Manager of Development

Manager of Development

Mission Possible is a non‑profit organization and social enterprise located in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. We support individuals challenged by homelessness, poverty, addiction, mental illness, and other barriers to employment to achieve a renewed sense of dignity and purpose through meaningful work. Through our Employment Readiness Program and our social enterprises, we equip our program participants with the skills, confidence, and support they need to rejoin the workforce and rebuild a self‑sustaining livelihood for themselves.

Tenacious. Empowering. Supportive. Humble. Compassionate. These are Mission Possible’s core values, and we’re looking for someone who also holds these values to join our incredible team as our Manager of Development.

Position type: Permanent, full‑time (40 hours/week)

Compensation: $58,240‑$72,000 annual salary

• 6% vacation accrual
• 100% Organization‑paid life and extended health benefits after 90 days
• RRSP matching after 90 days
• Professional development opportunities
• Optional hybrid work

• Willing to complete a Vulnerable Sector Background Check
• Legally allowed to work in BC
• Able to report to our office, in person, 5 days a week

The Manager of Development leads donor momentum across Mission Possible’s fundraising program, ensuring individual and corporate supporters are thoughtfully acquired, welcomed, retained, stewarded, upgraded, reactivated, and connected to the right next step. Reporting to the Chief Development Officer (CDO), this role supervises the Development Operations Coordinator and Donor Stewardship Coordinator and works closely with Communications staff and our contract grant‑writer.

This position ensures priorities are clear, donor commitments are fulfilled, and fundraising activity moves forward with excellence. The ideal candidate is a people and fundraising leader who can support staff, strengthen systems, and help grow revenue from individuals, corporations, sponsors, monthly donors, and community supporters.

Working Conditions: This role will interact with donors, sponsors, volunteers, corporate and community partners, program participants, and vendors. Most work will take place in the Mission Possible office. Some indoor and outdoor off‑site work will occur for events, donor engagement activities, and community‑based fundraising initiatives. Occasional evening and weekend availability is required for events and donor activities.

• Donor Pipeline and Relationship Management
  • Track donor movement across the full fundraising cycle, including acquisition, welcome, retention, stewardship, upgrade, reactivation, sponsorship renewal, and handoff to the CDO when appropriate.
  • Ensure donors and sponsors have clear next steps after gifts, campaigns, events, meetings, reports, and other meaningful interactions.
  • Identify donors ready for outreach, stewardship, upgrade, monthly giving, reactivation, or cultivation.
  • Use donor data and team insights to guide timely follow‑up and relationship‑building.
  • Lead the Development Team in keeping donor relationships active, organized, and moving toward deeper commitment.
• Team Leadership and Development Operations
  • Lead the day‑to‑day work of the Development Team, ensuring staff are focused on the fundraising activities, donor follow‑up, stewardship commitments, and campaign priorities that matter most.
  • Work closely with the CDO to assess team capacity, clarify priorities, identify risks, and ensure development work is aligned with fundraising strategy.
  • Ensure systems support donor follow‑up, accountability, and fundraising decisions.
  • Support a healthy, collaborative, and accountable team culture grounded in Mission Possible’s core values and commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion.
• Fundraising Campaigns & Revenue Growth
  • Lead the execution of fundraising campaigns, including seasonal appeals, the annual Gala, Community Clean Up Day, monthly giving initiatives, sponsorship campaigns, and donor stewardship campaigns.
  • Support fundraising events and sponsorship execution, providing a donor‑focused and fundraising‑oriented perspective to event…