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TEACHFORCANADA.CA
Centre for Social Innovation
720 Bathurst Street
Toronto, Ontario
M5S 2R4
JOB OPPORTUNITY WITH TEACH FOR CANADA POSITION: Development Manager Teach For Canada is looking for a dynamic, hard‐working, team‐oriented
changemaker to support our fundraising and development efforts.
The basics
Job term: Full‐time, permanent
Salary: $40,000 per year plus benefits
Start date: April 4, 2016 (negotiable)
Location: Toronto, Ontario with occasional travel
Closing date: March 7, 2016
Application method: Cover letter and resume to [email protected]
Our approach
Overall, Canadian education is a success story. But high overall quality masks deep
inequality. On First Nations reserves, 3 in 5 students do not complete high school.
Small communities often face challenges recruiting and retaining teachers. And, too
often, new teachers arrive in northern and Indigenous communities without the
preparation and support they need to succeed—and stay—in the classroom.
Teach For Canada has joined northern First Nations communities in the movement to
make education more equal. We are a non‐profit organization that recruits, prepares,
and supports outstanding certified teachers.
Our culture
We dream big. Teach For Canada believes that committed, passionate teachers with
strong leadership characteristics can ignite positive change. Our small, tightly knit
team works long but inspired hours. Our workplace culture is intense and
collaborative. We value lived experience and new ideas.
If you prefer working alone, dislike ambiguity, and adhere to a very strict schedule,
then Teach For Canada probably isn’t right for you. But if you’re looking for a fun,
fast‐paced, multi‐faceted, energizing, and rewarding work environment that will push
you every single day, then we want to hear from you.
Your responsibilities
The Development Manager will report directly to the Director of Development and will work
with our full‐time staff, Board of Directors, Student Ambassadors, Circle of Advisors, and
Advisory Council to support our fundraising strategy and efforts. Responsibilities include:
Design and implement a bi‐annual/annual fundraising event including securing
speakers, entertainment, guests, venues and materials
Produce and distribute event‐related work plans, timelines, budgets, printed materials,
and lead all correspondence with event participants, volunteers, and other supporters
Prepare written material for our donor stewardship program including program
updates, gift acknowledgement, and communications with prospects and donors
Manage Teach For Canada's fundraising database to ensure that all fundraising records
are current and accurate
Assist in other elements of fundraising as needed including proposal writing,
relationship building, and prospect research
Your fit
You are a builder. Creating things from scratch excites you. You are able and excited to
conceptualize and bring to life a creative idea.
You are tenacious. You grab hold of an idea and refuse to let it go until you’ve
succeeded. You get things done.
You are a perfectionist. You believe that if something is worth doing, it is worth doing
right—every single time.
You communicate clearly and professionally. You write well and speak eloquently. You
speak with confidence.
You are a relationship‐builder. You build relationships with ease, you engage others
around you, and you are a natural storyteller.
You see the bigger picture. You have a deep appreciation and respect for the history,
culture, and goals of Indigenous communities in Canada.
You have moral imagination. You have the humility to see the world as it is, and the
audacity to imagine the world as it could be.
Application process
Please send a PDF file containing a resume and cover letter (including initial thoughts on how
to approach your role) to [email protected] by March 7, 2016. If you are short‐listed
for the role, we will contact you by March 11, 2016. Teach For Canada is an equal opportunity
employer. As an organization that works with Indigenous communities, we value Indigenous
perspectives in the workplace and encourage Indigenous candidates to apply.