Senior Development Manager, Regional Philanthropy & Partnerships

Kids Help Phone•Halifax, NS

38d•CA$83,000 - CA$94,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Kids Help Phone Foundation is seeking a Senior Development Manager, Regional Philanthropy & Partnerships to help inspire generosity and raise funds across Canada to deliver on KHP’s promise to youth. The Senior Development Manager, Regional Philanthropy & Partnerships is a strategic fundraising leader responsible for building and managing a major gifts portfolio across Eastern and Western Canada. Working closely with the Director, Regional Philanthropy & Partnerships, senior executives, and volunteer leaders, this role develops and executes high-impact fundraising strategies to secure and grow six- and seven-figure philanthropic contributions. The role also provides leadership and mentorship to a national frontline fundraising team, overseeing major gifts, corporate partnerships, and event revenue initiatives. As a trusted advisor to senior leadership, Board members, and key stakeholders, the Senior Development Manager helps drive donor engagement, strengthen relationships, and advance Kids Help Phone Foundation’s fundraising goals through collaborative planning, strategic execution, and accountability for results. It’ll take courage, collaboration, innovation, resilience and trust.

Requirements

A university degree is required. Consideration will be given to an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Minimum 5 years of progressive experience engaging with donors and managing fundraising programs, with a focus on principal and major gifts
Min 2 years of management experience
Demonstrated ability to inspire and raise donor sights, articulate aspirational goals and institutional priorities, and effectively present philanthropic and partnership opportunities to corporate leadership.
Poise and gravitas to act on behalf of KHP as an inspiring ambassador for the cause.
Strong record of involvement in 6 and 7-figure gifts.
Outstanding prospect management and tracking skills including proven success identifying, evaluating, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding donors at the major level.
Proven success developing and implementing strategic plans and meeting objectives.
Demonstrated success working with CEOs, senior executives and leadership volunteers to achieve shared goals.
Strategic planning, budgeting and financial management skills to oversee and forecast the major giving portfolio in relation to established Funding Priorities.
This position may require travel within Canada. A valid driver’s license is required.
Experience working with CRM is required (i.e. Salesforce, etc. Must understand how CRM supports pipeline management)

Nice To Haves

Experience working as part of a large and complex organization considered an asset.
Experience managing remote teams is preferred
Raiser’s Edge experience is preferred

Responsibilities

Collaborate to design, implement, and manage the major giving portfolio, with strategies aimed to grow a pipeline of 6 and 7-figure prospects through identification, evaluation, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship.
Help develop and lead a sophisticated regional philanthropy and partnerships program, designed to obtain transformational and maximum long-term financial support. Program elements include in-person visits, data mining, proposal development, working with volunteer solicitors, and other means of inspiring major, multi-year pledges and partnership.
Manages the forecasting and database records within the portfolio.
Stay abreast of philanthropic developments, industry trends and emerging opportunities.
Serves as a trusted advisor and liaison to donors, senior executives, leadership volunteers (including Board members), and others, to coordinate strategies and help secure major commitments.
Works closely with the Prospect Research team to identify potential prospects.
Collaborates with Donor Experience to establish timely and appropriate stewardship plans, ensuring gifts are handled and recognized according to sound Foundation practices.
Works with Foundation colleagues on internal communications, briefing notes, research profiles, funding proposals, gift agreements, stewardship reports, and accountability reports. Ensures all necessary constituents are involved in key efforts focused on specific prospects.
Develops and maintains an in-depth knowledge of Kids Help Phone’s Funding Priorities and applies this knowledge in matching the interests and needs of prospects.
Ensures all contact reports are recorded in a timely fashion in the database.
Promotes a culture of inclusion, with a commitment to the equity, diversity, accessibility, and inclusion initiatives designed to foster an inclusive, supportive, and welcoming work environment for individuals with diverse backgrounds and identities.