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JOB POSTING: Fund Development Manager About CKUA CKUA is recognized as Canada's first public broadcaster, and it continues to inspire and guide a worldwide community of loyal arts and culture enthusiasts along a journey of musical discovery every day. CKUA offers more than 45 expertly curated multigenre musical programs, plus other enriching arts and cultural content onair and online. CKUA serves 380 communities across Alberta with FM Radio and reaches listeners around the world with livestreaming and digital content through CKUA.com, the CKUA App, and social platforms. We are an inclusive, creative, hardworking group on a musical mission to enrich lives and support the arts. Fund Development Manager Location: Edmonton, AB |Hybrid|Full-Time|NonUnion About the Role CKUA is seeking a strategic, collaborative, and peoplefocused Fund Development Manager to help lead and strengthen the organizations annual giving programs during an exciting and meaningful period of growth. This role plays a central part in advancing CKUAs philanthropic success, supporting the organizations mission to create community through music, arts, and culture. Reporting to the Director, Development, the Fund Development Manager is responsible for planning, leading, and managing CKUAs annual fund development programs, including onair campaigns, direct mail initiatives, and leadership giving. This role blends strategic planning with handson leadership, supporting both strong donor relationships and a highperforming fund development team. As a key leader within CKUAs small but mighty Fund Development team, the Fund Development Manager provides direct leadership to two Senior Development Officers and works closely with the Director, Development and Chief Development Officer. The role is also an active contributor to CKUAs Leadership and Management team, helping ensure fundraising strategies are aligned with organizational priorities and values. Fund development at CKUA exists in service of a broader creative mission. This role operates within a highly collaborative environment where the shared focus is making great radio, podcasts, events, and cultural experiences possible. Success in this position comes from building strong partnerships across departments and supporting fundraising work that feels integrated, respectful, and aligned with CKUAs purpose. How youll make an impact The Fund Development Manager strengthens CKUAs fundraising capacity by leading the development and execution of a strategic, measurable annual fund development plan aligned with both the Fund Development strategy and CKUAs institutional goals. A core part of this work involves designing and overseeing a proactive moves management approach that supports donors across the full giving journey, from onetime gifts through monthly, leadership, and major giving. This role provides leadership in the planning and delivery of CKUAs semiannual onair fundraising campaigns, working closely with Marketing, Content, and other teams to ensure campaigns are wellcoordinated, engaging, and delivered smoothly. You will also guide the design and implementation of development programs that support both short and longterm funding objectives, including direct mail appeals, leadership giving strategies, thirdparty fundraising initiatives, and 50/50 raffles. You will oversee CKUAs annual giving program, using data and insight to monitor performance, identify opportunities, and support continuous improvement. This includes supervising the effective use of donor information systems and gift processing tools, ensuring donor data is accurate, accessible, and used to drive meaningful engagement. As a people leader, you will support and coach Senior Development Officers, providing clear direction, regular KPI tracking, and ongoing feedback. You will help identify development opportunities, encourage growth, and foster a supportive, accountable team culture. Collaboration is central to this role. You will work closely with colleagues across CKUA, particularly Marketing, to maximize donor acquisition and engagement opportunities and to ensure fundraising efforts are aligned with CKUAs broader storytelling and audience strategies. What You Bring You bring a strong foundation in fund development and a thoughtful, strategic approach to building sustainable fundraising programs. You are comfortable balancing bigpicture planning with the daytoday realities of campaign execution, donor stewardship, and team leadership. You have several years of progressive fund development experience and demonstrated success in planning and delivering integrated, measurable annual fundraising programs. Experience leading and developing highperforming teams is important, as is the ability to coach, motivate, and support others in achieving shared goals. A CFRE designation is considered an asset. You are confident working with donor databases and fundraising technology, with strong knowledge of Raiser's Edge or similar systems. You value datainformed decisionmaking and understand how technology, reporting, and accountability support effective fundraising. You bring strong communication and storytelling skills, both written and verbal, and are able to engage thoughtfully with donors, colleagues, and stakeholders. You exercise sound judgement, discretion, and diplomacy, and you are comfortable representing CKUA in both formal and informal settings. You thrive in collaborative environments and enjoy working alongside creative teams who are committed to quality, values, and community impact. You are organized, adaptable, and able to manage multiple priorities in a fastpaced, dynamic setting. You approach your work in a way that reflects CKUAs values of Community, Diversity, Inclusion, Creativity, Curiosity, and Authenticity. Additional Details This is a fulltime position based in CKUAs downtown Edmonton office, located in the historic Alberta Hotel and offering a hybrid working environment. The salary range for this position starts at $82,781.60 per year based on a 40hour workweek and includes a comprehensive benefits package. While we know salary is important, CKUA offers more than just a paycheque; youll be joining a creative, communityfocused workplace that values its people and supports them through a thoughtful benefits offering. How to Apply If youre ready to support CKUAs mission and help create community connections through music, arts, and culture, wed love to hear from you. Please apply online through ADP at ckua.com/careers/. We will begin reviewing applications right away and will continue until we meet the right candidate. CKUA welcomes applications from all qualified individuals. We are particularly interested in and encourage applications from equityseeking communities, including women, racialized and Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, and persons of all sexual orientations and gender identities/expressions. CKUA is a donorsupported arts organization that inspires and connects through the power of music, arts, culture and story. With a focus on musical discovery, we showcase the best creative work from Alberta and beyond and deliver it onair, online and inperson. In the spirit of our journey to promote reconciliation, we honour the truth of the shared history and acknowledge that we operate on Treaty6 and Treaty7 territories. Treaty6 territory is the traditional gathering place for diverse Indigenous peoples including the Cree, Blackfoot, Mtis, Nakoda, Sioux, Iroquois, Dene, Ojibway, Saulteaux/Anishinaabe and many others whose histories, languages and cultures continue to influence our vibrant community of Amiskwaciwaskahigan, also known as Edmonton. Treaty7 is the traditional lands of the Blackfoot Confederacy which includes the Siksika, Kainai and Pikani, the Tsuutina and the Stoney Nakoda nations including the Chiniki, Bearspaw and Wesley nations. We also recognize the Mtis people and the Inuit who make their home in Mohkintsis, also known as Calgary. Tagged as: Arts, Culture, and Heritage #J-18808-Ljbffr