Senior Philanthropy Officer, Corporate & Foundation Giving

The Impact a Senior Philanthropy Officer with the Corporate, Foundation, & Community Giving Team can make : As a Senior Philanthropy Officer, Corporate & Foundation Giving, you will build relationships with and manage a portfolio of 150+ corporate and foundation donors.

Using your strong communication, administrative, organization, and relationship-building skills, you will engage these supporters in the work of Covenant House Vancouver (CHV), ask for monetary donations to support our cause, and help tell our story to demonstrate the impact of how donors are making a difference in the lives of youth who choose CHV for support.

You have a particular interest in working with corporate and foundation donors and enjoy public speaking and making presentations to groups in the community.

You are keen to receive donor strategy advice from team members and to take the initiative to move forward with suggested actions and are a skilled leader who is able to mentor other Philanthropy Officers with their donor work and strategy.

You want to make a difference to help youth who are experiencing homelessness and care about the success of your teammates and the organization.

The annual financial goal associated with the Senior Philanthropy Officer position will be $750,000 -1,000,000+.

How you will contribute : Build meaningful relationships with corporate and foundation donors through thoughtful questions to understand their interests, passions, and reasons for supporting the youth at CHV Develop tailored proposals and write grant applications to apply for funding to support the programs and services offered at CHV Work alongside the Prospect Development (research) team to learn more about your donors and plan how to best connect with them Communicate with donors through in-person meetings, virtual meetings, phone calls, and written avenues including mail and email, and represent Covenant House through face-to-face presentations in the community at donor events and meetings Learn about youth stories and updates to CHV's programs and share them with donors, including the impact that their donations have had on the lives of youth experiencing homelessness Invite supporters to participate in events including donor engagement gatherings, gratitude events, Sleep Out events, and other fundraising events Lead projects and working groups to contribute to the Philanthropy team's overall goals, including complex projects for the team, writing speeches / talking points for Senior Management Team members, making presentations to high-net-worth donors at meetings and events, and acting as project manager on donor events and for the development of our newsletter for major donors Perform administrative tasks including data entry into our database (Raiser's Edge), and answering the general donations phoneline in a warm and helpful manner to assist donors with their requests and concerns Other duties as required Compensation : The successful candidate can expect a starting salary of between $62,915.

00 and $76,896.82 depending on factors such as internal equity, experience, competencies, and education.

Once hired, salaries are reviewed annually following the annual performance review and successful employees have the opportunity for their salary to increase, over time, up to the maximum of the pay band, currently $83,883.80.