Fundraising and Development Manager

Job Responsibility:

JOB SUMMARY

The Fundraising and Development Manager is responsible for the oversight and administration of fundraising, fund development, donor relations, charitable events and promotion for the organization, including marketing strategy, campaign development, production, and evaluation. This position will partner and collaborate with leadership team members, and department leaders. This position is a key component of a non-charitable Foundation and is expected to generate revenue. Five years experience required. Fluency in French is an asset.

QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS

• Five years of prior experience as a Fundraiser and Development Manager, or related position with upper management experience.
• Bi-lingual in both official languages as asset
• Ability to provide a current and satisfactory Criminal Record Check and Adult and Child Abuse Registry Check
• Experience leading the communications, marketing, social media and public relations activities of a high-growth organization.
• Demonstrated skills, knowledge and experience in the successful development and execution of marketing campaigns, communications, and public relations activities.
• Strong creative, strategic, analytical, organizational, and personal skills, with the experience of managing multiple projects at a time.
• Excellent writing and editing skills.
• Strong oral and written communications skills.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite, Canva or related software.
• Bachelor's degree required, advanced degree preferred in the areas of communications and marketing related field (e.g., marketing, business administration, management, advertising, journalism, and/or communications).

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Fundraising and Development Management

• Lead development of Sara Riel's Development plan and ensures adherence to the strategic goals outlined.
• Ensure that evaluation systems are in place related to fundraising and objectives and report progress to the CEO and Board.
• Work closely with program staff to design and implement communications strategies and effective messaging for organizational and project-specific goals.
• Work with Executive Team to develop annual budgets for fundraising, events & communications, and monitor progress, assure adherence, and evaluate performance.
• Manage partnerships that support organizational fundraising goals.
• Develop, implement, and evaluate an annual communications plan that includes social media, digital content, and email donor relationships
• Lead the development, implementation and evaluation of fundraisers.
• Maintains the Donor Database
• Develops relationships within the community and current donor base to increase consistency of donations and the amount of the donations.
• Designs, creates and leads major fundraisers such as galas, runs, lotteries and telethons.
• Targets and applies for grants increasing the perpetual funders.
• Compiles and writes the Foundation Annual Report.

Leadership

• Provide thoughtful and visionary leadership that is inclusive, transparent, and empowering in a manner that supports and guides the organization's mission.
• Apply innovative thinking and performance measurements to analyze and support strategic decision-making.
• Continually foster a culture that encourages collaboration between departments and recognizes positive contributions.
• Contribute to the strategic plan and drive its implementation.
• Manage and motivate staff, overseeing processes such as hiring, separation, ongoing staff development, performance management, and compensation and benefits.
• Establishes and ensures adherence to personnel standards, policies and procedures for all functions including staffing, selection, training, performance management and labour/employee relations involving the union when necessary.
• Inspire a business-oriented, professional, results-driven environment across the organization.
• Provides leadership to the volunteer teams for functions related to marketing and fundraising through efforts related to recruitment, training, liaising with the volunteer coordinator to assist them in their success.

ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Accountable for alignment of programs and policies with the strategic plan, meeting targets established through the CEO and supporting the organization.
• Benchmarks and measures program success, proactively acting as needed to ensure marketing and fundraising meet and exceed potential and Sara Riel community needs.
• Introduce new grant applications and fundraising ventures to achieve further success.
• Ensure employee engagement exceeds targets as set by the board and measured through tools such as turnover, retention, engagement surveys, absenteeism, etc.
• Maintain and grow the reputation of Sara Riel within the community, collaborating with government and other related organizations to meet the goals of the organization.
• Budget targets are met with proactive management practices.

Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contractContract length: 12 months

Pay: $30.00-$40.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Dental care
• Employee assistance program
• Extended health care
• Life insurance
• Mileage reimbursement
• On-site gym
• On-site parking
• Paid time off
• Vision care

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 2025-03-10