Development Officer, Mid-Level and Major Gifts

Overview

Development Officer, Mid-Level and Major Gifts Jobs in Vancouver, Canada at Rise Womens Legal Centre

Overview

Rise Women’s Legal Centre (Rise) is a community legal centre providing accessible family law services that are responsive to the unique needs of self-identifying women and gender diverse people in British Columbia. Rise is a knowledge-based and knowledge-generating organization that collaborates with organizations across the province. Rise’s work is guided by three focus areas – learning, helping and systems change – through which the organization provides direct support to clients, learning opportunities for law students, social work students, family law advocates, support workers, and lawyers, and works on systemic change through research and education.

Position

Job Title: Development Officer, Mid-Level and Major Gifts

• Terms: Full-time (37.5 hours per week)
• Salary Range: $70,000–$75,000
• Start Date: As soon as possible
• Location: Vancouver, BC (Hybrid)
• Final date to receive applications: Friday, August 14, 2026. Interviews will commence the week of August 24th, 2026.

Responsibilities

• Manages a portfolio of current and prospective donors, and emerging philanthropists, working with the Fund Development Manager to set strategies and tactics to achieve an annual revenue target ranging from $545,000 to $742,500.
• Develops and executes individualized cultivation, solicitation and stewardship plans for donors giving personally, and via family or corporate foundations with gifts typically ranging from $10,000 to $100,000.
• Applies a disciplined moves management approach to support donor growth, multi-year commitments and increased levels of giving over time.
• Acts as a key point of contact for assigned community and emerging major gift donor audiences, providing guidance, resources and stewardship support.
• Collaborates with the Fund Development Manager and Fund Development and Communications Coordinator to support donors who engage through various giving pathways, including gifts of securities, Donor Advised Funds, and other forms of donations used by individuals, foundations, and corporations.
• Works with the team on tailored proposals, impact reports and stewardship communications aligned with donor interests and Rise priorities.
• Collaborates on mid and major giving strategies and supports engagement opportunities and events.
• Tracks activity, engagement and results using the donor CRM, budgetary tracking, and prospect management tools.
• Monitors progress against goals, identifies challenges and communicates needs as required.
• Ensures accurate documentation, reporting and adherence to fundraising best practices.
• May coordinate volunteers assisting with peer-to-peer fundraising and fund development events.
• Other duties as agreed from time to time.

Working Conditions

• Full-time position, 37.5 hours per week (including 2.5 hours of unpaid breaks)
• In-person work environment; hybrid work arrangements may be available.
• Physical aspects: sitting for extended periods
• Psychological aspects: coordination of work relating to raising funds, collaborating with partners and stakeholders, communicating with team members and donors.

Reporting Relationships

• Reports to Fund Development Manager

Qualifications

• Education: Post-secondary education in a relevant subject such as communications, marketing, or fundraising is an asset.
• Professional

  Certifications:

  Involvement with the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) or working toward CFRE designation is an asset.

• Experience: 3–5 years or more of progressive non-profit fundraising experience, including experience working with an individual giving, major gifts or planned giving portfolio. This should include managing a major gifts portfolio, meeting revenue goals for the assigned portfolio, and securing higher levels of revenue and engagement from existing and new donors where possible. Experience working with volunteers is an asset.
• Knowledge: Fundraising principles and fund development best practices; donor cultivation, stewardship, and major gift fundraising; relationship-based fundraising and donor engagement strategies; strong computer skills with working knowledge of Microsoft Office and Outlook; donor CRM/Keela (asset);
  Airtable (asset).
• Competencies: Excellent communication skills…

Title: Development Officer, Mid-Level and Major Gifts

Company: Rise Womens Legal Centre

Location: Vancouver, Canada

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