Senior Development Officer

Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity aims to inspire everyone who attends our campus – artists, leaders, and thinkers – to unleash their creative potential.

We acknowledge, with deep respect and gratitude, our home on the side of Sacred Buffalo Guardian Mountain. In the spirit of respect and truth, we honour and acknowledge the Banff area, known as “Minhrpa” (translated in Stoney Nakoda as “the waterfalls”) and the Treaty 7 territory and oral practices of the Îyârhe Nakoda (Stoney Nakoda) – comprised of the Bearspaw, Chiniki, and Goodstoney Nations – as well as the Tsuut’ina First Nation and the Blackfoot Confederacy comprised of the Siksika, Piikani, Kainai. We acknowledge that this territory is home to the Shuswap Nations, Ktunaxa Nations, and Metis Nation of Alberta, Rocky view District 4. We acknowledge all Nations who live, work, and play, help us steward this land, and honour and celebrate this place.

The Opportunity

In service of Banff Centre for Art and Creativity’s mission, vision and strategic priorities, the Development Office generates revenue to meet or exceed annual and/or campaign targets, assists its private and public supporters with meeting their giving objectives in line with Banff Centre’s strategic priorities, and builds strong and lasting relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

The Senior Development Officer has specific responsibilities and accountabilities in the qualification, cultivation, solicitation, recognition and stewardship of supporters/prospects with the goal of securing commitments (annual and multi-year) within a specific portfolio for identified fundraising priorities (annual and campaign). The Senior Development Officer manages relationships with donors,



sponsors and other supporters to maximize Banff Centre’s ability to raise funds on a sustainable basis. The Senior Development Officer will focus on a national portfolio that advances the mission of the Banff Centre.

Roles And Responsibilities

- Cultivate relationships with a portfolio of newly identified supporters in the qualification stage, with the goal of building Banff Centre’s supporter base.
- Secure donation and sponsorship commitments toward a Major Gifts target by leading and managing an assigned portfolio of prospects and supporters through a proactive contact and solicitation program.
- Personally manage an active, high-value pool of roughly 75 to 100 (and occasionally up to 125) qualified prospects and donors.
- Represent the organization at regional events (on and off Banff Centre campus), community stakeholder meetings, and provincial (and occasionally national) outreach initiatives.
- Achieve and / or exceed revenue goals for the assigned portfolio of prospects and supporters by developing, maintaining and implementing a robust and sustainable rolling 3-year pipeline plan from qualification to cultivation to solicitation to stewardship; in line with team standards, continually track the status of pipeline projects and tasks within the database; maintain call reports,



strategy notes and prospect files in the Tessitura database and use other fundraising processes and systems as required.
- Work collaboratively with the Development Writer to write and submit skilled, meaningful and appropriate supporter communications (i.e. proposals and letters) and meet with prospects and supporters to solicit financial support toward fundraising priorities; work with the Director, Grants, Awards and Operations to prepare supporter agreements.
- Work collaboratively with the Manager, Stewardship, Research and Events on stewardship delivery, including best practice donor stewardship and sponsor activation.
- Regularly audit and adapt related development activities to ensure goals are met; develop strategies to ensure sustainability and growth of revenue; increase supporter engagement and maintain high supporter retention rates.
- Continuously develop and foster relationships with supporters of the Arts and Leadership communities in line with high professional standards and the fundraising code of ethics; expand Banff Centre’s base of friends, advocates and supporters, and its profile in the Arts and Leadership community.
- Participate in Development’s overall planning and implementation processes with respect to achieving annual campaign goals and other team objectives.
- Manage and coach fundraising volunteers through regular meetings, communications and training in prospect and supporter engagement.
- Plan, prepare and brief Banff Centre leadership (up to and including the Executive Team and Board), and key volunteers in preparation for cultivation, solicitation and stewardship meetings and calls; work with Arts and Leadership programming team to develop, sustain and optimize relationships with prospects and supporters.
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📌 Senior Development Officer (Banff)
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