Senior Development Officer – Donor Engagement

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: Senior Development Officer, Donor Engagement
-18 Months Contract

Department: Development

Reporting to: Vice President, Philanthropy

Location: 191 New Toronto Street, Toronto, ON, M8V 2E7

Salary: $78,000-$88,000 per annum

Terms: 35 hours a week / 18 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

The Senior Development Officer, Donor Engagement plays a critical role in delivering high quality, scalable stewardship and donor engagement across annual giving, corporate (food and funds), community, mid-level and major giving programs. This role oversees donor journeys, coordinating recognition and reporting, and ensuring donors receive timely, meaningful and consistent donor experiences.

Reporting to the VP, Philanthropy, the Senior Development Officer, Donor Engagement will also play a key role in executing donor cultivation and stewardship touchpoints (events, tours, cheque presentations, content, reports).

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys driving a diverse portfolio balancing individualized donor preferences with scalable stewardship and engagement approaches. Through thoughtful execution, strong relationship management, and a systems-oriented mindset, this role helps ensure continuity, quality, and momentum across Daily Bread Food Bank’s donor experience and stewardship efforts.

• Support the development, implementation and ongoing management of Donor Journeys –including supporting the Development Team in their solicitation strategies, acknowledgment, cultivation and stewardship updates, touchpoints and engagement activities –across multiple programs including mid-level, monthly, first-time, community, mid-level and major (corporate and individuals)
• Oversee donor acknowledgement processes and communication, including timely gift acknowledgments, thank you letter templates, consolidated tax receipts, and holiday and milestone communications
• Develop and execute stewardship and recognition fulfilment, including coordination of reports and events in alignment with programs, gift agreements and donor preferences. Liaise with finance team to ensure funding requests align with donor intent, gather financial and impact updates to enable accurate reporting
• Proactively build and maintain…