Business Development Consultant (Fractional)

Why Join CAF

CAF Canada is a Canadian registered charity that has been approved for domestic and international project funding across a wide range of charitable objects. Our mission is to provide every philanthropically minded Canadian with a tax-efficient, cost-effective, and regulation-compliant  means to support charitable projects worldwide. Since our establishment in 2013, we have facilitated over $100 million in funding for international projects and more than $60M in grants to qualified donees in Canada.

Charities Aid Foundation History

CAF Canada (Charities Aid Foundation Canada) was established with the aim of transforming the culture of giving.

Building on the successful track record of the original CAF Office, CAF UK, which was founded in 1924, and CAF America established in 1992, CAF Canada is a proud member of the CAF Group, which includes Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) in the UK, CAF Bank, CAF America, and CAF Canada.

Our success is built on strong relationships with individuals, corporations, families, and private and community foundation donors. Currently, the CAF Group manages more than $4 billion in charitable funds globally.

Our Mission and Unique Donor Value

Our mission is to help donors make informed philanthropic decisions that have a long-lasting impact on the communities they wish to support, anywhere in the world. CAF Canada is expanding our country’s culture of giving by partnering with NGO’s around the globe, enabling Canadians to fulfill their  philanthropic wishes by supporting both new and ongoing project work.

We work in collaboration with a growing number of diverse philanthropic organizations worldwide to provide opportunities for cross-border giving that meets both the donor’s philanthropic goals, and the  highest regulatory standards. Moreover, we create and fund distinct projects that provide support to our project partners while fulfilling our own charitable objects.

The Opportunity

CAF Canada is seeking an experienced business development professional to work on a part-time / fractional basis (10 - 20 hours a week) to help drive growth of CAF Canada’s Giving products, with a focus on HNWI private client donors. You will leverage existing or establish high level relationships with leading wealth management advisors and family offices to elevate and increase CAF Canada’s position. This is an opportunity for a strong relationship-driven professional to use their skills and network to leverage social impact and grow a more globally engaged Canadian donor community.

Duties and Responsibilities :

• Support the Managing Director to build and implement strategy for promoting CAF Canada’s services to our core target audiences : Private Clients - Individual & Family Donors, Canadian foundations, Corporations & Corporate foundations, and Foreign Charities, with a priority focus on Private Clients and their advisors.
• Achieve ambitious growth objectives by driving new referrals through business-to-business (B2B) efforts with a focus on wealth management advisory firms. Elevate CAF’s reputation across the Canadian wealth management, family office and philanthropic giving networks by attending events, giving presentations and strategically engaging with referral partners.
• Support the seamless movement of prospective donor clients through the opportunity pipeline, ensuring the efficient progression and successful onboarding of new donor clients and their identified causes.
• Work closely with CAF Canada team members to oversee, monitor, and advance the prospect pipeline.
• Develop a deep understanding of CAF’s mission, products and services, and value proposition for each of CAF Canada’s audiences.
• Advise in the planning,  coordination, and follow-up for conferences, webinars, and key business development events.
• Ensure timely and accurate lead tracking and reporting relationship management information to ensure visibility of results and transparency for internal stakeholders.
• Collaborate in the creation of campaigns, collateral and research that generate leads and increase our understanding of high-net-worth private donor clients.
• Facilitate referral partner and donor client understanding of how CAF’s model works within Canadian regulatory requirements.
• Be proactive in the suggestion and development of new work processes and procedures, assisting with the implementation of solutions where required to continually improve pipeline management
• Support broader business development priorities by executing additional responsibilities and projects as assigned.

Requirements

Computer / Software Experience :