Director, Community Giving

WWF

Position Description
Reporting to the Senior Vice President Development, the Director, Community Giving provides leadership to the recruitment, stewardship and retention of donors as well as the marketing of appeals, products and events. The Director applies their professional experience, knowledge and judgement in the development, execution and analysis of all marketing initiatives with a goal of optimizing revenues while growing and strengthening the WWF brand.
 
Key Responsibilities

  • Provide the planning and leadership to the Community Giving Team by ensuring that the appropriate structures, systems, competencies and values are developed in order to meet and to strive to exceed the goals of the Marketing plan. 
  • Responsible for the development of WWF-Canada’s Community Giving strategy and annual marketing plan (tactics, targets, timelines and budget) for all marketing channels and ensuring that related staff are briefed as to their roles and responsibilities.
  • Identify and present both long and short range financial objectives for Community Giving initiatives such as direct mail appeals, face-to-face, and outbound telemarketing, including the preparation a detailed annual budget; scheduling expenditures; providing ongoing analysis of variances and initiating corrective actions within designated budgets. 
  • Work in close collaboration with the Director, Communications throughout the year to optimize alignment between the organization’s Community Giving and Communications strategies.
  • Work in close collaboration with relevant conservation leadership throughout the year to ensure alignment of marketing initiatives and messages with conservation objectives.
  • Provide short- and long-term market forecasts and reports through campaign analysis, directing market research and the collection & interpretation of market data.
  • Influence present and future products by determining and evaluating current and future market trends.
  • Provide leadership to the Marketing team which includes but is not limited to  recruiting, selecting, orienting and training the members of the Community Giving Team, guiding their day to day activities, and providing coaching as required.
  • Responsible for the completion of the performance reviews for all team members according to WWF-Canada’s HR policies.
  • Directly oversee the identification, selection, orientation and day-to-day management of third party suppliers for Community Giving in accordance with WWF-Canada’s administrative policies, approved departmental plans and the budget.
  • Accountable for measuring and reporting on all marketing campaign results.
  • Recommend changes in basic structure and organization of marketing group to ensure the effective fulfillment of objectives assigned to it and provide the flexibility to move swiftly in relation to marketing problems and opportunities.

What We Are Looking For:

  • A minimum of 7-10 years of successful leadership experience in the design and execution of marketing initiatives.
  • Strong creative, strategic, analytical and organizational skills.
  • Experience developing and managing budgets.
  • Experience in team management including hiring, training, developing, supervising, coaching and evaluating the performance of team members.
  • Experience overseeing the design and production of print and web based materials
  • Computer literacy in word processing, data base management and page layout.
  • Commitment to working with shared leadership and in cross-functional teams.
  • Strong oral, written and presentation skills
  • A passion for detail and commitment to deadlines
  • Ability to manage multiple projects at a time.

 
How to apply: 
 
If you are interested in applying for this exciting opportunity, you may submit your application:
 
Online
 
Please submit your cover letter and resume (as one document) by visiting:  https://home.eease.com/recruit/?id=14974931
 
OR
 
Direct Mail
 
Attn: Human Resources Department
245 Eglinton Ave. Suite 410
Toronto, ON
M4P 3J1
 
If you are submitting an application via direct mail, please include your answers to the following questions:

  1. Are you legally eligible to work in Canada?
  2. How many years of experience do you have directly managing teams (ie. direct reports)?
  3. What are your annual salary expectations?
  4. How flexible are your salary expectations?
  5. This role is based out of our Toronto office.  Is there anything that would prevent you from working out of our Toronto office?
  6. Where did you see this job posting?

Deadline to Apply:  Please ensure that your application is received on or before November 30, 2015, 5pm EST. 
 
 
Commitment to Diversity and Accessibility: 
 
WWF-Canada is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome diversity in the workplace and encourage applications from all qualified candidates including women, members of visible minorities, persons with disabilities, and aboriginal peoples.
 
WWF-Canada is also committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection processes and work environments. If contacted in relation to a job opportunity, please advise the Human Resources Representative in a timely fashion of any accommodation measures which must be taken to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.
 
We thank all applicants for their interest in joining WWF-Canada.  Given the volume of applications received, we request that you do not follow up your application with a phone call.  We will contact only those candidates selected for interviews and thank you for your understanding.