About the Role
The Fundraising Operations Specialist plays a key role in enabling efficient, consistent, and scalable fundraising operations. This role is responsible for delivering reliable, compliant, and high-quality services that support fundraising, donor experience, and revenue, focusing on improving processes, resolving operational issues, and providing day-to-day support to regional field teams and internal partners. This role also coordinates and supports end-to-end Ontario lottery operations.
Responsibilities
- Identify, develop, implement and improve processes related to fundraising and lottery operations
- Provide operational support to the jump team and the regional relationship specialists
- Lead the development, implementation, and evaluation of the regional field team’s role in processes related to prizing, promotions and ordering program material
- Develop and deliver field communications regarding operational components
- Work with the Senior Manager, Constituent Operations and Customer Service to ensure trending donor & participant issues related to Community programs are known and resolved
- Identify and resolve trending issues related to the transfer of donor data and revenue from the regional field teams to the Gift Processing team
- Leverage AI tools to improve efficiency and accuracy in fundraising operations
- Identify training needs, develop and implement the training related to field operations
- Provide input into other field training needs and deliver training to the field team if needed
- Respond to inquiries from the regional field teams
- Maintain a strong understanding of all Community program fundraising websites and OneCRM
- Identify and communicate trending issues to appropriate teams and weigh in on business decisions
- Support the program forecasts (print & prize materials) process
- Support the Supply Chain Management team in the distribution of program resources
- Support the Senior Manager, Constituent Operations and Customer Service in the execution of lottery operations
- Execute Jump fundraising program fulfillment by placing and tracking prize and incentive orders
- Develop and maintain processes and practices related to the regional field teams
- Support the regional relationship specialists, jump and/or Operations teams with special projects or during peak times
- Review program materials and participate in website testing
- Review, code and deliver central invoicing
- Ongoing management of the national Volunteer Engagement inbox and inquiry flow
- Help define and implement operations processes related to Volunteer Engagement
- Support the operational delivery of national volunteer initiatives
- Collaborate and support the relationships between the regional relationship specialists, Constituent Operations and Customer Service team, Community Programs & Engagement and other Shared Services
- Represent the regional relationship specialists and jump teams in key conversations and projects
Requirements
- Candidates must live in the GTA
- 2-3 years’ similar work experience required (developing processes, project coordination, customer service, working with Excel and databases)
- Experience working with volunteers would be an asset
Skills
- Excellent customer service skills
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Organized, with excellent problem-solving skills and issues resolution experience
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, adjusting quickly to changing priorities, timelines, and stakeholder needs
- Demonstrated project coordination skills
- Able to work independently and as part of a team
- Exhibits resilience and composure, maintaining a positive and solutions-oriented mindset
- Excellent accuracy and attention to detail
- Ability to communicate processes and procedures effectively in an instructional manner
- Ability to support the planning and execution of volunteer-driven initiatives
- Website content management and online reporting experience
- Demonstrated ability to maintain accurate and up-to-date records within CRM systems
- Proficiency in Microsoft 365 (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Teams)
- Curiosity and adaptability in adopting new technologies (e.g., AI)
Location
- GTA
- Hybrid
Work Type
- 12-month contract
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- 2-3 years similar work experience
Education Level
- University degree or college diploma in Business or a related field
Salary/Compensations
- $65,000 to $80,000
Benefits
- Paid wellness days
- Personal days
- Health, medical, dental and vision benefits
- Flexible hybrid working arrangements
- Reimbursement for mobile phones and home office set up
About the Company
- At Heart & Stroke our mission is to promote health, save lives and enhance recovery.
- We are committed to a culture that exemplifies our core values: champion health, practice humility, embrace change, drive impact, learn and grow and be heartfelt as we work together to beat heart disease and stroke.
- We believe in equity, diversity and inclusion ― it’s embedded in our values and core mission work to support all people in Canada to lead healthier lives.
- We are committed to applying this principle to cultivate a welcoming environment that embraces diversity among our employees.
- Candidates from diverse backgrounds, including but not limited to, Indigenous peoples, racialized communities, 2SLGBTQIA+ communities, women, and people living with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
Equal Opportunity
- We are committed to fostering an inclusive, barrier-free and accessible environment. If you have been contacted for an interview and require accommodation to participate in the recruitment and selection process, please advise and we will work with you.
