Competition number: J0824-0032
Department: Development
Status: Full-Time continuing
Hours: Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (35 hours per week)
Annual/hourly salary: $ 71,700 – $89,600 (position with benefits and pension plan)
Closing date: September 1, 2024

About the National Arts Centre Foundation

The National Arts Centre Foundation raises funds to support the National Arts Centre’s (NAC) work in performance, creation, and learning across Canada. Founded in 2000 as a separate legal entity, the Foundation has raised over $170 million to date and is currently in a $100M comprehensive campaign to support the revitalization of the performing arts across the country. With a staff team of 18, along with an active Board of Directors and Campaign Cabinet, the Foundation has a donor base of over 6,000 and raises $7M-$10M annually. Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Anti-Racism and Accessibility We are on a journey, committed to ensuring that equity, diversity, inclusion, accessibility, anti-racism and reconciliation with Indigenous peoples will guide our actions.

The NAC welcomes applications from candidates who can help us meet our vision, and contribute to the diversity of lived experiences, perspectives, and approaches. When you join the NAC, you will be part of an inclusive community working hard to dismantle barriers to employees’ well-being, access, potential, and success. The NAC actively seeks candidates who identify as women, Indigenous, Black, Persons of Colour (IBPoC), members of 2SLGBTQIA+ communities, and people with disabilities. We encourage you to self-identify in the recruitment process.

Position Overview
The National Arts Centre Foundation is seeking a Specialist, Corporate & Foundation Giving to join the Major Gifts team. This position is at the forefront of impactful change in the arts. It is an exciting opportunity to build relationships and partnerships that make a difference to the performing arts sector across Canada.
If you thrive in a dynamic environment, appreciate working alongside passionate colleagues, enjoy strategizing for impactful results, would like to influence significant corporate partnerships, and have experience securing philanthropic gifts, we invite you to join us in strengthening the NAC Foundation’s mission.

The National Arts Centre Foundation understands that not everyone has had the opportunity to cultivate all the skills and experience required to fulfill the responsibilities of this role. We encourage candidates to apply who see themselves as having a solid base skill set for the position and interested in learning the rest.

Specific Responsibilities:

• Manage a portfolio of 100-125 relationships, comprised of existing corporate, foundational, and individual relationships; with a strong focus on developing new relationships and partnership.
• sIdentify, cultivate, solicit and steward prospects to meet annual revenue goals; personally solicit annual and multi-year donations and sponsorships of $25,000 – $100,000+; solicit new corporate sponsors for national events.
• Achieve an annual revenue target and key performance indicators including discovery calls, engagement activities, solicitations and stewardship actions.
• Monitor and analyze trends within the corporate sector; develop and execute strategies to increase corporate sponsorship revenue;
• Collaborate with the CEO, Director of Philanthropy & Campaign and volunteer leaders to strategically advance corporate and foundation relationships
• Collaborate with NAC colleagues to prepare compelling proposals, impact reports and engagement opportunities for our partners
• Prepare letters, proposals, impact reports, gift agreements, pledge reminders, gift acknowledgement letters, briefing materials, and program profiles for both personal approaches, and to support the CEO and senior volunteers.
• Ensure timely donor communications (i.e. gift acknowledgements/thank you letters, invitations) and maintain donor records in Raiser’s Edge NXT.
• Serve as an ambassador for the NAC Foundation, and support and attend NAC events.
• Other duties as assigned to further the Foundation’s goals.

Required qualifications:

• 3 to 5 years of experience with corporate fundraising or sponsorship sales.
• Demonstrated ability to build relationships with corporations, foundations and individuals.
• Strong written communication in English; bilingualism an asset.
• Ability to thrive in a collaborative environment, as well as to work independently to achieve key objectives.
• Knowledge of the corporate sector, as well as the Canadian charitable, philanthropic and not-for-profit sector.
• Proficiency with donor databases (Raiser’s Edge NXT), MS Office and Canva.
• Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of education and experience; fundraising education an asset.
• Ability and willingness to travel occasionally within Canada.

Who can apply:
Persons residing in Canada and Canadian citizens residing abroad. Preference will be given to Canadian citizens.

As part of NAC’s interview process, in-person interviews may be required. Please ensure to have the most up-to-date information on your résumé including your current email address.
The National Arts Centre (NAC) is committed to inclusive employee recruitment and selection. The NAC welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities.

If you require accommodation during the selection process, please inform us as soon as possible and we will make every effort to fulfill your accommodation request.

The successful candidate will be required to provide the original or a certified true copy of their education credentials as appropriate, along with proof of a valid Background Check as a condition of employment.

While we appreciate all applications, only those selected for an interview will be contacted by us.

How to apply:
Please submit your cover letter and résumé online through the “Career Opportunities” section of our website at https://nac-cna.ca/en/careers.

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