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Family Services of Greater Vancouver
Family Services of Greater Vancouver (FSGV) is one of Greater Vancouver’s most essential and established social services organizations, providing crisis stabilization, counselling, and education supports that empower our neighbours to create positive change in their lives. Our staff, including experienced counsellors and support workers, help unhoused youth, families and children impacted by trauma, victims of domestic violence, and other vulnerable people from an evidence-based, trauma-informed lens.
FSGV has evolved its service offerings since its founding in 1928 with a focus on social good and empowerment. Now with our 100th anniversary upcoming, several other major projects pending, and stable government funding, we have the opportunity to hire a new Director of Development to oversee all aspects of our fundraising and resource development, driving the establishment and execution of fundraising strategies, and building strong relationships with donors and partners.
This key leadership role will help secure the financial resources necessary to support our financial sustainability and strategic social impact. Reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the Senior Leadership Team, the Director collaboratively participates in strategic planning, priority setting, budgeting, and other initiatives. The Director will manage a team of three staff.
This is an exciting opportunity for a keen community-minded fundraiser and builder to:
- Enable and build a successful fundraising strategy, vision, and program in a large yet dynamic and community-centred organization.
- Bring critical thought and best practices to an important and growing portfolio.
- Be future-focused and help prioritize among many program options.
- Capitalize on FSGV’s exceptional history and upcoming 100th birthday.
- Leverage stable government funding to enable fundraising to provide the margin of excellence for exceptional services.
- Be an active and engaged member of a collaborative and progressive senior leadership group.
For more information or to apply, please get in touch by email or fill in this confidential form.
Ideal experience & competencies:
- Significant progressive and successful comprehensive fundraising experience, ideally in a broad-based general program that includes annual giving, major gifts, corporate fundraising, and grants.
- Operational and strategic planning experience.
- Event and volunteer management and planning would be helpful.
- A commitment to anti-oppressive fundraising practices, or a willingness and commitment to actively engage with them.
- Knowledge and ability to leverage and elevate fundraising communications and social media in partnership with the Communication and Marketing team.
- Experience and competence with data management, including with Raiser’s Edge or other fundraising databases.