International Grants Associate

Myriad Australia is a connector between donors in Australia and non-profit organisations focused on poverty alleviation around the world. As a Public Benevolent Institution (DGR1), we work with individuals, families, corporations and foundations and help them to support their favourite causes and organisations overseas. In addition to our work with donors, we also partner with overseas nonprofit organisations so they can receive tax-deductible donations from Australian donors. Over the past 3 years, Myriad Australia facilitated over $34 million in grants, providing much needed funding to hundreds of nonprofits across the world.

Myriad Australia is growing its team and seeking a part-time International Grant Associate to help advance our mission of enabling generosity across borders by making it simple and tax-effective for Australian donors to support charities overseas.

Learn more about us: https://myriadaustralia.org/

About the role

Reporting directly to the Executive Director, the International Grants Associate supports the organisation’s partnerships and grants pipeline, including due diligence assessments, review of grant applications, reporting, and related administrative tasks to ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance. The role also provides practical support to overseas partners, assisting them to navigate the organisation’s services and processes.

This part-time role (.8 FTE) suits a practical, proactive self-starter with strong administrative, communication and relationship-building skills. The successful candidate will be tech-savvy and confident learning new systems, play a key role in supporting the growth of Myriad Australia, and provide administrative and coordination support to the Executive Director and International Philanthropy Associate to help build and manage the business development pipeline.

Job Functions

• Assist with the initiation of due diligence processes, including collecting required documentation and supporting the review of due diligence assessments. This includes liaising with international charity partners and providing support and guidance.
• Review documentation from international charity partners to ensure completeness, accuracy, and compliance with Myriad Australia’s policies and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date records within grants management and CRM systems.
• Administration of all elements of new Friends Fund partners and grant applications on the database, from registration, due diligence, and progress reporting.
• Administration of acquittals and progress reports for all approved grants.
• Provide administrative and coordination support to the Executive Director and International Partnerships team.
• Support internal workflows to ensure distributions and grants progress efficiently and deadlines are met.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of internal processes, templates, and systems.
• Use and maintain internal technology platforms (e.g. CRM, grants management systems) to support profile management, reporting, compliance, and data integrity.

About You

• You have a deep and genuine passion for international philanthropy and impact.
• Interest in pursuing a career in philanthropy and/or nonprofit management. Experience in the field helpful, but not essential.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to listen and engage with colleagues/grantees from diverse backgrounds.
• Willingness to learn new skills, take direction and work as part of a team.
• Ability to thrive in a small business / start up environment — can-do attitude, self-starter.
• Strong digital proficiency, including willingness to learn new programs and systems.
• Able to work independently, self-guide workflow, handle multiple tasks and stay organised.
• The ideal candidate is extremely detail oriented, comfortable working under pressure and meeting deadlines.
• Foreign language(s) a plus.
• Location is flexible.

To learn more about this opportunity, please contact Anita Toy – [email protected]

How to apply

Please submit your application to: [email protected] along with your resume and cover letter.Closing date: Friday, 20 February 2026.