Development Officer, Annual Giving

4 months ago


Victoria, Canada Victoria Hospice Society Full time

Join a dedicated team to support compassionate care at Victoria Hospice

We’re recruiting for an Annual Giving Officer to play a key role as a member of our fundraising team and create compelling content, engage donors, and build philanthropic commitment for Victoria Hospice programs and services.

At Victoria Hospice, our mission is to enhance the quality of life for those facing life-limiting illness, death and bereavement through patient and family centered care, education, research and advocacy.

**Description**:
Reporting to the Director of Fund Development, the Development Officer, Annual Giving takes the lead in developing and successfully executing strategies to support one time and recurring revenues from individual donors as well as granting partners. This position is a key role within the Fund Development team, supporting the creation of strong relationships, developing a pipeline of donors, and building philanthropic commitment for our programs and services.

**What you’ll do**:
Direct Response Fundraising and Donor Relations
- Oversee and implement targeted, multi-channel direct response campaigns from content creation and writing to project management, data segmentation, and results reporting
- Develop and manage annual giving programs including Employee Giving, Tribute Giving and special Giving Days
- Manage and grow the monthly giving program to increase predictable funding
- Maintain an Annual Giving and Donor Communications calendar
- Oversee data segmentation and personalization of the quarterly donor newsletter as it relates to the donor journey
- Collaborate with the Communications team on digital fundraising strategies and content creation to promote annual giving programs in publications, social media, and online.
- Develop reports and analytics tracking to monitor key metrics and revenue goals, making data-driven decisions to optimize fundraising efforts
- Cultivate and steward annual and monthly gifts from a portfolio of donors
- Develop and implement donor stewardship and recognition plans to ensure reporting to donors is timely, consistent, personalized and meaningful in communicating impact.
- Works with the Director of Fund Development to set and achieve annual fundraising goals and revenue targets and to evaluate portfolio progress
- Research and be proactive in best practices and new trends in the areas of direct mail, annual giving and donor communications

Grants
- Manage grant cycles, maintain a comprehensive schedule for grant opportunities, deadlines, follow-up activities, acknowledgment and reporting requirements
- Liaise with program experts as needed for proposal preparation and grant reporting requirements

Other Duties
- Participate in overall department strategies to increase fundraising revenue and cultivate a culture of philanthropy
- Occasionally stand in as the first point of contact for the department, including answering the main fund development phone line

**What you’ll bring**:

- Post-secondary education in Non-Profit Management, Fundraising, Communications, Marketing or related field
- 3+ years professional fundraising experience with a proven track record of successfully managing donor relationships and meeting fundraising goals.
- Demonstrated skill in writing compelling fundraising appeals and engaging donor
- centric messaging
- Exceptional interpersonal skills and ability to communicate clearly with donors, program staff and funding partners
- Ability to creatively to overcome challenges and identify opportunities
- Strong analytical skills to interpret data effectively, guiding strategic decision-making and optimizing fundraising strategies for enhanced outcomes
- Highly organized with excellent attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Previous grant writing experience an asset
- Proficiency in Raiser’s Edge NXT or similar donor database, and Microsoft Office suite
- Adherence to ethical fundraising principles and practices, including donor privacy and confidentiality
- Collaborative and positive attitude and willingness to contribute to the overall success of the Development team.

**Additional Details**:
This is a permanent full-time position, 37 ½ hours per week. Some evening or weekend hours may be required.

The salary range is $63,340 - 80,000 annually plus benefits, 4 weeks annual vacation, paid statutory holidays and participation in a defined benefit pension plan.

On-site presence required with eligibility for hybrid work.

This position is covered by the Provincial Health Officer’s mandatory COVID-19 vaccination order. As part of our commitment to the health and safety of our community, we require all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

**Application process**:
Please submit a cover letter with your resume

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: $63,340.00-$80,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Dental care
- Employee assistance program
- Ext



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