Fund Development Lead Ontario

Looking to Make an Impact?

We're on the lookout for someone driven by passion, eager to take on challenges, and committed to making a difference. If you thrive on innovation and seek the freedom to work on your own terms, all while embracing responsibility, then this opportunity is for you.

As a part of our team, you'll play a crucial role in growing our community of dedicated supporters. Your ability to inspire and motivate volunteers, coupled with your knack for achieving ambitious goals, will be essential. Whether you bring 4 or more years of experience in communications, sales, marketing, or fundraising, we value your diverse skill set.

Demonstrating expertise in Peer-to-Peer and fundraising management, you'll build upon a proven track record of successful fundraising. Your superior interpersonal skills will empower you to engage and motivate stakeholders both within and outside the organization. If you're excited about cultivating a broad spectrum of relationships, including new business connections, then join us in making a real impact in our community.

What We're Doing

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada (LLSC) is reshaping the traditional non-profit business model. With a renewed dedication, we are focused on advancing patient and research outcomes while prioritizing the enhancement of our employee experience.

Join us as we redefine the landscape of non-profit work, with a commitment to making a lasting impact on both our mission and the well-being of our team.

Our Core Values...

• Servant Leadership - We put our patients first. Our leadership style is grounded in the sharing of power for the growth and well being of our people and the blood cancer community.
• Lifelong Learning - We see learning as more than professional development, but as a mindset and philosophy to help us constantly adapt, change and excel.
• Authenticity - We celebrate character and genuineness. We expect, respect, and welcome different opinions, modes of expression and diversity.
• Shared Achievement - WE believe success is a team sport. We care about results, but more importantly, we care how those results are achieved.
• Freedom & Responsibility - We trust our team. We embrace the freedom of employees to work non-traditional hours if needed, to work from home, and exercise creativity in career goals and development.

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 LLSC 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 LLSC, as well as vendors and suppliers to ensure cost reductions
• Collaborate with the Regional Community Services Lead to ensure Mission integration across the Region.
• Candidate must live in the GTA preferably Toronto.

What Should You Bring

• Your expertise in fundraising, applied skillfully to strengthen participant relationships and foster growth in our fundraising programs.
• A history of collaborating within a team that sets ambitious goals and collectively works towards achieving them.
• The ability to connect, build, and sustain a diverse range of relationships with our community of supporters.
• The courage to experiment with new ideas and the capacity to lead by example, inspiring others to follow suit.
• Flexibility and a willingness to contribute to multiple campaigns and events as needed in the Region.
• A commitment to being guided by a bold vision that propels LLSC's mission forward in the Ontario Region.

What We Offer

An incredible offering of perks, benefits, and rewards including:

• • Generous time off, from 15 days starting vacation, to a day off on your birthday, and holiday closures for around two weeks at the end of the year
  • A wide variety of health and wellness benefits including a healthcare spending account, and more.
  • A flexible and hybrid workplace
  • A four-day workweek benefit
  • Amazing colleagues and workplace culture

Please note, we are open to non-traditional backgrounds and experience profiles. If you have some of the qualifications but not all, and think you have the ability to do the role, please apply.