Manager, Community Fundraising (Western Canada)
MS Canada, Canada

We have a bold vision of a world free of multiple sclerosis (MS). For 75 years, we have been living our mission to connect and empower the MS community to create positive change and you can be part of that! Our team is looking for a Manager, Community Fundraising in British Columbia, Alberta, or Saskatchewan, on a full-time basis working 35 hours per week. We support flexible work options; with some purposeful based in-person meetings and work requirements, based on your location. Please apply by Monday March 25, 2024.

Discover. Innovate. Act

We are guided on the journey to end MS through discoveries, innovation and collective action. This strategy connects the MS community through our common goal of a world free of MS. Together, we work to advance treatment and care, enhance well-being, understand, and halt disease progression and ultimately prevent MS from happening in the first place.

To learn more about MS Canada, the impact we make, and what makes this a great place to work, we encourage you to visit www.mscanada.ca.

Requirements

The impact you will have:

The Manager, Community Fundraising ensures the program’s successful execution across their region to generate participation and revenue for greater impact toward a world free of MS. This role cultivates networks of MS community members to take initiative and bring relentless focus in order to benefit those individuals who are deeply affected by MS.

Key Areas of Impact:

• Leads a crossfunctional team, ensuring the team meets its objectives and revenue targets, collaborating with MS community members across portfolios on shared objectives.
• Manages the program and budget, including meeting milestones and financial objectives, and ensuring national consistency.
• Supports the development and execution of overall strategy in alignment with the organization’s strategic plan.
• Builds and maintains a portfolio of key community relationships to increase participation and secure revenue.

Our ideal candidate:

• Has deep knowledge of peer-to-peer fundraising, event management, event marketing, and budget management.
• Uses innovative methods to event strategy, fundraising and execution to recognize opportunities and find new and better approaches.
• Is experience-focused, keeping the MS community top of mind to provide an exceptional event experience.
• Works extremely well with both internal and external stakeholders, valuing and encouraging new and diverse perspectives to achieve impact.
• Contributes to an environment in which everyone feels valued, has a sense of belonging and is empowered to participate.
• Purposely develops trusting professional relationships with the MS community to steward, collaborate, and achieve impact.
• Uses data to gain insights, solve problems and inform decisions.
• Adjusts thinking and behaviour to face change with resilience, using experience to fuel growth.
• Can lift up to 50lbs (considered an asset)

Benefits

At MS Canada, we provide impactful and rewarding career opportunities. We have a comprehensive total rewards package that includes:

• Starting salary within the range of $77,000 - $86,500
• Competitive health and dental benefits package, spending accounts, and gender affirmation coverage
• Opportunity to secure your financial future with retirement plan matching
• Investment in your professional growth and development
• Generous paid time off including an extended office closure at the end of the year and half day Fridays before long weekends
• Support work life balance through flexible schedules, with hybrid work arrangements

MS Canada is dedicated to upholding diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in our workplace. We value the contributions that each person brings and are committed to creating an environment from all backgrounds can thrive.

We are committed to accommodating applicants’ needs throughout the recruitment process. Please indicate accommodations as required, if contacted.

All positions at MS Canada will require a background check in compliance with our Screening Measures Policy.

We would like to acknowledge that the land on which we work and operate spans across the traditional territories of many First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples. We recognize and honor the enduring presence, contributions, and resilience of Indigenous communities throughout Canada's history. We acknowledge our responsibility to understand, respect, and support the diverse indigenous nations and their ongoing relationships with the land.

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