Cause Marketing and Partnerships Officer

**Cause Marketing and Partnerships Officer**

**Location**:Vancouver Development Office

**Reporting to**:Director, Philanthropy and Corporate Partnerships

**Job status**:Permanent full-time 1.0 FTE (75 bi-weekly)
- Canuck Place Children’s Hospice (CPCH) is British Columbia’s recognized pediatric palliative care provider. For over two decades, through the many programs and services we provide, we have made a significant difference in the lives of children with life-threatening illnesses and the families who love them. Be part of a talented and innovative team that takes pride in supporting and providing the highest quality pediatric palliative care._
- It is the expectation for all roles across the organization to know the organization’s philosophy of pediatric palliative care and uphold a commitment to further ones knowledge. Our philosophy of pediatric palliative care is as follows: Pediatric palliative care improves quality of life, promotes comfort, and reduces suffering for children with life-threatening conditions (serious illness) and their families through a holistic approach addressing; physical, emotional, social and spiritual needs. It is collaborative person & family-centred care delivered using a team-based approach throughout the continuum of care across all ages and stages of illness, including bereavement. It values choice and honest and compassionate communication._

**HERE’S WHY IT’S SO GREAT TO WORK WITH US. **Aside from being surrounded by a friendly, inclusive, dedicated team, Canuck Place offers employees up to 20 days’ vacation (pro-rated to their full-time equivalency), an 100% employer-paid benefits package, Municipal Pension Plan (MPP), a Health Spending account that provides up to $500 annually to provide additional coverage for health and wellness activities/services, informative lunch n’ learns, as well as various learning opportunities. Canuck Place Children’s Hospice also has a ‘Care For the Caregiver’ committee who provides ongoing, creative activities to connect us with one another as a reminder that it’s _‘this’ _moment that really counts.

**SUMMARY**

The Development Officer, Corporate and Community Partnerships is a fundraising position responsible for generating and growing annual revenue by developing and stewarding relationships with corporate partners through a variety of giving channels, with a strong influence on cause marketing relationships.

This role is best suited to a fundraiser who excels both at growing and maintaining existing relationships, as well as finding opportunities to bring new funders on board to support the cause.

**RESPONSIBILITIES**
- Supports the development and implementation of annual cause marketing, event-based fundraising, and other partner program plans, budgets, and revenue projections.
- Assists in analyzing trends and best practices, identifying opportunities and challenges, and developing plans to maximize the cause marketing and corporate philanthropy programs.
- Expands outreach to Golfing and Hockey tournament partners into untapped areas of the Lower Mainland; works closely with the Fraser Valley Development team to implement successful program practices already in place in the Fraser Valley.
- Manages all elements of a key Holiday third-party campaign with multiple contributing partners while maintaining excellent stewardship of the organizing donor.
- Responsible for the prospecting and cultivation of large community and corporate partners. Collaborates with external partners, consultants, vendors and suppliers as required.
- Develops overall pitch approaches, template materials, impact reports and establishes consistent corporate partner benefits that can be leveraged across all new business activity.
- Develops strategies, prospecting research and plan, sales materials, supporting documentation and lead pitch presentations to secure additional partners.
- Secures significant cause marketing partnerships (e.g. point of sale, purchase or action triggered donation, etc.), leveraging the power of the CPCH brand.
- Works closely with all members of the CPCH development team to ensure that cause marketing, and other partner opportunities are explored, presented and secured with our current partners.
- Works closely with CPCH’s marketing & communications team during the sales process and creative development to ensure messaging and social media benefits align with CPCH brand guidelines and key objectives.
- Researches and identifies sources of potential funding for new corporate and community partnerships.
- Coordinates and implements donor cultivation, stewardship and recognition activities.
- Develops and fulfills speaking engagements, when required, for businesses, corporations and community partners.
- Maintains donor recognition in collateral materials, such as the annual report, website and e-news.
- Provides support on special projects and development team initiatives including exploration of em