arthritis society canada
chief development and marketing officer
Position Overview
Organization: Arthritis Society Canada
Title: Chief Development & Marketing Officer
Reports to: President & CEO
Team: 38 (22 resource development + 16 marketing/direct response/communications)
Key Relationships: President & CEO; Executive Team; Revenue Development and Mar/Com teams; Mission Impact team; Executive volunteers: Board of Directors and National Council; Internal & external stakeholders
Location: Preference Toronto (GTA based). Open to Vancouver or Montreal. Hybrid work policy.
Compensation: $250,000 - $285,000, plus an annual variable incentive, comprehensive benefit and vacation package
Context
One would expect that a disease affecting over six million Canadians—and growing at an alarming rate—would receive ample funding. Yet arthritis remains disproportionately underfunded. This role presents a unique opportunity to be a catalyst to change this scenario.
Arthritis Society Canada is preparing to bring much-needed awareness to this debilitating disease—one that affects not only those diagnosed, but also their loved ones.
Our successful candidate will join at an exciting and pivotal time. Next year, the visionary Arthritis Action Plan will launch, accompanied by a major awareness-building campaign that you and your team will strategize, develop, and execute.
With hands-on fundraising and marketing experience, you possess intellectual curiosity and apply innovative, entrepreneurial, and creative thinking in developing and implementing marketing and development strategies and programs.
You would describe yourself as an accomplished fundraising generalist who has a deep appreciation for, and track record in, major gifts within a campaign environment. You enjoy digging into data and understanding the history of an organization’s donor pool to chart the plan for what’s to come. You possess a growth mindset and are always looking for ways to improve. You are an excellent communicator and a natural collaborator; you’ve been known to bring teams and stakeholders together to achieve a common objective. You are trusted by your colleagues because you follow through on your commitments, and your integrity and commitment to your word has attracted a followership around you – people want to work with you because you are respectful, you hear others out, but above all, you get it done and have fun along the way.
You are a unique blend of fundraiser and marketer. You respect and appreciate that a strong brand leads to fundraising dollars in the door. You have experience developing a brand strategy with the goal to increase share of voice within a competitive fundraising environment.
You have been successful at securing investment for your organization because of your strategic thinking, savvy negotiation and partnership skills and laser beam focus.
You are known for an ability to guide and lead with high emotional intelligence.
You have a deep commitment to continuous learning and advancing equity, diversity, inclusion, and reconciliation in all its forms and are curious and open to welcoming ideas from all stakeholders that drive the mission forward.
This role is for a leader who thrives on challenges and embraces the opportunity with energy and determination.
You would be motivated to work for an organization that is poised for growth under the exceptional leadership of a CEO who has a vision to transform and empower Arthritis Society Canada to the next level.