Development Officer
Make-A-Wish Foundation
- Pickering, ON
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Meaningful opportunities to make an impact and change the lives of children with critical illnesses within your community and across Canada
- A collaborative team environment where you feel valued and inspired
- An attractive compensation package that includes group health and dental premiums which are fully covered by the Foundation, RRSP, & Wish paid hours
- Annual vacation starting at three weeks & additional paid leaves
- Work/life balance and flexibility
- Hybrid working environment
- Employee Wellness Program
- Corporate discounts
- Continuous learning, development and internal training opportunities
- Fun employee activities, contests, and more!
- In collaboration with the Sr Manager, evaluate, approve, and support the implementation of all donor/3^rd party events, developing a critical path, maintaining accurate records of fundraising activities and ensuring organizers have the tools (e.g., providing guidance, materials, volunteers, etc. to third party partners) to run a successful and compliant fundraising event.
- Cultivate relationships with existing donors and sponsors and identify and establish relationships with new prospects; execute on solicitation including cold calls for identified fundraising needs (i.e., service clubs).
- Steward existing donors and sponsors through recognition activities (thank you letters/plaques/social media posts/cheque presentations).
- Represent MAWC at various meetings and fundraising events, when required, acting as a spokesperson for MAWC and participating as a guest or developing and delivering presentations.
- Collaborate with internal departments to assist with the development or coordination of material needed to support donor/3^rd party events in a timely manner, which may include social/marketing media.
- Establish and maintain a wide network of internal and external relationships with chapters, the national office, sponsors, donors, community liaisons, volunteers, media, Wish Families, suppliers, entertainers, and referring organizations.
- Utilize strong administrative and computer skills to complete all administrative and data management tasks associated with fundraising on a timely basis. This includes using Salesforce/DonorDrive/Crowd Change, or other tools, to input and track donor activities.
- Adhere to Imagine Canada’s Ethical Code.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Post-secondary education in fundraising/business or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
- 2 -3 years working experience in the fundraising area (events, campaigns and working with volunteers), preferably in a multi-level organization within diverse communities. Supervisory experience is an asset.
- Ability to work independently and on various tasks simultaneously.
- Demonstrated experience in overseeing tasks of others and to work with others on a job to achieve the best results.
- Must be highly motivated and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment.
- Good oral and written communication, interpersonal and presentation skills. Ability to speak to groups of people in a variety of settings.
- Demonstrated experience in problem solving and good judgement.
- Demonstrated time-management and organizational skills. Flexibility with changing priorities and ability to remain focused to meet targeted timelines.
- Proficient in MS Office (Outlook/Word/Excel).
- Demonstrated experience in using databases (Sales Force/Donor Drive) and ability to be able to train on databases; and the ability to learn and adapt to new technology.
- A clear Criminal Background Check will be required.
- Hybrid work environment: 2 days per week in-office, 3 days remote, with occasional requirements to work outside of regular office hours.
- Access to a reliable form of transportation to and from work, as well as to attend occasional events, visits with sponsors and donors, and other meetings in the community, is required to fulfill the responsibilities of this role.
- Some day/overnight travel may be required.
- Works under pressure at peak times of the year with tight deadlines, high volume workload, and with multiple demands, changing and overlapping priorities.
- Works under high degree of pressure on day of events to ensure logistics and all aspects of events are carried out successfully.
- May be exposed to sensitive situations regarding wish children and families.
- Physical activity may include lifting of boxes with materials, setting up equipment, etc.
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