Development Associate

Position: Development Associate

Location: Toronto, ON (Hybrid)

Employment Type: Existing, Full-Time Permanent position

Salary Range: $56,000 - $65,000 / year + HOOPP

POGO (Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario), is the leader of Ontario’s childhood cancer care system—bringing together clinical excellence, system coordination, and compassionate support to ensure every child with cancer has access to the best possible care.

Achieving this mission relies on the strength of our relationships and the power of philanthropy. We’re looking for a Development Associate who is ready to make a difference by bringing fresh ideas, passion, and dedication to helping children with cancer—while playing a hands-on role in advancing the fundraising strategies that fuel our impact.

• Hybrid work model (candidates are required to work from our Toronto office 2+ days/week)
• A competitive compensation package including comprehensive health benefits
• 3 weeks of paid vacation time
• Participation in a defined benefit pension plan with Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP)

From donor acquisition and retention efforts to monthly and tribute giving programs, stewardship initiatives, and special events, you will help create exceptional donor experiences that deepen relationships and inspire philanthropic support. Your attention to detail, proactive mindset, and commitment to continuous improvement will ensure every donor interaction reflects the care and excellence at the heart of POGO's mission.

As a key member of our team, you will help plan, coordinate, and execute integrated annual giving campaigns across multiple channels, advancing fundraising goals and strengthening donor participation. You will also maintain strong data integrity, support accurate reporting, and track performance across revenue streams to inform strategy and drive results.

• Serve as a primary point of contact for donor inquiries and outreach.
• Support the execution of integrated annual giving campaigns across mail, email, digital, monthly giving, and tribute giving channels.
• Support donor acquisition, onboarding, retention, and engagement strategies, including monthly, in-memory, and in-honour giving programs.
• Coordinate donor communications, stewardship, acknowledgements, impact reporting, and milestone touchpoints.
• Maintain seamless online donation experience by managing landing pages and web content.
• Track, analyze, and report on donor and campaign performance metrics, trends, and program results.
• Issue tax receipts, track activity and maintain accurate donor records in Raiser’s Edge.

• Manage and maintain the Raiser’s Edge (RE) database, ensuring data integrity, accuracy, consistency, and quality through regular audits and updates.
• Generate database queries, reports, and analysis to support fundraising activities.
• Maintain donor interactions, call reports, and constituent records accurately and in a timely manner.
• Build, execute, and optimize digital fundraising and stewardship campaigns, including email deployment, donor journeys, audience segmentation, list management, automation workflows, and performance reporting.
• Prepare fundraising reports and dashboards, support budget tracking, and monitor revenue against targets and projections.
• Ensure compliance with Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) fundraising and tax receipting regulations.

• Support planning, execution and evaluation of signature and community events.
• Provide administrative support for event platforms (Race Roster, One Cause, Trellis).
• Track registrations, RSVPs, and event logistics.

• Provide senior administrative support to the Chief Development Officer.
• Support grant and…