Development Officer

Covenant Foundation is seeking an experienced professional to join the team and make an impact with opportunities for personal and professional growth.

As a key member of the Development Team, the **Development Officer **is responsible for developing and managing a complex portfolio of major individual and corporate donors, community partners, and grant programs to enhance, grow, and diversify fundraising revenue for Covent Foundation-supported facilities.

**As our Development Officer, your day-to-day responsibilities will include**:

- Conducting prospect research, identifying major giving individual and corporate donors, as well as planned giving donors for all Foundation sites in northern Alberta.
- Diligently using Raiser’s Edge NXT to track all prospect and donor interactions.
- Developing and coordinating prospect identification strategies.
- Bringing new prospects to each team pipeline meeting and preparing profiles on prospects for the Development Committee.
- Developing, delivering, and evaluating major giving programs, while implementing strategies to recruit new donors, re-engage lapsed donors, increase annual support of existing donors, and increase overall giving to meet and exceed annual revenue goals.
- Maintaining an active pipeline of major gift donors, moving prospects from identification, through cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship.
- Implementing strategies to cultivate and solicit major individual donors to meet annual revenue and activity targets; monitoring and evaluating progress on an ongoing basis.
- Conducting ongoing stewardship activities and managing relationships with existing donors.
- Providing accurate and timely activity reports and revenue forecasts.
- Ensuring prompt, tailored, accurate donor recognition and stewardship in alignment with Foundation donor management strategies.
- Developing proposals, briefing notes, presentations, progress reports, and other documents/materials in support of the identification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of donors and prospects.
- Networking with the business community on a regular basis by attending related off-site events.
- Developing a Planned Giving program strategy to support program growth.
- Developing, delivering, and evaluating planned giving programs, and implementing strategies to meet and exceed annual planned giving revenue goals.
- Actively identifying, cultivating, and soliciting prospective planned-giving donors and managing the planned-giving portfolio
- Leading stewardship activities relevant to planned gifts.
- Maintaining up-to-date knowledge of major giving, corporate giving, and planned giving vehicles the tax aspects of these vehicles, as well as general knowledge of trends and legislation affecting philanthropy.
- Monitoring emerging trends and issues in fundraising, event planning, health care, and the markets we serve.
- Seeking opportunities to enhance skills and gain knowledge in areas of interest and responsibilities.
- University Degree, diploma, or equivalent work experience within the fundraising profession
- 3 - 5+ years of professional experience in the not-for-profit field, with a history of success in meeting and exceeding fundraising goals
- Proven experience in creating and delivering major and planned giving programs with measurable results
- This role will require travel within the Edmonton area; therefore, a valid driver’s license and access to a vehicle are required
- Excellent oral and written communication with strong presentation skills
- Experience working with fundraising databases is required, Raiser’s Edge NXT preferred
- CFRE designation is an asset
- Ability to work flexible hours, as evening and weekend work may be required

**During the interview, we will be looking for behaviours that demonstrate**:

- Ability to articulate and translate the importance of the Covenant Foundation
- Ability to work independently and be self-motivated in initiating contact with potential donors
- Self-directed, with excellent organizational, problem-solving, and time-management skills
- Understanding of, and dedication to, fundraising measurement, metrics, and evaluation

**Why Covenant Foundation?**
- We believe in supporting our employees holistically by providing a: Comprehensive benefit package

Pension plan
Flex spending account
Flexible work environment (currently remote; will shift to a hybrid remote/in-office model when safe to do so)
Culture code: Respect, Innovation, Teamwork, Engagement

**To Apply**

**Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion**

**Benefits**:

- Dental care
- Extended health care
- Paid time off

Schedule:

- Weekend availability

Work Location: One location