Application Deadline: August 13, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time

Hours of Work: 35 hours per week

Salary Range: $50,000 - $60,000

Position Status: 18 month contract

Work Model: Office-based with flexible work arrangements, subject to operational needs

Overview

United Way Golden Horseshoe brings people and resources together to create stronger, healthier communities across Brant, Haldimand-Norfolk, Halton, Hamilton, and Niagara.

the Manager, Resource Development, will coordinate multiple fundraising activities and priorities in a fast-paced department. This includes managing a portfolio of workplace campaigns, conducting presentations, senior volunteer engagement, supporting a pipeline of donor relations, and exploring new partnership opportunities.

Responsibilities

Provide expertise in corporate, employee, individual and/or special events fundraising approaches Contribute to strategy development for selection and recruitment of fundraising volunteers. Ensure that they receive appropriate orientation and training Work closely with senior/key volunteers to ensure that they remain engaged and motivated; ensure that they are well-prepared for all meetings, calls and events Develop and implement campaign growth goals for assigned portfolio in keeping with the overall campaign objectives Retain, migrate and grow a portfolio of individual donors giving at the leadership level Build, manage and grow a pipeline of new donor prospects, including new business partnerships Develop and implement mitigation strategies as necessary to correct sub-optimal fundraising results Manage assigned temporary campaign staff by providing training, support, problem solving and assessment of performance

Qualifications

2-5 years’ fundraising or sales experience Project management and/or sales and marketing experience Strong digital literacy, including comfort working across multiple systems and platforms Experience using CRM or donor management systems to support coordination, tracking, and reporting Experience delivering presentations and training sessions Demonstrated ability to analyze appropriate information for the purposes of problem solving and decision making Demonstrated ability to influence, negotiate and manage contentious issues to resolution Demonstrated ability to effectively manage constituent stakeholder relationships Demonstrated ability to take initiative and carry projects to completion with minimum supervision Demonstrated teamwork, interpersonal and stakeholder service skills including the ability to work respectfully and inclusively with a diverse employee population and multiple stakeholders

United Way Golden Horseshoe strives to foster a workplace that reflects the diversity of the community it serves and welcomes applications from all qualified candidates. United Way Golden Horseshoe is also committed to developing an inclusive, barrier-free selection process and work environment. Please advise if you require any accommodation measures to ensure you will be interviewed in a fair and equitable manner. Information received relating to accommodation requests will be treated with confidentiality.

We thank all applicants for their interest. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.