Impactful Fund Development & Communications Lead

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 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.