Director of Individual Giving
Location: Burwood East, Victoria 3151
Reports to: Head of Donor Engagement
Lead with Vision. Drive Impact. Transform Lives.
Are you a strategic, results-driven fundraising leader ready to elevate individual giving? We’re seeking a passionate, forward-thinking professional to shape the future of our Individual Giving program within the Private Funding department — someone who builds meaningful connections, drives sustainable growth, and inspires generosity that transforms lives.
In this pivotal role, you’ll design and deliver a multi-channel fundraising strategy that exceeds revenue and engagement targets. You’ll lead with purpose, data, and creativity — enhancing the donor journey, maximising lifetime value, and building a strong pipeline for future philanthropy.
Why You’ll Love Working With Us
At World Vision Australia, your work creates real impact — empowering children and communities worldwide. We support our people through:
- Purpose & Impact: Be part of meaningful, lasting change.
- Flexibility & Balance: Hybrid working and a supportive, family-friendly culture.
- Growth & Development: Learning, mentoring, and global collaboration.
- Values-Driven Culture: Passionate, inclusive, and mission-focused colleagues.
- Competitive Benefits: Salary packaging, meals & entertainment benefits, birthday leave, travel discounts.
Your Purpose
Provide visionary leadership in individual giving for the Private Funding department — driving innovation, growth, and excellence across all channels. You’ll empower your team, foster collaboration, and ensure every dollar raised delivers tangible impact for children and families in need.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership & Growth
- Develop and execute a multi-channel fundraising strategy (direct mail, digital,and other fundraising channels to exceed targets.
- Drive donor acquisition, retention, and lifetime value through data insights and continuous improvement.
- Manage budgets and performance to maximise ROI and sustainability.
Donor Engagement & Stewardship
- Strengthen the donor journey through meaningful communication and impact reporting.
- Partner with Philanthropic Managers to grow individual giving.
- Uphold the highest standards of accountability and compliance.
Team & Collaboration
- Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team.
- Collaborate across fundraising, finance, and program teams for aligned delivery.
- Represent World Vision in key networks to drive innovation and partnerships.
What You’ll Bring
- Senior experience leading individual or cash giving programs, ideally in an INGO or complex fundraising environment.
- Proven success in multi-channel fundraising, donor acquisition, and retention.
- Strong commercial acumen and analytical skills.
- Exceptional communication, influence, and relationship-building.
- Passion for creating social impact through innovative fundraising.
- Tertiary qualifications in fundraising, communications, or related field (highly regarded).
The selection process
For your information, the interviews will start immediately, and the role may be filled before the closing date.
We embrace diversity, employing people from a variety of cultural and religious backgrounds. We take our Safeguarding responsibilities seriously and we are committed to providing an environment that is safe for children. Our stringent recruitment procedures make sure the safest and most suitable people work with the children in our programs. All successful candidates will undergo all required pre-employment checks which is inclusive of a criminal record check.
We provide our staff and volunteers with ongoing supervision, support, and training in their work with vulnerable children and their families. World Vision Australia participates in the Inter-Agency Scheme for the Disclosure of Safeguarding-related Misconduct in Recruitment Process within the Humanitarian and Development Sector.
Who we are
World Vision is a Christian organisation that empowers everyday Australians to create meaningful change for children through relief, development and advocacy work.
For more information on World Vision and the work we do, please visit our website: https://www.worldvision.com.au/about-us
Ready to Lead with Purpose?
If you’re a visionary fundraiser who thrives on challenge, collaboration, and creating measurable impact — we want to hear from you.
Apply now and help us shape a better future, one donor relationship at a time.
World Vision Australia is a Christian relief, development and advocacy organisation that is dedicated to transforming the lives of children and communities by tackling the causes of poverty. We are dedicated to increasing opportunities for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people in line with our Reconciliation Action Plan
