Development Officer, Corporate and Community Partnerships

Daily Bread Food Bank; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 70,000 - 73,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and dental benefits

Hybrid work environment

Vacation 15 days

Job summary

Daily Bread Food Bank in Toronto is seeking a Development Officer for Corporate and Community Partnerships. You will cultivate and steward donor relationships, manage community partners, and drive fundraising initiatives in a hybrid work setting.

The role supports the Development team, reports to Senior Development Officers, and involves event coordination, proposals, and impact reporting. Requires 3–5 years in nonprofit fundraising and strong relationship-building skills.

Qualifications

• Build strong relationships with donors, partners, board members, senior leadership, volunteers, and staff to achieve goals.
• Proven ability to close gifts in the $1,000+ range.
• Excellent planning, organization, and project management skills with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Manage a pipeline of community partners (fundraising and food drive organizers).
• Provide account/relationship management, fundraising/food drive coaching, and technical support.
• Post-fundraising stewardship with thank you emails/letters/calls; maintain partner appreciation and impact clarity.
• Attend community events to present, thank donors, and photograph cheque presentations as needed.
• Liaise with organizers and Transportation team to schedule food drive pickups/drop-offs and track activity in the database.

Skills

Donor relations

Fundraising

Project management

Communication

Public speaking

Education

College diploma or university degree

Tools

Raiser's Edge

Microsoft Office

Job description

Daily Bread Food Bank works toward long-term solutions to end hunger and poverty, delivering innovative programs that support people living on low incomes and experiencing food insecurity. Daily Bread distributes fresh and shelf-stable food, as well as freshly prepared meals, to 144 member agencies and 214 food programs across Toronto. It also publishes the influential Who’s Hungry report, an annual survey that tracks trends in food insecurity and poverty in Toronto, educates the public, and helps drive policy change.

Job Title: Development Officer, Corporate and Community Partnerships Department: Development Reporting to: Senior Development Officer, Corporate and Community Partnerships Location: 191 New Toronto Street, Toronto, ON, M8V 2E7 Salary: $70.000-$73,000 per annum Terms: 35 hours a week / 12 Months Contract, Full-Time Schedule: Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm; Hybrid (3-4 days onsite)

WHY WORK AT DAILY BREAD FOOD BANK

At Daily Bread, we are committed to creating a workplace where people are supported, compensated, and empowered to do meaningful, high-impact work.

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive salary aligned with the Ontario Living Wage Network.
• 100% employer-paid health and dental benefits.
• Paid sick leave and personal days.
• 15 days of paid vacation per year.
• A hybrid work environment.

Learning, Culture & Community

• Professional development opportunities.
• Creative, kind, fun, and passionate team culture.
• Active social committee.
• Free daily lunches when working on-site.
• Free on-site parking.

Recognition & Reputation

• Recognized as one of Greater Toronto’s Top Employers.
• Awarded Canada’s Most Admired Corporate Cultures by Waterstone Human Capital.
• Recognized as a 5-star rated charity by Charity Intelligence Canada.
• Recognized as Ontario Living Wage Employer

POSITION OVERVIEW

Daily Bread's Corporate and Community Partnerships team is tasked with building relationships and driving revenue (and food) through corporate and community partnerships, as well as delivering meaningful event experiences for donors, volunteers, and other stakeholders. The team consists of one Senior Manager, two Senior Development Officers and two Development Officers, each of whom reports to one of the Senior Development Officers.

Key Responsibilities (including but not limited to):

Community Partnerships

• Manage a pipeline of community partners (fundraising and food drive organizers) consisting of individuals, groups, workplaces, schools, faith organizations, and other third parties.
• Provide community partners with direct account/relationship management, including fundraising / food drive coaching, encouragement, and technical support.
• Post-fundraising / food drive stewardship, including thank you emails/letters/calls to ensure partners feel appreciated and understand the impact of their support.
• As appropriate, attend community (and workplace, school, etc.) events to give presentations, deliver thank you remarks, pose for cheque presentation photos, etc.
• Liaise with food drive organizers and Daily Bread's Transportation team to schedule food drive pick-ups (including for Fire Halls) and drop-offs, through our warehouse management system.
• Maintain accurate and consistent community partner activity tracking in the Raiser’s Edge database including call reporting, moves management and other updates.

Corporate Partnerships

• With support of Senior Manager and Senior Development Officers, develop and execute strategies to cultivate, solicit and steward mid-level corporate partners to bridge the gap between Annual Giving and the Corporate Major Gifts portfolios to feed our pipeline.
• Cultivate and secure corporate partners for the Employee Volunteer Program, driving workplace fundraising opportunities to deepen employee engagement.
• Deliver engaging tours of Daily Bread to donors and Employee Volunteer Program groups.
• As needed, prepare briefing notes, proposals, and impact reports for corporate partners.
• Maintain accurate and consistent donor activity tracking in the Raiser’s Edge database, including call reporting, moves management and database updates.
• Provide regular status reports related to mid-level partners’ cultivation cycles and annual forecasted revenues against annual budget.
• Ensure corporate partnerships are in line with Daily Bread's gift acceptance policie

Events

• Assist with the planning and execution of all Daily Bread events (fundraising events, stewardship events, press conferences, Daily Bread's Best in Class Awards, etc.).
• Coordinate transportation and logistics for events, including staging materials, delivery and pick- up of event supplies/equipment, securing event rentals, and venue research.
• As needed, liaise with Volunteer Services team to secure event volunteer support.

What You Bring to the Role:

• College diploma or university degree with at least 3-5 years proven success in a non-profit fundraising environment or the equivalent education and experience.
• Ability to build strong relationships with prospective and current donors, partners, board members, senior leadership, volunteers, and staff to achieve organizational goals.
• Excellent planning / organization / project management skills: Detail-oriented with a demonstrated ability to lead successful projects, including post-evaluation.
• Proven ability to close gifts in the $1,000+ range.
• Customer-focus: Anticipate, understand, and respond to the needs of internal and external stakeholders in a professional and timely manner.
• Demonstrated commitment to professional growth.
• Ability to work autonomously and as a member of a team in a fast-paced, high-volume and professional environment, managing multiple priorities.
• Communication: Speak, listen, and write in a clear, confident, respectful, thorough, and timely manner using appropriate and effective communication tools and techniques.
• Demonstrated comfort with public speaking and oral presentations.
• Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlookand database systems (Blackbaud: Raiser's Edge, Raisers Edge NXT)
• Demonstrated ability to take initiative, problem-solve and practice sound decision-making.
• Compassion, humbleness, and a sense of humour are key assets on this team.
• Valid G class driver’s license (or equivalent)

Work Environment:

• Flexible working conditions with an expectation of three to four days per week on-site for donor meetings, tours, etc.
• Occasional travel to off-site meetings, presentations, and events, including occasional evening and weekend events.
• Occasionally required to support operational/warehouse activities as needed, including unloading food donations, and lifting items up to 50 lbs.

Note: This role is for the existing vacancy. Please note that artificial intelligence (AI) is not used at any stage of our recruitment process. All applications are reviewed and evaluated by the recruitment team.

Daily Bread Food Bank is an equal-opportunity employer and encourages applications from members of designated groups and those with lived experience of poverty or food insecurity. Persons with disabilities who need accommodation in the application process, or those needing job postings in another format, please e-mail a request to Human Resources at [e-mail]

Daily Bread Food Bank thanks all individuals who apply for this position and will only contact candidates who are selected for an interview.