Interim Director of Philanthropy 14 Months

At A Glance

Location: Vancouver

Hours: 35 weekly (1.0 FTE)

Contract: 14 month contract

Salary: 00

Department Leadership

Reports to: Executive Director

Office Requirement: Hybrid (2 days) in office

About Us

As Canadas largest environmental law charity our mission is using the law to defend nature combat the climate crisis and fight for a healthy environment for all. To achieve this Ecojustice does three things:

We go to court - Our lawyers represent citizens environmental organizations First Nations sustainable businesses labour organizations and any other groups that share our mission.

We push for better laws - Our experts testify in front of committees and make recommendations to strengthen environmental legislation.

We engage the public - Our work highlights environmental issues and changes the conversation forcing our leaders to sit up and listen.

Our mission is why people join Ecojustice. People who choose to join us recognize that this planet is our most treasured inheritance and it is our imperative to be good stewards for the generations who follow us. We believe in protecting the environment while having enough time off to enjoy it. If you are courageous collaborative and dedicated to the fight for a healthier environment you will find your people here.

About The Role

Ecojustice is seeking an experienced Interim Director of Philanthropy to lead and sustain our national fundraising efforts for an interim period covering a parental leave. This role provides strategic and operational leadership for the Philanthropy department to ensure continuation of long-term strategies revenue stability and strong donor relationships. This is an exciting opportunity to step into a wellrun organization with a clear mission engaged supporters and a cause that resonates deeply with donors.

As a member of the Leadership Team the Interim Director of Philanthropy works closely with senior leaders to ensure alignment across fundraising programs and communications. The role oversees the execution of long-term strategies adapting and creating medium-to short term strategies as necessary. This role leads teams in Leadership Giving & Foundations and Individual Giving supporting strong performance and achieving team revenue goals.

This interim role is ideal for a seasoned fundraising leader who wants to make meaningful impact in a defined period of timeworking with a strong leadership team doing interesting and purposedriven work and helping advance a mission that makes raising funds both compelling and achievable.

Responsibilities

As the Interim Director of Philanthropy you will be expected to:

• Provide strategic leadership and operational oversight for Ecojustices philanthropy programs during the interim period
• Develop and execute short to mediumterm departmental priorities while sustaining longterm fundraising strategies
• Finalize and manage philanthropy budgets and forecasts; monitor results and ensure accountability for performance
• Lead and support a national fundraising team across Leadership Giving & Foundations and Individual Giving
• Manage direct reports including time off performance hiring and terminations as needed and general management administration
• Maintain forward movement of the donor gift cycle and steward a portfolio of major and leadership donors
• Ensure compliance with charitable tax laws privacy legislation ethical fundraising standards and departmental best practices
• Collaborate closely with senior leaders and the Director of Strategic Communications to align fundraising program and communications priorities
• Oversee donor engagement activities including cultivation solicitation stewardship and supporter events
• Contribute philanthropy expertise to organizational planning decisionmaking and reporting to the Executive Director and Board

Role Success

We are currently working to embed our commitment to justice equity diversity inclusion and reconciliation (JEDI-R) into all aspects of our organization. We recognize that strong candidates can come from many backgrounds.

While this directorlevel role is typically associated with 58 years of management and senior or executivelevel experience in philanthropy we use years of experience as a general guidelinenot a strict requirement. We welcome applications from candidates who believe their combination of skills credentials and experience equips them to excel in this position.

Requirements for this role include:

• 5 years of senior management or executivelevel leadership experience in fundraising
• 8 years of fundraising experience with a demonstrated track record executing complex strategies and reporting against KPIs
• Significant peoplemanagement experience including leading large teams
• Proven ability to manage and maintain highvalue donor portfolios
• Experience collaborating effectively with crossfunctional teams
• Knowledge of ethical fundraising standards Imagine Canada principles CRA guidelines and charitable tax law
• Strong financial acumen including managing and reporting on complex budgets
• Proficiency with donor databases and online giving platforms and related reporting and analytics tools
• If you are a member of any fundraising associations or have any accreditations please include them in your application.

Our Commitment To Justice Diversity Equity and Inclusion

Ecojustice is committed to creating a diverse equitable and inclusive work environment and is responding to the calls for action to further reconciliation.

We encourage applications from people with relevant job-related skills who come from communities that have been structurally marginalized based on race religion nationality social or ethnic origin sex age disability sexual orientation gender identity and/or expression. Members belonging to communities that experience marginalization can self-identify during the application process if they choose to do so.

Ecojustice strives to ensure that our online application system and recruitment process are accessible to individuals with different abilities and encourages candidates to contact for any
accommodation requests.

Great Reasons To Join Us

• Generous Time Off: Start with 4 weeks of vacation increasing up to 6 weeks with tenure plus an annual winter break.
• Extra Days: 14 public holidays (including National Indigenous Peoples Day) 2 floater days and 4 paid hours each month for personal life admin.
• Comprehensive Benefits: 100% employer-paid extended health coverage up to $2000/year for mental health $800/year for paramedical expenses and $500/year for vision care
• Financial Wellness: 5% RRSP salary contribution after one year and a $500 annual wellness spending account.
• Hybrid Work Structure: 2 days per week in office with basic home office equipment provided and additional equipment reimbursement up to $500.
• Family Support: Employer provided Employee & Family Assistance Program. Parental leave top-up for both birthing and non-birthing parents.
• Inclusive Leave Policies: Flexible options for health caregiving volunteering and life events.
• Recognized Excellence: Proudly ranked among Canadas Top 100 charities by Charity Intelligence.
• Collaborative Culture: 99% mission alignment and 97% manager support ratings from internal surveys.
• Growth & Learning: Opportunities to advance justice equity diversity inclusion and reconciliation through ongoing training.
  *benefits may be limited or prorated based on contract length full-time equivalency essential in-office status or other constraints.

Our Commitment to Transparency

Transparency as well as diversity equity and inclusion are important to us. As a charity our value proposition is that of a mission-based organization offering high-value benefits perks and meaningful work. We benchmark base pay to the non-profit sector and relevant areas of expertise to ensure we are competitive

Required Experience:

Director