Director, Development – EMETemployment

Title of the Job: Director, Development

Location: Toronto, ON

Job Description: Director, Development
Job Order ID: 7840
Employment Type: Yearly Salary
Web Publication Date: 9/9/2024 12:00:00 AM
Number of Positions: 1
Job Location: Toronto
Brief Description:Situated within the organization’s Integrated Development Department, the organization’s Philanthropic Leadership Gifts team engages leading donors to support the organization’s mission through a range of high-impact gift opportunities.Reporting to the Vice-President, Philanthropic Leadership, Operations and Stewardship, the Director, Development is a critical thinker with strong communication skills, who will be responsible for the development and implementation of strategies to grow the number of high-level gifts to the Annual Campaign and to transformational campaigns. S/he will research, recommend and analyze prospects for major and top gift cultivation and solicitation and will conduct both high-level and in-depth research to find prospects whose goals and interests best align with a philanthropic investment in the organization. The Director of Development will be a partner to the fundraisers in cultivating relationships with existing donors and new prospects, tracking noteworthy occasions and events in the prospects/donors’ lives and recommending to the fundraiser next steps.
Job Function:

• Identify new prospects who are non-donors, as well as existing donors with greater capacity
• Curate a prospect pipeline and keep it up-to-date with relevant information
• Ensure that the appropriate fundraiser is pursuing each prospect in the pipeline
• Oversee traditional and social media monitoring process to flag relevant news, current events, and donor-specific news
• Work closely with the professional fundraising team to produce a range of research information products and reports including research profiles
• Proactively identify prospective major donors, and promptly respond to research requests from senior fundraising professionals
• Review lists of prospects and provide input and analysis in terms of capacity and proclivity to give
• Deliver value-added information to professional fundraising staff with respect to their prospect and donor portfolios
• Support accurate data maintenance, strategic tracking, analysis and critical thinking around the movement of top prospects
• Track the number and dollar amount of all gifts made by prospects identified by the Director of Development
• Draft biographical, financial and philanthropic bios and briefings on donors and prospective donors in support of staff
• Help plan and organize prospecting events and follow-up processes

Job Requirement:Education, Skills, and Experience

• Relevant Education or equivalent experience
• Experience researching prospects and donors on social media and conventional media
• Advanced level of proficiency in Microsoft Excel and associated functions
• Ability to manage complex projects and budgets, working collaboratively with staff as well as with multiple stakeholders to deliver results
• Knowledge of Salesforce an asset

About Me

• Strong interpersonal skills with ability to quickly build rapport with colleagues
• Ability to work independently and handle multiple priorities in a busy environment
• Willingness and ability to learn additional applications and platforms as needed
• Proactive with excellent organizational, prioritizing and time-management skills
• A self-starter able to leverage his/her knowledge, skills and experience to manage complex change from start to finish
• An ability to think strategically and critically
• Strong problem-solving, decision-making and analytical capabilities with excellent attention to detail
• Enthusiasm, creativity, innovation and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Maintain a high degree of discretion and confidentiality

Company Name: EMETemployment

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