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Job Description:
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Position
Reporting to and partnering with the President and CEO, the Vice President, Development (VPD) will lead in the engagement, identification, cultivation, and solicitation of major donors and corporations, leveraging the potential for significant gifts and corporate philanthropic support and sponsorship. The VPD will maintain and expand public and private sector relationships for revenue outcomes to deliver on strategic plan priorities; build other strategic community relationships; and collaborate with teams across Banff Centre to maximize successful arts and leadership fundraising efforts. The VPD will be responsible for developing and implementing the strategic direction in all fund development activities and external relations, which includes the community at large, alumni, donors, corporations, and government.
As an integral member of the Senior Leadership Team, the VPD will play an active role as a thought-partner in planning for the organization’s overall advancement. Supporting, assisting, and partnering with the President and CEO and other members of the Senior Leadership Team, the VPD will operationalize the strategic plan while building a thriving, creative, diverse safety-, health-, and wellness-focused culture serving artists and leaders. The VPD will collaborate with the President and CEO to implement strategic changes that will dramatically increase the Board of the Foundation’s fundraising role as well as developing strategies for increased government support. The VPD will conceptualize and implement a plan to grow Banff Centre’s philanthropic support and donor base while leading and motivating a diverse team of professionals in devising successful capital and operating fundraising strategies, implementing appropriate delivery and support systems, and evaluating results.
Traits and Characteristics
Proactive, dynamic, and people-oriented, the VPD will personify frequent interaction and collaboration with others. An experienced leader with the vision to actively pursue Banff Centre’s ambitious goals with creativity and determination, the VPD will have a high degree of personal accountability and a commitment to exceeding expectations. This individual will balance tasks and projects with a sense of urgency and possess superlative interpersonal and communication skills that articulate compelling verbal and written messages for support. A self-sufficient and self-managed professional with a highly organized approach, the VPD will have the ability to achieve organizational objectives with staff, board members, volunteers, donors, and prospective supporters. This individual will bring an affinity for Banff Centre’s mission and a passion to positively impact the organization’s long-term success, complemented by highly developed skills and an efficient best practices approach.
Please submit a cover letter and resume including demonstrable accomplishments to:
Mr. Martin Bragg, Senior Vice President
1811 4th Street SW, Suite 523
Calgary, Alberta T2S 1W2
Tel (888) 234.4236 Ext. 205
Email BanffCentre@ArtsConsulting.com
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