Chor Leoni is a community dedicated to changing lives through music. Over 35 years, we have combined world-class excellence with a dedication to the community where we live, and this dedication is present in all that we do: inspiring audiences, training artists, educating youth, and advancing the choral art form by creating, promoting, and presenting choral music.

This dedication also translates to our singers, community, volunteers, and staff. As a result, Chor Leoni has been recognized internationally through numerous festival awards and the Margaret Hillis Award, the most prestigious honour awarded by the professional organization Chorus America.

With more than 15 concerts a year, numerous local touring and charity performances, three youth education programs, a choral festival, community events, exciting new commissioning projects, and robust digital programming, Chor Leoni is one of North America’s most active choral organizations. This activity is supported by a committed, tight-knit team dedicated to advancing the choir's vision, mission, and values. This mission-driven approach inspires all of our work and is at the heart of the choir's impact, engagement, and success.

Chor Leoni consists of both the Chor Leoni Society, which runs our day-to-day operations, and the Chor Leoni Foundation, responsible for managing Chor Leoni’s Endowment Funds.

Chor Leoni is seeking a Development Coordinator to help elevate all of our robust fundraising activities. In addition to engaging 15,000 audience members, 10,000+ consistent digital viewers, 200 young choral singers, and our 70-member volunteer choir, your work will help define the future of Chor Leoni and the broadening impact we hope to have on the world. You will support fundraising efforts for a $1M+ budget and more than $400K in fundraising revenue. You’ll work closely with the Executive Director and enjoy innovative, creative fundraising across several areas.

You have an impeccable eye for detail, a love of systems, and an appreciation for the difference data can make. You understand that deepening engagement is at the core of everything we do.



You have a basic understanding of fundraising practices, including major gifts, annual giving, and sponsorship, and how they all contribute to a successful fundraising program. You have a demonstrated passion for learning and growing, and are keen to put your learning into action. You have an entrepreneurial spirit, like to build recent systems and practices, and are keen to dissect current systems to see how we can do better. You’re a great writer and communicator, able to translate impact into tangible concepts that everyone can understand. You’re well organized and have a strong ability to prioritize. You have an eye for design and are able to design compelling visual documents.

What you’ll actually do

Support the Executive Director in identifying, developing, and maintaining meaningful relationships with the broader community

Ensure that current donors, sponsors, and grantors feel fantastic about supporting Chor Leoni, are properly thanked, and are connected to the organization in meaningful ways

Create sponsorship proposals, stewardship reports, fundraising proposals, and other fundraising assets

Coordinate appeals to individuals, foundations, and sponsors

Organize, maintain, and report on fundraising data to help improve processes and relationships

Support all of Chor Leoni’s events with an eye for relationship management, organize and execute special events, and take on admin functions required to make our events successful

Organize volunteers for concerts and ensure they are well-equipped and feel great about their participation

Coordinate Chor Leoni’s Annual Giving programs and campaigns, and maximize opportunities for the community to support the work of Chor Leoni





Execute all administrative elements related to our fundraising activities with the support of your Chor Leoni team members

Work closely and collaboratively with the Executive Director

What you’re great at

Written, oral, and interpersonal communication, including some of Vancouver’s most prominent philanthropists.

Designing visually compelling, clear, and evocative documents with a proficiency in visual design software

Understanding how fundraising systems and processes contribute to a successful philanthropic program

Organizing events and activities that have many moving parts

Juggling, manipulating, and utilizing data across various platforms to make actionable change

Understanding, tracking, and fulfilling the needs, wishes, and desires of donors, grantors, and sponsors

Prioritizing, multitasking, and juggling several projects at the same time while delivering results in a fast-paced environment

Uncovering recent opportunities for funding

Analyzing results and implementing change

This is a full-time employment position, working around 35 hours per week, primarily out of Chor Leoni’s office but with the opportunity to be flexible and work from home at times. Remuneration for this role will be $55-$65K a year, commensurate with experience.

a health insurance plan

costs shared 50/50 between you and Chor Leoni

3 weeks of paid vacation to start

We encourage applicants at varying stages of their fundraising career to apply. Our business is concerts and events, so some evenings and weekends are required (but they should be the best part of the job!). You’ll work on a small, dynamic team, and your contributions will help advance Chor Leoni’s mission, vision, and values.

We’re open to a variety of backgrounds and experiences.

Applications are open until the right candidate is found.

We sincerely appreciate your effort in crafting a thoughtful application. Unfortunately, only candidates moving on to the interview round will be contacted.

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📌 Development Coordinator (British Columbia)
🏢 Chor Leoni
📍 British Columbia