Development Officer

2 days ago

Edmonton, Canada Covenant Foundation Full time

Covenant Foundation is seeking an experienced professional to join the team and make an impact with opportunities for personal and professional growth.

As a key member of the Development Team, the **Development Officer **is responsible for developing and managing a complex portfolio of major individual and corporate donors, community partners, and grant programs to enhance, grow, and diversify fundraising revenue for Covent Foundation-supported facilities.

**As our Development Officer, your day-to-day responsibilities will include**:

- Conducting prospect research, identifying major giving individual and corporate donors, as well as planned giving donors for all Foundation sites in northern Alberta.
- Diligently using Raiser’s Edge NXT to track all prospect and donor interactions.
- Developing and coordinating prospect identification strategies.
- Bringing new prospects to each team pipeline meeting and preparing profiles on prospects for the Development Committee.
- Developing, delivering, and evaluating major giving programs, while implementing strategies to recruit new donors, re-engage lapsed donors, increase annual support of existing donors, and increase overall giving to meet and exceed annual revenue goals.
- Maintaining an active pipeline of major gift donors, moving prospects from identification, through cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship.
- Implementing strategies to cultivate and solicit major individual donors to meet annual revenue and activity targets; monitoring and evaluating progress on an ongoing basis.
- Conducting ongoing stewardship activities and managing relationships with existing donors.
- Providing accurate and timely activity reports and revenue forecasts.
- Ensuring prompt, tailored, accurate donor recognition and stewardship in alignment with Foundation donor management strategies.
- Developing proposals, briefing notes, presentations, progress reports, and other documents/materials in support of the identification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of donors and prospects.
- Networking with the business community on a regular basis by attending related off-site events.
- Developing a Planned Giving program strategy to support program growth.
- Developing, delivering, and evaluating planned giving programs, and implementing strategies to meet and exceed annual planned giving revenue goals.
- Actively identifying, cultivating, and soliciting prospective planned-giving donors and managing the planned-giving portfolio
- Leading stewardship activities relevant to planned gifts.
- Maintaining up-to-date knowledge of major giving, corporate giving, and planned giving vehicles the tax aspects of these vehicles, as well as general knowledge of trends and legislation affecting philanthropy.
- Monitoring emerging trends and issues in fundraising, event planning, health care, and the markets we serve.
- Seeking opportunities to enhance skills and gain knowledge in areas of interest and responsibilities.
- University Degree, diploma, or equivalent work experience within the fundraising profession
- 3 - 5+ years of professional experience in the not-for-profit field, with a history of success in meeting and exceeding fundraising goals
- Proven experience in creating and delivering major and planned giving programs with measurable results
- This role will require travel within the Edmonton area; therefore, a valid driver’s license and access to a vehicle are required
- Excellent oral and written communication with strong presentation skills
- Experience working with fundraising databases is required, Raiser’s Edge NXT preferred
- CFRE designation is an asset
- Ability to work flexible hours, as evening and weekend work may be required

**During the interview, we will be looking for behaviours that demonstrate**:

- Ability to articulate and translate the importance of the Covenant Foundation
- Ability to work independently and be self-motivated in initiating contact with potential donors
- Self-directed, with excellent organizational, problem-solving, and time-management skills
- Understanding of, and dedication to, fundraising measurement, metrics, and evaluation

**Why Covenant Foundation?**
- We believe in supporting our employees holistically by providing a: Comprehensive benefit package

Pension plan
Flex spending account
Flexible work environment (currently remote; will shift to a hybrid remote/in-office model when safe to do so)
Culture code: Respect, Innovation, Teamwork, Engagement

**To Apply**

**Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion**

**Benefits**:

- Dental care
- Extended health care
- Paid time off

Schedule:

- Weekend availability

Work Location: One location

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