Mater Foundation are looking for a Marketing Specialist to join the team! This permanent, full-time role will be based at our Newstead office.
This is an exciting opportunity to lead the marketing delivery of a portfolio of community fundraising campaigns while playing a key role in shaping and optimising supporter communications through email marketing, audience segmentation, personalisation and marketing automation.
The portfolio currently includes iconic fundraising campaigns such as the Noosa Triathlon, Smiddy Cycle Challenge and the Brisbane to Gold Coast Cycle for Cancer, together with a range of community fundraising initiatives that engage supporters and drive fundraising outcomes.
Reporting to the Senior Marketing Manager, Digital & Campaigns, you'll work closely with stakeholders across Mater Foundation to coordinate campaign activity, manage priorities and deliver high-quality marketing outcomes that strengthen supporter engagement and fundraising performance.
A significant focus of this role is the planning, development and execution of targeted email marketing campaigns and automated supporter journeys. Leveraging data insights, audience segmentation and personalisation, you'll deliver relevant and engaging communications that support acquisition, participation, fundraising, retention and long-term supporter loyalty.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone who enjoys taking ownership of campaigns, building strong stakeholder relationships and combining strategic thinking with hands-on execution.
We're looking for a marketer who is equally comfortable developing campaign plans as they are building email journeys, analysing performance metrics and identifying opportunities to continuously improve the supporter experience through data-driven marketing.
Salary: Commensurate with experience plus superannuation and access to not-for-profit salary packaging up to $15,900 + access to many staff benefits!
What you’ll be doing
About you
You're a highly organised marketer who enjoys taking ownership of campaigns and seeing them through from planning to execution. You’re comfortable balancing strategy with hands-on delivery and you thrive in a fast-paced environment where relationship building, collaboration and attention to detail are key to success.
You bring a strong understanding of direct supporter communications and enjoy creating engaging customer journeys that drive participation, fundraising and retention outcomes. Whether developing an email campaign, planning organic social activity or reviewing campaign performance, you're equally comfortable thinking strategically and rolling up your sleeves to deliver.
You'll be someone who enjoys working across multiple campaigns and stakeholder groups, bringing structure, organisation and a solutions-focused mindset to everything you do. Most importantly, you're passionate about creating meaningful supporter experiences and motivated by the opportunity to contribute to a purpose-driven organisation making a genuine difference in the community.
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Why join us?
Mater is Queensland’s largest not-for-profit healthcare provider, delivering exceptional care to nearly 700,000 patients each year across 13 hospitals. We’re leaders in healthcare, education, fundraising & philanthropy and research — and it’s our people who make the difference.
We’re looking for passionate individuals to join our team and help shape the future of care. At Mater, you’ll be part of a purpose-driven organisation that values innovation, compassion, and excellence.
Be part of something bigger. Make your move with Mater #GetBetterWithMater
Applications close Sunday 13 October 2026–please note, we may contact applicants prior to the closing date, please do not hesitate to APPLY NOW. Direct applications only — we are not engaging recruitment agencies at this time. All successful candidates may be required to complete pre‑employment checks (including criminal history, working rights, medical and working with children checks).
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Mater ensures all children have an environment suitable for their safety and wellbeing through proper supervision and safeguarding practices.
The Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) has been providing outstanding care for Victoria's children and their families for over 147 years.
We are the major specialist paediatric hospital in Victoria and our care extends to children from Tasmania, southern New South Wales and other states around Australia and overseas.
With a passionate, highly skilled and committed staff campus wide of over 5,000, we provide a full range of clinical services, tertiary care and health promotion and prevention programs for children and young people.
We are the designated state-wide major trauma centre for paediatrics in Victoria and a Nationally Funded Centre for cardiac and liver transplantation.
When it comes to training and research we partner with the very best. Our campus partners, the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute (MCRI) and The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics, along with the RCH Foundation, are on site with the hospital in Parkville. Together, we are committed to improving the health outcomes for children today and in the future.
In 2016–17, more than 85,654 children attended our Emergency Department, 322,291 specialist clinic appointments were held which was almost 70,000 more than the previous year, more than 17,000 surgeries were performed and more than 48,552 children were admitted to our wards.
