Manager, Philanthropy and Community Engagement

**Leadership Opportunity at Salus**

**Manager, Philanthropy and Community Engagement**

(full-time permanent)

**ABOUT SALUS**

Salus offers a range of supportive housing options for adults with serious mental illness and concurrent challenges including addictions, homelessness and cycles of hospitalization. We have been an unwavering champion for people with mental illness for more than 45 years, providing the first step in the recovery process-a stable home environment.

Salus client, Jon gratefully acknowledges that without Salus, he would not have a stable home. Now, his home provides him stability and the freedom to relax, and also pursue his ambitions, as he says, “_Home is where you can just sit back and relax and move forward. It’s the place you always have to come back to.”_

Everyday, our staff make a difference in our client’s lives. Our team is passionate about our mission and supporting clients on their journey to recovery and independent living. We are committed to fostering a culture that aims to positively impact, support, and develop our staff to create an exceptional employee experience

**PHILANTHROPY AND COMMUNICATIONS AT SALUS**

We have fostered a tight-knit and finely tuned team, and now, with the addition of a Manager of Philanthropy and Community Engagement, we’re on the brink of achieving the trifecta: bolstering our capabilities, enhancing collaboration, and achieving even greater success together.

This role presents an exciting opportunity to expand our team, support Salus’ ambitious goals, drive revenue though annual giving initiatives, all while nurturing authentic and meaningful donor relationships.

If you possess the interest, passion and skills for this role, we invite you to read on and consider joining us on this rewarding journey

**WHERE YOU COME IN**

Our Manager, Philanthropy and Community Engagement, is a unique position that leverages your natural relationship building skills to work with donors and volunteers to generate philanthropic support. This is an exciting opportunity to grow a young annual giving program and work with donors of all levels and points of entry, who wish to support people who need a safe and affordable home.

Reporting to the Director of Philanthropy, the Manager of Philanthropy and Community Engagement is responsible for executing, advancing and enhancing the strategic operational and revenue goals of the annual giving program. The Manager of Philanthropy and Community Engagement will supervise and develop the team’s Philanthropy and Communications Coordinator, ensuring brand consistency and alignment across all channels.

**HOW WE SUPPORT YOU**
- Competitive earnings
- Generous health benefits and pension plan (HOOPP)
- Compressed workweek
- Paid vacation and personal days
- Employee well-being program
- Commitment to inclusion, diversity, equity, access, and anti-racism
- A friendly team who creates a great work environment

**WHAT YOUR JOB WOULD LOOK LIKE**
- Develop and implement a comprehensive annual giving program, to support and facilitate the acquisition, renewal, recurring gifts and upgrade of our annual donors.
- Develop the production of the annual appeals calendar and provides insight on segmentation strategies for each appeal and overall oversight to ensure deployment of all aspects of the campaign.
- Collaborate with our Philanthropy and Communications Coordinator to create compelling fundraising materials and messages, supporting multi channeled communication strategies.
- Ensure high quality and personable donor engagement and assistance, proactively through timely thank you calls, cards and follow up to donor gifts and inquiries.
- Prepare, manage and report on the annual giving budget and key performance indicators (KPIs).
- Manage the Direct Mail program including relationships with writers, printers, designers, mail house, and Canada Post contract.
- Develop, implement and manage an annual giving donor recognition program as part of an overall annual stewardship plan.
- Lead the creation and implementation of effective data management strategies to ensure high quality data is up to date and available to support timely decision making and reporting.
- Collaborate with the Philanthropy and Communications Coordinator in the creation, design, and deployment of program materials required for internal and external communication, events, and social media channels.

Intentional community engagement is a new activity for Philanthropy program. Our goal is to expand our networks, build awareness around the Salus brand, and increase revenue through authentic relationship building. The Manager of Philanthropy and Community Engagement will create cultivation strategies to introduce and engage community and business partners by:

- Leading the development of a community engagement strategy, including KPI’s and year one goals of positioning our brand, expanding our network, and building our pipeline.
- Prepare and pre