Fund Development & Communications Officer

The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives’ Nova Scotia office (CCPA-NS) is hiring a Fund Development and Communications Officer, who will have the primary responsibility for implementing the fund development and communications plans of CCPA-NS. The CCPA-NS is a provincial office of the CCPA, an independent, charitable, non-partisan research institute concerned with issues of social, economic and environmental justice. The Officer also provides support to the Director in carrying out day-to-day management of the office, supporting the release and knowledge translation of policy research.

Key Responsibilities

• Advances the vision and mission of CCPA-NS.


• Fosters a culture of philanthropy within the organization.


• Supports CCPA-NS’ revenue and communications goals.


• Assists in the development and implementation of a fund development plan that will include annual giving, special appeals, major gifts, planned giving, events, and donor stewardship.


• With the Director, ensures key partnerships are built and maintained.


• Undertakes administrative tasks related to CCPA-NS’ strategic plan, including project support, financial administration, and other tasks as needed.


• Posts approved blogs and web updates and is responsible for reporting on, monitoring and creating the content for the organization’s social media feeds and reporting on the feeds.


• Provides support for media relations, including preparing media releases for publications and making media pitches.

Essential Duties of the Position

Fund Development

• Supports the design, implementation, management and evaluation of CCPA-NS’ annual strategies and plans for fund development.


• Effectively oversees and delivers fundraising activities, including:
  
  
  
  • CCPA-NS’s Signature Event – Annual Fundraising Gala
  
  
  • Annual Giving Campaign
  
  
  • Major Gifts Planning and Execution
  
  
  • Foundation Applications
  
  
  
  


• Initiates prospect research, cultivation, and solicitation to achieve the organization’s fund development goals.


• Participates in annual business planning and budget processes.


• Tracks and monitors the fund development budget, ensuring compliance and proactive achievement of net revenue goals.


• Initiates, nurtures, and implements effective partnerships with sponsors, donors, and stakeholders to meet the organization’s identified operational priorities.


• Ensures effective donor relations, cultivation, stewardship, and recognition.

Communications & Stakeholder Relations

• Supports the implementation and tracks CCPA-NS’ annual communications plan in accordance with the strategic plan, and annual fund development goals.


• Supports report releases, including press pitches, media advisories, and press releases.


• Plans, implements. and reports on all the organization’s direct mail, newsletter, e-newsletters, and other communication including social media.


• Organizes the Association’s annual general meeting.


• Organizes the production of the Annual Report and bi-annual e-magazine.

Other

• Ensures strong communication and collaborative relationships with colleagues.


• Serves on internal and community committees where applicable.


• Identifies and pursues opportunities for personal and professional development.


• Other duties as delegated by the Nova Scotia Director.

Qualifications and Experience

• A post-secondary degree or a suitable combination of training and experience.

Basic requirements

• Minimum 2 years of experience in fundraising, public relations, or communications & marketing.


• Superior communication skills, including presentation abilities and highly effective written skills.


• High degree of computer literacy.


• Excellent organizational and administrative skills.

Skills and abilities

Demonstrated ability to work effectively independently from home and as a team member.

Must be proactive, have a high degree of initiative and excellent follow-through. Must be organized, have proven ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.

Assets

• Experience with social and economic justice issues.


• Knowledge of the progressive labour and community sectors in Nova Scotia.


• Experience in a non-profit environment is desirable.


• Experience with Wordpress, Mailchimp, and/or Donorperfect or similar donor or CRM databases.


• Working conditions


• Home office and financial support to furnish it. Some travel within the Halifax Regional Municipality.

SALARY AND BENEFITS:

• Unionized position as part of the collective agreement between CCPA and UNIFOR 567; Full-time (35 hours) with some flexibility. Salary will be within the unionized pay grid, depending on experience, $63,000-$70,705.


• CCPA offers an excellent health benefits program paid for by the employer and generous paid leave, including 14 stat holidays, a complete office shutdown between Christmas and New Year’s and 20 days paid vacation in the first year of service.


• Duration: permanent after the probationary period.

HOW TO APPLY

• The deadline to apply is 6pm Atlantic Time, June 24th, 2024.


• Applications should be uploaded to: https://ccpa.bamboohr.com/careers/39


• Those who are selected for interviews will be contacted very shortly after the deadline and we will let all applications know as well.


• Please do not send a cover letter. Instead, we ask you to send a 500-word essay that answers this question: How does the role and organization’s mission align with your values, education, experience and future goals? The essay can be written, or in audio or video format. Please also send your CV as a PDF attachment.

The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-Nova Scotia is committed to developing an inclusive and equitable workplace, and we strongly encourage diverse candidates to apply. We value and understand the benefits that diversity brings while being committed to inclusiveness as a concept for social justice and equity for all. We welcome candidates to self-identify if you are Indigenous, racialized, 2SLGBTQIA+, and/ or a person with a disability, in your essay. If you need accommodations for the interview process, please let us know. We will provide all short-listed candidates with a one-time payment of $50.00 for their time.