Business Development Officer

7 months ago

Toronto, Canada Habitat for Humanity Greater Toronto Area Full time

**Job Title: Business Development Officer**

**Reports To**: Director, Procurement

**Division**: Restore Procurement

**Terms of Employment**: Full-time, Monday - Friday (8 am -4 pm)

**Salary: Starting $50,000- $55,000 / year**

**Location**: Central Distribution Center. 101 Alexdon Road, North York ON M3J 2B5

**Who We Are**

Habitat for Humanity GTA is greater Toronto’s most recognized provider and advocate of solutions that tackle our region’s housing crisis. Our mission is to create a world where everyone has a safe, quality place to live. We focus on creative solutions to address the affordable housing crisis in Toronto, Brampton, Caledon, York Region and Durham Region. With the help of volunteers, donors and community partners, we unlock change for generations by bringing the benefits of home ownership to more people and communities. Since 1988, Habitat GTA has built 23 new communities, empowering more than 500 families.

We are a land developer, a home builder, a fundraiser, and a mortgage holder. In support of our homebuilding operations, Habitat GTA operates a retail home improvement store called Habitat ReStore, which sells donated home furnishings, appliances, and renovation materials, with all proceeds helping us build more homes.

Habitat GTA is growing. We are an innovative, entrepreneurial social enterprise that has been increasing our capacity for impact each and every year. Together, we are building a better, more inclusive GTA for everyone.

**The Opportunity**

Habitat for Humanity Greater Toronto Area (Habitat GTA) is looking for an outgoing individual to join our Gift-in-Kind Donations Team. If you would love to use your excellent interpersonal, teamwork and multi-tasking skills to help make a difference for working, lower-income families in the Greater Toronto Area, then this is the position for you

**Your I**mpact**
- Represent Habitat for Humanity GTA as a Brand Ambassador by modeling our values and guiding principles.
- Learn, understand and participate in the Health and Safety Program
- Act as a brand ambassador and positively represent Habitat GTA to organizations.
- Clearly articulate Habitat’s mission and values while making a positive business case for donations.
- Assist in meeting the GIK Business Plan budget with primary focus on acquiring ReStore product donations.
- Support the implementation of the Gift-in-Kind Donations program and strategies to secure gift-in-kind donations primarily for ReStore.
- Contribute to identifying and sourcing potential corporate donors and ensuring initial contact procedures are met.
- Focus on building and fostering one on one relationships with donors, being able to clearly communicate the benefit of contributing to Habitat GTA.
- Spend the majority of time on the road or on the phone setting up meetings and connecting with relationships to acquire donations.
- Track corporate donors’ relationships using Raisers Edge or Salesforce software, in a timely and accurate manner.
- Complete reports weekly, biweekly, and monthly, or as necessary
- Ensure donors experience excellent service and delivery in accordance to Habitat GTA quality standards
- Demonstrate exceptional and considerate service to our stakeholders.

**What you Bring**
- 2-3+ years sales experience or experience acquiring donations
- Strong customer service skills
- Professional demeanor with an ability to build and manage individual and corporate relationships. You build relationships that last
- Experience “knocking on doors” and making cold calls.
- Strategic thinking in terms of identifying donors and great at getting your foot in the door
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to inspire trust and confidence in donors and corporate partners along with a good level of self-awareness.
- Initiative with strong, focused work ethic
- An action-oriented and outgoing approach
- Positive energy
- Willingness to work flexible hours and travel within GTA area, as required
- Eager to learn from mentors and the drive to grow within the organization
- Experience using a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software (Raiser’s Edge Software and/or SalesForce is preferred)
- Experience in building supplies / construction / product procurement
- Valid G Class License and willingness to travel within the GTA

**Why Join Us?**
- A meaningful opportunity to make a difference in your local community and to have first-hand contact with the families whose lives are transformed by our work
- The pride of being part of a highly respected, high profile global charity
- A stimulating, fast paced professional opportunity in a team of like-minded ‘world-changers’
- Comprehensive health and dental benefits
- RRSP eligibility
- Flexible work arrangements
- Internal job mobility and developmental opportunities
- Wellness initiatives including EAP and corporate gym membership rate with Goodlife Fitness

**Your Application**

**Your Future at Habitat for Humanity GTA Awaits.**

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