Project COA is hiring a Founding Partnerships Lead

By Brad West🔸 @ 2026-09-01T15:01 (+15)

Project COA is looking for a Founding Partnerships Lead to help us raise the capital for our first acquisition.

Our thesis is that moving profitable businesses into permanent charitable ownership could create a new source of recurring funding for high-impact causes. We’re now preparing to test that thesis in Australia by acquiring our first business and measuring the before-and-after impact. 

The project has been developed over four years and is backed by Peter Singer, who has provided an operating grant.

The person we hire will own our fundraising strategy and execution, with an initial goal of raising approximately A$4-10 million, primarily through loans from philanthropically motivated lenders.

We’re particularly interested in people with a strong track record of fundraising who are comfortable working independently, building relationships with funders, and communicating a somewhat unusual idea clearly and persuasively.

• Remote; Australia preferred, other locations considered
• US$80,000, rising to US$120,000 following completion of the first acquisition
• Founding role with substantial ownership

We’re aiming to have someone in post by the end of September, so we expect to favour strong applications received within one week of this post.

Full details and application instructions: https://projectcoa.org/work-with-us/

If you know someone who might be a good fit, we’d also be grateful if you shared the role with them.