29 Dec
Platform Calgary
Calgary
Are you drawn to Calgary’s thriving tech sector and looking to build a meaningful career that allows you to have an impact in your community? Does the prospect of city-building work excite you? If you thrive in a collaborative environment and enjoy putting your own innovative spin on things, then we think this is what you were meant to do as Platform Calgary’s Development Officer.
Reporting to the Director of Partnerships, the Development Officer will be responsible for building and sustaining relationships with donors and stakeholders, launching fundraising initiatives, and securing sustainable funding to support Platform Calgary’s mission. The right person is a self-starter,
and a team player with excellent oral and written communication experience and skills. The Development Officer leads Platform Calgary's donor campaign and philanthropy initiatives, working directly with the Director of Partnerships and CEO to increase donor engagement and secure philanthropic commitments. This role develops and implements comprehensive fund development strategies to position Platform Calgary as a preferred charitable organization for Calgary's city builders. The Development Officer ensures donors remain actively engaged in Platform's tech ecosystem, leveraging their entrepreneurial and investment expertise beyond their financial contributions.
What will you do?
- Lead philanthropy strategies and campaigns to meet Platform Calgary's annual and long-term goals. Maintain accurate donor databases, analyze results, and identify new funding opportunities to inform future initiatives.
- Coordinate donor activities with the Director of Growth and CEO. Develop and execute timely donor stewardship plans. Build and maintain a prospective donor pipeline. Draft grant proposals and applications.
Create donor-specific funding proposals that align with their interests. Organize and execute regular philanthropic events.
- Identify and nurture relationships with potential donors across individual, corporate, and foundation segments. Provide exceptional donor stewardship through timely gift acknowledgment, regular communications, and impact reporting.
- Monitor and evaluate fundraising activities, track progress against goals, and generate reports for internal and external stakeholders.
- Partner with the marketing team to develop philanthropy communications materials and campaigns.
- Serve as the internal donor advocate, coordinating fulfillment, relationship management, and impact measurement.
- Monitor and share philanthropy trends and best practices with the team.
- Support Platform Calgary's Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility (IDEA) initiatives.
- Create progress reports on philanthropic campaigns.
The right candidate will demonstrate the following qualifications:
- 4+ years of philanthropy or business development experience, preferably in nonprofit sector.
- Bachelor’s degree (in nonprofit management, business administration, or a related field), advanced degree preferred, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Certified Fundraising Executive (CFRE) is an asset.
- Proven track record of corporate giving and partnerships and major gifts success for budgets over $1 million.
- Comprehensive understanding of the donor gift cycle: prospecting, cultivation, solicitation, closure, and stewardship.
- Strong relationship-building abilities with diverse stakeholders.
- Demonstrated discretion and diplomacy in handling confidential donor information.
- Experience with G-Suite, Asana, Hubspot.
- Positive, enthusiastic attitude to join a fast-moving, often deadline-driven team.
Who you are:
- You have proven strategic and leadership skills.
- You are detail-oriented and highly organized, with the ability to manage multiple projects and priorities effectively.
- You have the ability to work independently and collaboratively.
- You adapt easily and have a proactive mindset in a fast-paced environment.
- You are a team player that can collaborate and engage teams across multiple functional areas.
- You have a passion for innovation, community and entrepreneurship.
During the interview process, we will be looking for:
- A high level of professionalism and ability to connect with others to build positive relationships and be a true collaborator.
- Strong emotional intelligence,
a high level of empathy and active listening skills.
- Forward thinking - you can anticipate and act on the needs and requests of multiple collaborators/contributors.
- Initiative - proactively create and follow through on new ideas and strategies.
Platform Calgary perks:
- Hybrid and flexible work: Our team enjoys the flexibility of hybrid work and flexible hours, so we can all do our best work.
- Great benefits from day one: Health, dental and wellness benefits; RRSP matching program; parental leave top-up program development stipends and other perks!
- Paid Time Off: We offer plenty of paid time off, plus holiday closure in December/January.
- A unique place to work: The Platform Innovation Centre is the front door to Calgary’s tech and innovation community. Home to 120+ partners (and the thousands of guests who attend education programs,
meetups and other events) dedicated to helping companies to start, grow and succeed.
We are fostering a culture of belonging that is diverse and inclusive. This begins with an equitable and accessible hiring process.
We highly encourage applications from excluded and marginalized communities, regardless of race, creed, sex, gender, orientation, religion, and including persons with disabilities, visible minorities and foreign-born residents.
You do not need to meet 100% of the qualifications to apply - if you think this could be the role for you and you bring something unique to the table, submit your application!
Any candidates with disabilities or who may require accommodations throughout the recruitment process are encouraged to contact ***********@platformcalgary.com.
To apply, please upload your cover letter and resume.
We wish to express our appreciation to all applicants for their interest; however, only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. This position will remain open until a suitable candidate is found.
About Platform Calgary
Platform Calgary is an impact organization whose members are tech companies, large and small, united in a vision of inclusive, innovation-driven prosperity for Calgary. Platform Calgary brings together the resources of Calgary's tech ecosystem to help startups launch and grow at every step of their journey, from ideation through to scale. Our focus is on making all parts of Calgary’s startup ecosystem better resourced, connected, efficient and prominent. For more information about Platform Calgary, visit platformcalgary.com
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