Senior Development Officer, Major Gifts – Shaw Festival Theatre, Canada

If you are an experienced fundraiser who enjoys building relationships with donors who are passionate about the arts, then this is the right opportunity for you! Under the leadership of Tim Carroll, Artistic Director and Tim Jennings, Executive Director, this is an exciting time of growth and transformation at The Shaw. We are looking for an experienced front-line fundraiser to join our team to help us reach our goals.

Shaw Festival Theatre, Canada
Senior Development Officer, Major Gifts
NIAGARA ON THE LAKE
www.shawfest.com
Closing 12/15/21
Full time, Senior Level

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As one of the world’s leading theatre companies and Niagara’s 20 largest employers, The Shaw is dedicated to an ongoing process of increasing diversity and inclusion in our audiences, our programs, and in all of our hiring for staff, artists, and in the recruiting of board members. The Shaw is committed to a future when our theatres joyously draw on and include all peoples, fully reflective of the world around us. As such, the Shaw Festival is an equal opportunity employer committed to a barrier-free recruitment and selection process. We encourage and invite applications from applicants who identify as Indigenous, Black or as persons of colour (IBPOC), the LGBTQ2+ communities and those identifying as gender female. In accordance with Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), and in keeping with our wish to ensure a fully inclusive environment, please advise Human Resources if you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process. We will be happy to assist.

We acknowledge and honour the land upon which we gather as the historic and traditional territory of First Nations peoples. In particular we recognize and thank the Neutral Nation, the Mississauga and the Haudenosaunee for their stewardship of these lands over millennia.

Senior Development Officer, Major Gifts

Full-time permanent
Salary Range:  $75,000 – $90,000

As we emerge from the pandemic and The Shaw moves towards its 60th Anniversary season, it is abundantly clear to us that we face a choice: we can survive through these challenging times, or we can seek to thrive and seize opportunities, now more than ever. To that, we have crafted an ambitious vision for our future. Inspired by the genius of Bernard Shaw, we use theatre to provoke curiosity, creativity and connection. True to this purpose, we will make the excellence of our art the focus of a new movement for real human encounters.

If you are an experienced fundraiser who enjoys building relationships with donors who are passionate about the arts, then this is the right opportunity for you!  Under the leadership of Tim Carroll, Artistic Director and Tim Jennings, Executive Director, this is an exciting time of growth and transformation at The Shaw.  We are looking for an experienced front-line fundraiser to join our team to help us reach our goals.

Summary

The Senior Development Officer, Major Gifts is responsible for working with staff and volunteers to secure gifts at the $25,000+ level for the Shaw Festival’s annual operations funds, special project, capital project and endowment.  Applying an integrated development approach, this position builds relationships with donors to match their philanthropic interests with the ongoing needs of the organization.

Reporting:

This position reports to the Director of Advancement.

Working Relationships:

This position works with the following staff: Executive Director; Artistic Director; Director of Advancement, and senior members of the Development staff team including the Senior Development Officer Legacy & Individual Giving, Coordinator Major & Special Gifts, Governors Council Manager, Senior Associate Events, Associate Director of Development, and Associate Corporate Partnerships & Communications.

This position requires flexible work hours, working weekends especially during the height of the season (May to September), and travel in southern Ontario and north-eastern United States.

Key Responsibilities

With a focus on identifying, cultivating and soliciting individuals at the $25,000 and above level, this position will:

Accountability — performance will be measured by

OTHER

There is flexibility for this position to be a home office-based position, but will require regular travel to the theatre as needed for donor visits, donor events and performances.  Periodic travel to the US north-eastern states will also be part of the role.

QUALIFICATIONS

Please submit your cover letter and resume prior to December 15, 2021 at 5:00 pm to:

Shaw Festival Theatre
Attention: Director Human Resources
Email: dlg@shawfest.com

Please note: All new hires must provide proof of Full Vaccination status prior to their first day of work.

We thank all applicants in advance for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.