Development Officers – Grants and Foundations – The Food Bank of Waterloo Region

The Food Bank has an immediate opening for a motivated, hardworking, and passionate Development Officer – Grants and Foundations to join our team. This role will be responsible for a variety of key areas within the development program, generating revenues of more than $3 million annually.

Closing Date: July 22, 2022
Salary Range: $68,000 – $85,000
Employment Type: Full-Time
Job Experience: Junior

Website: https://thefoodbank.humi.ca/job-board

Do you believe everyone should have access to healthy food, and that food can be a powerful tool for connecting people and building better health and a stronger community? Are you looking at making a difference with a well-respected non-profit organization? Are you self-driven and self-disciplined?

Last year, our employees were part of a team that helped serve over 34,620 people through our Community Food Assistance Network. We are proud to have acquired, coordinated, and distributed to our Community Food Assistance Network over 4.7 million pounds of food, providing 250 food hampers and 1830 community meals each day.

The need for food in the Waterloo Region is greater than ever and we are growing to our team to meet this need and help ensure no one in our community goes hungry.

A career at The Food Bank goes beyond meaningful work. Employees can challenge themselves, learn new skills and work with an amazing group of motivated, passionate individuals who come together to make up our strong, driven employee team.

The Food Bank has an immediate opening for a motivated, hardworking, and passionate Development Officer – Grants and Foundations to join our team. This role will be responsible for a variety of key areas within the development program, generating revenues of more than $3 million annually.

The Position

Reporting to the VP, Philanthropy & Partnerships, the Development Officer – Grants and Foundations is a key member of the development team at The Food Bank of Waterloo Region. The Development Officer – Grants and Foundations leads the full relationship of fundraising opportunities related to grants and foundations (plan, design, implement, evaluate) in partnership with the development team to grow the overall portfolio revenue.

The short-term responsibilities of this role may change from year-to-year, as priorities of The Food Bank change, and will be detailed in the Development Officer‘s annual work plan.

Responsibilities and Duties

Administration of Grant and Foundations Fundraising Opportunities (80%)

Stewardship (10%)  

Other (10%)  

Qualifications

Experience

Education

Required Skills and Attributes

Working Conditions

The Food Bank is open to the public Monday – Friday from 8:30am – 4:30pm. It is expected that all team members will be prepared to work flexible, and sometimes irregular, hours to ensure that the objectives of the organization and our commitments to volunteers, members, and the community are being met.  To meet the growing and changing needs of the community, hours of work may include up to two evenings a week and/or two weekends a month.

The Food Bank of Waterloo Region provides employees with a flexible and progressive benefit package which accommodates for hours worked above and beyond and strives to address the personal time needs of each employee.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We believe that diverse teams perform better and that fostering an inclusive work environment is a key part of growing a successful team. We welcome people of diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.

The Food Bank of Waterloo Region is committed to accessibility and to protecting the human rights our job applicants during the recruitment process. Should at any point throughout the recruitment process an applicant require accommodation or communication in an alternative format because of a disability please contact Human Resources at 519-743-5576. We are committed to providing accommodation or alternate formats upon request within a reasonable time period in a mutually agreed upon format.

No phone calls please. Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.