Confidence presenting to and influencing a range of stakeholders.
Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities.
A proactive approach and genuine passion for achieving outcomes.
Experience using a CRM or donor management system (highly regarded).

Why Join Anchor?

At Anchor, you’ll join an organisation where your work has a direct impact on the lives of children, young people and families.

We offer:

A purpose-driven role where your work genuinely matters.
The opportunity to build and shape a growing philanthropy program.
A supportive and collaborative leadership team invested in your success.
Ongoing professional development and career growth opportunities.
Flexible working arrangements.
Salary packaging benefits.
A values-led culture where people are encouraged to innovate, collaborate and make a difference.

Essential Requirements

Relevant tertiary qualification or equivalent experience.
Current Victorian Driver Licence.
Current Working with Children Check (or ability to obtain).
National Criminal History Check.

Ready to Make an Impact?

If you’re ready to take the next step in your fundraising or partnerships career and want to help create brighter futures for children and young people, we’d love to hear from you.

Please review the full position description and apply via our website, telling us why this role is the right fit for you at www.anchor.org.au. Applications will be reviewed as they’re received.

Applications close Tuesday 4 August 2026

For a confidential conversation or further information, contact People and Culture via email at employment@anchor.org.au.

Anchor reserves the right to commence recruitment immediately. Only applicants with legal working rights in Australia will be considered.

Our Child Safety, Diversity and Inclusion Commitment

Anchor is a child safe organisation, committed to child safety and wellbeing. Anchor recruits’ staff in accordance with the Child Safe Standards Victoria.

At Anchor, we aim to ensure every individual is treated with dignity and respect regardless of their cultural background, ability, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, spirituality, or religion.  We welcome and strongly encourage applications from diverse backgrounds and people with lived experience to apply.

Anchor is committed to creating a culturally safe environment that values and supports Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people(s); where culture and heritage is acknowledged, and respected, as being core to their existence. We recognise and respect the unique culture and contribution that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people bring to our communities.  We welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People.

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