Title: Director, Corporate Giving

Employee Working Location: Partially Virtual / Hybrid (GTA, ON)

Employment Status: Permanent Full-time

The Canadian Red Cross (Red Cross) - an inspirational not for profit organization, helps people and communities in Canada and around the world in times of need and supports them in strengthening their resilience. As a Canada's Best Employers 2024, we are committed to having an accessible, diverse, inclusive, and barrier-free work environment.

The Director, Corporate Giving is responsible for leading critical operational functions including Budget Management, Annual Operating Plan (AOP) development and execution, and People Leadership. This role is pivotal in driving execution, accountability and sustainable revenue performance.

The Director, Corporate Giving plays an essential role in spearheading philanthropy initiatives and fostering strategic collaborations that align with organizational goals. This leadership position is integral to ensuring comprehensive cultivation, engagement and retention efforts. By maintaining a focus on strategy execution, this role ensures the organization meets its objectives effectively and aligns with its overarching mission.

In this role, you will:

• Contribute to department operational strategy, budget, risk management and workforce planning and supports ongoing monitoring and reporting.
• Develop the annual operating tactical plan, ensuring its implementation aligns with organizational goals, and monitoring progress to achieve key revenue targets.
• Set sub-unit direction, objectives, resources and budget to achieve short to mid-term priorities, measure progress to plan.
• Monitor and evaluate department impact and effectiveness, including data collection, analysis, and reporting, and use findings for program improvement, learning, and innovation.
• Provide coaching to senior managers/managers/supervisors on people management processes and workforce relations including performance, conflict, development planning and hiring.
• Provide leadership to change initiatives, anticipate and manage resistance to change, communicate effectively and ensure successful implementation.
• Understand and apply relevant employment legislation, regulation, policies, best practices and trends
• Collaborate with other functions to achieve alignment and buy-in.
• Lead and/or provide expertise to complex projects and/or initiatives.
• Ensure the continuing development of governance and management practices by monitoring external trends and challenges in order to respond to provincial changes in the regulatory and philanthropic environment.
• Develop best practices and governance in alignment with broader Society policies and processes, leveraging technology and data.

What we are looking for:

• Minimum of 8-12 years of experience and a 3-year college diploma or university degree in business, marketing, philanthropy, nonprofit management, community engagement or a related field and/or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Proven leadership and management experience at the director level for a team of fundraising professionals, with the ability to provide strategic vision, drive innovation, and inspire and motivate teams to achieve program objectives.
• Strong mental fortitude to navigate high-pressure environments, handle setbacks with resilience, and maintain focus on long-term goals, while fostering a positive and supportive team dynamic.
• A CFRE is an asset.
• Proficiency in standard computer applications (Microsoft Office Suite), fundraising software, and donor management systems.
• Financial acumen with a strong proficiency in developing and managing budgets, monitoring expenditures, forecasting, conducting variance analysis for visibility and alignment, and ensuring financial accountability.
• Operational expertise with advanced skills in operational planning and execution to ensure success in meeting organizational objectives.
• Ability to address complex, abstract problems and develop unique, precedent-setting solutions, while assessing and mitigating strategic risks.
• Exceptional communication, influence, persuasion, and negotiation skills to promote complex and sensitive ideas, facilitate consensus, and secure commitment from strategically important contacts or groups in sensitive, contentious, and politically charged situations.
• Ability to apply knowledge of fundraising best practices, ethics, and regulations at national and international levels.
• Fluency in English is required; French is an asset.

Working Conditions:

• Requires significant attention to detail and concentration and ability to mentally process large amounts of information.
• The work pace is often unpredictable with significant time pressures.
• Ability to adapt to frequent and often urgent changes in priorities, and make decisions under pressure, work at an unpredictable pace.
• The majority of work will be conducted from an office-like setting.
• Some domestic or international travel.
• Work requires the ability to work to multiple, conflicting deadlines.
• Work requires interactions with clients who may be agitated or are experiencing stressful situations
• As we work with and support people (managers, colleagues, beneficiaries/customers, volunteers, donors and external partners) and communities in Canada and around the world, applicants whose first language is not English may be required to perform the responsibilities of the role in English
• Eligibility to work in Canada: At this time, we welcome applications from candidates eligible to work in Canada. If you are not a citizen or permanent resident of Canada, we encourage you to carefully review your visa to find out whether you are eligible to work in the job you are considering applying for. Refer to our FAQ for more information.
• If you are selected for this role, you will be required to complete a successful pre-employment screening process which includes a satisfactory Enhanced Police Information Check (E-PIC).