Campaigns Officer

The Share Life and Development Office is seeking a full time Campaigns Officer to promote and market the overall mission and purpose of Share Life to parishes, pastors, parish support staff, volunteer committees, parishioners, Catholic schools, principals, educators, students, parents, trustees and school board personnel, assisting and encouraging them to raise funds for the Share Life campaign. In so doing, the Campaigns Officer works collaboratively with all relevant stakeholders to strengthen the Share Life Parish Campaign and School’s Campaign to achieve the established goals and objectives.

The Campaigns Officer works with the Associate Director, Major Gifts and Corporate Campaign and the Executive Director to determine parish goals with respect to the Share Life parish campaign and with the school’s administrative personnel and Parent Council’s annually for the school’s campaign.

• Identify and proactively contact parishes at the start of the annual Share Life campaign to determine local campaign plans for the upcoming campaign
• Working in collaboration with the Parish Campaign Administrator help to facilitate booking speakers for parishes by encouraging the parish team to include speakers in their campaign
• Working in collaboration with the Parish Campaign Administrator help to organize and facilitate new Priest and Seminarian orientations, including arranging for agency tours/volunteer experiences, etc.
• Review results for the Share Life parish campaign on an on-going basis and follow up with pastors and parish committees to determine strategies to increase support for the respective parish campaign
• Working in collaboration with the Parish Campaign Administrator, conduct detailed analysis of parish campaign results to identify lapsed or reduced giving donors; liaise with Associate Director, Major Gifts and Corporate Campaigns to determine action, including possible communications with these donors and/or the pastors
• Help to steward, cultivate, and upgrade major donor giving within the parishes as needed
• Prepare content for the Parish Campaign kit working in collaboration with the marketing and communications team
• Review results from the previous Share Life campaign and propose goals for the upcoming Parish Share Life appeal
• Support the growth of Share Life Committees in parishes

• Develop relationships with Catholic schools and School Boards administration and committees (such as:
  Directors of Education, Superintendents, Principals, Parent Councils, Student Trustee forums, Chaplaincy groups, etc.) across the archdiocese
• Promote and raise awareness of the Share Life Campaign, its funded agencies and the needs of those served to motivate increased participation and giving by working collaboratively with the marketing and communications team; and developing strong donor centred marketing material for use within the school boards and throughout the school communities
• Oversee the launch of employee campaigns taking place throughout the Catholic District School Boards
• Oversee the launch of school based/parent & student campaigns in the Catholic District School Boards
• Work with schools to develop and implement Share Life Campaign best practices, activities and special events that will support the Share Life appeal
• Promote Share Life week in schools across the archdiocese
• Conduct regular analytics to track and report on the participation and results of schools supporting Share Life in the Archdiocese of Toronto and support growth objectives
• Maintain a recognition program for schools who participate in the campaign
• Represent and act as a liaison between schools and Share Life and Share Life agencies to carry out presentations and participate in meetings during the campaign
• Other duties, as required

• University degree or college diploma
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, presentation, and analytical skills
• An understanding of Catholicism, the Catholic Church (parish and archdiocesan structures and values) and the Catholic education system
• A mature and enthusiastic self-starter with a strong sense of initiative able to motivate and organize others to…