Major Gifts Officer

2 weeks ago

Ottawa, Canada The Ottawa Mission Full time

Who we are
For over a century, The Ottawa Mission has proudly served as a community cornerstone in providing relief to those in need.
Over that time, we’ve evolved from a faith-based shelter into a comprehensive service hub ready to meet the ever-growing needs of our vulnerable population. Through the philanthropy and support of our community, we’re able to offer:

- Frontline **Educational shelter services support**:

- Dental care Primary healthcare
- In-shelter and services community outreach meals **Spiritual guidance**:

- Hospice care
- Housing services
- Mental health, addiction, and Job training trauma treatment programsWithin our organization, the Development Team is a high-performance, fully-diversified fundraising department generating over $11M annually to support our many life-changing programs. We are supported by the commitment and generosity of more than 1,000 volunteers and 35,000 donors.

**Major Gifts Officer**
**Reports to**: Manager of Major Gifts
**Department**:Development Closing date**:JUNE 2, 2023**
**Job level**:Non-Management
**Salary**: $58,500 - $78,799 per year

**About you and your position**
You value a role that has a direct impact on the community around you. You enjoy engaging and networking with people to build and maintain trusted connections. As a teammate, you can work cooperatively and multi-task to manage a range of responsibilities.

In your role as the Major Gifts Officer, you are more than just a leader in fundraising; you are an important member of a highly respected community of caring people in Ottawa who are committed to ending homelessness.

You play a key role in strategically building the major gift development effort to meet and exceed our ambitious fundraising goals, including a goal of $1.8M in major gifts from individuals, corporations and foundations.

Reporting to, and working closely with the Manager of Major Gifts, you work with other staff members, the leadership team and community volunteers to initiate, plan and manage major gift donor research, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship.

**MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES**
- Act as primary relationship manager to a portfolio of 100-125 individual donors and prospects with a capacity to make gifts of $5k and more
- Achieve targets on annual revenue goals and fundraising plans
- Actively manage assigned portfolio with a high expectation of face-to-face visits to identify, cultivate, solicit, steward and provide ongoing relationship management to donors
- Work collaboratively on the research and identification of new prospects
- Develop donor strategies and personalized cultivation plans designed to engage and inspire new and existing donors toward meaningful and impactful gift commitments
- Connect with donors on a regular basis to share news, updates, impact reports, invitations and to provide customized correspondence and experiences
- Develop and deliver high quality, highly customized proposals, briefing documents and/or presentations to secure major gifts
- Develop and deliver prompt, personal and meaningful gift acknowledgement and ensure appropriate donor recognition and stewardship activities are implemented
- Participate in events and functions related to major giving
- Provide input into the development of the major gifts business plan and budget
- Create and monitor personal work plan and the monthly review process of progress against plan, and suggest modifications when necessary in order to meet personal targets
- Meticulously employ the CRM database (Raiser’s Edge) for tracking and cultivating donors and prospects and contribute to the organization’s major gifts tracking and activity reporting
- Pro-actively model a donor-centered approach and help to advance a culture of philanthropy throughout the organization

**REQUIREMENTS**

**Education**
- University Degree in a related field or the equivalent combination of education, training and experience

**Experience**
- A minimum of 3-5 years’ progressive experience in fundraising with a proven track record of pipeline management, face to face solicitation, grant writing, closing gifts

**Qualifications**
- Creative, flexible and organized professional with demonstrated team-based fundraising success
- Outstanding written communication skills and demonstrated success at persuasive writing
- Self-starter with the ability to think strategically, work independently, and manage competing priorities in a high-volume and results oriented environment
- Outstanding relationship builder and networker
- Ability to passionately articulate key messages and demonstrate a deep understanding of The Ottawa Mission and the issues surrounding homelessness in our community
- Be a positive influence throughout the organization, fostering a commitment to teamwork and building a climate of philanthropy, professionalism, openness and communication
- Excellent organization, planning and time management skills
- Exacting attention to detail
- Experience using

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