Are you a passionate community connector?
Do you love bringing people together around a meaningful cause? Are you energized by building relationships, creating memorable events, and inspiring others to make a difference?
At My Friend's House, we're looking for a Community Engagement Coordinator who thrives on connecting people, businesses, and community champions with our mission. This is an exciting new role that will help grow our community impact by expanding fundraising opportunities, strengthening donor relationships, and creating meaningful ways for people to support women and children experiencing gender-based violence.
If you're a natural relationship builder who enjoys turning ideas into action and wants your work to have a lasting impact, we'd love to meet you.
About the Role
As our Community Engagement Coordinator, you'll play a key role in growing community-led fundraising, supporting donor stewardship, and helping increase awareness of My Friend's House throughout South Georgian Bay. You'll work collaboratively across our team to create engaging experiences that inspire generosity and deepen community connections.
This is a new, part-time (minimum 25 hours per week) hybrid position, with the potential to add hours if needed. Preference will be given to candidates who live in the South Georgian Bay area (Wasaga Beach, Collingwood, Clearview Township, The Town of the Blue Mountains and Meaford). This position comes with benefits and vacation time. Weekend and evening work is occasionally required.
What You'll Do
- Plan, coordinate, and evaluate signature fundraising events and community engagement initiatives.
- Grow community-led and third-party fundraising opportunities that inspire local support.
- Build and nurture relationships with sponsors, local businesses, volunteers, donors, and community ambassadors.
- Support donor stewardship through thoughtful recognition, meaningful engagement, and relationship building across the donor journey.
- Maintain accurate donor records and help strengthen fundraising through effective data management, reporting, and tracking.
- Develop event timelines, budgets, sponsorship packages, and post-event evaluations.
- Collaborate with the Senior Communications Manager to promote events, campaigns, and community initiatives.
- Identify new opportunities to increase My Friend's House's visibility through partnerships, presentations, networking, and community outreach.
- Monitor and evaluate fundraising performance, sponsorship outcomes, and community engagement to help inform future strategies.
We're Looking for Someone Who
- Loves building authentic relationships and connecting with people.
- Is organized, proactive, and enjoys managing multiple projects.
- Is passionate about creating meaningful community impact.
- Thinks creatively and isn't afraid to bring new ideas to the table.
- Communicates with confidence and professionalism.
- Enjoys working collaboratively while also taking initiative independently.
- Has strong attention to detail and values accurate record keeping.
- Is comfortable using technology and databases to support fundraising and relationship management.
- Can adapt to changing priorities and solve problems with creativity and professionalism.
We're looking for someone who demonstrates:
- Excellent relationship-building and communication skills.
- Strong collaboration and teamwork.
- Creativity and innovation.
- Exceptional organizational and project management abilities.
- Confidence working with digital tools, donor databases, and Microsoft Office.
- Financial literacy to assist with budgets and reporting.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent written communication for proposals, reports, donor communications, and social media content.
- Adaptability, initiative, and a positive attitude.
Why Join My Friend's House?
This is more than a fundraising role. It’s an opportunity to help strengthen a community of support for women and children rebuilding their lives.
As the Community Engagement Coordinator, you'll have the opportunity to shape and grow this position, build meaningful partnerships, and make a tangible difference in the lives of those we serve.
If you're passionate about community, believe in the power of relationships, and want to use your talents to create lasting impact, we'd love to hear from you.
We thank all applicants for their interest in this position, however only those candidates that are selected will be contacted directly.
Pay: $30.00 per hour
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Collingwood, ON L9Y 3Z7
