Director, Development and Fundraising

ABC Life Literacy Canada

6d•Remote

About The Position

ABC Life Literacy Canada is a national non-profit organization dedicated to improving adult literacy skills across Canada since 1990. We aim to create a Canada where everyone possesses the skills needed for a fully engaged life. Our work involves collaborating with businesses, governments, communities, and individuals to develop and distribute free literacy programming for adults and families, covering areas such as financial, family, workplace, health, digital, and civic literacy. Our team is small, agile, and high-performing, consisting of approximately 15 individuals who are passionate about making a difference and continuous learning. We operate remotely with team members located throughout Canada, emphasizing compassion, effectiveness, efficiency, and high capacity in our work. The Director, Development and Fundraising will play a key role in shaping the organization's multi-year revenue strategy and executing funding and fundraising activities to ensure financial sustainability. This role requires extensive experience in strategic thinking, development, and fundraising, ideally within a non-profit context, along with a strong understanding of funder outreach and engagement. Reporting to the Executive Director, the successful candidate will be adept at networking, client relationship-building, and managing to meet targets and milestones. This is a full-time, 35-hour per week position with flexible hours, though much of the work will occur during standard business hours. We accommodate various schedules to support work-life balance.

Requirements

Strategic thinking, growth, and lead generation skills
Demonstrated sales and negotiation skills and experience
Strong data-driven decision-making skills
Excellent communication and problem solving skills
Professional interpersonal skills with a drive to take initiative
Minimum 5 years in a similar role
University or College graduate
Experience writing, editing, and designing winning proposals and presentations
Experience in conducting online and other research

Nice To Haves

Experience working with and supporting remote teams

Responsibilities

Grow revenue streams from government and private sector funders
Oversee and secure revenue streams from existing and new fundraising initiatives and giving campaigns
Grow ABC's development pipeline, identifying new prospects and funding opportunities
Ensure alignment of development and fundraising activities with ABC's Strategic Plan
Meet with prospects, plan for funding submissions, and negotiate funding contracts
In collaboration with other development staff, lead and contribute to the development of proposals
Set funding targets and deadlines and contribute to the fulfillment of targets
Engage ABC's Board of Directors in development and fundraising activities