Summary
Description
Unison at Kerby Centre is a non-profit organization located in the west end of downtown Calgary. Dedicated to enhancing life for older Calgarians, Kerby Centre offers an exciting opportunity to engage in meaningful community development and build a career in the charitable sector, lead and grow fundraising efforts in a dynamic and supportive environment.
Position: Fund Development Manager
Terms of Employment: Full-time, Permanent
Location: Calgary
Job Purpose:
The Fund Development Manager is responsible for leading and executing fundraising strategies to support Unison’s programs and services. This role focuses on donor stewardship, grant writing, corporate partnerships, and event fundraising, with a revenue target of $5M. The ideal candidate is a strategic and relationship-driven professional with extensive knowledge of the fund development cycle and experience managing a fundraising team. This position provides day-to-day guidance and direction to direct reports.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Fundraising Strategy & Implementation
- Build upon current strategy and implement a comprehensive fundraising strategy to increase revenue from individual donors, corporations, foundations, and grants.
- Play a key role in establishing annual fundraising and prospects goals/ targets and ensure they are met.
- Develop, monitor and evaluate all fundraising activities to ensure that targets are being achieved.
- Assist in identifying, cultivating, and stewarding donors.
- Manage a portfolio of key prospects and donors.
- Identify and cultivate new funding opportunities to diversify and grow Unison’s donor base.
- Manage and oversee multiple annual fundraising campaigns.
Donor Engagement & Stewardship
- Cultivate and steward relationships with donors, ensuring meaningful engagement and recognition.
- Develop and execute donor communication plans, including impact reports, newsletters, and personalized outreach.
- Oversee donor database management (Raiser’s Edge) and reporting to track contributions and engagement.
Corporate Partnerships
- Develop and maintain relationships with corporate sponsors and partners.
- Work collaboratively with program leads to align funding proposals with organizational needs and priorities.
Events & Community Engagement
- Plan and execute fundraising events, donor appreciation gatherings, and corporate engagement opportunities. This includes annual Seniors Expo and Golf Tournament.
- Represent Unison at networking events, community meetings, and industry conferences.
- Collaborate with the marketing and communications teams to develop promotional materials and digital campaigns for fundraising efforts.
Lead fundraising team
- Recruit, train and oversee the fundraising team. Provide direct supervision and develop personal growth opportunities for direct reports.
- Establish departmental goals and execute the fund development annual plan.
- Ensure that deadlines for projects, reports, targets, reports, and applications are met.
- Assist in preparing the fund development budget with the Business Development Director.
- Prepare monthly process reports on fundraising activities.
- Attending networking and fund development events.
- Represent Unison at community events, presentations, tradeshows, corporate, service clubs, etc.
- Maintain confidentiality.
- Demonstrate professional behavior and appearance appropriate to the position.
Job Requirements:
Education:
- Postsecondary degree or diploma in related field.
Experience:
- 3 – 5 years of management experience and leading a team.
- Minimum 5+ years of experience in fundraising, donor relations, or nonprofit development.
- Proven track record in securing funding through grants, corporate sponsorships, and individual giving.
- Experience with donor management software (e.g., Raiser’s Edge, or similar CRM) is an asset.
Competencies:
- Strong relationship-building skills and ability to engage donors and stakeholders effectively.
- Excellent written communication skills, with experience in donor correspondence.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities, work independently, and meet deadlines.
- Strong oral, written, and presentation skills and the ability to comfortable interact with a wide range of individuals from the community, business and government sectors.
- Demonstrated success in managing and implementing a comprehensive fund development program.
- Demonstrated ability to building and lead a team.
- Demonstrated ability to network and build strategic partnerships. This includes the ability to “cold call” prospects.
- Strong self motivation and the ability to collaborate as part of a team.
Working Hours:
Office environment from 8am – 4pm or 8:30am – 4:30pm, with the flexibility to occasionally work from home. This is a full-time position of 35 hours a week. The position is overtime exempt. Flexibility in hours is required to meet the needs of Unison and the expectations of this position.
Benefits:
This position includes a comprehensive benefits package, including full medical, dental, and extended health coverage as well as a health spending account.
Other benefits include paid time off, a wellness program, professional development and an RRSP matching plan.
Application Process:
Unison is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.
We are committed to removing barriers to employment that are faced by equity-seeking groups and encourage (but not require) members of these groups to self-identify as such in their cover letters. Please note that evidence of a clear Police Information Check is a requirement. Applicants must have legal authorization to work in Canada.
Potential candidates will only be contacted if selected for an interview. This posting will close when a suitable candidate is found.
The position is available immediately. Please submit your resume to careers@Unisonalberta.com
