Fundraising and Community Engagement Officer

Competitive Remuneration Generous Salary Packaging

Permanent Full-Time Position

Northmead location

CareFlight is an Australian charity and aeromedical organisation voted consistently as one of Australias most trusted Brands. Our mission is to save lives speed recovery and serve the community through delivering our charitable social purpose.

Proudly a 2023 HRD 5 Star Employer of Choice we operate across Australia with major base locations in NSW and the NT. Our specially trained doctors nurses paramedics and aircrew use helicopters turbo prop aircraft aeromedical jets and patient transport vehicles to provide critical support to over 8500 patients each year.

The role

We currently have an opportunity for a Fundraising & Community Engagement Officer who plays a key role supporting our Events Manager in executing community fundraising campaigns with a focus on growing income engagement and awareness of peer-to-peer events and our community fundraising portfolio.

You will coordinate CareFlights relationships with community groups and individuals to secure donors community fundraisers and advocacy for CareFlights mission and lifesaving services. Using your exceptional communication and presentation ability to engage audiences at a variety of public facing events whilst building relationships with both internal and external stakeholders

Utilising your project management skills you will develop and implement community fundraising activities managing relationships with donors and third-party agencies in line with budgets and plans.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Execute peer to peer and community fundraising campaigns and events in line with budgets and plans.
• Recruit and support community fundraisers and groups to stage their own events and other fundraising activities on behalf of CareFlight including implementing recognition strategies to acknowledge and thank fundraisers and encourage loyalty.
• Work with internal stakeholders and third party agencies to implement campaigns online via digital fundraising platforms and offline.
• Coordinate authority to fundraise applications and host base visits with external stakeholders.
• Coordinate appearance enquiries with community groups such as clubs and societies other interest groups and present talks on CareFlight at external and third party events promoting our brand favourably whilst raising funds.
• Recruit induct and assist with supervision of volunteers for community fundraising programs. Lead volunteers and casual events staff to engage with community at events and conduct fundraising and merchandise sales.
• Maintain up to date and accurate donor data on CareFlights CRM system (currently Raisers Edge).
• Meet or exceed required targets in securing new and retained community groups and individual as fundraisers and advocates and other agreed KPIs.
• Prepare project briefs plans and post-activity reports.
• Assist the Events Manager the Events and Fundraising team with other tasks as required.

To be successful in this role you will have the following:

Essential

• Previous successful experience in a peer to peer fundraising community engagement or relationship development role.
• Excellent interpersonal skills to connect build and manage relationships with a broad range of external and internal individuals groups and stakeholders.
• Demonstrated strong communication skills both verbal and written including confidence in public speaking.
• Excellent administration time management organisation and planning skills with attention to detail and ability to coordinate multiple projects simultaneously.
• Competence and confidence with using digital fundraising platforms and CRM databases to record report and analyse supporter/client information.
• Proficiency with all Microsoft Office programs including Word Excel PowerPoint Teams and Outlook.
• Current Drivers Licence.

Desirable

• Tertiary qualifications in Fundraising Marketing Sales or related area.
• Previous experience within the not-for-profit sector.
• Ability to tow a trailer with fundraising apparatus to events (or willingness to gain skills).

How to apply

If you would like to be part of our team you can apply using the link below. Please ensure you attach a current resume and covering letter that addresses the roles essential criteria. Applications for this opportunity will close on Wednesday 25th March 2026.

For additional information please contact

CareFlight values diversity in the workplace.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are encouraged to apply.

All employees must comply with CareFlights Drug and Alcohol Management Plan (DAMP) as required by CASA and may be subject to random workplace testing.

Criminal Record and Working with Children Checks also apply.

CareFlight: The next life we save could be yours