Senior Development Officer: Donor Growth & Major Gifts

War Child Canada; Toronto; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

RRSP matching

Three weeks vacation

Wellness funds

Job summary

War Child Canada is seeking a Senior Development Officer to grow our individual giving program, focusing on annual giving, monthly giving, and donor stewardship, with emphasis on major gift support.

You will lead campaigns, manage relationships with foundations and mid-level donors, and collaborate with Marketing to align messaging across channels.

This role offers a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, RRSP matching, and three weeks of vacation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Fundraising, Communications, Marketing, Business Administration, or related field.
• 3+ years of progressive fundraising experience.
• Experience managing annual giving, direct mail, and monthly giving campaigns.
• Experience managing donor relationships including mid-level and major gifts.
• Experience with donor reporting and stewardship.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning and execution of integrated direct mail fundraising campaigns.
• Manage campaign calendars, creative development, segmentation, production and results analysis.
• Collaborate with Marketing to align messaging across channels.
• Monitor campaign performance and recommend strategies to improve donor acquisition, retention and revenue.
• Develop and implement strategies to grow War Child Canada’s monthly giving program.
• Design donor journeys that strengthen acquisition, retention, upgrades and reactivation.
• Monitor program performance and identify opportunities to increase lifetime donor value.
• Coordinate stewardship communications and impact reporting for monthly donors.
• Research prospective foundations and funding opportunities.
• Prepare high-quality grant proposals, reports and letters of inquiry.
• Manage proposal and reporting calendars to ensure deadlines are met.
• Support stewardship activities with foundation partners.
• Maintain accurate records within Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT.
• Manage a portfolio of mid-level donors and selected major gift prospects.
• Assist with donor cultivation, stewardship and solicitation strategies.
• Prepare donor briefings, proposals, reports and customized stewardship materials.
• Support senior leadership with donor meetings and follow-up activities.
• Maintain accurate donor records and reporting.
• Track fundraising KPIs and prepare performance reports.
• Support departmental planning and budgeting.
• Contribute to a collaborative and donor-centred culture within the Development team.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Relationship building

Data analysis

Attention to detail

Independent work

Problem solving

EDI commitment

Education

Bachelor's degree in Fundraising, Communications, Marketing, Business Administration, or related field

Tools

MS Office

Raiser’s Edge NXT

Job description

War Child Canada is seeking a Senior Development Officer to grow our individual giving program, focusing on annual giving, monthly giving, and donor stewardship, with emphasis on major gift support.

You will lead campaigns, manage relationships with foundations and mid-level donors, and collaborate with Marketing to align messaging across channels.

This role offers a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, RRSP matching, and three weeks of vacation.