Development Officer

Identify and inspire potential corporate & individual donors and community fundraisers.
Apply event management principles and processes to manage the full cycle of events at the chapter level, ensuring high standards for all assigned fundraising initiatives.
Develop strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
Utilize a high degree of creativity in the development and design strategy of marketing and promotional material including PSAs, press releases, brochures and other material for events or campaigns in the portfolio.
Collaborate with internal departments to assist with the development or coordination of material needed to support donor/3rd party events in a timely manner, which may include social/marketing media.  
Establish and provide support to event committees as required to ensure success of events (e.g., guidance, materials, staff/volunteers, timelines, etc.).
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).  
Work in collaboration with our Wish Granting team to identify appropriate Wish Families for event participation.
Collaborate with immediate manager in identifying opportunities for development and growth in sponsorship, donations (e.g., sponsorships for event dcor, silent auction, prizes, food and drinks, entertainment, supplies, equipment, venues, etc.) and awareness.
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.

Skills and Abilities

Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Document use
- Numeracy
- Writing
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Job task planning and organizing
- Finding information
- Computer use
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- Not required
- Not applicable
Additional Skills
- Use computer applications
- Perform administrative tasks
Area Of Specialization
- Business or commercial development
Ability to Supervise
- 1-2 people