SPECIALIST, CORPORATE GIVING

Company Overview

Competition number: J1026-0706
Department: Development
Status: Full-Time continuing
Hours: Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (35 hours per week)
Annual/hourly salary: $77,800 – $97,100 (position with benefits and pension plan)
Closing date: November 29, 2026
Anticipated start date: As soon as possible

Introducing the National Arts Centre
The National Arts Centre (NAC) is Canada’s bilingual, multi-disciplinary home for the performing arts. The NAC presents, creates, produces, and co-produces performing arts programming in various streams – the NAC Orchestra, Dance, English Theatre, French Theatre, Indigenous Theatre, and Popular Music and Variety – and nurtures the next generation of audiences and artists from across Canada. The NAC is located in the National Capital Region on the unceded territory of the Anishinabe Algonquin Nation.

At the National Arts Centre, we believe the performing arts are vital to the human experience. A house of dreams for the Canadian performing arts, we work with artists and arts organizations from across this land to revitalize our sector.
Curious to learn more? Read our 2023-2026 Strategic Plan, The Journey Ahead.

About the National Arts Centre Foundation
The National Arts Centre Foundation raises funds to support the National Arts Centre’s (NAC) work in performance, creation, and learning across Canada. Founded in 2000 as a separate legal entity, the Foundation has raised over $170 million to date and is currently in a $100M comprehensive campaign to support the revitalization of the performing arts across the country. With a staff team of 18, along with an active Board of Directors and Campaign Cabinet, the Foundation has a donor base of over 6,000 and raises $7M-$10M annually.
Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Anti-Racism and Accessibility

We are on a journey, committed to ensuring that equity, diversity, inclusion, accessibility, anti-racism and reconciliation with Indigenous peoples will guide our actions.

The NAC welcomes applications from candidates who can help us meet our vision, and contribute to the diversity of lived experiences, perspectives, and approaches. When you join the NAC, you will be part of an inclusive community working hard to dismantle barriers to employees’ well-being, access, potential, and success. The NAC actively seeks candidates who identify as women, Indigenous, Black, Persons of Colour (IBPoC), members of 2SLGBTQIA+ communities, and people with disabilities. We encourage you to self-identify in the recruitment process.

Job Description

Key activities:
Reporting to the Manager, Philanthropy and Partnerships, the Specialist, Corporate Giving builds relationships and partnerships with new and existing corporate partners to advance the NAC’s mission. This position is a key member of the National Arts Centre Foundation’s high-performing Philanthropy team.
We recognize that candidates bring different combinations of skills, experiences and perspectives. If you have a solid foundation, are excited about this opportunity and believe your strengths can contribute to the role, we encourage you to apply and grow with us.
• Manage a portfolio of corporate prospects, with a strong focus on developing new relationships and partnerships;
• Personally identify, cultivate, solicit and steward prospects to contribute to the Philanthropy team’s annual revenue goals;;
• Achieve annual key performance indicators including discovery calls, engagement activities and solicitations;
• Monitor and analyze trends within the corporate sector; develop and execute strategies to increase corporate sponsorship revenue;
• Support the strategy development and solicitation of corporate sponsors for the 2027 Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards, with the opportunity to grow into the lead fundraising role for this national event;
• In collaboration with the Manager, Philanthropy and Partnerships, strategically align organizational priorities to advance corporate relationships;
• Collaborate with Philanthropy and Donor Engagement teams to create compelling proposals;
• Prepare gift agreements and acknowledgement letters,impact reports, pledge reminders, briefing materials, and support engagement opportunities for NAC partners;
• Ensure timely donor communications and maintain donor interactions in Raiser’s Edge NXT;
• Serve as an ambassador for the NAC Foundation, and support and attend NAC events;
• Other duties as assigned to further the Foundation’s goals.

Required qualifications:
• Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of education and experience;
• Minimum of three (3) years of experience with corporate fundraising or major gift fundraising, or sales;
• Demonstrated ability to build relationships with prospects and donors;
• Strong oral and written communication skills in English are required; bilingualism is an asset;
• Ability to thrive in a collaborative environment, as well as to work independently to achieve key objectives;
• Knowledge of the corporate sector, as well as the Canadian charitable, philanthropic and not-for-profit sector;
• Knowledge of the performing arts sector an asset;
• Proficiency with MS Office and donor databases (experience with Raiser’s Edge NXT is an asset),
• Ability and willingness to travel occasionally within Canada.