Development Associate

**Kids Cancer Care**

The Kids Cancer Care Foundation of Alberta is passionately dedicated to helping young people affected by cancer and their families survive and thrive in body, mind and spirit. With a vision of providing _a cure for every child and care for every family_, Kids Cancer Care strives to end childhood cancer, while easing the pain and suffering of the disease through three essential program areas: 1. Camp and Outreach; 2. Research and Hospital; and 3. Education Support and Scholarships.

At Kids Cancer Care, we consider it an honour and privilege to do the work we do. We get to help deserving children and families and we get to see our community at its finest — volunteering, donating, hosting fundraisers and helping others.

We love our work and we love the children and families we serve. We take our jobs seriously, but we don’t take ourselves too seriously. We pride ourselves on having a fun, vibrant and sometimes quirky team that works, laughs, cries, eats, plays and celebrates together.

We value diversity and the different perspectives and innovative thinking it brings. We like to surround ourselves with creative, kind, and passionate people and we welcome all qualified persons regardless of differences in physical ability, gender identity or sexual orientation, cultural or religious beliefs, or ethnic origins. We realize that what makes us unique makes us remarkable. We believe in the power of diversity and are dedicated to creating an equitable, diverse, and inclusive environment at all levels of the organization.

For more information on Kids Cancer Care and our work, please visit us at **kidscancercare.ab.ca**.

**Position Overview**

This is a permanent, full-time position reporting to the Manager, Donor Connections. The Development Associate - Community Engagement provides vital support for Kids Cancer Care’s community fundraising activities, raffles, and donor stewardship. As a key member of the Revenue Development team, this role focuses on administrative and logístical tasks, assisting with partner communications, licensing, record-keeping, and event support. The position is detail-oriented and service-driven, requiring strong organization, a willingness to learn, and the ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.

**Key Areas of Responsibility**

The Development Associate - Community Engagement supports the success and day-to-day coordination of Kids Cancer Care’s community fundraising initiatives. Working closely with the senior associate and manager, this role assists partners who are raising funds on behalf of the foundation, helping them access resources and guidance. The community engagement associate contributes to maintaining positive relationships with donors and community partners through attentive service and accurate follow-up, while developing skills to grow in the fundraising field.

**Community Fundraising**
- Engage in both long and short-term (annual) planning for the Community Fundraising portfolio, managing existing relationships and seeking to develop new relationships for the overall health and growth of the program.
- Lead minor to mid community fundraising initiatives by representing Kids Cancer Care at events and supporting raffles and auctions, volunteer needs, and event logistics as required.
- Support community fundraising partners with responsive communication, event guidance, and access to materials or resources.
- Ensure appropriate stewardship takes place for community partners and donors. Help prepare and send thank-you letters, social media acknowledgements, and other administrative stewardship items.
- Work with the manager, senior associate and other internal teams (marketing, finance, volunteers) to meet partner and donor needs.
- Support volunteer coordination and logistics for small-scale fundraising events.
- Proactively build fundraising skills by shadowing senior staff at meetings and events.
- Seek feedback and contribute ideas to improve partner service and program efficiency.

**Community Partnerships**

Community Partnership events include High Hopes Challenge, and Rock Your Locks Mane Event.

The Community Fundraising team, which includes the Development Associate - Community Engagement, will lead some of these events and support others as required.

Leadership of a Community Partnership event includes, but is not limited to the following:

- Plan, organize, and support each event from concept to completion, following and adapting the critical path and run of show to ensure each event is smooth and efficient from start to finish.
- Engage and coordinate volunteer committees.
- Secure venue(s), develop and execute marketing plans, work with numerous external vendors, manage event budgets, communicate with event guests and participants, develop speaking notes, and ensure recognition of donors and sponsors at events, among other event duties.
- Ensure sponsor stewardship and recognition are incorporated into the event