ABOUT HABITAT FOR HUMANITY VICTORIA

Habitat for Humanity Victoria is a community-based charity working in tandem with Habitat affiliates across Canada and around the world toward a vision where everyone has a safe and decent place to live. Habitat for Humanity brings communities together to help working families build strength, stability, and independence through affordable homeownership.
About the Opportunity Habitat Victoria seeks a highly skilled, dynamic, and results-oriented professional to lead its fund development, communications and marketing initiatives. The position is responsible for designing and executing a multi-year fundraising plan including corporate sponsorship, individual giving, special events, grants, major gifts, and legacy giving. The Director of Giving also supervises the Marketing Manager in planning all of the charity’s marketing activities, including those for its social enterprise, ReStore.
The position is part of the senior leadership team and reports to the Chief Executive Officer. The position has a supervisory role of a small team.

QUALIFICATIONS:

· Minimum of 5 years of experience leading revenue development efforts
· Minimum 3-5 years of experience with marketing initiatives
· Proven track record with achieving targets of multi-faceted fundraising initiatives
· Proven track record designing and implementing effective marketing strategies
· Proven success with securing corporate sponsorships and skilled with cultivating partner relationships and creating impactful sponsorship recognition programs
· Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with proven success securing grants from government, and public and private foundations
· Able to lead and take initiative
· Ability to supervise and direct department staff
· Strong project management skills: organized, detail oriented with capacity to multi-task & prioritize and create and implement special events
· Advanced level skills Microsoft Office Suite (specifically Excel and Word), and proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite (considered an asset), database management (Keela is used at HFHV) and website layout/design strongly preferred
· Outstanding interpersonal, presentation and communication skills
· Demonstrated ability to capitalize on social media opportunities
· Strong knowledge of federal and provincial legislation regarding charities, as well as adherence to the Canadian Centre for Philanthropy’s Ethical Fundraising and Financial Accountability Code
· Flexible and open to varied work schedule (including some weekend and evening hours)