Director, Development (Atlantic Canada)

Revenue Development Location: Halifax

The Role:

This is an exciting opportunity for an accomplished and self-directed fundraising generalist who has a deep appreciation for, and track record in, soliciting major gifts.

Reporting to the Vice President, Ontario & Eastern Canada, the Director, Development will leverage the prospect pipeline generated from our annual Celebrity Roast event to build relationships with donors and volunteer committee members to increase major gift opportunities for Arthritis Society Canada across the Atlantic region.

What We Do:

Arthritis Society Canada is on a mission to fight the fire of arthritis with the fire of research, innovation, advocacy and information and support. That's because arthritis robs six million Canadians of their mobility, mental and physical well-being, and in some cases, their livelihood. It is Canada's most common chronic condition, and there is no cure.

Why Join Us:

A career with us is more than just a job. It's an opportunity to use your talents to push back against the devastation of arthritis. Fighting the fire of arthritis gives meaning to our work, incites collective action and drives us to excellence in all we do. Our bold and ambitious strategic plan, Accelerating Impact, is propelling our work to create transformational change. We are united, transformative and impactful culture. Our people are essential to our efforts and we will empower you to be successful in your role. We are honored to be a (and !) Canada's Most Admired Corporate Cultures winner, and proud to be accredited under Imagine Canada's Standards Program.

Our Revenue Development Team:

Our revenue development team is made up of talented fundraising professionals across Canada, in the areas of major giving, planned giving, events and annual giving, who work closely with our community of generous loyal donors to turn shared visions, passions and interests into meaningful impact in fighting the fire of arthritis. We are a nationwide charity with local impact, and the donations from these individuals makes a difference for people living with arthritis in every province.

Key Accountabilities:

• Under the leadership of the Vice President, creates the annual development plan for corporate giving and quarterly budget projections, leads Atlantics Canada's individual, foundation and corporate major gift program to deliver its strategic revenue goals.
• Identifies, prioritizes, and actively stewards current Atlantic Canada-based individual and foundation major gift donors to ensure sustained and increased major gift donations from these individuals and/or foundations.
• Creates and maintains major gift relationships with Atlantic Canada's corporate partners that include, but are not limited to, sponsorship, philanthropic giving, cause-related marketing, and other marketing & promotion plans.
• Meets annual revenue objectives for identified sponsorships through actively closing deals.
• Actively seeks opportunities to build partnerships that maximize revenue while also securing additional supports from partners that provide value to partners while advancing Arthritis Society Canada objectives.
• Achieves monthly, quarterly, and annual activity goals for prospecting, acquisition, stewardship, renewal and growth of corporate partnerships. This includes the management of event sponsorship and corporate prospects and raising a set-dollar amount of revenue yearly.
• Working closely with the Vice President, assigned Celebrity Roast Consultant, and leveraging the volunteer committee:
• Identifies and solicits sponsors, as opportunities arise through major gift relationship-building.
• Attends the Celebrity Roast for the purposes of identifying and stewarding major gift prospects.
• Builds an engagement and recognition strategy, post-Event.
• Applies a 'moves management' model to sponsorship fundraising; prioritizes, solicits, trains and enables committee members to solicit event sponsors and maximize sponsorship revenue for events.

Qualifications, Experience & Skills:

• Seven (7) years of fundraising experience, gained from a similar fast-paced fundraising environment.
• Post-secondary education in fundraising, business, marketing, sales, or a related field.
• High degree of skill in strategic business development, evident in a strong track record of closing and managing successful corporate partnerships.
• Driven, energetic, independent, self-motivated, results-oriented professional.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver outstanding service to donors of an organization.
• Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to work with local and nationwide colleagues and stakeholders, including volunteer committees.
• Exceptional written, oral and presentation skills. Bilingual (English and French) language skills an asset.
• Strong level of comfort and experience with donor databases (Raiser's Edge experience preferred) and Microsoft Office.
• AFP membership in good standing, an asset.

Working Conditions:

This position is designated to our Halifax office in a hybrid model. This means you will work at least 2 days a week from our Halifax office and the rest of the days remotely/from home. The exact days you are required to work from our office will be determined by your supervisor. This will include in-person meetings, events, retreats and other opportunities to connect and collaborate. Per the nature of the position, this role will require travel across Atlantic Canada for donor and other meetings. There will also be times throughout the year when you are required to travel to Toronto for in-person experiences.

Some Highlights of What we Offer:

• Performance Rewards: Pay for performance incentive program.
• Health & Wellness: Extended healthcare benefits (including dental, vision, prescription drugs & disability coverage), choice of healthcare spending account and/or healthy living account, virtual 24/7 healthcare access & discounted fitness membership.
• Time-Away Programs: Vacation (at least 3 weeks), personal days, holiday closure & summer hours.
• Ways of Working: Working with us doesn't have to mean working in an office to have an impact. Our dedication to enabling you to flourish means that you can have choice and flexibility in where you work and live, subject to the needs of your role, the people you serve and our requirements. We have a hybrid working model, with home and office-based options available. We will always list a primary location which will be where you go for in-person teamwork.
• Retirement Planning: DCPP whereby you contribute 4% of earnings & we match this with 5%, and a convenient reduced-fees Group RRSP scheme.

Apply Now:

This job posting is for an existing vacancy. If you are interested in, and qualified for, this exciting opportunity, please submit a cover letter and resume to . We thank all applicants for their expression of interest, however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Interested in a different role or know someone that would be a great fit for our team? We are creating an organization that is an exceptional place to work and volunteer. You are encouraged to visit our official careers site at where you can view all our current job opportunities across Canada, and learn more about why you should join our team to help extinguish arthritis for good!