Got a general career enquiry?
Contact us to find out more about working with Australian Communities Foundation.
About
Australian Communities Foundation is a non-profit, intermediary foundation working with hundreds of everyday philanthropists to support structured giving, address social issues, and create positive, community-led change.
We are currently home to more than 600 Funds and Foundations led by families, individuals, giving groups, and corporate/NFP organisations across Australia. In 25 years, we have grown into one of Australia’s largest community foundations with a unique national focus.
We foster a supportive, collaborative, values-led, and flexible team environment. You will have the opportunity to be involved in projects that make a meaningful difference to people and planet. We believe in a fairer Australia – one where social, environmental and cultural justice is the norm – and if you want to join our team, you should too!
Our purpose: Activate a nation of givers to create a fairer and more sustainable Australia.
Our role: As a broker of change, we enable, support and amplify giving.
Our promise: We are an organisation built on strong values, using capital as a means of achieving impact.
Our values: Inclusion, Agency, Courage and Fairness.
Current Opportunities
Office Manager / Executive Assistant
Are you seeking a role in a for-purpose organisation? Are you organised, proactive, and skilled at multi-tasking across both practical and more complex tasks? Join our team as Office Manager and Executive Assistant.
- Pivotal role – with scope for potentially either 4 or 5 days per week and working from home 1 day a week option
- Working with a small, friendly and collaborative team of people who are passionate about influencing social justice and equity in philanthropy
- Between 8 to 10 wellness days annually prorated based on number of days worked.
For queries regarding this role, please contact Caroline Bando, People and Culture Lead, on (03) 9412 0412 or via joinus@communityfoundation.org.au
To be considered for this role, please review the position description, and send your cover letter and resume via the Ethical Jobs or Seek job boards. A cover letter is required for applications to be considered. All applications must be lodged by 5pm AEDT Monday 25 November. Applications may close earlier if a suitable applicant is found.
Australian Communities Foundation is proud to be an inclusive and equal-opportunity workplace, and to provide all staff and contractors with a safe, respectful and rewarding environment. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people identifying as LGBTQIA+, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, and people with lived experience of disability.
Benefits We Offer
- A paid day off per month for Wellness – for you to focus on you
- A friendly, collaborative and flexible work environment
- A community workplace where well-behaved dogs are welcome
- A workplace committed to embedding best practice D&I and Reconciliation strategies
- Employee Assistance Program
- Learning opportunities through our philanthropy and for-purpose network
Great Place To Work Certified
Australian Communities Foundation is Great Place to Work-Certified™. For 2023-24, 95% of our team is proud to work here and think the Foundation is a great place to work.