Development & Impact Manager

Development & Impact Manager

Full Time | Flexible working arrangements available, including option for 4 days

At Coast Shelter, we believe everyone deserves a safe place to call home. Every day, our teams provide support to people experiencing homelessness, domestic and family violence, and other complex challenges across the Central Coast.

We’re looking for an experienced and strategic Development & Impact Manager to lead our fundraising, philanthropy, grants, and impact initiatives. This is a unique opportunity to shape the future sustainability of Coast Shelter by securing new funding opportunities, strengthening strategic partnerships, and demonstrating the meaningful impact of our services. If you’re passionate about creating lasting social change and have a proven ability to secure funding and build strong stakeholder relationships, we’d love to hear from you.

Life at Coast Shelter

Coast Shelter is a leading Central Coast not for profit charity, assisting families, adults and young people with complex issues arising from their experience of homelessness, abuse and neglect. Our vision is to see a community where everyone has a safe place to call home and is empowered to thrive.

You will be joining a team of committed team members and volunteers who are driven by our mission to deliver person centred services to people in crisis within our community who are experiencing homelessness or domestic and family violence. Our people are innovative professionals who are driven to help make positive change, we are bold with ideas and operate with pace and passion.

The Role

Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, the Development and Impact Manager is responsible for driving Coast Shelter’s fundraising, philanthropy, grants, partnerships, and impact initiatives to support the organisation’s long-term sustainability and growth. Leading our Marketing and Communications Coordinator, you will identify and secure funding opportunities across government, philanthropic, corporate and community sectors, while building strong relationships with donors, funders and strategic partners. You will also lead the development of Coast Shelter’s impact measurement framework, ensuring we effectively demonstrate the outcomes of our services and the difference we make in the lives of the people we support. This is a strategic leadership role that combines relationship management, business development, fundraising, grant and tender writing, and impact reporting to help strengthen Coast Shelter’s capacity to deliver meaningful outcomes for our community.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement fundraising and philanthropy strategies that grow sustainable income.
• Identify and secure grant, tender, government, philanthropic and corporate funding opportunities.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with donors, funders, community partners and key stakeholders.
• Lead donor engagement, stewardship and fundraising campaigns.
• Develop and oversee Coast Shelter’s impact measurement framework and reporting.
• Prepare compelling funding submissions, grant applications and tender responses.
• Monitor funding trends, government priorities and emerging opportunities.
• Support advocacy initiatives and represent Coast Shelter as a trusted community partner.
• Analyse fundraising performance and implement strategies for continuous improvement.

All About You

You are a strategic thinker with exceptional relationship-building skills and a genuine passion for creating positive social outcomes.

You’ll bring:

• Relevant tertiary qualifications (or extensive equivalent experience) in a related discipline.
• Demonstrated success securing grants, tenders and philanthropic funding.
• Experience developing fundraising and donor engagement strategies.
• Strong project management and organisational skills.
• Excellent written communication with the ability to prepare high-quality funding submissions and reports.
• Outstanding stakeholder engagement, negotiation and relationship management skills.
• Strong analytical skills with experience using data to inform decision-making.
• The ability to work collaboratively across teams while managing multiple priorities.

Our Values 

• Respect
• Innovation
• Connection
• Trust

Why Join Coast Shelter?

At Coast Shelter, we invest in our people and provide opportunities to grow, innovate and make a meaningful impact.

We offer:

• A values-driven and supportive workplace culture.
• Professional development opportunities.
• Access to reflective supervision.
• Salary packaging benefits.
• Employee wellbeing initiatives.
• The opportunity to shape practice across a leading community organisation.

Pre-Employment Requirements

Successful applicants will be required to undertake:

• National Criminal History Check
• Working with Children Check
• Professional Reference Checks
• Qualification and Licence Verification

Some appointments may require a Medical Fitness Assessment.

How to Apply

If you are passionate about strengthening practice, supporting leaders, and improving outcomes for vulnerable communities, we would love to hear from you.

Please submit your resume and a cover letter addressing the essential selection criteria outlined in the Position Description.

Due to the requirements of this role, shortlisting of applications and interviewing of candidates may commence immediately. To avoid disappointment and missing out on this exciting opportunity, we encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible.

To obtain further information about the role, please contact Crystal Lyndsay on 0491 764 324

We are committed to equal employment opportunity, ethical practices and the principles of cultural diversity.

At Coast Shelter we acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Peoples, Traditional Custodians and ongoing custodians of the lands on which we work. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging. We celebrate diversity in all its forms and encourage applications from LGBTQIA+ people, people living with disability, neurodiverse individuals and people from culturally diverse communities.