Life FM | Adelaide, South Australia
Christian Media | Leadership Opportunity
Help us shape the future of Life FM — Listeners Influenced For Eternity.
Are you a creative and strategic communicator with a passion for fundraising, building relationships and growing audience engagement? Do you love bringing people, stories and ideas together to make a meaningful difference?
Life FM is seeking an enthusiastic and experienced Development & Communications Manager to help shape the future of our ministry. This is an opportunity to bring your expertise in fundraising, communications, marketing and digital strategy to an organisation with a clear vision: Listeners Influenced For Eternity.
The Opportunity
Reporting to the CEO, you will provide strategic leadership across fundraising, donor development, station promotions, communications and digital engagement.
You will play a key role in developing and implementing initiatives that grow financial support, strengthen our connection with listeners and supporters, and communicate the stories of lives being impacted through Life FM.
The Role Involves
- Fundraising & Donor Development – Leading fundraising campaigns, developing major donor relationships and creating meaningful supporter engagement and stewardship strategies.
- Communications & Storytelling – Developing compelling content and stories that communicate Life FM's mission, ministry impact and vision.
- Station Promotions & Audience Engagement – Planning and coordinating on and off air promotional activities, competitions, initiatives, and events that build listener engagement and brand awareness.
- Digital Strategy & Growth – Leading digital marketing initiatives across social media, email, website and online platforms to grow our audience and supporter base.
- Strategic Leadership – Developing and implementing annual development, communications, promotions and digital strategies, with clear objectives and measurable outcomes.
- Brand Management - Applying the brand identity across all touchpoints, including logos, packaging, websites, and campaigns and maintaining brand consistency across all departments
Is This You?
You will bring a combination of strategic thinking, creativity, strong communication skills and a genuine ability to build relationships.
Ideally, you will have:
- Demonstrated experience in fundraising, communications, marketing, media or audience development.
- Excellent copywriting, storytelling and communication skills.
- Experience planning and delivering successful fundraising or promotional campaigns.
- A strong understanding of digital marketing, social media, email marketing and analytics.
- Excellent organisational and project management skills.
- The ability to develop strategies and translate them into measurable results.
- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build and maintain meaningful relationships.
Experience in a Christian, not-for-profit or ministry organisation, major donor fundraising, or a radio and media environment would be highly regarded.
Above all, you will be passionate about Christian media, committed to the mission and values of Life FM, and enthusiastic about helping people encounter the hope and love of Jesus.
About Life FM
Life FM is Adelaide's Christian community radio station, providing positive, family-friendly broadcasting that combines Christian and mainstream music, engaging content and community connection.
Our vision is "Listeners Influenced For Eternity". We are passionate about using the power of radio and digital media to encourage, inspire and influence people through the message of Jesus.
We are a team committed to integrity, unity, humility and respect, excellence, service and encouragement.
Why Join Life FM?
This is an opportunity to use your professional skills in a role that has a purpose beyond commercial outcomes. You will be part of a committed team, contributing to the growth and sustainability of a ministry that makes a positive difference in people's lives.
If you are a strategic thinker, a natural communicator and someone who loves seeing people and organisations grow, we would love to hear from you.
Ready to Apply?
To apply, please submit your resume and a cover letter outlining your interest in the position and how your experience and skills meet the requirements of the role.
Location: Adelaide, South Australia
Employment: Part-time
Applications close: 30th November 2026
Applications to: lorrene@mylifefm.com
Life FM reserves the right to make an appointment prior to the closing date.