Major Gifts Officer

3 days ago

Toronto, Canada Amnesty International Canada Full time

**Major Gifts Officer (Individuals)**

**Hours**: Full-time (37.5 hours/week)

**Duration**: Permanent Location: Toronto - Hybrid

**Salary**: $77,139.94 per annum

**Travel**: Some travel required

**Deadline**: Applications are accepted until 5pm (eastern time) April 18, 2024

**Union**: Unifor Local 567

Amnesty International Canadian Section (English Speaking) also known as AICS(ES) is looking for a passionate Major Gifts Officer (MGO) to work with individual philanthropists. The MGO (Individuals) is a member of the Fundraising team. The primary focus of this position is raising funds for the Section through major gifts ($5,000+) from individual donors.

Reporting to the Manager of Major Gifts, the MGO (Individuals) works both independently and closely with other team members, consultants, senior volunteers and fundraising staff to identify, cultivate, and solicit support from major donors to the organization.

**WHAT YOU’LL DO**

**Cultivation and Solicitation of Major Donations**
- Develops and actively executes strategies for cultivation, solicitation and relationship management with individual major donors and prospects.
- Secures philanthropic donations of $5,000 or more towards Amnesty International’s human rights work.
- Coordinates and conducts all personal approaches with high-value donors and prospects including phone calls, donor meetings (in-person and virtual), solicitation proposals, mail, and all other contact.
- Maintains accurate records of existing and potential major donors in CRM (presently iMIS).
- Coordinates relationship management of other senior staff and volunteers with major donors including making appointments, preparing information, handling and booking travel logistics as required.
- Adheres to industry standards of practice and actively seeks to meet or exceed fundraising goals and metrics.
- Coaches staff and volunteers in soliciting major gifts, as required.

**Prospect Development and Networking**
- Works to identify and cultivate new prospective donors towards transformational philanthropic giving to Amnesty International.
- Initiates exploratory connections and skillfully networks within HNWI communities to attract new individuals to support human rights through philanthropy.

**Stewardship of Major Donors**
- Coordinates stewardship of each major donation in portfolio, including the timely delivery of charitable tax receipts, invitations and personalized thank you letters according to organization standards.
- Coordinates opportunities for increased donor engagement.
- Assists with organization of donor engagement events.

**Other duties assigned by supervisor**
- Reports regularly to the Major Gifts Team (and/or Manager) about progress towards activity and revenue goals.
- Provides back-up support or coverage for other members of the Major Gifts Team as needed.

**WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR IN A CANDIDATE**

**MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS**:
**Experience**:

- Bachelor’s degree
- 2-4 years of fundraising experience, preferably in major gifts and/or personal solicitation of gifts

**Knowledge/Skills**:

- Exceptional interpersonal and relationship-building skills, with a strong understanding of high-value philanthropy
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills
- Strong listening skills and ability to elicit donor giving motivations and interests.
- Customer service orientation with the ability to interact with individuals from a variety of social backgrounds and ages with sensitivity, tact and patience.
- Demonstrated proficiency with CRMs or other database software, e.g. iMIS, and data management, with good attention to detail and experience.
- Proven ability to work well independently as well as in a team.
- Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced environment, juggling several projects simultaneously.
- Possession of a valid driver’s license, and ability to drive to donor meetings/events as required.

**Competencies/Personal Attributes**:

- Positive, client service oriented; focused on problem solving and end user satisfaction.
- A motivated self-starter with excellent time management skills and an ability to work from broad guidelines with mínimal supervision.
- Proven commitment to self-development in the principles of anti-racism, anti-oppression, diversity, equity, and inclusion
- Passion for Amnesty International’s mission in the protection and promotion of human rights for all people
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, demonstrated ability to advise, advocate, synthetize complex issues clearly and concisely.
- oppression, diversity, equity, and inclusion principles using an intersectional lens.

**DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS**:

- Fundraising certification is desirable.

**WHY WORK FOR AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL CANADA?**

**ABOUT US**

Amnesty International is a movement of 10 million ordinary people in more than 150 countries who come together to achieve extraordinary results in defending and promoting human rights. We get discrimi

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