Development Officer

ABOUT US

Alberta Animal Rescue Crew Society (AARCS) is a registered non‑profit charity located in Calgary, Alberta helping over 6,000 animals each year. Our mission is to rescue and rehome animals in need and provide community support programs that help people and their pets.

Development Officer

Imagine starting your workday knowing the impact of your efforts helps someone find companionship, whether that’s a kitten, a dog, or even a small pet like a rabbit or hamster. Or knowing that a senior’s pet got the veterinary care they needed so they can stay together, or a family in need are provided with pet food to get them through tough times.

Today, AARCS needs a committed fund development professional who is ready to tell the story of impact at AARCS, across our community, helping identify and grow relationships with those who believe in our cause.

If you value the profound role animals play in people’s lives and want to channel that passion into meaningful fundraising work, this role may be for you. We invite you to read on and learn more.

AARCS is seeking an out‑the‑door, relationship‑driven fundraiser who is passionate about animal welfare and committed to advancing our mission, and what is possible for our future, thanks to the thousands of donors who believe in the importance of our work.

As the Development Officer, you will join a dynamic, supportive and mission‑driven development team. Building on the exceptional donor engagement work of the current team, you will cultivate meaningful relationships with a committed and growing network of supporters and volunteers while championing a culture of philanthropy across the organization.

In this role, you will develop and strengthen relationships with donors at the major gift level, elevating their sights to what is possible through their support of AARCS. To prioritize efforts, you will play a key role in qualification of prospects and pipeline development, implementing a strategic moves management program for timely progression of each prospect.

You will invite donors to provide transformational support to a capital campaign, bringing a creative mindset and approach to personalized strategy development. In addition to campaign specific opportunities, you will help refine and implement processes, systems, and strategies for long‑term fund development success guided by the Director of Development.

If you are a dynamic, creative, and strategic leader eager to transform the lives of animals and the people who love them, we’d love to meet you.

• An elevated donor engagement practice focused on personalized, meaningful, and trust‑building engagement.
• Donor conversations and meetings with confidence and authenticity, identifying opportunities to elevate donors’ sights for the capital campaign.
• Prospect research, donor data analysis, database management, and processes to strengthen fund development operations.
• A culture of philanthropy, expanding ways in which philanthropy can be part of everyday experiences at AARCS.

• Meaningful relationships with a portfolio of donors, building on current momentum and identifying new opportunities.
• Targeted donor engagement strategies for key prospects, highlighting both operational and campaign giving opportunities.
• Qualification strategies and a pipeline of prospects to focus efforts.
• Personalized and authentic cultivation and stewardship plans.

• The Director of Development and Executive Director in managing key donor relationships.
• The Director of Development in reporting and tracking key fundraising metrics.
• Development of a major gift strategy at AARCS.
• Volunteers, board members, and campaign champions; equipping them with the guidance and tools to meaningfully participate in fundraising efforts.

• The impact of philanthropy on animals’ lives and AARCS’ future growth; through funding appeals, grant proposals, donor correspondence, digital campaigns, website and annual reports.
• Collaborate with the communications team to elevate the donor voice across the organization’s various communications platforms.

• Donors, volunteers, adopters, and staff, and the countless animal…