Development Officer

Why Youll Love Working With Us
In addition to working with an amazing team in an inclusive and collaborative working environment that encourages creativity curiosity and celebrates success we offer:

• Paid Vacation Entitlements that increase with seniority (subject to eligibility)
• Paid Personal days and sick days
• A generous employer-paid Group Health benefit plan starting from day 1 with 3 flexible options to choose from
• A Defined Contribution Pension Plan with up to 5% employer matching
• Mental Health on Demand (MHOD) Program
• Hybrid work arrangements with in-person office time to collaborate innovate and build relationships with your colleagues
• Paid professional development opportunities
• Reduced rates for YMCA Child Care Camp and Child & Youth programs (subject to availability)
• Free staff YMCA Health & Fitness Memberships

Position Overview
We believe that it is through the power of our amazing people that the #YSavesLives. By joining the Philanthropy team you will contribute to making our Y the best place to work.

The Development Officer manages a portfolio of individual donors and prospects identifies new fundraising opportunities supports campaigns and events and helps achieve annual fundraising goals through thoughtful donor stewardship and strategic relationship management. This is an exciting opportunity for a relationship-focused fundraising professional who is passionate about community impact and connecting donors to meaningful causes.

This is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic fundraising professional with exceptional relationship-building and communication skills to inspire philanthropic investment deepen donor engagement and help strengthen the YMCA of HamiltonBurlingtonBrantfords impact across the communities we serve.

What Youll Do:

• Donor Portfolio Management & Fundraising: Manage a portfolio of donors and prospects with a focus on cultivating soliciting and stewarding gifts at the $10000 level. Through meaningful relationship-building and strategic engagement you will identify new philanthropic opportunities grow donor relationships and leverage data and insights to maximize fundraising performance and revenue outcomes.
• Donor Communications & Stewardship: Develop compelling donor communications proposals impact reports and stewardship materials that effectively communicate the YMCAs mission and community impact. Working closely with program leaders you will translate program outcomes into inspiring philanthropic opportunities that encourage donor investment and long-term engagement.
• Volunteer & Leadership Engagement: Partner with volunteers senior leaders board members and community stakeholders to support donor cultivation and solicitation activities. You will prepare briefings prospect profiles and meeting materials that enable meaningful engagement and strengthen philanthropic relationships across the Association.
• Fundraising Operations & Community Engagement: Track donor activity and fundraising performance through the CRM system while supporting campaigns donor events and stewardship initiatives. As an ambassador for YMCA HBB you will build community connections represent the organization at events and help advance our philanthropic goals through data-driven and relationship-focused fundraising practices.

What Youll Bring:

• Post-secondary education in philanthropy business social sciences community development or a related field or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum two (2) years of fundraising experience preferably within the charitable or non-profit sector.
• Experience building relationships with donors volunteers community partners and organizational leaders.

• Strong understanding of donor stewardship fundraising best practices and philanthropic engagement strategies.

• Excellent relationship-building communication and presentation skills with the ability to inspire philanthropic support.

• Strong writing skills including experience developing donor proposals reports and communications.

• Proficiency with CRM systems and using data to inform fundraising decisions and track results.

• Exceptional organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and work both independently and collaboratively.

• Access to reliable transportation in order travel to various work locations.

A Major Asset If:

• You have worked in non-profit charitable or public sector organizations.
• You hold or are working toward a Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) designation.
• You have experience managing major gift portfolios and cultivating donors at the $10000 level.

This position requires a commitment to the YMCA mission and core values of: Inclusion Caring Honesty Respect and Responsibility as well as a commitment to building developmental assets in children and adults.

All offers of employment will be subject to the provision that the successful incumbent provides the YMCA of HamiltonBurlingtonBrantford with a current and satisfactory Police Records Check. Positions responsible for the direct supervision of children and/or vulnerable persons will be required in addition to a Police Records Check to provide a Vulnerable Sector Screening Report at the time of hire. Police Records Checks are reviewed on an individual basis and the offence(s) if any is considered in the decision-making process in relation to the requirement of working with children; therefore not eliminating all candidates with a record from being offered a position.

Organizational Overview
As one of the largest charitable community service organizations in Canada the YMCA of HamiltonBurlingtonBrantford responds to critical social needs in the community and works to provide solutions. By nurturing the potential of children youth and adults the YMCA connects people to life-building opportunities to each other and enhances their quality of life. We foster social responsibility and healthy living. The YMCA works collectively with community partners that share the YMCAs determination in strengthening the foundations of community for all people.

Inclusion Diversity Equity and Accessibility
The YMCA of HamiltonBurlingtonBrantford is committed to creating an inclusive diverse equitable and accessible environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race colour religion gender gender identity or expression sexual orientation national origin genetics disability age or neurodiversity.

We understand the social barriers preventing individuals from applying for open roles. We encourage those from the Indigenous 2SLGBTQIA BIPOC and Disabled communities to apply.

If you need any accommodation throughout the recruitment process please do not hesitate to contact our People Leadership and Culture Department at

Ready to Make a Difference The YMCA is a charity that ignites the potential in people. #YSavesLives starts with building a strong community. If youre passionate about people and excited to lead impactful initiatives we want to hear from you!

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