Donor Engagement Officer, Major Gifts

Doctors Without Borders Canada; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 71,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international humanitarian organization is seeking a Donor Engagement Officer to grow its major gifts program in Canada. The role involves cultivating and soliciting corporate donors, managing relationships, and contributing to fundraising strategies. This position offers opportunities to impact key international projects and build significant donor relationships while working in a hybrid model.

Benefits

4 weeks' vacation per year

Flexible work hours

Health Spending Account

5% RRSP contributions

Employee and Family Assistance Program

Qualifications

• Experience closing six-figure gifts using various vehicles.
• Ability to travel across Canada as required.
• Experience with major donors across Canada.

Responsibilities

• Secure significant philanthropic support towards priority projects.
• Contribute to the Major Giving annual plan.
• Draft reports and provide high-quality service to donors.

Skills

Donor cultivation

Fundraising

Relationship management

Analytical skills

Communication

Education

Demonstrated development experience

Knowledge of humanitarian issues

Tools

Microsoft Office

Fundraising databases

Job description

Applications will be accepted until 09:00am Eastern Time on Thursday, 24 July 2025 EDT

Salary Grade: Level 14 - $70,676 in starting year

At the core of Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Canada’s identity is a commitment to medical ethics, independence, neutrality, and impartiality.We go where people’s medical needs are greatest. These ideals have driven every aspect of our work – from medical care and logistical coordination, to finance and communications – since MSF was established in 1971.

The Donor Engagement Officer will maintain and develop MSF’s major donor relationships in focused on corporate major gifts. They will personally cultivate, solicit, and steward donors and prospects, and will play an integral role in the growth of MSF’s major gifts program across Canada. They will be a passionate advocate for MSF’s work and will relish the opportunity to meet with existing and prospective corporate donors. A strategic thinker with a deep understanding of the humanitarian sector, they will be self-motivated and collaborative, confident in forging effective working relationships across the international movement and able to secure significant philanthropic support for MSF’s work.

MSF Canada is looking for someone who will be responsible for the following:

• Major Gifts - Secure significant philanthropic support towards the international priority projects identified by MSF Canada in agreement with MSF’s operating centre’s; Oversee a portfolio of major gift prospects and donors across Canada: identifying those with an interest in MSF’s work, engaging with them, soliciting, and closing major gifts, and nurturing donor relationships to uncover opportunities for growth
• Department Administration - Contribute to the development of the Major Giving/Corporate Giving annual plan, designed to meet priority funding needs, effectively communicate about MSF project activities and advocacy efforts, and meet the needs, objectives, and policies of MSF; Draft reports (including financial information), and provide high quality service to our foundation donors and prospective donors

The successful candidate will bring to MSF Canada:

• Demonstrated development experience, preferably in Fundraising, Major and Corporate Gifts, or with Multilateral/Bilateral funders
• Experience in all aspects of donor cultivation (research, writing, follow-up, and stewardship)
• Experience closing gifts at the six-figure level, including complex gifts using a variety of giving vehicles
• Knowledge and experience with major donors from across Canada
• Ability to build, manage, and maintain respectful and engaged relationships with diverse stakeholder groups
• Ability to analyze and synthesize complex and sensitive material and use it to develop proposals and reports, and to present appropriate, well-informed messages to current and prospective donors
• Demonstrated experience with Microsoft Office programs (specifically Word and Excel), fundraising databases, and conducting online research
• A valid driver’s licence, and ability to travel across Canada as required
• Knowledge of humanitarian issues

A complete, detailed job description is available HERE .

MSF Canada will provide:

• Starting 4 weeks' of vacation per year
• Access to an Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP)
• Flexible work hours and a hybrid working model (minimum 40% in office)
• An accessible open concept, shared office space with bookable workstations (consisting of sit/stand desks, swivel chair, laptop with dock and double monitors) and various sized meeting rooms
• A commitment to incorporating equity, diversity, and inclusion in everything
• 5% RRSP contributions (no employee matching required)
• Health Spending Account
• Lifestyle Spending Account
• Group insurance (Life, Dependent Life, AD&D)
• Peace of Mind plan (prescription drugs, accidental dental, hospital care, etc.)
• A positive and innovative office culture is based on core values of humanity, integrity and results

Candidates must be legally authorized to work in Canada; MSF Canada is not able to support or relocate candidates from outside Canada.

NOTE: Any questions or concerns regarding accommodation and accessibility may be addressed to [e-mail] .

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