Toronto jobs, Environmental sustainability

Position: Officer, Stewardship & Donor Engagement
Organization: Evergreen
Location: Evergreen Brick Works, Toronto ON

Evergreen is seeking an Officer, Stewardship & Donor Engagement to join our team.

We are a national non-profit transforming public spaces in our cities for the health of people and our planet. With over 30 years of championing urban sustainability, we see the potential of our cities to solve some of the biggest issues facing our time and believe that our public spaces are the key to unlocking it. We see beyond the spaces that exist today and imagine them transformed into places where people and nature thrive.

The Evergreen Brick Works site, where our head office is located, is built on the sovereign territory and waterways of the Haudenosaunee, Wendat, and Anishinaabe Nations. These nations continue to be the original governments, continuing leaders and decision makers that govern these lands. The territory is governed by Treaty 13 signed by the Mississaugas of the Credit. Treaties remind everyone of our mutual responsibilities to these Nations and the many First Nations, Métis, and Inuit who call this land home. 

Why Evergreen?

In staff engagement surveys, Evergreen employees consistently report that their colleagues are one of the best things about working here. What else is in it for you?

• A reduced work week (4.5 days) for all full-time staff.
• Flexible workdays that align with your life needs and role responsibilities.
• Paid vacation, 3 paid personal days (Evergreen Days), and a paid day off on your birthday.
• Employer-paid extended health care and dental benefits, including a Health Care Spending Account and access to mental health resources.
• Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) that support staff who are Indigenous, racialized, or 2SLGBTQ+, as well as ERGs for allyship learning, and to support caregivers of all kinds.
• Active workplace committees, including Health & Safety, IDEA, and Employee Engagement.
• Access to informal and formal skills development and resume building opportunities.
• A beautiful head office location surrounded by nature at Evergreen Brick Works, with a free shuttle bus from Broadview Station.

Key Accountabilities

A day-in-the-life of this role might include:

Stewardship & Donor Experience

• Co-operate with team members in coordinating and tracking stewardship activities across the organization to ensure timely, personalized donor engagement.
• Support Key Relationship Managers (KRM) in the execution of stewardship activities, including drafting reports, impact communications, and stewardship touchpoints.
• Ensure all donor recognition (digital, print, on-site, and experiential) is accurate, timely, and aligned with donor agreements and organizational standards.
• Maintain stewardship tracking systems and organized records of agreements, recognition requirements, and reporting obligations.
• Track documentation to support accountability and consistency.
• Ensure reporting deadlines are met and aligned with donor expectations.
• Coordinate with the Marketing & Communications team to ensure consistency among various stewardship materials and the Annual Report.

Gift Administration & Documentation

• Draft and coordinate gift agreements, ensuring clarity, accuracy, and alignment with donor intent and organizational policies.
• Support the documentation and processing of gifts in collaboration with other departments, including finance.

Executive & Proposal Support

• Support the CAO and senior leadership with the development of proposals and donor communications as needed.
• Occasionally prepare meeting materials, attend meetings to take notes, and track follow-ups to ensure timely action and continuity.

What You’ll Bring

Success in this role will be supported by the following target qualifications and core competencies.

• 2 – 4 years’ experience in fundraising or partnership development.
• Post-secondary education or equivalent work experience in fundraising preferred, but public relations, sales or a related field is also suitable.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects, deadlines, and competing priorities while maintaining a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Strong written communication skills, with experience drafting donor/client correspondence.
• Experience maintaining confidential donor records and working with donor databases (e.g. Raiser’s Edge) to track stewardship activities, reporting obligations and gift documentation.
• Proven ability to build collaborative working relationships with internal audiences, senior leadership, and external partners while delivering a high standard of service.
• Sound judgment and professionalism when handling sensitive information.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.

You might have the following assets:

• Familiarity with fundraising and donor recognition processes within a charitable environment.
• Experience in other areas of fundraising.
• Knowledge of urban sustainability and environmental issues.

Aren’t sure if you check every requirement on this list? That’s ok! We are still interested in hearing from you. We’d love to learn more about how your unique experience might make you a great addition to Evergreen.

Still Interested? Here are some other things you should know!

• This is a full-time salaried role to fill a new position.
• The target hire rate for this role is $60,000 - $68,000. To ensure equity and transparency, our target hire rates are real and are not flexible. If this posted rate does not meet your needs, we ask that you save your application for a time when there is a role and salary that is a fit for you.
• The paid vacation allocation for this role is 15 days.

Working Conditions

• Position is typically based out of Evergreen’s head office at Evergreen Brick Works in Toronto.
• Hybrid work environment, but some regular on-site presence will be required for this role.
• Regular hours, Monday to Friday (flexible) with occasional evenings and weekends in times of heavy deadlines or events.

Our Recruitment Process

Interested applicants should submit their candidacy by Friday, June 19th through our career page. Please limit your resume to three pages. Please also include a cover letter to introduce yourself and to give us further context on your job history and skills you’d like to highlight. Candidates selected for an interview will be contacted directly by a member of our People & Culture team.

• There will be one virtual interview for this position. A follow-up, in-person interview for 1 or 2 top candidates may be required.
• We are committed to ensuring that all applicants are notified when the role has been filled so that you aren’t left wondering about the position.

We’re always learning, so please reach out at any stage of the application process if you require support or adaptations. Evergreen is committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible work environment. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all qualified individuals. In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) and the Ontario Human Rights Code, Evergreen will provide accommodations throughout the recruitment cycle to applicants who request them.

Evergreen uses a people-focused approach to evaluating applicants. We do not utilize artificial intelligence during the recruitment process.

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