Fund Development & Communications Officer

Choices for Youth; San Juan de Terranova; On-site; CAD 51,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and dental program

employer-matched RRSP

Four weeks’ vacation

Job summary

Choices for Youth Inc. (CFY) is a nonprofit focused on housing, education, and employment for vulnerable youth. We seek a full-time Fund Development and Communications Officer to lead fundraising, donor relations, grant writing, and communications.

The role emphasizes grant writing, events, partnerships, and content creation for CFY platforms. It requires a post-secondary degree and 2+ years in fundraising or related work, with flexibility for some evenings and weekends.

Qualifications

• Post-secondary degree in business, communications, marketing, or equivalent combination of education and relevant experiences.
• Minimum 2 years of leading fundraising events and campaigns, communications, marketing or in a business development environment.
• Experience with social media scheduling and monitoring tools.
• Experience with strategic partners and sponsors.
• Experience with presentations, public speaking, and media appearances.
• Experience in project cost estimations and budgeting.
• Active driver's licence and occasional access to a vehicle.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and writing of grant applications and funding proposals.
• Plan, manage, and execute fundraising campaigns and events.
• Research and determine viability for new fundraising initiatives.
• Build new community partnerships to grow fundraising events portfolio.
• Seek out and support third-party fundraising events.
• Manage activities within allocated fundraising events budgets.
• Advise on budgetary needs for fundraising portfolio.
• Support creation and update of content for CFY communications platforms.
• Represent CFY in occasional media and public speaking engagements.
• Seek out and attend community-building events aligning with organizational values.
• Help foster a social justice approach among colleagues.
• Other duties as required.

Skills

Fundraising events

Donor engagement

Relationship management

Written communication

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Evenings & weekends availability

Education

Post-secondary degree in business/communications/marketing

Tools

Social media scheduling tools

Donor management platforms

Database systems

Job description

Choices for Youth Inc. (CFY) is a professional service, youth-focused, non-profit, charitable organization that creates spaces and conversations, and operates programs and social enterprises to help vulnerable youth secure stable housing, employment, and education while improving health and family stability. With a focus on prevention, intervention, and support, we help youth and their families break cycles of poverty and homelessness and transition to healthy, stable, and independent lives.

CFY is seeking to hire one (1) full-time, permanent Fund Development and Communications Officer to join our Fund Development and Communications Team. The team oversees all aspects of communications, marketing, and fundraising for CFY and provides support to the organization.

POSITION SUMMARY

Reporting to the Director of Fund Development and Communications the Fund Development and Communications Officer will play a key role within the FDC team to help lead all aspects of marketing and communications while driving fund development initiatives that advance CFY’s mission and growth. For this pivotal role, CFY is seeking a fund development professional strong in donor engagement, relationship management, leading and supporting fundraising events, grant writing, and volunteer management. CFY is seeking a professional equally strong in communications with a full range of skills – content creation, graphic design, social media, public relations, and digital communications, who can bring both creative vision and execution to the organization’s mission. The successful candidate is self-motivated, detail-oriented, a highly skilled writer, thrives in a collaborative environment, and takes initiative

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead the development and writing of grant applications and funding proposals for foundations, corporations, and other institutional funders.
• Plan, manage, and execute fundraising campaigns and events
• Research and determine viability for new fundraising initiatives
• Build new community partnerships to grow fundraising events portfolio
• Seek out and support third-party fundraising events
• Manage activities within allocated fundraising events budgets
• Advise on budgetary needs for fundraising portfolio
• Support the creation and update of content for CFY communications platforms
• Represent CFY in occasional media and public speaking engagements as needed
• Seek out and attend community-building events that align with organizational values
• Help foster a social justice approach among colleagues
• Other duties as required

REQUIRED SKILLS & SPECIFICATIONS

• Demonstrated ability to manage and execute fundraising events
• Proven relationship-building skills
• Exceptional written communication skills
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Quick problem-solving abilities
• Experience in the non-profit or charitable sector (preferred)
• Ability to exhibit a high level of confidentiality and flexibility towards change
• Ability to work occasional evenings and weekends as needed
• A satisfactory certificate of conduct and vulnerable sector check is required and must be bondable

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• Post-secondary degree in business, communications, marketing, or equivalent combination of education and relevant experiences
• A minimum of 2 years of experience in leading and executing fundraising events and campaigns, communications, marketing or in a business development environment
• Experience working with social media scheduling and monitoring tools
• Experience working with strategic partners and sponsors
• Experience with presentations, public speaking, and media appearances
• Experience in project cost estimations and budgeting
• An active driver's licence and occasional access to a vehicle

ASSETS

• Demonstrated ability in graphic design
• Demonstrated ability in grant writing
• Experience working with database systems and donor platforms
• Membership of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP)

WORK HOURS

The is an in-office position with a total of 37.5 hours per week. Flexibility in work hours will be required for events and engagements.

COMPENSATION

The salary for this position is $51,495.21 - $57,203.64 annually. CFY offers a competitive compensation package, including:

• a health and dental program, employer-matched RRSP and four weeks’ vacation to qualifying employees.

EEO/DEI STATEMENT

Choices for Youth (CFY) strives towards a culture of inclusion and empowerment, one where there’s a sense of belonging and safety while prioritizing diversity across the organization, including in its Board of Directors composition, employment practices, staff, policies, programming, and services. CFY values lived and living experience and invites everyone interested to apply for available opportunities. CFY actively seeks applications from Indigenous Peoples; members of Black, racialized, and other equity-seeking and/or religious, cultural, and other communities; members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community; people with disabilities; and people from a variety of social and economic backgrounds. Should you require support or accommodation(s) to better enable your ability to participate in the employment or recruitment process, please let us know at any point. This information will be kept confidential.