Communications & Fundraising Specialist

Communications & Fundraising Specialist (Part-Time, 3–4 days/week)

• Location: Remote within Australia (Melbourne slightly preferred)
• Salary: $90,000-$100,000 including super (pro rata 0.6–0.8 FTE), with access to NFP salary packaging
• Reporting to: CEO

Make a real-world difference through powerful storytelling

If your dream job is to craft compelling campaigns, drive real-world impact, and help direct millions of dollars to the world’s most effective charities—this role could be for you.

Effective Altruism Australia is looking for a smart, proactive communicator to lead our fundraising and engagement work. You’ll be responsible for planning and delivering two major campaigns per year (EOFY and holiday season), with support from the CEO. In between campaigns, you’ll manage our core communications infrastructure, including emails, CRM, website updates, and occasional social media posts.

This is a hands-on role for someone who enjoys seeing a project through from start to finish. You’ll write persuasive content, manage donor journeys, coordinate digital communications, and report on results. You’ll also be the main driver of communications logistics across platforms like Mailchimp, our CRM, and our website CMS.

We’re a small team, so you’ll need to be comfortable owning your projects—but you’ll be supported by a former Head of Marketing (our CEO), and you’ll collaborate with a values-aligned, impact-focused team who care deeply about the work.

Why join Effective Altruism Australia?

• Direct impact – Your work will directly increase funding to some of the world’s most effective charities.
• Evidence-based approach – We use data, reasoning, and rigorous evaluation to guide decisions.
• Supportive community – Be part of a mission-driven team and a global network of impact-focused professionals.
• Meaningful results – See tangible evidence of how your communications are helping people and the planet.
• Flexible work – We’re a remote organisation, and support people to work flexibly in ways that suit them. The majority of the team is Melbourne based, so there’s the option to occasionally co-work in person if based in Melbourne.
• Growth and mentorship – You’ll work directly with our CEO, who led marketing at Giving What We Can for 3.5 years. Drive your projects, develop new skills and pitch new ideas to help EAA grow.

Effective Altruism Australia exists to support Australians to tackle the world’s most pressing problems. We do this by facilitating tax-deductible donations to high-impact, rigorously vetted charities in global poverty alleviation and climate action, while providing community events, support, and career opportunities.

Key responsibilities

1. Lead our key fundraising and engagement campaigns

• Plan and deliver two major campaigns per year in collaboration with the CEO
• Write and coordinate emails, web content, and social media posts
• Organise webinars or in-person donor events where relevant
• Set up donation flows and ensure a smooth supporter experience
• Run smaller or tactical campaigns as needed
• Manage timelines and logistics to keep campaigns on track

2. Manage email communications and CRM setup

• Use Mailchimp (or similar) to build, test, segment, and send campaigns
• Maintain structured donor journeys to support engagement and retention
• Keep CRM records accurate and up to date
• Ensure all systems are working as intended before campaign launch

3. Keep our website and content up to date

• Maintain key pages on our website related to campaigns and general updates
• Write and publish occasional blog posts or supporter communications
• Coordinate with any web developers if technical updates are needed

4. Track performance and share insights

• Monitor email and donation metrics, and summarise campaign performance
• Use data to suggest improvements and support future planning

5. Support our public presence

• Monitor social media channels and post occasional updates
• Assist with media tasks such as maintaining media lists or distributing press releases
• Ensure messaging is consistent and values-aligned across platforms

What success looks like

Success in this role means increasing donor engagement, delivering effective campaigns on time, and helping drive significant donation revenue to our partner charities.

What we’re looking For

Essential

• 3+ years experience in digital communications and/or marketing
• Strong writing skills with a clear, concise style
• Confident using tools like Mailchimp and CRMs
• Comfortable working independently and managing your own projects
• A deep commitment to making a positive difference
• Openness to using LLMs and AI tools as part of work

Strongly favoured

• Experience with donor communications or fundraising campaigns
• Familiarity with basic design tools (e.g. Canva) and web editing (e.g. WordPress)
• Understanding of segmentation, donor journeys, and email performance metrics
• Project management experience in a lean, fast-moving environment
• Adaptable and pragmatic approach to challenges

Bonus Skills (great, but not required)

• Knowledge of effective altruism, global health, or development
• SEO, impact measurement, or data visualisation experience
• Events, media, or PR experience
• Basic HTML or light web design familiarity

Hiring process

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, so we encourage you to apply early. 

We’re looking for someone to start soon, but we’re happy to wait for the right candidate. 

The hiring process for this role includes four stages:

1. Initial application
2. Submit your CV and respond to a few short-answer questions (approx. 20–30 minutes).
3. Work test
4. Shortlisted candidates will complete a one-hour work test designed to assess core skills relevant to the role.
5. Interview
6. Selected candidates will be invited to a one-hour interview with a small hiring panel. There may also be additional short meetings with other team members to get to know you better.
7. Reference checks
8. We’ll speak with 1–2 professional references before making a final offer.

This process might be lengthier than others, but we want to make sure that both you, and our team feel like this is a good fit, and feel excited about working together.

As we’re reviewing applications on a rolling basis, please expect to spend 1-2 weeks at most at each stage before hearing a decision about whether we’re continuing to progress your application.

Diversity and inclusion

We’re committed to building an inclusive workplace. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and identities, and we’re happy to make reasonable adjustments to make the application process or role more accessible. If you’re unsure whether you’re a good fit, we’d still love to hear from you.