Manager, Leadership and Corporate Giving

Applications are accepted through [email protected] only. We thank all candidates for their submission, but only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted directly.

Role Overview:

Reporting to the VP, Fund Development - the Manager of Leadership and Corporate Giving plays a crucial role in advancing the financial sustainability of an organization. This position is responsible for identifying and assessing supporters who align with Liver Canada’s values and goals, as well as carrying out strategic plans designed to engage leadership funders. In this role you will lead, develop and manage the leadership budget. The ideal candidate is a team player who thrives working in the charitable sector committed to improving the lives of others and appreciates an organization that cares about you and wants to see you succeed.

Role Responsibilities:

• Donor and Prospect Engagement: Develop and implement both long-term and short-term plans to increase leadership giving (major donors, corporate and foundation) support. This includes stewarding current donors while expanding the donor base into new areas of philanthropy where the organization has not previously engaged.
• Donor Management: Manage a portfolio of at least 150 prospective donors who have the capacity to give significant amounts. This involves cultivating relationships, making direct solicitations, and assisting board members and staff in their fundraising efforts.
• Research and Identification: Conduct research to identify potential donors and stay updated on current trends in philanthropy.
• Moves Management: Execute strategies that advance the moves-management process, ensuring that each prospect/donor has a tailored strategy aimed at increasing their giving levels. Establish and maintain relationships with donors and corporate partners to secure funding for Liver Canada initiatives.
• Grant Applications: Submit grant proposals by determining their alignment with Liver Canada.
• Reporting and Analysis: Regularly report on fundraising activities to senior leadership, including analysis of trends and results as well as recommendations for improvement and growth.
• Collaboration: Work collaboratively with other development staff to create fundraising materials such as brochures, letters, case statements, and digital content that effectively communicate the organization's mission. Work cross departments to ensure funders are engaged and stewarded.
• Planned Giving Promotion: Actively promote planned giving options to potential donors as part of a broader strategy for securing future gifts.

Qualifications:

• A minimum of five years of successful experience in fundraising for leadership gifts (individual, corporate, foundation).
• Strong understanding of development concepts related to major gift solicitation
• Excellent interpersonal skills with a proven ability to build relationships with high-capacity donors
• Strong organizational skills with attention to detail
• Proficiency in using donor management software (e.g., Blackbaud) along with Microsoft Office applications
• Flexibility in work hours to accommodate donor meetings and events
• Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusiveness within team dynamics
• Bilingual French and English is an asset

Other personal attributes:

• Desire to join LC culture and align with our values: All embracing, Compassionate, Authentic, Transformative
• Ability to make sound, timely, and accurate judgment while supporting reasoning for decisions
• Ability to communicate professionally
• Must be self-motivated, self-starter, resourceful, flexible, and well organized, demonstrating initiative
• Effective planning, organizing and time management skills, and able to work independently without close supervision
• Well-developed interpersonal and relationship-building skills. Demonstrate rapport with people of diverse backgrounds
• Keen attention to detail
• Professional, responsive, and possess a positive work attitude

Benefits of Employment:

• 3 weeks of vacation
• Eligible to enroll in Health benefits (after 3 months of employment)
• LC Summer Hours – 4 extended long weekends (Friday – Monday) from Victoria Day to Labour Day
• 12 sick/personal days per year (not bankable)
• Week between Christmas and New Year’s Office Closure: paid days off
• In addition to statutory and provincial holidays, paid days off for Easter Monday, Remembrance Day and National Day for Truth and Reconciliation