The Catholic Archdiocese of Edmonton is a family of Christian disciples dedicated to bringing the Gospel of Jesus Christ to bear on the life in our community. We have a full- time opportunity for an experienced individual to work as a Stewardship and Fund Development Lead at the Pastoral and Administration Offices, 8421 101 Avenue, Edmonton.
We are looking for a motivated team player to provide leadership to our stewardship and fund development program. This is a full time opportunity working 35 hour a week reporting to the Senior Lead for Mission Advancement. The incumbent will work to identify and strengthen donation streams, secure donations, and ensure meaningful donor engagement and recognition. The incumbent will ensure fund development initiatives are mission-inspired, relationship-oriented, wisely stewarded, and focused on priorities, audiences, and targets.
Key results include:
- Creating opportunities, cultivating and inspiring current and potential donors, and soliciting gifts for now and for the future.
- Developing short, mid, and long-term goals related to various aspects of planned giving and major gifts
- Provide coaching and guidance to parishes in their fundraising projects
- Planning, tracking, reporting and administrating all aspects of the donor engagement and fundraising programs
The Mission Advancement Portfolio will count on the incumbent to bring ideas and perspectives to the table and provide leadership in all aspects of our donor engagement and stewardship program.
Qualifications:
Education
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- Baccalaureate degree in humanities, social sciences, business, or theology, required
- CFRE Designation, or eligibility for designation
- Combination of education and experience considered
Experience and Abilities
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- Minimum seven years in progressively responsible donor engagement roles
- Demonstrated experience with successful donor relations in a not-for-profit environment
- Demonstrated ability to cultivate trusting, sustainable relationships with current and potential donors (individuals, families, corporations)
- Demonstrated success in achieving donor engagement goals and targets
- Demonstrated experience and effective use of stakeholder engagement
- Experience with Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems; expertise with Blackbaud NXT preferred
- Natural self-starter with initiative
- Excellent critical thinking, judgement, and discernment competencies
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Demonstrated ability to bring colleagues together to achieve a shared goal
- Demonstrated experience leading a high functioning, fulfilled team
- Tact, diplomacy, understanding, and ability to embrace diversity
- Ability to manage multiple projects
- Sensitivity and understanding of every individual as an inherently sacred child of God
As People of Mission, the Archdiocese of Edmonton promises a missionary culture of being grateful, united, co-responsible, trusting, and courageous. The successful candidate will work within such an environment and contribute to its growth.
Additional Notes
- This position will likely include evening and weekend work
- This position may include some travel throughout the Archdiocese
If you are interested in this opportunity, please submit a cover letter and resume quoting the job title “Stewardship and Fund Development Lead” in the subject line to Marion.Haggarty-France@caedm.ca
We thank all those who apply; however, only those invited for an interview will be contacted.