Development Officer, Corporate and Community Partnerships

Daily Bread Food Bank works toward long-term solutions to end hunger and poverty, delivering innovative programs that support people living on low incomes and experiencing food insecurity. Daily Bread distributes fresh and shelf-stable food, as well as freshly prepared meals, to 144 member agencies and 214 food programs across Toronto. It also publishes the influential Who’s Hungry report, an annual survey that tracks trends in food insecurity and poverty in Toronto, educates the public, and helps drive policy change.

Job Title: Development Officer, Corporate and Community Partnerships Department: Development Reporting to: Senior Development Officer, Corporate and Community Partnerships Location: 191 New Toronto Street, Toronto, ON, M8V 2E7 Salary: $70.000-$73,000 per annum Terms: 35 hours a week / 12 Months Contract, Full-Time Schedule: Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm;
Hybrid (3-4 days onsite)

At Daily Bread, we are committed to creating a workplace where people are supported, compensated, and empowered to do meaningful, high-impact work.

• Competitive salary aligned with the Ontario Living Wage Network.
• 100% employer-paid health and dental benefits.
• Paid sick leave and personal days.
• 15 days of paid vacation per year.
• A hybrid work environment.

• Professional development opportunities.
• Creative, kind, fun, and passionate team culture.
• Active social committee.
• Free daily lunches when working on-site.
• Free on-site parking.

• Recognized as one of Greater Toronto’s Top Employers.
• Awarded Canada’s Most Admired Corporate Cultures by Waterstone Human Capital.
• Recognized as a 5-star rated charity by Charity Intelligence Canada.
• Recognized as Ontario Living Wage Employer

Daily Bread's Corporate and Community Partnerships team is tasked with building relationships and driving revenue (and food) through corporate and community partnerships, as well as delivering meaningful event experiences for donors, volunteers, and other stakeholders. The team consists of one Senior Manager, two Senior Development Officers and two Development Officers, each of whom reports to one of the Senior Development Officers.

• Manage a pipeline of community partners (fundraising and food drive organizers) consisting of individuals, groups, workplaces, schools, faith organizations, and other third parties.
• Provide community partners with direct account/relationship management, including fundraising / food drive coaching, encouragement, and technical support.
• Post-fundraising / food drive stewardship, including thank you emails/letters/calls to ensure partners feel appreciated and understand the impact of their support.
• As appropriate, attend community (and workplace, school, etc.) events to give presentations, deliver thank you remarks, pose for cheque presentation photos, etc.
• Liaise with food drive organizers and Daily Bread's Transportation team to schedule food drive pick-ups (including for Fire Halls) and drop-offs, through our warehouse management system.
• Maintain accurate and consistent community partner activity tracking in the Raiser’s Edge database including call reporting, moves management and other updates.

• With support of Senior Manager and Senior Development Officers, develop and execute strategies to cultivate, solicit and steward mid-level corporate partners to bridge the gap between Annual Giving and the Corporate Major Gifts portfolios to feed our pipeline.
• Cultivate and secure corporate partners for the Employee Volunteer Program, driving workplace fundraising opportunities to deepen employee engagement.
• Deliver engaging tours of Daily Bread to donors and Employee Volunteer Program groups.
• As needed, prepare briefing notes, proposals, and impact reports for corporate partners.
• Maintain accurate and consistent donor activity tracking in the Raiser’s Edge database, including call reporting, moves management and database updates.
• Provide regular status reports related to mid-level partners’ cultivation cycles and…