Are you passionate about working with Albertans with disabilities and supporting your local community? Do you have what it takes to champion our Vision to Inspire Potential, Build Community and Enrich Lives?

Easter Seals Alberta is a provincial not-for-profit organization that has been in existence for 70 years. Our mission is to provide services that foster inclusion, independence and recreation for individuals with disabilities and medical conditions. We strive to ensure that the resources Albertans need for an independent and full life are available.

Easter Seals Alberta fosters a work environment that’s inclusive as well as diverse, where our people can be themselves. Every idea and perspective is valued to reflect the people we serve.

As our Development Officer, you will: Embrace a culture of continuous learning and development to ensure all individuals, families, professionals, and the ESA team have access to the most current information and resources.

Provide individuals, families, and professionals with family centred care through empathy, compassion, and understanding. Consistently ensuring a high degree of service and support.

Communicate appropriately and effectively with all team members. Encourage, support, and empower all team members to be the best version of themselves.

Respect and follow office procedures, policies, and protocol.

Support diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice practices and principles into the organization.

Build organizational excellence, a collaborative working environment and a positive culture.

Position Summary: Reporting to the Senior Development Officer, this role will support and enhance Easter Seals Alberta’s fundraising initiatives by coordinating fundraising activities across grants, proposals, annual giving and stewardship.

Key Responsibilities: Grant & Proposal Writing

• Research, prepare & submit high-quality, customized proposals, letters of inquiry, and applications.
• Collaborate with program and finance staff to gather necessary information for proposals and reports.
• Maintain a grant calendar to ensure timely submission of proposals and reports.
• Manage all post-award grant reporting and compliance requirements.

Fundraising Campaigns & Initiatives

• Support the execution of all annual giving revenue programs and initiatives aimed at engaging and involving individual donors with the goal of moving them through the fundraising pipeline.
• Support the creation of donor communications materials (in collaboration with Marketing & Communications Coordinator), including content for e-newsletters, stewardship reports, presentations, online content, and other materials as required.
• Support the donor stewardship cycle by ensuring donations are acknowledged in a timely and personal manner with receipts, correspondence, phone calls and other communications for all individual donors.
• Support bi-annual Direct Mail planning including developing concept, prospects for matching sponsor/donor, organizing donor lists, and working with a mailing house for all printing, postage and delivery requirements.

Donor Stewardship

• Support donor recognition strategies, including thank-you letters, impact reports, & events.
• Update donor databases, ensuring accurate records of contributions and engagement.
• Conduct research on potential funding sources and philanthropic trends to identify new opportunities for revenue generation.
• Serve as the first point of contact for incoming calls and inquiries related to giving.

Key Deliverables: Timely and customized funding requests

Support and amplify fundraising campaigns

Effective donor stewardship

Required Qualifications:

• Post-secondary education in Development, Communications, or a related field.
• 2+ years of experience in a fundraising, development, or donor relations role, in a non-profit or charitable organization.
• Proven experience in:
• Writing successful grant proposals and donor communications.
• Supporting annual giving campaigns, donor stewardship, and fundraising events.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to craft compelling proposals and donor messages.
• Strong project coordination and time management skills. Proven ability to manage multiple deadlines across grant cycles and campaigns.
• Detail-oriented and highly organized, particularly with maintaining donor records and grant tracking systems.
• Ability to analyze donor data and generate reports to inform strategy.
• Proficiency in fundraising software and CRM tools and online fundraising platforms.
• Understanding of CRA charitable giving guidelines, donor privacy standards, and fundraising ethics.
• Experience in grant compliance and reporting.
• Familiarity with grant databases.

Please submit your resume and cover letter by Monday, September 1. This is an in-office, 35 hours per week position. Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.