Development Officer

Hamilton Downtown Family YMCA
79 James Street South
Hamilton, ON L8P 2Z1, CAN

Salary Grade:
Grade 3

Starting Salary Range: $46,060 - $57,575 annually, commensurate with qualifications and experience

Department:
Association Services

Work Hours:

40 Hours per week

Location:

Hamilton Downtown Family YMCA with hybrid work options available

Employment Type:

Regular Full-Time Salaried with benefits and a complimentary YMCA Membership

Number of Vacancies: 03

Anticipated

Start Date:

September 29, 2026

Final date to receive applications:
August 20, 2026

In addition to working with an amazing team in an inclusive and collaborative working environment that encourages creativity, curiosity, and celebrates success, we offer:

• Paid Vacation Entitlements that increase with seniority (subject to eligibility)
• Paid Personal days and sick days
• A generous employer-paid Group Health benefit plan starting from day 1, with 3 flexible options to choose from
• A Defined Contribution Pension Plan with up to 5% employer matching
• Mental Health on Demand (MHOD) Program
• Hybrid work arrangements with in-person office time to collaborate, innovate and build relationships with your colleagues
• Reduced rates for YMCA Child Care, Camp, and Child & Youth programs (subject to availability)
• Free staff YMCA Health & Fitness Memberships

We believe that it is through the power of our amazing people that the #YSaves

Lives. By joining the Philanthropy team, you will contribute to making our Y the best place to work.

The Development Officer manages a portfolio of individual donors and prospects, identifies new fundraising opportunities, supports campaigns and events, and helps achieve annual fundraising goals through thoughtful donor stewardship and strategic relationship management. This is an exciting opportunity for a relationship-focused fundraising professional who is passionate about community impact and connecting donors to meaningful causes.

This is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic fundraising professional with exceptional relationship-building and communication skills to inspire philanthropic investment, deepen donor engagement, and help strengthen the YMCA of Hamilton|Burlington|Brantford's impact across the communities we serve.

• Donor Portfolio Management & Fundraising: Manage a portfolio of donors and prospects, with a focus on cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding gifts at the $10,000+ level. Through meaningful relationship-building and strategic engagement, you will identify new philanthropic opportunities, grow donor relationships, and leverage data and insights to maximize fundraising performance and revenue outcomes.
• Donor Communications & Stewardship: Develop compelling donor communications, proposals, impact reports, and stewardship materials that effectively communicate the YMCA's mission and community impact. Working closely with program leaders, you will translate program outcomes into inspiring philanthropic opportunities that encourage donor investment and long-term engagement.
• Volunteer & Leadership Engagement: Partner with volunteers, senior leaders, board members, and community stakeholders to support donor cultivation and solicitation activities. You will prepare briefings, prospect profiles, and meeting materials that enable meaningful engagement and strengthen philanthropic relationships across the Association.
• Fundraising Operations & Community Engagement: Track donor activity and fundraising performance through the CRM system while supporting campaigns, donor events, and stewardship initiatives. As an ambassador for YMCA HBB, you will build community connections, represent the organization at events, and help advance our philanthropic goals through data-driven and relationship-focused fundraising practices.

• Post‑secondary education in philanthropy, business, social sciences, community development, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum two (2) years of fundraising experience, preferably within the charitable or non‑profit sector.
• Experience building relationships with donors, volunteers,…