You are

• Eager about connecting with people and making a difference in the community.
• Compassionate in outlook and driven to do work that matters.
• Dynamic, innovative, and up for a challenge.
• Driven to grow our existing core of loyal and engaged community supporters.
• Excited about motivating volunteers, thrive at setting and delivering on big goals, and have the ability to mobilize others for a cause they are passionate about.
• You yearn for freedom to work on your own terms and embrace the responsibility that comes with that.
• You have 4 or more years of communications, sales, marketing or fundraising experience.
• You are knowledgeable and skilled in Peer-to-Peer and fundraising management, with a proven track record of fundraising success.
• You have superior interpersonal skills to engage, motivate and leverage stakeholders both internally and externally.
• You are motivated and determined to connect, build and maintain a broad range of relationships, including new business relationships.
• A natural relationship builder and coach, who puts the needs of the community first.

What we will do together

• Recruit, retain and manage top fundraisers and corporate partners while nurturing other key relationships
• Coach both individual and team participants on fundraising to maximize impact
• Increase the base for corporate support through team fundraising and sponsorships, and in the development and implementation of other activities
• Ensure that the organization’s Mission is integrated throughout the region to tie fundraising efforts and results to event revenue and volunteer impact
• Provide primary leadership for the design and execution of activities focused on increasing revenue and volunteer engagement for campaigns in assigned region
• Achieve specific revenue and retention goals, development plans, cultivation of events, budgets, timelines and logistics
• Build relationships with all internal and external stakeholders: participants, sponsors, donors and committee members in order to grow their financial support of the organization’s, as well as vendors and suppliers to ensure cost reductions
• Collaborate with the Regional Community Services Lead to ensure Mission integration across the Region.

You will be success if you are comfortable

• Working on a team that sets ambitious goals and works together to achieve them
• Connecting, building and maintaining a range of relationships with our community of supporters
• Courageously trying new ideas and leading by example to inspire
• Being flexible and contributing to multiple campaigns and events, based on the needs of the region
• Applying your skills in fundraising to strengthen our participant relationships and grow our fundraising programs
• Being guided by a bold vision that advances the organization’s Mission in the Prairies