Family Services of Greater Vancouver Looking for Individual Giving Manager at Vancouver, BC Full Time

Individual Giving Manager Competition #60-22

DO YOU WANT A MEANINGFUL CAREER, HELPING OTHERS? JOIN US!

About the Role

At Family Services of Greater Vancouver, we’ve been helping people in crisis since 1928. As a non-profit, we help people develop skills and knowledge, empowering our neighbours to create positive change in their lives. Our team is made up of more than 420 staff, including expert counsellors and support workers who provide compassionate, client-centered care to youth experiencing homelessness, families and children impacted by trauma, victims of domestic violence, and other vulnerable people from an evidence-based, trauma-informed lens. We believe in building a brighter future for all British Columbians and providing a supportive and inclusive workplace for all our staff.

Individual donors have the most important potential to help grow the mission and impact of FSGV. The Manager, Individual Giving will play an essential leadership role in cultivating, soliciting and stewarding mid-level donors to grow annual revenue, and to support the development of a sustainable major gift pipeline. They will work proactively and independently to grow donors’ connection and giving to FSGV as the organization scales up to raise $3+ million annually, with the potential of also embarking on a capital campaign in the next 2-3 years.

The successful candidate will be a solution-oriented collaborator with good communication, listening and relationship-building skills, and have a passion for the social services sector and the people it serves.

What we offer you:Benefits of working with us:
Flexible scheduling

Starting at three weeks’ vacation for full time staff (pro-rated for part-time) and growing to more +

Three (3) paid household leave days a year

One paid Wellness Day a year

Paid sick days

Two and a half paid Agency days for full time staff (pro-rated for part-time)

Five paid days for education leave/year (pro-rated for part-time)

One paid Moving Day/year

Subsidized professional association annual dues (if applicable)

Possibility of remote work/ hybrid work

A work culture that values transparency, teamwork, learning, fairness and integrity

Health and Welfare benefits:
Generous group health/dental benefits after 3 months.

Three flex options for health/dental coverage depending on the coverage you need

Option of psychological/counselling services (up to $1500/year)

Employee Assistance Plan

Long Term Disability Plan

Group Life Insurance, Travel insurance, ++

Pension: Pension plan enrollment after 12 months

Work Hours: 35 hours per week

Salary: $73,164 annually salary

Location: 1638 East Broadway with the possibility of working from home for a portion of the week (Hybrid work)

Posting End Date: Posting will remain open until filled

What you bring:
Mid-Level & Major Giving

Manages a portfolio of current and prospective individual donors, generating significant annual and deferred revenue in partnership with internal and external stakeholders.

Schedules face-to-face and virtual donor meetings for themselves and/or Executive colleagues and volunteers.

Conducts prospect research and analysis, generates proposals, fundraising materials, reports and other related communications.

Closes on personalized solicitations of $5K+.

Provides leadership in identifying and cultivating future capital campaign donors.

Ensures appropriate donor recognition, acknowledgement, and stewardship.

Maintains accurate donor records using the Raiser’s Edge database (NXT and database view).

Provides advice and guidance with regard to estate and gift planning, following up on inquiries and requests for information from various community sources and colleagues.

Provides volunteer management support as needed.

Annual Giving

Develop annual plans, and project manage campaigns to drive donor acquisition, building the pipeline of donors, and growing urgently-needed undesignated revenue.

Strategically grow the Monthly Giving program to promote undesignated recurring gifts.

Leadership & Planning

Revise and oversee a coordinated Donor Stewardship Plan, in collaboration with Communications colleagues

Gain a deep knowledge of program needs, and researches potential funding opportunities to meet identified funding opportunities.

In collaboration with the Director, Development and Communications, contributes to the annual and long-term Fund Development planning process, including formulating the annual operating budget.

Provides monthly/quarterly reports on individual donor pipeline, including new prospects, proposals, and the status of pending donor commitments to the Director, CEO and Board, as required.

Works with cross-functional colleagues to anticipate linkages in annual fund development plans, and ensure strategic donor-centred prospect management.

Manages seasonal contract staff as required.

Education, Training, Experience

5+ years of demonstrated success working with individual donors

Bachelor’s degree in a related field

CFRE preferred

Experience in the social services sector preferred

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

A proactive and entrepreneurial work ethic

Exceptional interpersonal, communication and organizational skills

Excellent writing and editing skills

A systems thinker with strong attention to detail

Ability to multi-task and work under shifting priorities and deadlines

Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Office skills

Experience with online fundraising platforms (Raisers Edge NXT)

A deep knowledge of donor relationship management.

Solid understanding of planned giving vehicles such as bequests, gifts of securities, donor advised funds, endowments, life insurance, annuities, etc.

Knowledge of CRA guidelines for charitable giving

Additional Requirements

Successful completion of criminal record check

Proof of Covid-19 vaccination status

How to apply:
If this describes you, please submit your application to us through our website, https://fsgv.ca/careers/

Only short listed candidates will be contacted for interviews. Thank you for your interest.

We are committed to recruiting a diverse workforce that represents the communities we so proudly serve, while encompassing the principles of equity, inclusion and diversity. We strongly encourage applications from people of colour, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, people of all gender expressions and sexual orientations including queer, trans, and two-spirit people. In our words and actions, we recognize the challenges for those facing inequalities, while acknowledging our privilege, as we continuously strive to remove bias and reduce barriers that individuals may experience in the hiring and job-seeking process. We invite feedback from all applicants who apply for roles with the Agency.

If you require a disability-related accommodation in order to participate in the recruitment process, please email your resume and cover letter (indicating the competition number #60- 22 in email subject line) outlining your interest and relevant experience to your contact information to hrinbox@fsgv.ca for follow-up. **if you are an internal candidate, please indicate “Internal Candidate” in the Comments section at the bottom of the online application**

Our programs are located on the traditional, ancestral, and unseeded territory of the Coast Salish peoples, including the Xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh Úxwumixw(Squamish), Sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil Waututh), Qayqayt,Katzie, Kwantlen, Kwekwetlem,Semiahmoo,Matsqui,and Tsawwassen First Nations. Huy ch q’u.