Senior Manager, Major Gifts & Campaigns

Habitat HMD; Mississauga; Hybrid; CAD 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Habitat HMD is seeking an experienced Senior Manager, Major Gifts & Campaigns to grow transformational philanthropy in support of affordable homeownership across Mississauga, Halton and the GTA. You will build a high-impact major gifts program, cultivate senior donor relationships and lead campaigns with senior leadership and volunteers.

Reporting to the VP, Strategic Partnerships & Community Relations, you will manage a portfolio, secure six- and seven-figure gifts, and provide dashboards and

Qualifications

• Minimum 5–7+ years in fundraising with major gift focus.
• University degree preferred; CFRE or equivalent credentials are assets.
• Experience with donor management CRM systems (DonorPerfect) is a plus.
• Proven ability to cultivate and close significant gifts.
• Entrepreneurial, self-starting approach to create opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Build and manage a portfolio of major gift prospects and donors.
• Identify high-net-worth individuals and foundations.
• Cultivate, solicit and close multi-figure gifts.
• Develop donor proposals, cases for support and stewardship plans.
• Lead or support major and capital campaigns.
• Collaborate with leadership and boards; provide forecasts and dashboards.
• Represent Habitat HMD at events.

Skills

Fundraising

Relationship management

Major gifts

Capital campaigns

Donor stewardship

Education

University degree or equivalent

CFRE or related fundraising credentials

Tools

DonorPerfect CRM

Job description

Location: Primary jurisdiction includes Mississauga and Halton Region (hybrid work environment) Employment Type: Full-Time, One-year Contract Salary: $75,000 – $85,000 Reports to: Vice President, Strategic Partnerships & Community Relations

About the Opportunity

Habitat HMD is seeking an experienced and highly connected Senior Manager, Major Gifts & Campaigns to help grow transformational philanthropy in support of affordable homeownership. This senior fundraising role is ideal for a confident relationship builder with a proven ability to open doors, build trust, make the ask, and secure significant philanthropic commitments.

Reporting to the Vice President, Strategic Partnerships & Community Relations, the Senior Manager will expand Habitat HMD’s major gift pipeline, cultivate senior-level donor relationships and support the development and execution of major and capital fundraising campaigns across Mississauga, Halton Region and the broader GTA.

Key Responsibilities

• Build, manage, and actively solicit a portfolio of qualified major gift prospects and donors.
• Identify and develop relationships with high-net-worth individuals, families, foundations, business leaders, corporations and community influencers.
• Cultivate, solicit and close significant five-, six- and potentially seven-figure philanthropic gifts.
• Develop tailored donor strategies, proposals, presentations, cases for support and stewardship plans for donor growth.
• Help develop, launch and execute major gift campaigns, capital campaigns and strategic fundraising initiatives.
• Work with senior leadership, Board members and community leaders to support donor cultivation, campaign development, tactics and solicitation opportunities.
• Maintain an active prospect pipeline, track fundraising activity and provide dashboard forecasts and performance updates.
• Represent Habitat HMD at appropriate business, philanthropic and community events.

What You Bring

• 5-7+ years of progressive fundraising, philanthropy, business development or related relationship-management experience, with significant major gift experience strongly preferred.
• A university degree or equivalent combination of education and senior professional experience is preferred. CFRE or related fundraising credentials are considered an asset. Experience with DonorPerfect or a similar CRM is also an asset.
• A demonstrated record of personally cultivating, soliciting and closing significant philanthropic gifts.
• Experience leading or significantly supporting a capital to manage confidential donor relationships.
• An entrepreneurial, self-starting approach with the ability to create opportunities and move relationships toward meaningful commitments.

Why Join Habitat HMD?

Affordable housing is one of the defining challenges facing our communities. At Habitat HMD, you will help shape the next stage of philanthropic growth and build relationships capable of creating a lasting housing legacy across Mississauga and Halton Region.

Habitat for Humanity Halton-Mississauga-Dufferin is committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. Accommodation is available upon request throughout the recruitment and selection process.