Do you enjoy working within a strong Christian environment?Do you love connecting people with a heart to give to our work supporting children, young people and their families?Full time position, based in Melbourne. About Scripture Union AustraliaScripture Union Australia (SU) is an interdenominational Christian movement committed to providing Australian children, young people and families with opportunities to experience the transforming love of Jesus and to pursue a lifelong journey of discipleship. SU is part of the worldwide Scripture Union movement, a movement of Christians working with churches to make God’s Good News known to children, young people and families and to encourage people of all ages to meet God daily through Bible reading and prayer. (su.org.au) SU is a charitable 'limited by guarantee' not-for-profit organisation comprising more than 900 staff and thousands of volunteers, working with churches and serving in communities in all states and territories across Australia.  All SU staff and volunteers are empowered and equipped to champion a child safe culture and are committed to the highest standards of safety and care in our work with children, young people and families.   About the roleSU Australia is enabled to continue its mission by the support of hundreds of donors across Australia. One of the key elements to growing and maintaining support for our donor base is the relationships we create between those donors and the mission of the local teams. As Relationship Manager for SU Australia, you will develop relationships with major donors to ensure that we can help our donors stay connected with us and the ministry we do, while also pursuing opportunities for new and deeper engagement. This role will work through the major donor opportunities on our database and build appropriate relationships with prospects, both current and potential. This role will require strong people skills, a comfort in talking about money, an enthusiasm for the work that we do, and a sensitivity to the different types of backgrounds and motivations that our donors come from. You will need to be based in the area due to the networking responsibilities of the role. This is a permanent full-time role. What we offer:5 weeks annual leaveHybrid working environmentClose knit team environment2 devotion days a year and annual prayer retreat Our ideal candidate will have:Prior experience with donor engagement in a not-for-profit or Christian ministry. Experience using a CRM system for donor / customer engagement.  ApplicationsTo be considered for this role, please complete your application including the following:Cover Letter – Clearly outlining how you meet the role requirements as listed above for our ‘ideal candidate’, including your cultural fit within SU. No more than two pages in total.Current CV Click here to be directed to our website for a copy of the Role Statement and to apply.  The closing date for this position is Monday, 28 July 2025. For all other general enquiries please call People Services on (07) 3112 6566.(Recruitment agencies need not enquire or apply. Only direct candidate applications will be considered.)Click here for Role Statement 100000 AUD Melbourne 3004

Relationship Manager, Melbourne

  • Do you enjoy working within a strong Christian environment?
  • Do you love connecting people with a heart to give to our work supporting children, young people and their families?
  • Full time position, based in Melbourne.

 

About Scripture Union Australia

Scripture Union Australia (SU) is an interdenominational Christian movement committed to providing Australian children, young people and families with opportunities to experience the transforming love of Jesus and to pursue a lifelong journey of discipleship. 

SU is part of the worldwide Scripture Union movement, a movement of Christians working with churches to make God’s Good News known to children, young people and families and to encourage people of all ages to meet God daily through Bible reading and prayer. (su.org.au) 

SU is a charitable 'limited by guarantee' not-for-profit organisation comprising more than 900 staff and thousands of volunteers, working with churches and serving in communities in all states and territories across Australia. 

All SU staff and volunteers are empowered and equipped to champion a child safe culture and are committed to the highest standards of safety and care in our work with children, young people and families.  

 

About the role

SU Australia is enabled to continue its mission by the support of hundreds of donors across Australia. One of the key elements to growing and maintaining support for our donor base is the relationships we create between those donors and the mission of the local teams. As Relationship Manager for SU Australia, you will develop relationships with major donors to ensure that we can help our donors stay connected with us and the ministry we do, while also pursuing opportunities for new and deeper engagement. This role will work through the major donor opportunities on our database and build appropriate relationships with prospects, both current and potential. 

This role will require strong people skills, a comfort in talking about money, an enthusiasm for the work that we do, and a sensitivity to the different types of backgrounds and motivations that our donors come from. You will need to be based in the area due to the networking responsibilities of the role. This is a permanent full-time role.

 

What we offer:

  • 5 weeks annual leave
  • Hybrid working environment
  • Close knit team environment
  • 2 devotion days a year and annual prayer retreat

 

Our ideal candidate will have:

  • Prior experience with donor engagement in a not-for-profit or Christian ministry. 
  • Experience using a CRM system for donor / customer engagement. 

 

Applications

To be considered for this role, please complete your application including the following:

  • Cover Letter – Clearly outlining how you meet the role requirements as listed above for our ‘ideal candidate’, including your cultural fit within SU. No more than two pages in total.
  • Current CV 

Click here to be directed to our website for a copy of the Role Statement and to apply. 

The closing date for this position is Monday, 28 July 2025. For all other general enquiries please call People Services on (07) 3112 6566.

(Recruitment agencies need not enquire or apply. Only direct candidate applications will be considered.)