Director, Development Operations

at  The Nature Conservancy of Canada

Taking care of our environment has never been more important than it is today. The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) is looking for a Director, Development Operations to join a team committed to protecting our most important natural areas and the plants and animals they sustain.
NCC is the nation’s leading not-for-profit, private land conservation organization, working to protect our most important natural areas and the species they sustain. Since 1962, we have brought Canadians together to conserve and restore more than 15 million hectares. NCC takes a collaborative, science-based approach to achieve conservation success for the sake of nature and Canadians. With a national office in Toronto and seven regional offices across the country, NCC delivers results you can walk on.

POSITION SUMMARY

Reporting to Ontario’s Director of Development & Communications, the Director, Development Operations provides leadership, strategic direction and oversight to ensure that the procedures and practices (operations) of the ON Development team are aligned to execute the vision of the ON senior management team.
This is a leadership and management role that will make significant contributions to helping the ON Region achieve its ambitious conservation goals as outlined in the 2022-2030 strategic plan by helping to implement the plan’s objectives of growing support evolving culture and plan by helping to implement the plan s objectives of growing support, evolving culture and optimizing delivery. This includes supporting NCC’s overall goals of $200M in revenue per year by 2026 and growing the number of supporters to 1M by 2030. The Director, Development Operations will be responsible for managing development staff.

DESIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• 6-8 years of experience, preferably in fundraising or the non-profit sector.
• High degree of knowledge of best practices in fundraising, particularly donor qualification, cultivation and stewardship.
• Exceptional organizational and project-management skills.
• Ability to work well independently, direct work for colleagues and direct reports, and collaborate with others.
• Experience in use of Raiser’s Edge or other CRM software and general proficiency in the use of MS Office software.
• Interest and openness to equity, diversity and inclusion.
• An appreciation for or willingness to learn about nature and conservation.

OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE TASKS

• Contribute to vision, planning, writing, and tracking the Development & Communications business plan and budget.
• Develop and maintain an annual development operations workplan.
• Provide development operations reporting details for senior management reports, regional board reports and other reports as needed.
• Support onboarding and training for regional staff