Who we are

Community Food Centres Canada (CFCC) provides ideas, resources and a proven approach to partner organizations across Canada to create Community Food Centres that bring people together to grow, cook, share, and advocate for good food. CFCC also works with the broader food movement to build greater capacity for impact and to empower communities to work toward a healthy and fair food system.

Why work with us?

CFCC was founded in 2012 to drive the development of a new approach to food in low-income communities. We believe food is a powerful community building tool that can bring people together around shared goals, build skills and physical and mental health, and create the opportunity for greater equity in many communities. CFCC is a flexible, collaborative and dynamic workplace, offering lots of opportunity for growth — and shared meals!

The Fundraising Coordinator will be an important member of the fundraising team, which works to build both national funding support while also supporting and working with fundraising programs throughout our network of Community Food Centres and Good Food Organizations.

Who are we looking for?

Reporting to the Director, Strategic Partnerships, the successful candidate will work with the Director to develop a new corporate giving program at CFCC and will have had some experience working with corporate donors. We are interested in meeting candidates who have a demonstrated ability to build meaningful relationships with a wide variety of partners. Lastly but importantly, we are also interested in meeting with candidates who are passionate about the need to change the status quo as it relates to food insecurity for low-income Canadians.

Responsibilities:

Work with the Director, Strategic Partnerships to develop a national corporate giving program that includes meaningful recognition, employee engagement and partnership opportunities for potential corporate partners;
Be responsible for identifying prospects and advancing CFCC’s relationship with corporations, corporate foundations and other potential sponsorship partners;
Support the development of a giving circle for business leaders in the good food space and identify prospects for participation;
Contribute to the creation and support of a successful and collaborative approach to fundraising between CFCC and our network of Community Food Centres across Canada;
Support systems, share tools and, most importantly, build relationships that will ensure there is ongoing capacity-building and knowledge and information exchange in the area of fundraising between CFCC and our network of Community Food Centres.

Qualifications:

3+ years of relevant work experience in a non-profit and preferably directly connected to a fundraising team;
Relevant post-secondary degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience;
Sound understanding of basic fundraising principles and practices;
Excellent communication skills;
Evidence of leadership and initiative, tact, diplomacy, attention to detail and creativity;
Demonstrated capacity to develop networks with multiple partners;
Empathetic to the cause. Will be strongly committed to the idea of food as a public good, and as an agent for social change, particularly in low-income communities;

Position details: Full-time; 37.5 hours per week
Salary: Commensurate with experience
Start date: March

Please email your cover letter and resume in a single document to:
work@cfccanada.ca
with “Fundraising Coordinator” in the subject line. Posting closes on January 29, 2016 at 5 p.m.

CFCC is committed to employment equity and encourages applicants from equity-seeking groups. Only those applicants being considered will be contacted. Thank you for your interest in CFCC.