Ideal Candidate Profile:
- University degree, or post-secondary diploma ideally with specific fundraising courses.
- 1- 5 years of progressive corporate partnership and/or fundraising experience.
- Direct experience working with corporations to identify, qualify and engage potential donors in successful partnership solicitation.
- Experience with analytic reporting tools and reporting metrics.
- Experience in fulfilling corporate partner activation programs.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.
- A CFRE designation is an asset.
- Familiarity with Raiser’s Edge/NXT and data base management skills highly desirable.
Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities:
- Manage stewardship and recognition activities for event sponsors, supporters, and attendees.
- Develop effective relationships to enhance and leverage engagement with the Foundation.
- Develop and implement strategies that identify, engage, cultivate, solicit, and steward a major gift pipeline of corporate donor prospects in all stages of the development cycle. A typical portfolio is 60 accounts.
- Participate collaboratively in our prospect management system, engaging and securing new business and corporate partnership leads.
- Build corporate partnerships, through securing sponsorship and proposing corporate giving opportunities, ensuring sponsors are recognized and commitments are fulfilled.
- Act as a point of contact for matters specific to assigned CMN and CCHF corporate partners and/or programs and events, building and maintaining strong relationships with key participants within each partner or program.
Requirements:
The nature of the role is such that regular evening and weekend work is required and attendance at Foundation events on approval of the supervisor.
Travel is required; the incumbent must possess a valid driver’s license and have access to transportation and use of a vehicle.
- It is anticipated this position will operate primarily from the Children’s Health Foundation offices or an agreed upon combination of office and home office activity.
- A Vulnerable Sector check is a requirement of employment.
Please quote “Philanthropy Officer, Corporate Partnerships” in the subject line.
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No phone calls please. While we wish to acknowledge all candidates, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.