Senior Fundraising Specialist

5 days ago

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Carefor Health & Community Services Full time
The Opportunity:

Carefor Health & Community Services is seeking a highly skilled Senior Fundraising Specialist to join our team in Cornwall. As a key member of our fundraising team, you will be responsible for developing and executing comprehensive fundraising strategies to support our programs and services in Eastern Counties.

This is an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the lives of our clients and contribute to the growth and success of our organization.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Develop and execute fundraising strategies to meet regional targets
  • Identify and steward donors, including major gift prospects
  • Develop and deliver integrated communications to external stakeholders through advertising, direct marketing, digital, and social media
  • Oversee the design, production, and copywriting of print materials
  • Engage with local media through writing press releases, organizing media events, and responding to routine media inquiries
  • Maintain a prospect list and work with Regional Council members to identify and steward potential and existing donors
  • Track and report on progress toward fundraising goals
  • Coordinate vendors to support communications and fundraising campaigns and strategies
  • Develop and monitor budgets
  • Plan, organize, and coordinate fundraising events
  • Support third-party events as needed
  • Secure and coordinate sponsorships (in-kind and cash)
  • Enter and track donations and update information in the donor database
Requirements:
  • Post-secondary degree in communications or a related field (e.g., marketing, journalism, or fundraising)
  • Certified Fund Raising Executive, an asset
  • Minimum of three years of experience leading fundraising activities as well as experience developing and implementing social media campaigns
  • Experience in communications
  • Experience coordinating the deployment of volunteers to support fundraising activities, an asset
  • Experience with design tools, including Canva and Adobe Creative Suite
  • Experience with video production, an asset
  • Excellent writing and interpersonal skills
  • Strong time management and planning skills
  • Bilingualism (English/French), an asset
Work Environment:

Work from home is possible; however, the successful candidate would need to be available to work from the office in Cornwall as needed.

Compensation and Benefits:
  • Defined Pension Plan with the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP)
  • Health and Dental benefits
  • Work-life balance
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • A collaborative team culture that supports making a difference in the lives of our clients

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: $63, $87,028.50 per year

Flexible Language Requirement:

  • French not required

Schedule:

  • 8-hour shift
  • Day shift

About us:

Carefor Health & Community Services is Eastern Ontario's largest home care and community support services not-for-profit, with over 1,600 employees operating in Eastern Counties, Ottawa, and Pembroke-Renfrew County. Formerly the Victorian Order of Nurses, Carefor has been providing service in Ottawa for over 123 years.

Carefor is committed to providing an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection process. Please let us know in your application if you require accommodations at any stage of the recruitment process. All requests for accommodation will be considered in a fair and objective manner that will ensure applicants are treated with respect and dignity.

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