Administrative Assistant – Leadership Giving

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Position: Administrative Assistant - Leadership Giving

Employer: Canadian Feed The Children

Location: Remote

Deadline: May 31, 2023

Employment Type: Employment

Position Level: Entry Level

Salary Range: 15.50

Closing Date: May 31, 2023

Full Description

Brief Description:

Title: Administrative Coordinator – Leadership Giving; Summer Jobs Program

Type: Temporary (up to 8 weeks), Full-time (35 hours per week)

Location: Remote (Must reside in one of the Provinces: ON, BC, SK, NS)

Hourly rate: $15.50 or relevant Provincial minimum wage (whichever is higher)

Canadian Feed The Children (CFTC) is an award-winning registered Canadian charity that envisions a world where children thrive free from poverty. Charity Intelligence recently rated Canadian Feed the Children a 5 star 2022 Impact Charity and named CFTC a Top 100 Rated Charity in 2022 for its financial transparency, accountability, cost efficiency and social impact.

We have been taking notes against childhood hunger for over 35 years. We partner with 31 Indigenous communities in Canada as well communities in Bolivia, Ethiopia, Ghana and Uganda. CFTC has been working to improve the lives of indigenous children and their families for more than 25 years in Canada. We act as catalysts of community-based change through the development and empowerment of our partners and beneficiaries. We work in the areas of food security, food sovereignty, climate action, gender equality, livelihoods, education, and community engagement. If you share our passion for improving children’s lives, and you thrive in a collaborative, values-based culture please consider applying for this role.

About this Opportunity
Canadian Feed the Children (“CFTC”) has a Canada Summer Jobs opening in July 2023 (for 8 weeks) a tech savvy, collaborative and organized applicant. In this role, you will provide administrative and stewardship support for Leadership donors.

This position is made possible largely due to the Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ) grant, an initiative of the Summer Work Experience program. One of the priorities of the program is to support employers who intend to hire youth in underrepresented groups. Preference for this position will be given to an applicant who self-identifies as being part of an underrepresented group:
Indigenous youth
Visible minorities/ racialized youth
Newcomer/refugee youth

To be eligible, a participant must:
Be between 15 and 30 years of age at the start of employment;
Be a Canadian Citizen, permanent resident or person on whom refugee protection has been conferred under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and;
Be legally entitled to work according to the relevant provincial / territorial legislation and regulations.

Responsibilities:
Assist with donor stewardship activities including thank you communication, and email stewardship
Donor calling and system updates in CRM database (Raiser’s Edge). Record updates may include address and contact updates.
Provide progress via Teams meetings to communicate status updates and work progress.
Lapsed donor reactivation support including sending email communication, updating donor information and setting up follow up meetings for Leadership team member.
Donor Support Anniversary cards writing.
Update and improve SharePoint Website
May perform other duties as necessary or assigned.

Qualifications:
Experience with Raiser’s Edge/NXT database or similar CRM system preferred but not mandatory as training is available.
Confident over the phone with a strong ability to work independently and effectively.
Ability to exercise discretion and good judgement with confidential information.
Strong technical skills with MS Office suite including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
Competence with online video conferencing and chat platforms.
An approach that is flexible, adaptive, creative and always looking for improvements.
Strong attention to detail and high degree of accuracy.
Good oral and written communication skills in English.
Must be able to work effectively from home, with access to internet and phone.
A desire to achieve our mission while making a Leadership team contribution.

Application deadline is May 28, 2023; however, we will review applications on a rolling basis, please apply as soon as possible. We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those under consideration will be contacted.

Please submit your application here:

https://canadianfeedthechildren.bamboohr.com/careers/40

Canadian Feed The Children (“CFTC”) is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage and welcome applications from qualified applicants reflective of the diverse population we serve including members of visible minorities, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, and persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity. Accommodations are available on request to the People and Culture department throughout the recruitment and employment process.

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