Director, Development - Prairie Division
Director, Development - Prairie Division
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Job Description
Who We Are
For more than 130 years The Salvation Army has served people in need in communities across Canada and Bermuda. Building on our roots as a worldwide Christian church each year we help more than 2 million people providing necessities such as food clothing and shelter. In addition we support people experiencing unemployment addiction and family challenges. We continually adapt and innovate to meet emerging needs and live out our mission vision and values of hope service dignity and stewardship. As a faith and valuesbased organization we hire and serve people of all backgrounds and walks of life there is a place for everyone to belong here.
Mission Statement
The Salvation Army exists to share the love of Jesus Christ meet human needs and be a transforming influence in the communities of our world.
Job Description:
Job Summary
In a cooperative teambased environment the role will provide leadership to a team of fundraising staff establishing and supervising performance metrics and fundraising strategy to meet the fundraising goals and objectives for the Division while upholding and promoting the values policies procedures codes of conduct and ethics of The Salvation Army Canada and Bermuda Territory.
Key Accountabilities
- Develop and manage the annual Development budget regularly reviewing financial performance and projections.
- Collaborate with senior leadership and Territorial Headquarters (THQ) to set strategic annual and multiyear fundraising goals and performance metrics.
- Establish and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) for fundraising staff reporting results to divisional and territorial leadership as required.
- Lead coach and develop a highperforming fundraising team to maximize effectiveness and alignment with The Salvation Armys mission.
- Oversee a comprehensive annual giving program to meet Red Shield revenue targets and elevate The Salvation Armys fundraising profile.
- Partner with THQ to align divisional annual giving strategies and content with national objectives including midlevel donor engagement.
- Direct the Major Gifts and Planned Giving programs establishing strategies for donor cultivation stewardship and systematic moves management.
- Implement best practices for prospect research and relationship management across individual corporate and foundation donors.
- Develop and execute annual plans for major and planned giving initiatives setting clear goals and evaluation methods.
- Lead divisional capital campaign fundraising efforts in collaboration with internal leadership and external consultants.
Education and Experience Qualifications
- Postgraduate degree in fundraising or nonprofit sector with CFRE or other related certification required.
- Valid certification in First Aid/CPR and Nonviolent crisis intervention training or willingness to take upon hiring if required.
- 7 years of prior related experience in fundraising and/or organization management preferably with a national/international organization
- Alternative combination of education and experience may be considered.
- Possesses technical expertise in major gifts planned giving tax considerations for charitable donations and estate administration.
- Proven success in leading fundraising teams to exceed targets with direct experience in major campaign and legacy gift solicitation.
- Skilled in analyzing donor data and response trends to inform fundraising strategy and decisionmaking.
- Experienced in planning and executing capital campaigns and integrated fundraising programs (annual major and legacy giving).
- Demonstrated ability to recruit train mentor and manage highperforming fundraising professionals.
- Strong background in strategic planning business development and managing budgets within a fundraising context.
- Proficient in CRM tools (preferably Raisers Edge) and possesses strong analytical problemsolving and project management skills.
- Known for professionalism confidentiality integrity customer service and ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with a track record of engaging volunteers managing relationships and representing the organization effectively.
Compensation:
The target hiring range for this position is $103466.74 to $129333.43 with a maximum of $155200.12.Placement in the salary range will be based on factors such as market conditions internal equity and candidate experience skills and qualifications relevant to the role.
The Salvation Army will provide reasonable accommodation upon request. Please email if you have a need for any accommodation and we will be pleased to discuss this with you.
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
