We are looking for a full time, passionate and driven Community Fundraising Coordinator to help us grow our impact though community led fundraising.

As Community Fundraising Coordinator, you’ll be the friendly face and guiding hand for our incredible community fundraisers. From marathons to sausage sizzles, you’ll support and inspire individuals and community groups to raise vital funds for Very Special Kids.

You’ll be responsible for a diverse portfolio of third-party fundraising activities, providing end-to-end supporter care — from onboarding and guidance to post-event stewardship — ensuring all fundraisers feel supported, appreciated, and inspired to continue their journey with us. You will also help identify and cultivate high-potential fundraisers, converting one-off support into long-term engagement.

At Very Special Kids, we nurture and foster a culture where our team is empowered, supported and safe through the process of caring for children, young people, and families. Very Special Kids is committed to the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of all children. Our Child Safety Policy, Rights of the Child Charter and Charter of Rights outlines our commitment to child safety and the expectations we have for staff, contractors and volunteers when working with children and young people.

As part of our team, you will have access to education and training to enhance your personal and professional development; expert specialist resources; and the well-being support you need to make a bigger impact to the organisation that supports the children, young people and families in our care.

About Very Special Kids:

At Very Special Kids, we believe that all children and young people have the right to a quality of life, no matter how long or short their life may be. We are a highly respected organisation with circa 100 employees and over 600 volunteers who provide essential, free-of-charge, palliative care services for children and young people living with a life-limiting condition. Very Special Kids provides specialist services for the whole family, including counselling, peer support, bereavement support and respite and end of life care at Victoria’s only hospice for children and young people.

To be successful you’ll be a natural communicator with a flair for relationship-building and a heart for community. You thrive in a fast-paced environment and love seeing others succeed. You will bring:

Strong interpersonal and written communication skills

Experience in fundraising, events, or community engagement

Creativity and initiative to develop engaging campaigns

Experience in managing and co-ordinating human resources including large number of volunteers

A passion for making a difference in the lives of children and families

A willingness to work outside of traditional business hours occasionally, to support activities and events.

Very Special Kids offers its employees a unique and rewarding environment including a supportive team, beautiful setting conveniently located in Malvern close to Glenferrie Road shops. Employee benefits including free onsite parking, not-for-profit salary packaging, health & wellbeing initiatives, and professional development allowance to support career development.

At Very Special Kids, our goal is for our workforce to reflect the diverse community we serve. We continually seek to employ people of any gender, age, religion, sexual orientation, with a disability, Aboriginal Australians and varied cultural backgrounds. If this sounds like you, please take a look at the position description below.

Applications are open until Sunday 31 August 2025. Please include a cover letter, addressing the key selection criteria and an updated copy of your resume via [email protected]. We will review applications as they are received.

Very Special Kids is committed to providing a child-safe environment and requires all staff to have Working with Children Check and Police Record Checks. Clinical Services staff are also required to provide evidence to demonstrate vaccination against COVID-19 and seasonal flu vaccinations.