Jobs

The Opportunity

To lead a national team of staff and volunteers who are passionately committed to children and adults living with cystic fibrosis. The CDO has a broad range of responsibilities and plays an essential role in ensuring that CF Canada can meet its mission objectives.  

The Role

Reporting to the President and CEO, the Chief Development Officer (CDO) is an essential member of the senior leadership team, working with the directors in charge of the Quebec Region, Annual Giving, and Leadership and Corporate Partners, as well as the Senior National Director of Events, to oversee a national team of 20-plus fund development professionals. The CDO acts as coach and mentor to the team, working collaboratively with staff and Board members to develop a strategic fund development plan that is aligned with CF’s strategic goals and provides organizational growth and long-term sustainability.

It is a critical point in time for the CDO to help identify and create exciting funding opportunities. In an organization that relies completely on donor dollars, this will mean thinking outside traditional forms of fundraising to help team members elevate their fundraising skills and ensure the right programs are in place to help them achieve success.

Creating accountability is also essential, through the development of key fundraising performance metrics that bring rigor and discipline to the fundraising process.

The CDO will be responsible for creating an “asking” culture among staff, senior leaders of the organization, the CEO, the Board, and Board committees. They must lead by example, cultivating and managing a personal donor prospect pipeline.

Qualifications and Required Skills

• Proven ability to solicit six-figure major gifts.
• Able to support both senior volunteers (board of directors/campaign cabinets) and community-based grassroots volunteers.
• Skilled manager who can develop effective plans, goals, and metrics.
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills.
• Adept at influencing a variety of stakeholders, both external and internal.
• Exceptional competency in active listening and building relationships.
• Knowledgeable about current best practices in the use of cutting-edge technologies.
• Able to analyze and interpret trends/results with demonstrated business financial acumen.
• In-depth knowledge of budget analysis and transparent reporting.
• French language skills are a significant asset.
• University degree or equivalent.
• CFRE designation preferred.

Experience

The CDO is a seasoned, well-rounded professional leader with over 10 years of fundraising experience in a charity setting, ideally in a national organization with established regional connections and strong community interactions. The ideal person will have demonstrated staff management skills through direct and indirect reports, with experience managing a diverse range of fundraising areas, including major gifts, corporate giving, annual and mid-level contributions, planned giving, peer-to-peer fundraising, and national events. Their experience clearly indicates that they have earned the respect of high-performing teams. The ideal candidate will also have experience raising funds in the Quebec market.

In addition to experience in soliciting donations and leading a large team of staff, the right person has created fundraising plans and strategies that led to increased revenue through leading-edge fundraising programs. Ideally, this includes not just major gift programs but also mid-level giving programs that increased revenue and set the stage for major gift fundraising.

Personal Attributes

The CDO is an intelligent individual with a high EQ. Caring and empathetic, they have an innate understanding of how to get along with a diverse group of individuals. They are able to get results while creating connections and engendering trust with all key stakeholders. The CDO is an optimistic, positive, and innovative individual who can see what is possible. They inspire others to follow their vision and know how to celebrate the wins of their team and the organization as a whole. They are decisive and can make good decisions quickly and efficiently. They are a natural extrovert who enjoys talking to donors about the great work CF is doing while also knowing when to ask for a donation. They are highly creative and strategic and are known for looking at new and innovative ways to fundraise.

The Opportunity

This role offers the chance to be part of the leadership team of a unique Canadian charity whose mission—to integrate skilled immigrants into the Canadian economy—has never been more urgent. The National Director & CFO will provide strategic financial support to a national organization that has seen significant growth in the last several years and projects that growth will continue. Candidates from the private sector have a chance to do challenging work in a fast-paced, professional environment while making a powerful and essential contribution to Canada’s social and economic fabric.

The Role

Reporting to Windmill’s CEO, the National Director & CFO is responsible for the leadership and management of all aspects of the organization’s financial health. With the support of the Controller and a current team of 9 finance and loan staff, the National Director & CFO will ensure that the right policies, metrics, and processes are in place to support this fast-growing, entrepreneurial, charitable lender.

The National Director & CFO provides financial and strategic advice and analysis to the CEO, the leadership team, the Finance & Risk Management Committee and the Board of Directors to improve financial performance and the quality of business decisions driving Windmill’s short- and long-term goals. They will also work collaboratively with the Development team to support Windmill’s private donors, government funders and Community Bond investors. It will be important that the National Director & CFO can speak to individuals with a wide financial literacy.

The National Director & CFO will be an essential contributor to the strategy, risk management and success of a charity that lends money to convert the potential of skilled immigrants and refugees into prosperity.

Qualifications and Required Skills

• A university degree and a CPA designation in good standing, with evidence of ongoing learning.
• Ability to understand complex financial concepts and predictive models, and the capacity to determine all potential impacts on the financial operations and health of Windmill.
• Familiarity with accounting for non-profits, financial reporting to public funders, and reporting on charitable donations is an asset.
• Excellent grasp of financial systems and an appetite to advance your team’s adoption of new technologies.
• Demonstrated business judgment, as well as creative and strategic thinking.
• Advanced interpersonal and listening skills to negotiate great decisions with the CEO, peers, direct reports, and board members.
• Advanced leadership and management skills to direct and motivate a group of finance professionals.
• Advanced operational knowledge of strategic and business-planning processes along with the proven ability to effectively lead transformation initiatives.
• Highly developed written, verbal, and presentation skills, crucial to preparing interpretive, analytical, and innovative materials that precisely articulate ideas and opinions.
• Innovative problem-solving skills to develop unique approaches necessary to resolve complex business issues in the context of a mission-based charity.

Candidate Experience

The National Director & CFO must have a minimum of 15 years preferably in financial services, post CPA designation experience, with at least 5 years in a management capacity leading a team of staff. Experience overseeing a loan portfolio in a risk management and compliance capacity is an asset. Candidates from the private sector should have an understanding of the not-for-profit organizations through experience as a volunteer, preferably in a financial capacity such as heading a charity’s Finance and Risk Committee.

The National Director & CFO will be a strategic, creative, and results-driven performer motivated by improving processes, creating efficiencies, reducing risk, and leveraging the finance role to support the mission of an organization.

The Director must be a strong manager experienced in developing the potential of the people who report to them, bringing both confidence and humility to relationships with colleagues, the Board, and key stakeholders. Past work with a wide range of staff and C-suite, including individuals from diverse backgrounds, is vital.

As Windmill undertakes a digital transformation, the Director will bring experience and an affinity for adopting new technologies to advance the efficiency of Windmill’s mission.

The candidate will also bring knowledge of, and appreciation for, the challenges of the immigrant experience, and appreciate Windmill’s values: Passion, Empowerment, Simplicity and Results.

Personal Attributes

The successful candidate is collaborative, entrepreneurial, strategic, high-energy, curious and detail-oriented. They are compassionate, empathetic and care about the welfare of others and believe in Windmill’s mission and values.

Self-confident and able to work both independently and as part of a team, the successful candidate will have a high degree of accountability for their actions and their team’s deliverables. They are curious and innovative, with a natural drive to improve how things are done while respecting the journey of the organization and current staff contributions. Possessing an entrepreneurial spirit, they will enjoy being part of a growing organization. At Windmill this means operating with a sense of urgency and being forward-looking while continually assessing the current financial health of the organization.

The Role

Reporting to the CEO, the National Director of Marketing and Communications has full oversight and leadership for marketing and communications at Windmill Microlending (Windmill). With a team of eight marketing and communications professionals, the Director will lead a highly functioning, qualified, service-oriented department.

The four primary organizational deliverables the team will support are (1) to increase the number of loan applications from skilled immigrants, (2) to reduce the cost of client acquisition, (3) to help grow and private and public sector financial support and (4) to support other organizational communication needs as required.

Qualifications and Required Skills

• Proficient in planning, analyzing, executing, scaling, and optimizing campaign performance along the full customer lifecycle, from acquisition to re-targeting to re-engaging.
• Experience and demonstrated success with digital and AI marketing and analytics, including HubSpot and Heyflow.
• Fundraising campaign expertise.
• Excellent writing and storytelling skills, able to tell compelling stories to different stakeholder groups using a variety of mediums.
• A skilled manager of staff who understands how to motivate, inspire, and coach people to achieve the highest level of performance.
• Skilled at developing marketing, communications, PR, earned media, and social media plans and activities.
• Highly creative with experience identifying target audiences and devising digital campaigns that engage, inform, and motivate.
• Knowledge of website and marketing analytics tools (e.g., Google Analytics, Google AdWords, MailChimp, Survey Monkey, etc.)
• Understand SEO ranking factors, guidelines, analytics, algorithms, techniques, and tracking tools.
• Highly organized with the ability to prioritize many competing interests and needs.
• Keen to evaluate and embrace new technology.
• An undergraduate degree is an asset, ideally in business/marketing.
• A great strategic thinker, listener and communicator who can support team decisions unreservedly, whichever way they go.
• A bilingual candidate (French and English) is preferred.

Candidate Experience

To be the ideal candidate, you have 10-plus years of professional experience as a national marketing and communications professional with experience in integrated marketing, branding, media, and public relations. Ideally, you have experience in a national or regional organization, supporting key functional areas such as client acquisition, partnerships, fundraising and government relations. It is important that the candidates have experience supporting major gift fundraising campaigns. Experience and/or knowledge of the financial sector and/or fintech would be an asset.

You are able to demonstrate success in improving marketing campaigns with the use of data analytics leveraging tools such as HubSpot. You have used these tools to execute, track, and analyze major marketing and communication campaigns and initiatives, ideally in different regions of Canada, including Quebec.

You have experience creating thought leadership initiatives for the leaders of your organization that have had an impact on the organization’s sales/revenue/customer acquisition numbers.

You are an excellent manager and leadership team member who has a track record of working collaboratively with your colleagues and direct reports, acting as a role model and mentor through your professionalism, work ethic, collegiality, and warmth. In leadership team meetings, you are comfortable articulating and defending a point of view that is not shared by your colleagues and supervisor and having your thinking challenged and stretched by them.

You have an excellent track record executing a variety of campaigns in a creative but systematic, process-driven manner and a demonstrated ability to acquire new customers, members, and funders.

Personal Attributes

Being a successful member of Windmill’s staff and leadership team means you are a positive and motivating individual who is always challenging yourself and your team to be the best. You don’t mind being challenged in your thinking by your colleagues and welcome participation in discussions about organizational strategy. You see these as an opportunity to learn, contribute, and grow.

A highly driven and results-oriented individual, you offer solutions based on analytics as well as creative thinking. Your maturity, self-awareness, diplomacy, humility, and emotional intelligence will make you a successful member of the leadership team.

You have an ambitious growth mindset and relish the prospect of playing a key role in the evolution of a dynamic, entrepreneurial, high-impact charity. You share Windmill’s passion for helping skilled immigrants prosper, for reducing poverty in Canada, and for helping to create inclusive prosperity. You share our values of passion, empowerment, simplicity, and results. You are keen to help us grow and to help us reduce the costs of client and donor acquisition by applying innovative thinking and new strategies.

The Opportunity

The Director of Development will have the opportunity to be the organization’s first fundraising leader to participate and influence the direction of the organization at the leadership team. They will have the opportunity to build a strong and impactful fundraising program within an already existing major gift culture.

The Role

Reporting to the CEO, the Director of Development will lead Loran’s national fundraising efforts, working to secure a diversified and sustainable revenue base and meeting annual fundraising goals. The Director initiates, builds, and expands relationships with donors across the country, and designs and maintains integral systems to ensure fundraising efforts are successful. In partnership with the CEO and the Board Development Committee, and with the contributions of the Development Coordinator, the Director leads national major gift activities, including developing fundraising strategies, identifying funding opportunities, crafting proposals and reports, and managing stewardship efforts.

The Director will be responsible for building a national fund development strategy and plan to grow the revenue/donor base and professionalizing fund development at Loran. They will create multi-year pledges with existing donors and grow the donor base outside of Ontario.

This is a key leadership role, and as part of the leadership team will provide input on all strategic and operational decisions that impact the future of Loran.

Responsibilities are allocated as follows: 10% strategy, planning and organizational leadership; 40% major gift fundraising and stewardship 20% fundraising systems and processes; 20% staff and volunteer leadership; 10% fundraising communications.

Qualifications and Required Skills

• Major gift cultivation and stewardship skills.
• Staff and volunteer leadership abilities.
• Excellent written communication skills. Can write impactful, professional donor materials.
• Understands the mission of the organization and can communicate with donors and stakeholders in a concise and compelling way.
• Excellent listening skills.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills with superior EQ. Knows how to talk to donors and understand their motivations and passions.
• A critical thinker and creative problem solver.
• Outstanding organization/project management skills, both efficient and effective in managing workflow to achieve maximum success.
• Comprehensive understanding of donor database fundamentals and experience using a CRM system to manage donors, gifts, and fundraising analytics.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Ability to work both independently and in collaboration with other staff, board members, volunteers, donors, and students.
• Proficiency in French is an asset.
• CFRE designation is an asset.

Experience

The Director of Development comes to the role with a minimum of 10 years’ fundraising experience including a minimum of 5 years in a leadership role. They have a track record building fundraising strategies, plans, and processes that have led to national revenue growth and professionalization of the development function. Having worked for a national organization in the education/scholarships and/or youth leadership sectors would be an asset.

While the right candidate will be a generalist fundraiser with exposure to most facets of the discipline, their primary and most recent experience is developing donor pipelines within major gift fundraising, cultivating and asking for major gift donations, and setting up major gift systems.

They have either worked with or supported the leadership team of an organization and supported the CEO in their fundraising efforts.

Personal Attributes

The ideal candidate is a smart, thoughtful, and mature individual who is innately positive and optimistic. Friendly, open, and authentic, this is someone who operates with a high degree of integrity. They naturally get along with a wide range of personalities, including high net worth individuals and volunteer board committees.

Given that Loran is a small but impactful charity, the ideal candidate must be a strategic thinker who is also prepared to roll up their sleeves and pitch in wherever needed. They set the bar high for themselves and others, and are self-directed, requiring the minimum amount of supervision.

As part of the leadership team, they must know how to work in a collaborative way and be prepared to challenge and be challenged for the best interests of the organization.

Loran Scholars is looking for an individual who is passionate about youth, education, and community development, and eager for a long-term commitment to the organization.

The Opportunity

As Director of Operations and Alumni Relations, you will be joining a fast-paced educational organization that thrives on excellence in an atmosphere that combines professionalism with a strong family-oriented and congenial culture. No two days will ever be the same in this multi-faceted position that will demand the best of your strategic and operational abilities and expertise, both as a manager and an in-house advisor. The role offers an opportunity to build relationships with some of Canada’s most influential donors and families during the execution of an exciting capital campaign.

There are many benefits working with TFS including great benefits and pension and vacation time. Employees of TFS can apply for admission for their children from age two to graduation with reduced tuition fees. There are also opportunities for language instruction in French as well as annual professional development and training opportunities.

The Role

Reporting to the President (CEO) of the Foundation, the Director of Operations and Alumni Relations is responsible for supporting the financial goals of the Foundation via strong operational leadership and strategic support.

The Director manages three direct reports: the Philanthropy & Advancement Services Specialist, Manager of Development Communications and Alumni Officer.

The incumbent works closely with the Foundation’s Major Gifts, Stewardship and Leadership Giving personnel to develop and implement fundraising strategies.

This role is critical in operationalizing all campaign initiatives, ensuring that plans and objectives are met.

The incumbent collaborates with the Office of the Head of School, Marketing and Communications, Enrolment Management, Finance, Human Resources, the TFS Board of Directors and TFS Foundation Board of Directors, the TFS Alumni Association, the TFS Parents’ Association and alumni, parents and donors.

The position is broken down as follows: 25% advancement services and reporting; 20% management and leadership; 20% alumni relations;  20% communications; and 15% strategic and business planning.

The Ideal Candidate

You are an operations professional with seven to ten years of fundraising operations experience. You have worked within a professional fundraising and major gift organization, preferably in an environment with a significant number of individual donors. Ideally your background includes experience in a variety of operational areas including data, research and reporting, alumni relations, communications, strategic and business process improvement – any functions that support the revenue goals of the Foundation.

You will have a proven track record managing and mentoring staff and building them into a well-oiled team, providing them with a high level of accountability and autonomy.

Qualifications and Required Skills

• Excellent communications skills, both written and verbal.
• Adept at problem solving and strategic planning activities in a team setting.
• Able to build upon the existing strengths of the team, while adding new and creative programs and keeping current with new trends in fundraising.
• Strong business process improvement skills – is skilled at improving how things are done and asking, “how can we do it better?”
• A strategic and systematic thinker who can prioritize multiple current goals while identifying what needs to be done in the future. You are good at measuring these priorities and communicating them to all key stakeholders, including your staff.
• Excellent interpersonal and relationship-building skills.
• Expert in logistics, work-back schedules, and technology.
• Strong attention to detail, organization and planning.
• Adept at building out financial plans and tracking those plans throughout a project life cycle.
• Big picture thinker who can also be hands-on to support the team.
• Able to manage and support the needs of senior administrators, board members, and high-level fundraising volunteers.
• Thorough understanding of and experience dealing with high-net-worth individuals, including effective stewardship of individuals and leading groups of donors.
• Skilled at working with highly confidential information in a discrete and diplomatic manner.
• Committed to service and the value of an independent school environment.
• The ability to communicate in French or Mandarin would be an asset.
• Bachelor’s degree.

Personal Attributes

You must be a smart, driven, creative and solution-oriented individual. You take the initiative and are able to cut through the clutter to see what needs to be done. You know how to have positive and productive relationships with a wide range of individuals, and when it’s necessary to assert yourself, you can advocate for the needs of the Foundation. And you work hard, leading by example.

You work extremely well in tight knit teams that support each other. You put up your hand when a colleague needs support. And while this is an operational role, the person must be a strong relationship manager, communicator and front facing person when interacting with a wide range of stakeholders. You naturally enjoy interacting with others and building relationships with a wide range of individuals.

The school has multiple locations and leaders with established systems and procedures. You have experience working in a complex organization with patience and curiosity.

Because the position’s mandate is highly diverse and moves between funding objectives and operational functions, you must be extremely flexible, able to pick up and run a variety of tasks, regardless of previous experience. And it is essential that you share the Foundation team’s “all hands-on deck” attitude—willing to jump in and help whenever and wherever it’s needed.

The Role

Reporting to the CEO, the National Director of Marketing and Communications has full oversight and leadership for marketing and communications at Windmill Microlending (Windmill). With a small team of marketing and communications professionals, the Director will build a highly functioning, qualified, service-oriented department.

The three primary organizational deliverables the team will support are (1) to increase the number of loan applications from skilled immigrants, (2) to reduce the cost of client acquisition (3) to motivate greater financial support from the private sector and governments by establishing Windmill as an innovative and impactful leader in the charitable sector.

The Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate has 10-plus years of professional experience as a national marketing and communications professional in the private and/or charitable sector including demand generation and revenue development using digital marketing strategies.

You are able to demonstrate success in improving marketing campaigns with the use of data analytics leveraging tools such as HubSpot. You have used these tools to execute, track and analyze major marketing and communication campaigns and initiatives, ideally in different regions of Canada.

You have demonstrated experience creating thought leadership initiatives for the leaders of your organization that have a direct impact on the sales/revenue/customer acquisition numbers.

You are an excellent manager and leadership team member who has a track record working collaboratively with your colleagues and direct reports and has acted as a role model and mentor through your professionalism, work ethic, collegiality, and warmth.  In leadership team meetings, you are comfortable articulating and defending a point of view that is not shared by your colleagues and supervisor and having your thinking challenged and stretched by them.

You have an excellent track record executing a variety of campaigns in a creative but systematic, process-driven manner and a demonstrated ability to acquire new customers, members, and funders.

Private sector candidates will be considered who have been in a leadership role supporting a national organization with strong digital marketing skills. Preference will be given to candidates who have worked with charities, either in a professional or volunteer capacity.

Qualifications and Required Skills

• Proficient in planning, analyzing, executing, scaling, and optimizing campaign performance along the full customer lifecycle, from acquisition to re-targeting to re-engaging.
• Experience and demonstrated success with digital marketing and analytics.
• Excellent writing and storytelling skills, able to write compelling stories to different stakeholder groups using a variety of mediums.
• A skilled manager of staff who understands how to motivate, inspire and coach people to get the highest level of performance.
• Skilled at developing marketing, communications, PR, earned media and social media plans and activities.
• Highly creative with experience identifying target audiences and devising digital campaigns that engage, inform and motivate.
• Knowledge of website and marketing analytics tools (e.g., Google Analytics, Google AdWords, MailChimp, Survey Monkey, etc.)
• Understand SEO ranking factors, guidelines, analytics, algorithms, techniques and tracking tools.
• Highly organized with the ability to prioritize many competing interests and needs.
• A smart and forward-thinking professional who understands trends and the impact of technology.
• An undergraduate degree is an asset, ideally in business/marketing.
• You are a great listener as well as a great communicator in meetings and can support team decisions unreservedly, whichever way they go.
• A bilingual candidate (French and English) is preferred.

Personal Attributes

Being a successful member of Windmill’s staff and leadership team means you are a positive and motivating individual who is always challenging yourself and your team to be your best. You don’t mind being challenged in your thinking by your colleagues and welcome participation in discussions about organizational strategy. You see these as an opportunity to learn, contribute and grow.

A highly driven and results-oriented individual, you bring solutions based on analytics as well as creative thinking. Your maturity, self-awareness, diplomacy and emotional intelligence will make you a successful member of the leadership team.

You have an ambitious growth mindset and relish the prospect of playing a key role in the evolution of a dynamic, entrepreneurial, high-impact charity. You share Windmill’s passion for helping skilled immigrants prosper, for reducing poverty in Canada, and for helping to create inclusive prosperity. You share our values of passion, empowerment, simplicity, and results. You are keen to help us grow and to help us reduce our costs of client and donor acquisition by applying innovative thinking and new strategies.

The Opportunity

CF Canada has a long-standing culture of respect and collaboration. People work autonomously and with support, offering them the opportunity to bring their best selves to work. The new Director will have the opportunity to work with this established and well-functioning culture, to spearhead the improvement of systems and processes, and to modernize how the work is done.

The Role

Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, the Director, People and Culture is responsible for the planning and execution of all human resources activities at CF Canada including planning and development (15%), policy and process improvement (35%), recruitment and retention (15%), employee engagement (20%), and staff and vendor management (15%).

The incumbent supports the organization’s cultural and employee initiatives. They will ensure that the management of day-to-day HR activities and systems contribute to the achievement of CF Canada’s business strategies and priorities.

An essential element of the position will be to monitor, identify, and report on emerging national and global trends and issues in the workplace, and help CF Canada plan for and manage the opportunities and effects they create. This will demand close collaboration with the senior executive team on strategic initiatives and the setting of policy.

The Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate has a minimum of 10 years of progressive work experience leading and delivering human resource services, ideally within a national organization. They are a well-rounded HR professional with experience in a wide range of areas involving people and culture—planning, operations, process and systems improvement, performance management, recruitment and retention, engagement, and staff and vendor management.

The ideal candidate has proven success working in a highly collaborative environment and a track record of accomplishments with measurable business results. They will be able to come to an interview and speak to the impact they have made on an organization’s HR practices and their ability to successfully lead change and quality improvement initiatives. In particular, based on previous HR positions, they can demonstrate how they led the modernization of a sophisticated HR department.

The Director, People and Culture must be proficient in balancing the needs of the organization with the needs of the employees.

Qualifications and Required Skills

• Bachelor’s degree with appropriate HR designation
• Able to develop and maintain positive relationships across diverse stakeholder communities to build consensus
• Able to balance the practical drive for results with empathy and compassion
• Creative problem solver, always a flexible thinker
• Demonstrates sound judgment and discretion
• Able to prioritize among many different activities and communicate these decisions to key stakeholders
• Skilled at managing systems and processes
• Logical thinker who is able to see what needs to be done and provide a well thought out and efficiently executed plan
• Excellent communication skills—understands how to formulate clear and consistent messages, so all employees understand the implications of decisions
• Excellent written and presentation skills

Personal Attributes

The Director, People and Culture is a mature business professional who is highly ethical and authentic. They can combine strategic thinking and planning with a hands-on, get-it-done work ethic. They can think of an overarching strategy while still ensuring the payroll is being executed efficiently. They enjoy improving processes and making things better while also being comfortable with large volumes of work, staying calm and flexible under pressure. They move quickly and get things done quickly. Finally, they are smart, honest in their approach, and curious, and are always keen to do the work and inspire others to want to work collaboratively with them.

The Opportunity

This is an opportunity to play a key role in building a dynamic national organization and to make a measurable impact on immigrants, their families, and Canadian prosperity.

The Role

Reporting to the CEO, the National Director, Partnerships & Client Success will be a key member of Windmill Microlending’s executive team.

The mandate of the National Director is to develop key external corporate and institutional partnerships, to grow the number of clients served, and to oversee and improve the client’s journey from potential to prosperity.

The Director’s two portfolios and teams will be Partnerships and Client Success. The goal of the Partnership team is to build strategic, high-value partnerships with institutions, education providers, corporations and regulatory bodies that have the potential to generate 50-plus applications from prospective clients per year.

The goal of the Client Success team is to help clients meet their goals for professional success, economic security, and well-being in Canada, by taking advantage of Windmill’s affordable loans and wraparound supports.

The Director will play a public-facing role, representing Windmill to share the experiences of Windmill clients, research findings on the sector, and issues facing immigrants.

The Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate has 10-plus years of experience in the private sector, NGO, and/or public sector, developing complex partnerships that helped their organization scale. Ideally, the candidate will bring health-related sales or partnership experience to support Windmill’s large number of health-related immigrant professionals. The ideal candidate is currently at a leadership level in a Director/VP of Partnerships, Client Development, Account Development, Sales Development, or Loyalty. Consideration will also be given to senior leaders in corporate fundraising/partnerships in healthcare organizations.

The ideal applicant will have a demonstrated track record of success in building creative and complex partnerships. They will also understand how to improve the efficiency of processes and be effective managers of change. The ideal candidate will also have experience leading, mentoring and growing strong partnership/sales-oriented teams.

The candidate will also bring knowledge of, and appreciation for, the challenges of the immigrant experience, and appreciate Windmill’s values: Passion, Empowerment, Simplicity and Results.

Qualifications and Required Skills

• Sophisticated partnership development skills as demonstrated by the ability to create strategic, win/win opportunities that benefit both parties and result in large numbers of applications.
• Strong strategic thinking and excellent planning skills.
• Clear and concise communication skills. Comfortable communicating with a wide range of individuals, from clients to senior industry executives, and equally comfortable as active listener.
• Excellent relationship management skills.
• Excellent manager of staff.
• CRM experience and comfort adopting and using new platforms is essential. Experience with Business Intelligence platforms is an asset.
• The ability to communicate fluently in French is an asset.

Personal Attributes

The Director, Partnerships and Client Success, thrives in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial organization that is also a values-driven and mission-based charity. The role requires someone who is naturally collaborative, highly personable, and enjoys working in teams and mentoring staff. Smart, driven, and professional, this person will use these attributes to complement the efforts of their team. They are self-motivated, always alert for better ways to make things happen. The ideal candidate is not only a concise communicator but also excellent listener. The Director excels in a workplace in which all members are expected to contribute, innovate, and collaborate in a professional manner.

The Opportunity

The new Director will join the Foundation in the early stages of a major comprehensive campaign and will play a major role in crafting and co-leading the campaign. This is also an opportunity to work in a close-knit community, acting collaboratively with international school leadership and staff, and enjoying the energy of a school environment while building major gift expertise with six- and seven-figure donations.

The Role

TFS is in the early stages of a comprehensive campaign that will transform its two campuses. With a focus on individual major gifts, the Director of Philanthropy will develop strong relationships with leadership volunteers, major donors and colleagues.

Reporting to the President of the TFS Foundation, the Director of Philanthropy (“the Director”) will work closely with members of the Head’s Council, the Office of the Head of School, the administrative departments, leaders of all branches and the TFS Foundation Board of Directors in support of philanthropic goals. In addition, the Director will collaborate with the TFS Parents Association and the TFS Alumni Association on initiatives related to their support of TFS.

Responsible for the development of strategies to maximize donor support to TFS, the Director must—together with the Director of Foundation Operations—manage the work of both staff and volunteers to ensure execution of these strategies. Currently, the Director supervises two direct reports and occasional contract employees.

The Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate will have five-plus years of experience in a senior fundraising role with a track record soliciting and closing major gifts and leading a team of fundraising staff. They will have worked in a donor-centred organization in which building authentic relationships is the foundation of all major gift requests. Ideally, they have a demonstrated ability to execute a campaign from start to finish, applying effective systems and procedures that will support successful implementation of the campaign.

The exemplary candidate will also have a passion for philanthropy, a strong understanding of donor relationship management and hands-on involvement working with donors to solicit gifts. Their track record encompasses the full donor cycle, including experience in building, cultivating and stewarding new relationships that lead to measurable fundraising results. This can be demonstrated by examples of gifts closed in the $25K to $500K-plus range. Experience working with a communications team to build compelling written documentation, such as proposals, cases for support and impact reports is essential.

Hands-on proficiency in leading a fund development team, helping them to set their own strategies and meet predetermined metrics will be crucial to the role. The Director must be a coach and a mentor, good at helping staff achieve their objectives, empowering them to get the job done and trusting in their competency. As part of a small working foundation, the Director must also be willing to roll up their sleeves when necessary, while remaining strategic when thinking about their team as a whole. In a complex organization such as the school, the Director needs to be able to remove any barriers to getting the work done.

A proven understanding of the complexity of the volunteer/professional relationship and how to build those relationships to their full potential is required. So is demonstrated success working cooperatively with stakeholders, with other departments within the organization, and with other organizations and entities.

Qualifications and Required Skills

• Demonstrated ability to develop and implement strategic activities and tasks with clear goals and objectives.
• Ability to prioritize, identifying the key tasks that must be completed and knowing which activities move the strategic plan forward.
• Ability to manage expectations in a positive and forward-looking way.
• Ability to initiate, analyze, monitor, evaluate and alter strategic fundraising plans.
• Demonstrated skills in time management, organization and attention to detail.
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills and the ability to present to small and large groups in a variety of contexts.
• Strong project management skills with experience in work-back scheduling.
• Proficiency in French and/or Mandarin is an asset.
• University degree or relevant post-secondary education.
• CFRE designation and/or involvement in a professional association is an asset.
• Experience in Raiser’s Edge/NXT or equivalent donor database, and proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Google Workspace.

Personal Attributes

The Director is a highly collaborative and team-oriented individual whose focus is on getting the job done. In a fast-paced organization like TFS, where much of the work year is compressed into a school year, they must be able to move fast, be nimble and flexible, and be able to prioritize both their work and that of their staff. Comfortable with ambiguity and able to change directions quickly to serve the best interests of the school, they are results-driven while adhering always to the highest standards.

Meeting work objectives is key to the role; however, the Foundation would like to work with individuals who are good listeners, are truly interested in learning about others, bring a positive attitude to the role, and who can contribute to a fun and enjoyable work culture.

The Opportunity

In this new role, the National Director has the opportunity to have a significant impact on the revenue of the organization by building a strong, efficient, and well-executed events program. They will work with an experienced team of event staff and a portfolio of well-recognized, long-standing events—but will also have the freedom to innovate and grow the portfolio and to take calculated risks in a supportive environment.

The Role

The National Director, Events, a newly created role, will report to the Chief Development Officer and work closely with the Regional Executive Directors and their event teams to lead, manage, and enhance CF Canada’s national events. The National Director will, first and foremost, be a fundraiser, and all event activities will be focused on revenue generation for the organization.

The successful candidate will be able to leverage both internal and external relationships to build a cohesive and well-functioning events program focused on event strategy, development, and operational efficiencies. On a crowded playing field, it will be essential to apply both creativity and insight to the events program in a way that will lead to superb events execution nationally.

Internally this position works cross-functionally with other key partners in Marcom, IT, Finance, and Mission. As a member of the philanthropy team, the National Director will collaborate with these colleagues in developing overall revenue generation strategies. Externally they will work with volunteers, event participants, event vendors, and other event stakeholders.

While this is a highly relationship-oriented role, the Director will also be responsible for event execution, logistics, operational efficiencies, and metrics. An essential mission will be to create a national event strategy that leverages the strengths of the regions and craft events that could be executed nationally. They will also analyze the current event portfolio to determine which functions have the greatest potential to increase revenue for the organization and which have run their course and should be retired.

Building and leading a strong events team is key to the success of the role. The incumbent will provide leadership to their team, leveraging talent and adding members when needed to meet event revenue objectives.

The Ideal Candidate

If you are the ideal candidate, you have 10-plus years of senior development experience in a charity-based organization, preferably in a national organization with regional footholds.

You have a strong background in planning, organizing, launching, delivering, and tracking national and community events with six- and seven-figure budgets. You have led national, multi-event, multi-site programs working with volunteers, regional directors, and national event staff. You understand regional differences and are able to scale events effectively.

You are an experienced fundraiser with a track record of increasing event revenue. You have exploited analytical tools to determine the right mix of events for an organization. You have overseen both digital and face-to-face events and have the experience to transition quickly to either.

You strive to create a high-performance culture, are experienced in managing a team of diverse individuals, and are effective at communicating and training in the use of best practices. You allow staff to take calculated risks and you celebrate successes and wins. You have supervised staff and worked with volunteers remotely and understand how to keep small and off-site teams connected to the whole organization.

Qualifications and Required Skills

• Proven track record managing special events at the local, regional, and national levels.
• Exceptional management, training, leadership, and team-building skills.
• Able to effectively multi-task, establish priorities, and work in a fast-paced environment. Highly efficient in time management and can meet deadlines under pressure.
• Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills.
• Team player with the ability to interact positively with all levels of staff, volunteers, and corporate and community leaders. Able to develop, maintain, and leverage relationships.
• Excellent communication skills in order to deliver presentations, convey ideas, negotiate agreements, and instruct effectively.
• Superior active listening, observation, analytical, problem recognition, and problem-solving skills.
• Able to work and make judgments independently and take initiative.
• Disciplined and resourceful self-starter.
• High capacity to assess the value, importance, and quality of activities and people.
• Understand a variety of related computer systems and databases. Proficient in Microsoft Office and fundraising software/applications.
• French communication skills are a definite advantage.

Personal Attributes

You are highly collaborative and a great listener who always approaches situations and relationships with a high degree of respect. You are a positive individual who looks for ways to improve the ways things are done while giving individuals accolades for accomplishments both large and small. You are a transparent individual; you operate with kindness and people always know where they stand with you.

You are a mature Individual and a great listener. You approach conversations with curiosity, always ready to hear great ideas. That said, you are also assertive and confident, and the best interests of the organization are always the top priority.

You are naturally creative and enjoy working with others to find innovative methods to grow event programs. You enjoy working with a wide range of individuals in a fast-paced environment with a host of deadlines and deliverables.

The Opportunity

The OMHS has a long-standing goal to create a building that is modern and progressive and provides excellence in housing animals and creating a space conducive to running innovative programming. With the operations of the organization strengthened over the last several years and many key hurdles overcome, the organization is poised to finally meet this essential objective. The Executive Director will use excellent leadership skills to realize this long-standing goal.

The Role

Reporting to the Board of Directors via the Board Chair, the Executive Director will lead and inspire the organization to accomplish its mission of “protecting and making life better for animals and connecting the communities that care about them in Oakville and Milton.” The Executive Director will lead the deployment of a newly created strategic plan.

The Executive Director is responsible for the daily operations of the organization. With the support of a leadership team and a staff of about 50, they will ensure the overall fiscal wellness of the organization and assess any potential risks associated with running an animal welfare organization. They will also elevate the operations of the organization, seizing every opportunity to improve processes and modernize the future of animal welfare in Milton and Oakville. Creativity and innovative thinking will be needed to forge new ways of looking at delivering programs and services.

The Executive Director will also invest time and energy in building a strong and capable executive team with the right skills to move the organization forward.

As part of future planning, the Executive Director will be the catalyst for a major building campaign to update and modernize shelter facilities. This will be a large undertaking that requires planning, engagement, and the development of relationships with a wide range of stakeholders. In addition, they will ensure the ongoing growth of philanthropic giving and the management of key relationships with funding partners.

As the public face of the organization, the Executive Director will be an ambassador within the community, building rapport with donors, volunteers, the business community, government officials, neighboring humane societies, animal welfare groups, and other strategic partners. They will create buy-in for future initiatives, such as the capital campaign, and will manage the organization’s reputation in the community.

The Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a highly skilled leader in the not-for-profit sector with at least five (5) years in a senior leadership role, preferably as an Executive Director who has experience leading a major fundraising campaign and securing major gifts. Consideration also will be given to senior executives who have led a major gifts campaign as well as overseeing operational functions.

The successful candidate will have strong generalist management experience that includes administering revenue development, finance, human resources, operations, and marketing and communications. They are a seasoned manager of staff at all levels and have a track record of leading and empowering an executive team. With commitment, enthusiasm, and energy, they lead by creating a compelling vision that achieves authentic and meaningful interactions with a large community of stakeholders. Experience within a union environment is an asset.

As the face of the organization, the ideal candidate is an experienced public speaker who can rally people and gain support in the external community. They must also be able to respond to crises in a calm and organized manner and have experience building transparent and trusting relationships with a Board of Directors.

A strategic thinker who is always looking for new opportunities for the OMHS in the evolving world of animal welfare, the Executive Director should have worked in previous roles as a change agent for their mission.

Knowledge of the municipal and provincial political landscapes is important.

Finally, whether or not the candidate has experience in the field of animal welfare, they must be a strong advocate for all animals as well as a compassionate and empathetic person.

Qualifications and Required Skills

• Excellent relationship manager, able to establish meaningful and productive relationships with donors, supporters, government officials, and corporate partners.
• Skilled major gift fundraiser with the ability to lead large capital campaigns.
• Excellent human resource management skills, able to recruit, coach staff, and manage and develop high-performance teams, and can identify the right organizational structure to meet organizational objectives.
• A general manager who can manage multiple departments and bring together plans into one unified vision.
• Experienced at building successful and collaborative relations with a Board of Directors.
• Able to defuse conflict and provide excellent customer service.
• Sound decision-making and problem-solving skills.
• First-rate communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Exceptional organizational and time management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to foster and maintain good public relations and customer service with the general public.
• Accustomed to working effectively within a fast-paced, stressful environment.

Personal Attributes

The Executive Director is a passionate leader who cares about both people and animals. They are mature and confident, and people naturally want to work with them. They have a high EQ and leave those around them feeling heard, valued, and respected, using a high degree of diplomacy, tact, and discretion. They are resilient and creative problem solvers, able to deal with tough situations in a positive and upbeat manner. They are emotionally strong and capable when dealing with tough animal welfare issues. And they always operate with the highest level of integrity and honesty, building trust with all of the people they interact with.

The Role

Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, and a member of Windmill’s leadership team, the National Director, Philanthropy and Campaign Planning will provide leadership, strategy, and management for Windmill’s revenue and loan capital growth, allowing the organization to scale from 1,200 to 4,000 new loans per year. The Director will ensure the organization is well resourced with the right team of development staff, senior volunteers and fundraising campaign strategies.

Working closely with the CEO, the Director is responsible for the development, implementation, and management of Windmill’s revenue development strategy, raising loan capital and funds for operations through donations, grants, and community bonds. They will work closely with the Associate Director of Philanthropy, the Associate Director of Corporate Partnerships and other fundraising team members to secure current operating and loan capital needs, while also building resources to ensure the long-term financial sustainability of the organization.

Working with Windmill’s Fundraising Strategy Committee, the Director will help assess campaign readiness and ensure the organization is equipped to execute a campaign nationally. The candidate will then develop campaign planning tools, key campaign messages and materials, and major opportunities for funding.

As a key part of Windmill’s national mandate, the Director will lead the recruitment of senior fundraising volunteers, donors and corporate partners in every major region of Canada. They will oversee Windmill’s donor pipeline while also having a portfolio of their own donors to manage and solicit.

The focus of the position will be on the following: 20% strategy and planning, 30% donor solicitation and stewardship, 20% managing, mentoring and growing a team of fundraising professionals, 20% cultivation and stewardship of senior volunteers, 10% organizational leadership as a key member of Windmill’s leadership team.

The Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a fundraising professional with 10-plus years of experience in the charity sector and a track record in major gift and campaign fundraising. You are a strategic fundraising professional, with experience leading multi-million-dollar national campaigns. You have experience identifying philanthropic initiatives that inspire donors and move an organization forward. You are a gifted relationship builder, manager and mentor.

You are someone with an ambitious growth mindset who relishes the prospect of playing a key role in the evolution of an ambitious, entrepreneurial, high-impact charity. It will be essential to share Windmill’s passion for helping skilled immigrants prosper, for reducing poverty in Canada, and for helping to create inclusive prosperity. You share Windmill’s values of passion, empowerment, simplicity, and results and are connected to the immigrant experience.

An experienced manager who works collaboratively with colleagues and direct reports, you act as a role model and mentor, leading with professionalism, a strong work ethic, collegiality, and warmth. In leadership team meetings, you are comfortable articulating and defending a point of view that other stakeholders may not share and are open to having your thinking challenged and stretched by them. You are a great listener as well as a great communicator and can support all team decisions unreservedly.

You relish the opportunity to work with a CEO who shares your enthusiasm and energy for fundraising and who works closely with you and your team to support a donor-centred approach.

Qualifications and Required Skills

• Proven ability to close large major gifts and to create and manage a well-organized and qualified donor pipeline.
• Possesses campaign planning skills with the understanding of how to move a campaign from conception to completion.
• Skilled at managing, motivating, and inspiring a team of fundraising and support staff, including understanding what makes a great major gift fundraiser and how to hire and coach the right talent.
• Possesses the strategic capabilities necessary to lead a critical portfolio and influence the direction of an organization on the executive team.
• A skilled communicator with an ability to engage and motivate donors, partners, volunteers, staff, board members, and investors.
• A roll-up-your-sleeves team player, eager to embrace and execute new ideas in an entrepreneurial environment.
• Excellent English writing, speaking, and presentation skills.
• Proven ability to achieve results and meet deadlines.
• Strong organizational and problem-solving skills, and keen attention to detail.
• Highly motivated to address the labour-market integration challenges faced by internationally educated immigrants.
• Ability to communicate comfortably in French is an asset.

Personal Attributes

To be a successful member of Windmill’s staff and leadership team you must be a positive and motivating individual who is always looking for opportunities to improve yourself and your team.

Highly driven, results oriented, receptive and confident, your solutions combine strategy with creative thinking. A great team player and mentor, you are empathic, supportive, and fun to work with. You are open to new ideas and have the ability be selective, focusing your energies on those few that will make the most impact on the organization. Maturity, self-awareness, diplomacy, and emotional intelligence will be powerful assets in a broad role that touches all aspects of the organization. Other adjectives that describe you: strategic, energetic, values-driven, results-oriented, and collaborative with a natural ability to inspire others. You have an aptitude for big picture thinking and also an eye for detail.

Windmill welcomes diversity of thought and alternative perspectives.

The Opportunity

To be a pivotal voice at the executive leadership table, ensuring marketing and communications at Cystic Fibrosis Canada has a significant impact on behalf of children and adults with cystic fibrosis and their supporters.

The Role

Reporting to the CEO, the Chief Marketing and Communications Officer (CMCO) has full responsibility for marketing and communications at Cystic Fibrosis Canada. Leading a team of marketing, communications and stakeholder engagement professionals, the CMCO will identify the key priorities and deliverables for the department, based on the overall strategy and resource availability, and will be a partner to mission and fundraising staff, and counsel to the CEO and senior volunteer leaders.

Internally, the CMCO will enhance communication and collaboration between all key stakeholders. Externally, the CMCO will build a strong, engaged and connected community with individuals with cystic fibrosis and their families, and ensure Cystic Fibrosis Canada is deepening its relationships with the community.

The disease is in a time of great transition and the organization will need to adapt. This position will be instrumental in ensuring we position the organization for the future, clearly articulating our value proposition to our stakeholder community.  And as a member of the Executive team, the CMCO will play a significant role in guiding the strategic direction of the organization, helping to build operational plans and priorities.

The Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a generalist marketing and communications leader with 10-plus years of experience in the NFP sector, ideally with a national or regional organization that relies heavily on private donations and community support. They will have overseen a wide range of marketing and communications activities, including brand management, social and digital marketing, public relations and media, government relations/public affairs and community engagement.

Preference will be given to individuals who have supported the mission staff and revenue development team of an organization and have built communities among the organization’s stakeholders. Ideally, they will also have experience as an active participant in a leadership team and in supporting the executive and CEO of an organization.

This will include having managed a team of marketing and communications professionals and a track record building customer service–oriented and collaborative departments. They are a natural integrator and able to demonstrate impact through analysis and metrics and use that analysis to both sell the role of marketing and communications within an organization and to further inform the communications strategy.

The CMCO of Cystic Fibrosis Canada must have experience leading national and regional digital and social campaigns where all messaging is consistent, clear and impactful regardless of the location in Canada. They are a strategic, disciplined, data-driven thinker who knows how to leverage the creativity and skills of others to build high-functioning marketing and communications teams to make sure programs and initiatives are executed flawlessly.

The ideal candidate can operate with a high level of urgency when sensitive and demanding issues arise.

Qualifications and Required Skills

• Excellent written skills with the ability to communicate compelling stories.
• Highly organized and able to effectively prioritize many competing interests and needs.
• An excellent strategist who can see what needs to be done, and galvanize teams to get there.
• Flexible and thoughtful; able to respond appropriately in times of urgency.
• Excellent problem-solving capabilities.
• Highly resourceful and budget conscious.
• Data savvy with the ability to use data to inform key business decisions.
• A gifted coach and mentor.
• An integrated thinker who can connect the dots between the various needs of the business and think across the organization.
• University degree in marketing, communications, journalism etc.
• Bilingualism is a definite asset.

Personal Attributes

The CMCO must be a calm and collected individual who remains focused and productive in a crisis. They get along easily with a wide range of individuals and understand their role is that of a facilitator, mentor, bridge builder and collaborator. They believe that marketing and communications must serve the organization and instill this in their staff. Smart, self-assured, mature, and with excellent listening skills, the CMCO operates with empathy and compassion while not being overwhelmed by the impact of the disease on individuals and families.

The Opportunity

CEO Lori Radke has a mandate to grow and modernize Crohn’s and Colitis Canada through talent, systems, processes and a strong strategic plan. The Vice President of Finance and Administration will be essential to implementing the organization’s vision. They will be given the autonomy to build a strong and vibrant team to support the growth of the organization as it becomes more innovative and forward-thinking.

The Role

Reporting to the CEO, the Vice President of Finance and Administration will be a key contributor to the successful execution of the organization’s new strategic plan with pillars in research, patient programs, advocacy, fundraising, and digitalization.

As part of the executive leadership team, and with the support of a Manager of Finance, Manager of Office Services and Manager of Technology (Services and Solutions), the Vice President of Finance and Administration provides vital input into key financial and technological decisions in order to support the growth and modernization objectives of the organization.

The Vice President of Finance and Administration is responsible for the financial health of Crohn’s and Colitis Canada, including managing the potential risks associated with operating a national health charity comprised of multiple chapters and programs, all with various types of stakeholders and funders, and a large investment portfolio.

The Vice President of Finance and Administration will ensure that departments such as fund development and research are supported through the creation of highly efficient business processes and decision-making models to support key business decisions. The ability to build effective reporting relationships with important stakeholders, including the executive leadership team, Board, finance and audit committee, funders and various levels of government, is essential.

Building a strong and talented team of staff is also key to the role, ensuring the right individuals are in the right seats doing the right work, and are empowered to make decisions, take risks and be accountable for their area of focus. Providing leadership and mentorship to the team will be an immediate priority.

The Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a CPA with 10-plus years of experience as a financial leader, has spent at least five years in a senior leadership role that reports to a CEO and supports the executive team and the finance committee of the Board. While preference will be given to accounting leaders within the charity sector, the organization is open to considering any qualified individuals with charity-related experience; because they are entering an organization that is entirely reliant on private donations, this individual must have experience with charity finance and accounting in some capacity. Preference will be given to those with first-hand knowledge of granting and investment finance.

The ideal individual is also experienced in overseeing technology and general operations, and understands how to streamline processes and create efficiencies while reducing costs. Familiarity with overseeing technological transformations and systems integration, whether through staff or outside vendors, and with a strong change leadership mindset, will be a definite asset.

A seasoned manager of staff, the successful applicant will have built skilled finance, technology and administrative teams who are responsive to the needs of their organization. They will have had experience in assessing needs in order to determine how best to resource each department. Their track record demonstrates the ability to empower staff and build their skills and accountability.

The Vice President of Finance and Administration will also have a track record as a highly trusted and valued partner to a CEO and executive team. The leadership of Crohn’s and Colitis Canada will rely on the Vice President of Finance and Administration for thoughtful counsel and support to make key business decisions.

Finally, the Vice President of Finance and Administration is collegial, able to build consensus, and has demonstrated experience uniting different departments to create collective processes across a national organization. They are a great team player — strategic, progressive and decisive.

Qualifications and Required Skills

• Proven financial management and budgeting skills.
• Excellent management skills. Understand how to recruit, assess and motivate talent. Delegate key responsibilities to staff, assigning the right people to the right roles.
• Significant skills in financial analysis and problem solving.
• Ability to assess the resources and needs of the organization in order to prioritize projects and activities.
• Ability to think strategically while not losing sight of important details.
• Change leadership mindset.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills. Can comfortably present to senior leaders.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Makes sound business decisions based on data and statistics.
• Possesses enterprise-wide thinking as evidenced in their current and previous work.
• French language skills an asset.
• Candidates must have the CPA designation. An MBA would be a definite asset for the role.

Personal Attributes

The Vice President of Finance and Administration is a smart and energetic individual who is highly collaborative and focused on results. They have a strong customer service orientation and see finance and technology as ways to help their organization meet key objectives and advance its cause. The successful candidate is flexible, agile and responsive, and is excellent at translating technical financial matters for non-accounting staff. Strategic by nature and highly detail oriented, the incumbent relishes the opportunity to improve processes and create strong financial systems. They value innovation, and keep an open mind when considering the ideas of their team and leadership colleagues. While they are a member of the executive group, they also must be willing to roll up their sleeves and help their team when required. But they must also know when to step back and let staff members accomplish their objectives. As a leader in the organization, the incumbent’s actions must reflect the key capabilities of the organization, such as candor, authenticity, open-mindedness and respect. They are open to debate at the executive level and are willing to give and receive feedback. Finally, they have a natural sense of urgency and are able to move and make decisions quickly when necessary to help move the organization forward.

The Opportunity

Funding of the drug Trikafta in Canada has created an unprecedented time for people with cystic fibrosis. Trikafta allows people with cystic fibrosis to live longer with an improved quality of life and as such, the Program Director, Healthcare will be pivotal to ensuring that standards of care evolve in accordance with needs of the population and supporting evidence. The mission team is committed to innovation, creativity and program improvement as a key part of its mandate and is looking for someone equally committed to join their team.

The Role

The fundamental purpose of the Program Director, Healthcare is to work with the cystic fibrosis clinics and patient community to help reduce the burden of care for those living with cystic fibrosis and to understand how to best serve the clinical care needs of the cystic fibrosis community.

Reporting to the Chief Scientific Offer, the Program Director, Healthcare will have a significant role in creating and implementing the strategic direction of Cystic Fibrosis Canada’s healthcare program. This includes providing leadership to design new directions for the organization’s healthcare programs and to manage and implement programs such as grants and awards, care improvement initiatives, clinic accreditations, and the development of care guidelines and standards of care.

To accomplish this, the Program Director, Healthcare is the key liaison with the 41 cystic fibrosis clinics across Canada, ensuring excellent relationships are maintained, that information flows freely, and that Cystic Fibrosis Canada is creating support for clinicians and patients. These crucial connections are the building blocks needed to develop programs and to gather data essential to creating the best possible supports for the CF patient community. The Program Director, Healthcare oversees a $1.5M budget and is responsible for setting and ensuring measurement on key performance indicators that evaluate the impact of Cystic Fibrosis Canada and our work in this area.

Deeply motivated by Cystic Fibrosis Canada’s core values of empathy, accountability, collaboration and innovation, the Program Director, Healthcare is an ambassador for the organization, connecting with stakeholders, such as patients and caregivers, clinicians and health institutions, government and regulators, national and international partner organizations, and the pharmaceutical and biotech industries.

The Ideal Candidate

You are the ideal candidate if you have a minimum of 7 years experience working directly with chronically ill populations creating programs and initiatives focused on improving the quality of care for patients. Knowledge translation and knowledge exchange experience is an asset as is experience working directly with the cystic fibrosis population. 

You have managed health-related projects that involved consultation from a wide range of stakeholders, including patient groups, clinic leaders and allied professionals. You have experience in a client/customer–facing role with a high degree of relationship management. You have used data and consultations to build new programs and initiatives that have improved the lives of those you serve; this includes pilot programs to test new ideas.  

Experience has taught you to be an innovative thinker who is dedicated to healthcare improvement. You are familiar with and sensitive to the needs of a chronically ill population and are driven to improve both the quality of care and the patient experience.  

You have worked collaboratively on a team with other health professionals to build strategies outside of your domain.  

You possess a bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline (e.g., science, health policy, public health, nursing clinical care etc.); graduate-level qualifications are an asset. 

Qualifications and Required Skills

Preference will be given to candidates who can communicate fluently in both English and French. In addition, you have:

• The ability to translate the needs of a patient care group into achievable programmatic initiatives.  
• Excellent project management skills with the ability to apply recognized project management tools and practices. 
• The fluency and flexibility to communicate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders, including complex scientific information. 
• The ability to critically analyze business problems and offer forward-thinking and dynamic solutions. 
• Excellent relationship management skills, and the ability to work with a wide range of individuals, including staff and colleagues, clinic staff, patients, pharmaceutical companies and the international cystic fibrosis community. 

Personal Attributes

You enjoy building relationships with a wide variety of individuals and create rapport with others quickly and genuinely. You have a strong customer service orientation and are comfortable working with individuals who have long-term chronic illnesses. You are creative and innovative, and always searching for new opportunities. You are not afraid to take chances and try new things because your primary driver is bettering the lives of the people you serve. You address challenges in an open-minded, curious, and inclusive way, recognize patients as partners, and bring natural empathy and compassion to the role. Finally, you must be able to work autonomously and be a hands-on director who can both strategize and execute.

The Opportunity

As an integral part of the major gifts team, the SDO will benefit from mentoring and crucial exposure to major-gift fundraising practices within a capital campaign setting. For those who aim to become major gift fundraisers, this is an opportunity to manage a major gift portfolio. For those who prefer annual and mid-level giving, it is a chance to build a more robust and creative program.

TFS is an exceptional place to work with highly competitive compensation and benefits, combined with professional development and a stimulating work environment.

The Role

Reporting to the Executive Director of Philanthropy, the Senior Development Officer (SDO), Philanthropy is a key member of the fundraising team responsible for the following priorities: leading and supporting lead annual giving, mini-campaigns, growing the prospect pipeline of annual and lead annual donors, supporting the President and Executive Director of Philanthropy with major gift prospects, and being an active member of the fundraising team. The SDO will take an active part in the comprehensive campaign and their work will be integral to meeting the overall fundraising objectives.

As a member of a small and dynamic Foundation with significant fundraising goals, the SDO will view the overall Foundation goals as their goals, supporting team members on time sensitive activities that require the support of the whole department.

The Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate has a minimum 5 years of fundraising experience with a demonstrated track record in cultivating and soliciting individual gifts over $10K and managing annual, mid-level and/or leadership giving programs. The mini-campaigns are led by volunteers, so experience with peer-to-peer fundraising and supporting volunteer fundraising committees is a significant advantage.

Candidates must be able to successfully manage multiple priorities and tight timelines within a fast-paced and metrics-oriented environment, achieving financial targets as well as conceiving new and compelling ways to engage donors.

Candidates who have supported leaders with major gift prospects will find that experience an asset.

Qualifications and Required Skills

• Exceptional project management skills to get the work done on time and on budget, understanding of when and how to follow up, and the ability to achieve buy-in from those whose work they depend on to meet their own objectives.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Knowledge of French or Mandarin a definite asset.
• Knowledge of Raiser’s Edge and the Microsoft suite of products.
• Very well organized and detailed oriented.
• Able to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Proactive problem solver—solutions oriented and combining sound decision-making abilities with a positive “can-do” attitude.

Personal Attributes

The successful SDO is adaptable and flexible to the changing needs of a capital campaign environment. Proactive and self-motivated, they must be a confident decision-maker who also understands when to ask for help. And while the ability to work independently is essential, so is the need to be a team player who jumps in to support colleagues when needed; those who can work outside of a rigid job description are the best fit for this Foundation. Also vital are exceptional relationship management skills in order to build respectful and successful partnerships with people who have a wide range of personalities and styles. And finally, given a school setting with high standards, candidates must be continual learners who thrive on self-improvement and growth. And all candidates must embrace the TFS values of integrity, discernment, respect and engagement.

The Opportunity

This position is an opportunity to help a large and complex organization with their first-ever capital campaign and with the development of a major gift/philanthropic culture to support the work of LOFT for years to come. The individual will also have the opportunity to work alongside a dynamic and passionate CEO, campaign Cabinet and Board that deeply committed to the success of the campaign and will ensure the financial supports are available to build and fund a successful campaign. Within a pandemic environment, mental health, youth, and housing are central community-based concerns for potential donors.

The ideal candidate is a mature and experienced campaign director with at least 5 years of experience building and leading campaigns, and with at least 10 years of work-related experience in fundraising and major gifts. They have led campaign teams, set metrics, cultivated major gift donors, and established structures that have led to significant campaign achievements. The individual will be able to communicate a track record of closing successful campaigns in the NFP sector and of working with high-net-worth individual donors.

Working in a large and complex organization will require the wisdom to successfully engage a wide range of individuals including senior volunteer leaders and program staff. They must possess the emotional intelligence required to acquire buy-in and support for the campaign at all levels in the organization.

Because the new Director of Campaign and Major Gifts works closely with a busy CEO, Senior Director of Development and Communications and a Campaign Cabinet, the role requires a leader who works autonomously, is excellent at managing their staff and team, and who understands when to ask for help. They will be smart, learn quickly, and be an outstanding coach and mentor to the campaign staff.

The successful candidate will have a passion for the mission of LOFT.

The Role

It’s an exciting time to be part of this growing organization. The new Director of Campaign and Major Gifts position was created specifically to lead the new $30M Transformational Campaign. The Director will work closely with the CEO, Senior Director of Development and Communications, the Campaign Cabinet, and LOFT’s program directors to develop a strategy for the campaign. An important early objective will be to build the team that will create systems and processes to sustain a smooth and efficient campaign while establishing a philanthropic and major gift culture. This team will support and enhance the execution and successful completion of the entire transformation. A fundamental part of the role will be to educate key stakeholders on the benefits of the LOFT campaign and to create the road map that will establish a major gift culture.

The Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a mature and experienced campaign director with at least 5 years of experience building and leading campaigns, and with at least 10 years of work-related experience in fundraising and major gifts. They have led campaign teams, set metrics, cultivated major gift donors, and established structures that have led to significant campaign achievements. The individual will be able to communicate a track record of closing successful campaigns in the NFP sector and of working with high-net-worth individual donors.

Working in a large and complex organization will require the wisdom to successfully engage a wide range of individuals including senior volunteer leaders and program staff. They must possess the emotional intelligence required to acquire buy-in and support for the campaign at all levels in the organization.

Because the new Director of Campaign and Major Gifts works closely with a busy CEO, Senior Director of Development and Communications and a Campaign Cabinet, the role requires a leader who works autonomously, is excellent at managing their staff and team, and who understands when to ask for help. They will be smart, learn quickly, and be an outstanding coach and mentor to the campaign staff.

The successful candidate will have a passion for the mission of LOFT.

Qualifications and Required Skills

• Experience with capital and/or transformational campaigns.
• Track record of cultivating, soliciting, and closing six- to seven-figure gifts.
• Demonstrated experience in working with high-net-worth individuals, senior volunteers, and business leaders.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills with the ability to develop a case for support in an accessible, compelling manner.
• Experience in building a donor pipeline and determining appropriate approach/strategies.
• Outstanding work ethic, proactive and creative with an action-oriented mindset.
• Flexible, adaptable, and tolerant of ambiguity, with the ability to excel in an evolving organization.
• Analytical and detail-oriented with superior time management skills and the ability to meet deadlines.
• Proficient with technology, but particularly with Raiser’s Edge NXT and MS Office.
• A team player with proven ability to work both independently and as a part of a team.
• Valid drivers’ license and access to own vehicle is required.
• Understanding of cultural competency and anti-oppression framework.
• A CFRE designation is an asset.

Personal Attributes

The Director of Campaign and Major Gifts will be a positive and energetic person who thrives on executing successful campaigns. They are mature, sensitive to the needs of others, and are always respectful. They must understand when to be compassionate and caring in this sector—and how to provide direction when necessary. A high degree of diplomacy and tact are required.

The Director will work in a fast-paced organization in which everyone always goes the extra mile to meet the needs of clients. They take pride in their work and work well in teams. They take the time to learn about the organization and the work it does, and are persuasive when telling the story of their mission to donors. They understand the impact of the work on the staff who deliver programs and are sensitive to their needs regarding tours, donor meetings, and other fundraising-related activities.

The Director must be able to balance a high degree of flexibility in their approach with the need to be structured and analytical when building out systems that support the campaign.

The Role

Our business is expanding to accommodate client requests, so we are looking for someone to join our team who not only wants to grow with the business, but who is eager to assume an increasing responsibility for leadership and management over time.

The position calls for someone who has great sales acumen and can pick up the phone and build rapport with people in a wide range of professions, quickly and authentically. No matter what industry you come from, you are highly professional, an excellent relationship builder and communicator, and extremely intuitive, with an uncanny ability to read body language and verbal cues. As well, you are empathetic, trustworthy, and a good listener with both candidates and clients, polished in person and on the phone, and comfortable making assessments on phone and video calls.

Excellent project management skills are also required in order to manage multiple assignments and deadlines.

Executive Search requires a unique ability to move from detailed oriented work (databases, research, report writing etc.) to highly relationship-oriented activities. We are looking for someone with this unique blend of skills.

The breakdown for the role is as follows: 10% learning about the client; 5% creating position profiles; 40% identifying potential candidates via database, social media, networking and ads; 30% interviewing, assessing and writing candidate profiles; 10% project managing searches and communicating with clients; 10% building new business.

Our ideal candidate is available to work in a consulting capacity now, and can adjust their commitment according to client demands. Preference will be given to individuals with executive search experience or those who have been in leadership roles in a corporate setting. We will provide the support, training, and infrastructure needed to successfully execute searches on behalf of SearchSmart. For someone who would like to make a positive difference, this is an opportunity to work in the charity and social good sector, have a flexible work schedule, and work from home.

If you have the qualities we’re looking for, please send your resumé and cover letter to sandra@searchsmart.ca. We thank everyone who applies, but only those candidates of interest will be contacted.

We encourage people with diverse backgrounds to apply. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. Our selection process reflects a bias-free structure that helps us to select the best candidate fairly while maintaining our commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Thanks for your interest.

Sandra Paquette

The Opportunity

As Director, Foundation Operations, you will be joining a fast-paced educational organization that thrives on excellence in an atmosphere that combines professionalism with a strong family-oriented and congenial culture. No two days will ever be the same in this multi-faceted position that will demand the best of your strategic and operational abilities and expertise, both as a manager and an in-house advisor. This new operations role also offers an opportunity to build relationships with some of Canada’s most influential donors and families during the execution of an exciting capital campaign.

The Role

Reporting to the President (CEO) of the Foundation, the Director, Foundation Operations is responsible for supporting the financial goals of the Foundation via strong operational leadership and strategic support.

The Director manages three direct reports: the Advancement Communications Strategist, the Advancement Services Coordinator (research and data), and the Alumni Relations and Annual Programs  Officer.

The incumbent works closely with the Foundation’s Major Gifts, Stewardship and Leadership Giving personnel to develop and implement fundraising strategies.

The incumbent collaborates with the Office of the Head of School, Marketing and Communications, Enrolment Management, Finance, Human Resources, the TFS Board of Directors and TFS Foundation Board of Directors, the TFS Alumni Association, the TFS Parents’ Association and alumni, parents and donors.

The position is broken down as follows: 15% operational and strategic planning; 25% advancement services and reporting (process improvement, setting metrics, benchmarking); 25% marketing and communications; 20% staff management; and 15% managing internal and external relationships.

The Ideal Candidate

You are an operations professional who has worked within a professional fundraising and major gift organization. While you thrive on creating operational excellence, you are also a strong relationship manager who can build relationships with staff, donors and families. You understand that the ultimate goal of the operations function is to grow the revenue of the Foundation on behalf of the school.

You are a strategic and systematic thinker who can prioritize among multiple current goals while identifying what needs to be done in the future. You are good at measuring these priorities and communicating them to all key stakeholders, including your staff. You are always seeking ways to improve processes, which includes benchmarking other high-performing organizations. You are a builder who will always be looking for ways to grow our organization.

You will have a proven track record of managing staff and building them into a well-oiled team, providing them with a high level of accountability and autonomy. Your other operations skills include familiarity with financial analysis and reporting, and with systems and process thinking.

Because the position’s mandate is highly diverse and moves between funding objectives and operational functions, you must be extremely flexible, able to pick up and run with a variety of tasks, regardless of previous experience. And it is essential that you share the Foundation team’s “all hands-on deck” attitude—willing to jump in and help whenever and wherever it’s needed.

Qualifications and Required Skills

• Seven to ten years of direct fundraising operations experience, ideally in an educational setting with campaign experience.
• Direct experience in a Foundation or advancement office, preferably in an environment with a significant number of individual donors.
• Demonstrated success in managing a team in a fast-paced environment.
• Able to manage and support the needs of senior administrators, board members, and high-level fundraising volunteers.
• Thorough understanding of and experience in dealing with high-net-worth individuals, including effective stewardship of individuals and leading groups of donors.
• Able to build upon the existing strengths of the team, while adding new and creative programs and keeping current with new trends in fundraising.
• Skilled at working with highly confidential information in a discrete and diplomatic manner.
• Adept at problem solving and strategic planning activities in a team setting.
• Diplomatic and mature.
• Able to use excellent project management skills to juggle multiple tasks and competing priorities.
• Committed to service and the value of an independent school environment.
• Expert in logistics, work-back schedules, technology.
• Excellent interpersonal and relationship-building skills.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.
• Strong attention to detail, organization and planning.

The Role

For the first time, Windmill is creating a senior role focused on the development of government partnerships. Reporting to the CEO, this role will be responsible for securing new government funding, stewarding current government funders, and promoting Windmill’s innovative and effective model as an important partner for government. The title of the role will be either National Director or Associate Director, Government Partnerships, depending on the seniority and experience of the successful candidate.

As part of the fund development team, the director will be a key contributor to Windmill and will work closely with the CEO, the Associate Director, Corporate Partnerships and the Associate Director, Philanthropy, and with Windmill’s Leadership Team to meet the organization’s revenue targets.

As the first government-relations professional hired to join the organization, the Director will create a government relations road map that identifies government funding opportunities for both the short- and long-term, and builds the relationships and processes to secure them.

The Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate has an excellent understanding of the Canadian government at the federal, provincial and municipal levels. You work as a government relations lead in a charity, securing funds for your organization, are in a leadership position within government and/or working in a government relations firm where you are working to support charities. You come to the role with pre-established government relationships that you can call on and leverage.

First and foremost, this is a role that focuses on revenue growth as a measure of success, and all relationship building and content development has one goal: increasing government funding for Windmill on behalf of our clients.

To be successful in the role, the Director must be a skilled communicator and an excellent relationship builder who knows when to ask and when to back away. You are a trusted advisor to the government and a credible thought leader, and are able to communicate the good work of your organization via presentations, reports and third-party validation. You are comfortable picking up the phone and talking to government officials, building positive and beneficial relationships over time.

The ideal person will have a good understanding of how to match funding opportunities with our organization’s mandate and program.

Experience with immigration, employment, issues related to diversity and inclusion, and/or poverty alleviation would be an asset.

You are motivated to make a social impact and have a strong affinity for Windmill’s values: Passion, Empowerment, Simplicity and Results, and for our mission of empowering skilled immigrants to achieve economic prosperity through microloans and supports.

Qualifications and Required Skills

• A government relations professional, with 6 to 8 years of experience and a track record of securing significant government support, or alternatively, experience working within government in a leadership capacity with an understanding of government funding.
• An understanding of Canadian politics at the federal, provincial and municipal levels.
• Demonstrated interest in political systems with an understanding of how to approach levels of government to access funding.
• A track record of increasing revenue through government funding.
• Knowledge of social media with focus on Twitter.
• Excellent presentation, verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and projects.
• Familiarity with impact investing is an asset.
• Fluency in French is an asset.
• Post-secondary degree or equivalent work experience in government relations, public relations, communications, marketing or related field.

Personal Attributes

To be successful in this portfolio, you are a confident, tenacious and mature person. You know how to build, nurture and manage relationships, and how to create win-win partnerships between government and not-for-profit partners. You are able to see the big picture and make timely connections between government priorities and your organization’s work. You are positive and tenacious. You are a role-up-your-sleeves team player, eager to embrace and execute new ideas in an entrepreneurial environment. You work well on a leadership team that values transparency, honesty and a problem-solving mentality.

The Opportunity

The Ontario SPCA and Humane Society, at well over one hundred years old, is an established organization with an excellent reputation, outstanding name recognition, and strong relationships with the corporate and private donors who contribute a hundred percent of its funding. Donors, employees, and volunteers alike are passionate about animal welfare.

But the animal welfare landscape is changing rapidly, driven in part by social media activism and the proliferation of small, independently organized rescue operations, and compounded by the significant challenges imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic.

The opportunity, therefore, for a CEO will be to build a sustainable and meaningful strategic vision for the future; develop and build stronger relationships with donors, governments, and other supporters; foster a collaborative framework for partnerships with other animal welfare groups; and provide motivation and leadership to the organization’s dedicated staff as growth and changes are implemented.

The Role

Reporting to the Chair of the Board of Directors, and in consultation with the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors, the CEO provides innovative and forward-looking leadership to the Ontario SPCA and Humane Society to support the achievement of its mission, vision, values, and strategic direction. The incumbent is the organization’s representative in the community, working to establish and sustain collaborative and developmental activities with partner organizations, as well as being the key liaison with local, regional, and provincial stakeholders.

The CEO is responsible for the management and administration of the OSPCA’s $20M operations, the implementation of Board policy, and the development and accountability of staff, volunteers, committees, programs, and services in accordance with the requirements of funders, government legislation, and regulation.

The CEO is a trusted advisor to the Board.

The Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate has a track record leading a large complex organization that derives the majority of its funding from private sources. He/she will have built successful organizational strategies that have moved an organization forward, evaluating future trends and needs as a basis for growth and development.

The individual will use their natural relationship management skills to build a strong provincial organization that partners with other animal welfare-based organizations and builds bridges to create a unified voice in the animal welfare space and take the lead as the province’s advocacy organization.

As a crucial spokesperson for the OSPCA, the ideal candidate will be a seasoned veteran, adept at building external relations, and will be an inspiring communicator to donors, government, partners, and the general public.

Operationally, the selected individual will have strong financial and leadership acumen with experience making key business decisions for a sizeable organization and building a strong and talented executive and leadership team. As a leader of change, they will look for new and innovative ways to execute the mission.

Qualifications and Required Skills

• Five-plus years’ executive management experience in a fundraising-based not-for-profit organization leading a senior leadership team (previous CEO experience is preferred).
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively and collaboratively with a Board of Directors, providing relevant reports on operations, financial matters, human resources, and strategic goals and objectives.
• Sound business knowledge in the financial management of an organization, including understanding of CRA requirements for non-profit organizations.
• Working knowledge of public relations; able to maintain a positive organizational brand with strong marketing and communications.
• Proven experience in budget development, negotiation, and forecasting, as well as fundraising, donor relations, and development of new revenue streams.
• In-depth experience in change management; able to adapt quickly to changing priorities.
• Superior ability in report writing, public presentations, and stakeholder relationships.
• Ability to leverage influence as a public speaker.
• Ability to provide tools, resources, and initiatives to motivate staff to perform at a high level and in alignment with the mission, vision, and values of the organization.
• Superior problem solving, conflict resolution, and crisis management skills.
• Strong interpersonal leadership skills with an equally open communication style.
• Demonstrated ability to take “creative” risks and incorporate critical thinking to make timely decisions in a changing landscape.
• Post-secondary degree from a recognized university.

The Opportunity

The opportunity to continue to build major gift skills and expertise within a seasoned major gift organization while playing a role in the development of the organization’s first ever mid-level giving program.

The Role

Reporting to the Director of Campaign and Major Gifts, the Senior Manager, Major & Mid-Level Giving Programs is responsible for the strategy, planning, execution and annual fundraising results for the Foundation’s Teddy Bear Fund and Mid-Level Giving Programs.

The Senior Manager will be responsible for one of the Foundation’s signature fundraising programs, the Teddy Bear Fund. The incumbent will work closely with the CDO and the development team, an established fundraising committee, prospective donors, leaders from Children’s Aid Society of Toronto and other stakeholders of the Foundation to achieve and/or exceed an annual fundraising target of $1.25 million.

The Senior Manager will help design, plan and launch and lead the execution of a new mid-level giving program, which will include identifying, cultivating and soliciting existing and new donors, creating engaging annual giving programs and activities. The Senior Manager will be responsible for this portfolio of individual donors, working with the directors across the different fundraising channels, such as corporate philanthropy, direct mail and major gifts.

The Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate will be a natural relationship manager with a track record soliciting donors and working collaboratively throughout their organization. They will have experience supporting high profile volunteer committees and building donor pipelines. Regardless of the size, the ideal candidate will currently have a revenue target that they are accountable for and have grown.

Experience building mid-level giving programs (patrons circles, societies, clubs etc.) will be an asset.

The Ideal set of skills will be someone who has a balance of strong relationship management and an analytical and data mindset.

Experience managing complex projects, with lots of moving parts, will help the Manager coordinate the deliverables of two busy portfolios at the same time.

As the individual will be working with high-profile donors and fundraising committees, they must be confident and well-spoken. The ability to translate the needs of recipients into compelling and dynamic pitches is crucial for the role.

Donor-centred and collaborative, the individual will bring warmth and compassion to their work and the needs of children who require their support.

Qualifications and Required Skills

• A minimum of 5 years of professional fundraising experience, including mid-level and major gift fundraising.
• Experience meeting with donors and prospects and making the case to donate.
• Experience collaborating across various teams and departments.
• Excellent prospecting skills, and proven ability to work with senior fundraising volunteers.
• Strong interpersonal skills and relationship management, in particular the ability and confidence to connect with different levels of stakeholders, internally and externally.
• Proven ability to set priorities, complete work with minimal supervision and meet deadlines.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced and results-oriented environment.
• A hands-on team player.
• Strong strategic planning, analytical and critical-thinking skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills (fluency in French an asset).
• Highly professional in approach and detail oriented.
• Working knowledge of and experience with Raiser’s Edge (data entry, data maintenance, and database administration skills).
• Relevant post-secondary degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Personal Attributes

The incumbent will be passionate about children’s welfare and will present to donors as mature, sophisticated and polished while being warm and caring. They will have a natural ability to work collaboratively with a wide range of individuals and bring finesse to conversations at all levels. They are self-motivated, creative in their thinking and like to be challenged.

The Opportunity

The CFO position at CF Canada is a new role that offers the opportunity to provide strategic oversight on all systems and financial processes, bringing operational thinking and best practices to CF Canada. The role provides significant opportunities for innovation and creative thinking while ensuring sound Finance processes. The new CFO will play an essential role in the growth and financial health of the organization.

The Role

Reporting to the CEO, the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) will be essential to the successful execution of the vision and goals of Cystic Fibrosis Canada (CF Canada). As part of the executive leadership team, and with the support of a team, the CFO will provide vital input into key financial and technological strategic decisions in order to support the ongoing growth of the organization.

To help individuals and departments operate as a cohesive team, the CFO will ensure that they are supported by highly efficient business practices. By fostering progress and fine-tuning processes as needed, the CFO will ensure the organization is kept on track and positioned for the future.

In this role, the CFO will be responsible for the financial health of CF Canada, including managing the potential risks associated with operating a national health charity comprised of multiple chapters and programs, all with various types of stakeholders and funders.

Building effective relationships with key stakeholders, including the executive leadership team, board, finance committee, funders and various levels of government, is an essential part of this role.

The Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a CPA and seasoned financial leader, with experience supporting a CEO, Board and executive team. They also have experience overseeing technology and general operations and understand how to streamline processes and create efficiencies while reducing costs.

The CFO will be a highly trusted and valued partner to the CEO and executive team. CF Canada leadership will rely on the CFO for thoughtful counsel, mature perspective and positive demeanor. The CFO will use the role to protect the best interests of the organization and mitigate risk.

Highly strategic, analytical and an excellent project manager, the CFO must also possess outstanding relationship management skills. They provide their staff with strong leadership combined with effective coaching and hire high-performing individuals to add to their team.

Finally, the CFO is collegial, able to build consensus, and has demonstrated the ability to unite different departments to create collective processes across a national organization.  They are a great team player, strategic, progressive and decisive.

Qualifications and Required Skills

• Ten-plus years of experience as a finance with at least five years as a senior leader reporting to a board or senior finance committee.
• A track record providing finance support to a national NFP organization with multiple chapters and locations, and full reliance on private and government dollars.
• Demonstrated ability to execute strategic plans and support the CEO and executive team with key business decisions.
• Proven financial management and budgeting skills.
• Ideally has experience implementing and improving technological systems.
• Excellent management skills. Understands how to recruit, assess and motivate talent. Delegates key responsibilities to staff, assigning the right people to the right roles.
• Significant skills in financial analysis and problem solving.
• Ability to prioritize projects and activities against the resources and needs of an organization.
• Strategic thinker who can also understand the details.
• Excellent communications and presentation skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Makes sound business decisions based on data and statistics.
• Possesses both high EQ and IQ.
• French language skills an asset.
• Candidates must have their CPA designation. An MBA would be a definite asset for the role.

Personal Attributes

The CFO is a smart and capable individual who is highly collaborative and results oriented. They have a strong customer service orientation and see finance and technology as a way to help their organization meet key objectives and advance their cause. The CFO is flexible, agile, responsive and is excellent at translating technical financial matters to non-accounting staff. Strategic by nature and highly detail oriented, the CFO relishes the opportunity to improve processes and create strong financial systems. They value innovation and keep an open mind when considering the ideas of their team and leadership colleagues.

The Opportunity

The new CEO will have the opportunity to build and lead an excellent team of professionals who are dedicated to the organization’s compelling mission. The successful candidate will be instrumental in developing a plan for the future that galvanizes, inspires, and professionalizes Boost CYAC in order to improve the lives of children.

The Role

Reporting to the Board of Directors, the CEO is the senior leader, guiding day-to-day management decisions, and developing and implementing the strategic direction in alignment with the organization’s vision, mission, and values. The CEO supports the governance mandate of the Board and ensures that appropriate accountability, transparency, and risk management practices are in place. They have overall responsibility for the quality of programs and for the allocation of both financial and human resources. Ensuring effective communication of Boost CYAC’s mission and strategy with all stakeholders, the CEO builds successful relationships with staff, funders, our CYAC Partners, the broader community, and with other partners in the child protection field.

The Ideal Candidate

The ideal leader for Boost CYAC will be a seasoned NFP leader or leader in the field of human services, with a proven ability to grow organizations; set strategy; motivate staff, volunteers, and stakeholders; build strong staff teams and cultures; work well with partner agencies; and operationalize important missions.

Their background will include managing all key functional areas of an organization and leveraging the expertise of its senior management team. Revenue development from a number of sources will be an essential component of the role. The ability to communicate in an inspiring way with both internal and external stakeholders is crucial, and the successful candidate must be a talented speaker and writer who can interact effectively with various forms of media.

As a strategic and visionary thinker who can see what is possible and how to create and execute a plan to meet that vision, the ideal leader has a business orientation and is always focused on key deliverables and metrics, and can convey these to key stakeholders. Previous experience turning around organizations would be beneficial.

As a leader, the individual will have an appreciation of trauma-informed theories, principles, and practices and will play a key leadership role in recognizing and mitigating the impact of chronic stress on individuals, teams and the organization as a whole.

As a leader, the individual is confident in their abilities, can lead through inspiration, and is someone others want to be led by. They are open to new ideas, have an accessible, open-door style and create collaborative working environments. Honesty and transparency are key, as are exceptional interpersonal and communication skills.

The ideal candidate will provide leadership to support Boost CYAC’s anti-racism and equity efforts. They will have knowledge of anti-oppression, equity, diversity and inclusion frameworks including the ability to proactively identify and address racism and oppression, both interpersonal and systemic, throughout the organization and support future planning and strategic goals.

Given the complex clinical population served by Boost CYAC, clinical experience will be an asset. A demonstrated interest/experience in child welfare is fundamental to the role.

Qualifications and Required Skills

• Experience as the head of an organization reporting to a professional board of directors.
• Demonstrated ability to advance an organization’s mandate with a track record of growth.
• Experience overseeing all key functional areas, including finance, HR, revenue development, marketing, technology, and program/service delivery.
• The skills to work with staff and board members to develop and execute a strategic plan for an organization.
• A track record of soliciting a wide range of private and public donors to increase the revenue of an organization.
• Exceptional leadership skills — has managed teams of staff through both direct and indirect reports and is able to lead with both authority and influence.
• Exceptional communication skills in reaching both internal and external audiences.
• Has excellent relational skills with the ability to work with a wide range of individuals and stakeholders, including high profile leaders.
• Track record uniting and inspiring others to achieve high impact results.
• Creative and innovative while rooted in solid process management skills and analytical thinking.
• University degree.

Personal Attributes

The new CEO of Boost CYAC is smart and creative. While having a business orientation, they must also be warm, caring, and empathetic. A confident individual naturally, the CEO presents a high degree of self-awareness and self-esteem, leading people with ease and self-assurance, transparency and honesty in all their dealings while being strong and fair.

The Opportunity

To join the Centre in a leadership capacity with the potential to make a significant positive impact on human trafficking in Canada. And to use your craft to significantly assist the cause in a new and growing organization.

The Role

Reporting to the Executive Director, the Director, Marketing Communications will provide leadership to the organization on all marketing and communications activities. The Director will create a marketing communications plan that is highly impactful for the key audiences: human trafficking victims and survivors, partner organizations, policy makers, funders, and the general community.

The Director will manage a Communications Coordinator and a number of marketing and communications vendors, ensuring work is on time, on budget, and meets the requirements of established proposals and plans.

As part of a five-person executive team, the Director will play a significant leadership role in the direction and future of the organization and will be the marketing and communications strategic lead for the Executive Director and Board, providing important counsel on all major marketing initiatives and supporting the ED as the public spokesperson for the organization.

The Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate has 7-plus years of experience in marketing and communications roles, in progressive leadership positions. He/she/they are currently in an NFP organization or in a private sector company with current leadership experience in an NFP organization.

The ideal individual will also have experience overseeing a marketing communications department or a division within it and will have set a strategy for their product/service or organization that demonstrated success through measured results.

As a generalist, the successful candidate will have had experience in many marketing and communications initiatives and will have leveraged a wide range of traditional and non-traditional tools to reach end customers/stakeholders. The ability to leverage social media and new and emerging marketing technologies are an essential part of the required skill set.

While creativity and innovation are vital, strong project management skills and the ability to manage metrics are the foundation of the position. The Director knows it is crucial that the message delivered to the community is powerful and compelling.

And, of course, the ideal candidate comes to the role with experience and/or an interest in human trafficking and other social justice issues.

Personal Attributes

• Hardworking, dedicated, and inspired by making a difference.
• Empathetic to other people’s experiences and choices, without judgment.
• Values collaboration, teamwork, and the opinions of others.
• Calm under pressure.

Qualifications and Required Skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent project manager and leader.
• Undergraduate or graduate degree in business, marketing, PR, or other related subject matter.
• The ability to communicate in written French would be an asset.

The Role

Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, the National Director, Philanthropy & Investment is responsible for growing funding for Windmill, allowing the organization to scale up to serve thousands of skilled immigrants each year.

Working closely with the CEO, the Director is responsible for the development, implementation, and management of Windmill’s revenue philanthropy & investment strategy, raising funds for operations and loan capital, through donations, grants and community bonds. The Director will provide counsel on the feasibility of a large national campaign and may also work to support the application of Windmill’s microlending model to help with the resettlement of refugees.

Emphasis will be on the following: 10% fundraising and campaign strategy; 20% building and managing a robust donor pipeline; 30% donor cultivation and stewardship; 15% developing government relations and funding opportunities; 15% managing and leading a four-person philanthropy & Investment team; 10% partnering with the CEO, Campaign Cabinet, and executive team.

The Ideal Candidate

You have an ambitious growth mindset and relish the prospect of playing a key role in the evolution of a dynamic, entrepreneurial, high-impact charity. You share our passion for helping skilled immigrants prosper, for reducing poverty in Canada, and for helping to create inclusive prosperity. You share our values of passion, empowerment, simplicity, and results. Ideally you come to the role with a shared immigrant experience.

As the ideal candidate, you are a talented and energetic fundraising professional, experienced in major gift fundraising with individuals, foundations, corporations, and government, as well as in leading a large national campaign. You are a strategic thinker with the ability to create a plan and set priorities for both yourself and your team.

You are an excellent manager and leadership team member who works collaboratively with your colleagues and direct reports, and acts as a role model and mentor through your professionalism, work ethic, collegiality, and warmth. In leadership team meetings, you are comfortable articulating and defending a point of view that is not shared by your colleagues and supervisor, and having your thinking challenged and stretched by them. You are a great listener as well as a great communicator in meetings, and can support team decisions unreservedly, whichever way they go.

You relish the opportunity to work with a CEO who shares your enthusiasm and energy for fundraising and works closely with you and your team to support a donor centered approach.

Personal Attributes

Being a successful member of Windmill’s staff and leadership team means you are a positive and motivating individual who is always challenging yourself and your team to be the best.

Highly driven and results oriented, you bring solutions based on analytics as well as creative thinking. You have a track record as a great team player, mentor, and friend. You are empathic and supportive as well as results oriented. Your experience has given you the ability to embrace others’ ideas and evaluate what ideas will have the most impact for the organization. Your maturity, self-awareness, diplomacy, and emotional intelligence will be powerful assets in a broad role that touches all aspects of the organization.

Qualifications and Required Skills

• A fundraising professional with 8-plus years of experience in the field and a track record in major gift (individual, corporate, foundation) giving and campaign leadership.
• Experience building strategic fundraising plans, including capital campaign planning.
• Proven track record closing large national major gifts and creating and managing a well-organized and qualified donor pipeline.
• Experience identifying key opportunities for donors that move an organization forward while also building operational funding capacity.
• A track record managing, motivating, and inspiring a small team of philanthropy & investment and support staff.
• A skilled communicator with an ability to engage and motivate donors, partners, volunteers, staff, board members, and investors.
• A roll-up-your-sleeves team player, eager to embrace and execute new ideas in an entrepreneurial environment.
• Excellent English writing, speaking, and presentation skills.
• Proven ability to achieve results and meet deadlines.
• Strong organizational and problem-solving skills, and keen attention to detail.
• Highly motivated to address labour market integration challenges faced by internationally trained/educated immigrants.
• Ability to communicate comfortably in French is an asset.
• Familiarity with social finance and crowd-sourced funding is an asset.

The Role

Reporting to the CEO, the National Director of Marketing Communications has full oversight and leadership for marketing and communications at Windmill. With a small team of marketing and communications professionals, the Director will build a high functioning, service-oriented department.

The three primary deliverables are to (1) increase the number of loan applications from skilled immigrants, (2) to reduce the cost of client acquisition (3) motivate greater financial support from the private sector and governments by establishing Windmill as an innovative and impactful leader in the charitable sector.

The Ideal Candidate

You have an ambitious growth mindset and relish the prospect of playing a key role in the evolution of a dynamic, entrepreneurial, high-impact charity. You share our passion for helping skilled immigrants prosper, for reducing poverty in Canada and for helping to create inclusive prosperity. You share our values of passion, empowerment, simplicity and results. You are keen to help us grow and to help us reduce our costs of client and donor acquisition by applying innovative thinking and new strategies.

You are a talented, creative and determined individual who loves a challenge, exploring innovative tactics and leveraging a broad variety of resources.

You are an excellent manager and leadership team member who works collaboratively with your colleagues and direct reports, and acts as a role model and mentor through your professionalism, work ethic, collegiality and warmth.  In leadership team meetings, you are comfortable articulating and defending a point of view that is not shared by your colleagues and supervisor, and having your thinking challenged and stretched by them. You are a great listener as well as a great communicator in meetings, and can support team decisions unreservedly, whichever way they go.

You have an excellent track record executing a variety of campaigns in a creative but systematic, process-driven manner and a demonstrated ability to acquire new customers, members and funders.

A bilingual candidate (French and English) is highly preferred.

Private sector candidates will be considered who have been in a leadership role supporting a national organization with strong digital marketing skills. Preference will be given to candidates who have worked with charities, either in a professional or volunteer capacity.

Personal Attributes

Being a successful member of Windmill’s staff and leadership team means you are a positive and motivating individual who is always challenging yourself and your team to be your best. You don’t mind being challenged in your thinking by your colleagues and welcome participation in discussions about organizational strategy. You see these as an opportunity to learn, contribute and grow. You are not rigid or dogmatic, you are equally comfortable defending a point of view as you are adapting it when new information warrants.

A highly driven and results-oriented individual, you bring solutions based on analytics as well as creative thinking. You have a track record as a great team player, mentor and friend. While a highly driven individual, you are empathic and supportive as well as results oriented. Your experience has given you the ability to embrace others’ ideas and evaluate what ideas will have the most impact for the organization. Your maturity, self-awareness, diplomacy and emotional intelligence will be powerful assets in a broad role that touches all aspects of the organization.

Qualifications and Required Skills

• Eight-plus years as a national marketing communications professional with a minimum of five years of client acquisition and revenue development via digital marketing.
• A skilled manager of staff who understands how to motivate, inspire and coach people to get the highest level of performance.
• Knowledge and experience with digital marketing strategy and tactics is essential.
• Experience developing marketing, communications, PR, earned media and social media plans and activities.
• Experience supporting fundraising programs and national initiatives that increase revenue.
• Knowledge of website and marketing analytics tools (e.g., Google Analytics, Google AdWords, MailChimp, Survey Monkey, etc.)
• Highly creative with experience in identifying target audiences and devising digital campaigns that engage, inform and motivate.
• Proficient in planning, analyzing, executing, scaling, and optimizing campaign performance along the full customer lifecycle, from acquisition to re-targeting to re-engaging.
• Understand SEO ranking factors, guidelines, analytics, algorithms, techniques and tracking tools.
• Have a proven record of handling budgets in a high-growth marketing function.
• Excellent writing and storytelling skills, able to write compelling stories to different stakeholder groups using a variety of mediums.
• Highly organized with the ability to prioritize among many competing interests and needs.
• A smart and forward-thinking professional who understands trends and the impact of technology.
• Fluency in both French and English is preferred.
• An undergraduate degree is a must, ideally in business/marketing.
• Personal experience with the challenges facing immigrants and refugees is an asset.

The Opportunity

The new Executive Director will have the opportunity to lead and grow a relatively new organization with a compelling mission. The Executive Director will guide the organization through a strategic planning process to help The Centre determine its focus and mandate as it moves forward nationally. Following the successful implementation of the new Canadian trafficking Hotline, the organization is set up to be a key voice on human trafficking in Canada with the opportunity to lead the movement.

The Role

Reporting to the Board of Directors, the Executive Director is the senior leader of The Centre’s 30-plus staff, guiding day-to-day management decisions, and developing and implementing the strategic direction of The Centre in alignment with the organization’s vision, mission, and values. S/he supports the governance mandate of the Board and ensures that appropriate accountability, transparency, and risk management practices are in place. S/he has overall responsibility for the quality of programs and for the allocation of both financial and human resources. Ensuring effective communication of The Centre’s mission and strategy with all stakeholders, s/he builds successful relationships with staff, funders, the broader community, and with partners in the social justice/policy field.

The Ideal Candidate

The ideal leader for The Centre will be a seasoned NFP/charity leader or seasoned leader in the field of human services with a proven ability to grow organizations; set strategy; galvanize staff, volunteers, and stakeholders; build strong staff teams; and operationalize important missions.

Their background will include managing all key functional areas of an organization and leveraging the expertise of its key executive team. Revenue development within a number of sources, including government funders, will be an essential component of the role. The ability to communicate in an inspiring way with both internal and external stakeholders is crucial, and the successful candidate must be a talented speaker and writer who can interact effectively with various forms of media.

As a creative and visionary thinker who can see what is possible and how to create and execute a plan to meet that vision, the ideal leader has a business orientation and is always focused on key deliverables and metrics, and can convey these to key stakeholders.

As a manager, the individual must know how to build strong teams and create a collaborative working environment that respects the skills and expertise of others.

As a leader, the individual is confident in their abilities, can lead through inspiration, and is someone others want to be led by. They are open to new ideas and have an accessible, open-door style. Honesty and transparency are key, as are exceptional interpersonal and communication skills.

A demonstrated interest/experience in human rights and social justice work is fundamental to the role.

Personal Attributes

The new Executive Director of The Centre is smart and creative and can connect the dots between the work of The Centre and the needs of the mission in Canada. While having a business orientation, they must also be warm, caring, and empathetic. A confident individual naturally, the Executive Director presents a high degree of self-awareness and self-esteem, leading people with ease and self-assurance, transparent and honest in all their dealings while being strong and fair. A passion for human rights will be apparent.

Qualifications and Required Skills

• Five-plus years’ experience as the head of an organization reporting to a professional board of directors.
• Demonstrated ability to advance an organization’s mandate.
• Experience overseeing all key functional areas, including finance, HR, revenue. development, marketing, technology, and program development.
• The skills to work with staff and board members to develop and execute a strategic plan for an organization.
• A track record of soliciting a wide range of private and public donors in order to increase the revenue of an organization.
• Exceptional leadership skills — has managed teams of staff through both direct and indirect reports.
• Exceptional communication skills in reaching both internal and external audiences.
• Understanding of social justice and equality issues.
• University degree.

The Opportunity

To be a pivotal voice at the executive leadership table, ensuring marketing and communications at Cystic Fibrosis has a significant impact on children and adults with cystic fibrosis and their supporters. With a new strategic plan in place, and an urgency regarding access to treatment, the person in this role will join at a very pivotal time in the history of CF Canada.

The Role

Reporting to the CEO, the Chief Marketing and Communications Officer (CMCO) has full oversight and leadership for marketing and communications at Cystic Fibrosis Canada. With a team of marketing and communications professionals, the CMCO will build a high functioning, high service delivery department that is a value add to the organization. The CMCO will identify the key priorities and deliverables for the department, based on the overall strategy and resource availability, and will become a partner to mission, fundraising and program staff and council to the CEO and other senior volunteer leaders.

Internally, the CMCO will enhance communications with all key stakeholders and externally, ensure the brand is impactful and aligned throughout the country. To achieve this objective, the CMCO will build and motivate a high performing marketing and communications team.

The Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a generalist marketing and communications leader with skills and experience developing and managing brands and ensuring messaging is consistent and clear in a national organization. They are a strategic and a data driven disciplined thinker who knows how to leverage the creativity and skills of others while making sure programs and initiatives are executed flawlessly. Their experience includes a track record in a senior marketing and communications role providing leadership to the CEO and executive team. They are confident in their abilities and able to sell the role of marketing and communications within an organization. As a generalist, they have overseen a wide range of marketing and communications vehicles including brand development and execution, social and digital marketing, public relations and media, government relations or public affairs. A solid manager of staff, the ideal candidate will have a track record building high functioning marketing and communications teams. The ideal candidate can operate with a high level of urgency when sensitive and demanding issues arise.

Private sector candidates will be considered who have been in a leadership role supporting regional offices in a national organization and have experience as a volunteer, either on as a volunteer board member or supporting national fundraising activities such as a charity walk or run.

Qualifications and Required Skills

• 10 plus years as a marketing and communications leader in a national not for profit charity, managing a team of high performing senior staff.
• Experience in a health charity would be a definite asset.
• Has developed and executed a marketing and communications plan in a national organization with the ability to demonstrate impact through analysis and metrics; they have used data to inform the strategy.
• Experience supporting fundraising programs and national initiatives that increase revenue; has had impact on direct marketing programs.
• Has been a coach to the CEO or leadership team.
• Excellent written skills; ability to communicate compelling stories.
• Highly organized with the ability to prioritize among many competing interests and needs.
• Confident, mature and emotionally intelligent; makes the right decisions for the business in a calm and focused manner.
• Flexible and thoughtful; is able to pivot and adjust messaging in times of urgency.
• Smart individuals with excellent problem-solving capabilities.
• Positive and kind.
• Highly resourceful and budget conscious.
• Bilingualism is a definite asset.
• University degree, ideally a business degree with a marketing focus.

The Opportunity

The role gives the incoming Executive Director, Community Relations the opportunity to be on the ground floor for the next large capital campaign, setting in place the strategy and best practices for community engagement at the College. The Executive Director will work with a wide range of stakeholders on a daily basis and interact with some of Canada’s most impressive business, cultural, public service and civic leaders while working within a strong and community-driven advancement team.

The Role

UCC thrives on and succeeds by the investment of our community of parents, alumni, students and volunteers. The strategic, timely and effective engagement of our community is vital to the successful achievement of strategic priorities.

The Executive Director, Community Relations, reporting to the Vice-Principal, Advancement, is responsible for several key deliverables:

• Elevating, organizing, and prioritizing the involvement of volunteers to maximize their impact and satisfaction;
• Providing strategic and creative thinking to the design and delivery of UCC’s community relations and engagement programs, aligning the activities,
  experiences, and services of key stakeholder groups with the College’s Strategic Directions and Advancement priorities;
• Maximizing the effectiveness and satisfaction levels associated with alumni engagement programs — using feedback, analytics, and management insights;
• Serving as an ambassador and key representative of the school to a variety of constituencies and stakeholder groups.

The Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a seasoned engagement professional who has a track record of engaging and leading large and diverse stakeholder groups, whether that be in the not-for-profit or private sector. They have built successful engagement programs and activities by understanding the priorities of their organization and setting strategies that align with these priorities. A history of using creative and critical thinking in their work will need to be demonstrated as well as the ability to communicate their vision and plan to a large audience in a clear and concise manager. The ideal candidate will have managed a team of engagement professionals (event, alumni, analysts) showing that they are able to hire, train and motivate a team of staff. And while revenue is not one of the overall metrics for the role, the Executive Director will have experience supporting revenue generating groups such as fundraising and/or sales through their program and engagement strategies.

Qualifications and Required Skills

• 10 plus years of relevant experience in the areas of external relations, stakeholder engagement, volunteer management, alumni/parent relations,
  education administration, and/or other related fields.
• Has demonstrated managing senior level volunteers, strategic planning, large-scale event management, program management and budget management.
• Experience leading and managing the Consistency Relations team (professionals and support staff), including the full management scope (i.e.
  recruitment, training/development, performance evaluation, and employee engagement). Sets clear expectations, promotes high levels of accountability,
  and supports staff in optimal achievement.
• Track record working in partnership with the fundraising/sales team to grow revenue.
• Has developed, maintained and enhanced alumni outreach and engagement programs and initiatives.
• Ability to manage change and align people to an organizational strategy or objective.
• Ability to build and maintain effective networks and relationships with students, alumni and parent groups.
• Ability to work collaboratively with College senior leadership team, Parents’ Organizations, faculty, staff and students to optimize alumni outreach
  and engagement activities.
• Knowledge of marketing principles and methodology, to develop engagement and fundraising campaigns directed to alumni.
• Knowledge of current and emerging trends and issues in alumni relations, especially as related to fundraising, and engagement, in order to identify
  and optimize opportunities for networking and messaging, including current technology applications.
• Knowledge of evaluation techniques and processes, in order to evaluate the success of engagement programs, identify areas in need of improvement, and
  develop remedial changes.
• Ability to identify and evaluate trends and best practices in other sectors, and determine applicability to the College.
• Post-secondary graduation in a relevant program (e.g. management, marketing, communications).

The Opportunity

To work with some of Canada’s top Fortune 500 companies while changing the trajectory of children’s lives in Canada. For the right person, there is an opportunity to transition from being a hands-on corporate fundraiser to manager and leader.

The Role

Reporting to the Director of Corporate and Community Partnerships, the Senior Manager / Manager of Corporate Partnerships is responsible for identifying, soliciting and stewarding new and existing multi-year gifts and sponsorships from corporate supporters. The role is also responsible for identifying opportunities within existing corporate accounts and to expand their giving levels in philanthropy, sponsorship, workplace giving, and cause marketing. This is a national role supporting child welfare agencies nationally, leveraging national projects and initiatives.

The Ideal Candidate

To be successful in this position, the candidate must be an energetic leader with a proven track record soliciting corporate gifts and delivering results on an annual basis. This is a fast paced, supportive team environment with multiple priorities and competing deadlines. The successful incumbent will be an active member of the Development Team working collaboratively with the other departments at the Foundation, and passionate for creating more resources for underserved children and youth.

Qualifications and Required Skills

• 7 to 10 years of charitable sector experience, with more than 3 to 4 years in a corporate fundraising role, soliciting and managing major corporate accounts.
• Ideally possesses a wide range of corporate fundraising experience including philanthropic giving, sponsorship, workplace giving and cause marketing.
• Experience managing large $500K plus corporate accounts and successfully delivering all fundraising commitments.
• A track record of achievement, meeting and exceeding targets.
• Experience managing staff and volunteer teams.
• Superior interpersonal and relationship building skills, both internally and externally.
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills.
• Ability to work in a fast paced and results-oriented environment.
• Excellent organization, planning and administrative skills.
• Natural leader – creative, positive and solutions oriented and a strong team player who values collaboration.
• Evidence of leadership and initiative, tact, diplomacy, attention to detail and creativity.
• Good skills in Raiser’s Edge, MS-Word, MS-Excel and MS-PowerPoint, email, calendar, and web browsers.
• Relevant post-secondary degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

The Opportunity

To lead a national team of staff and volunteers who are passionately committed to the children and adults who live with CF. The CDO will be the lead fundraising professional for the organization and will be looked upon for setting the strategic direction for revenue at the organization.

The Role

Reporting to the President and CEO, the Chief Development Officer (CDO) oversees a national team of fund development professionals and volunteers. The CDO will work collaboratively with staff and board members to develop a strategic fund development plan that aligns with CF’s strategic plan and provides organizational growth and long-term sustainability. The CDO also serves as an essential member of the senior leadership team.

The Ideal Candidate

The CDO has a track record as a senior leader in fund development with a minimum of 5 years’ experience in a leadership/management position, ideally at a national level and in a community­ based organization. The CDO is a well- rounded fundraising professional with experience in a wide variety of fundraising programs including major gifts, corporate philanthropy, annual giving, planned giving and peer to peer fundraising. Their experience includes creating a philanthropic culture and onboarding major gift and corporate programs nationally.

The CDO has natural leadership skills and the unique ability to look at the big picture and create a plan that supports the advancement of their organization, with revenue stabilization and growth being a key priority. A track record working successfully with a wide range of national and community-based staff and volunteers is essential in the role. Finally, the CDO comes to the role with experience building best practices within the fundraising portfolio that supports the development of a successful philanthropic organization.

Qualifications and Required Skills

• Superior strategic planning experience developing and executing diverse fund development plans and initiatives.
• Successful leadership of a variety of fundraising programs including major gifts and corporate fundraising, foundations, planned giving, annual giving, peer to peer and event fundraising.
• Demonstratable track record growing revenue and participation.
• Proven drive and achievement in the successful solicitation of six-figure major gifts.
• Experience supporting senior volunteers (Board of Directors/Campaign Cabinets) and community-based grassroots volunteers.
• Has worked in an integrated, collaborative manner and sees collaboration as a fundamental component of creating a philanthropic environment.
• Strong written and verbal communications skills.
• The ability to influence and sell both externally and internally to a variety of stakeholders.
• Exceptional interpersonal, active-listening and relationship building competencies.
• Current knowledge of best practices in development and donor database management (specifically in Raiser’s Edge).
• Ability to analyze and interpret trends/results with demonstrated business acumen and good financial acumen.
• An in-depth knowledge and practice of budget analysis and transparent reporting.
• English and French language skills are a significant asset.
• University degree or equivalent.
• CFRE designation preferred.

The Opportunity

Joining the Advancement team gives major gift fundraisers the opportunity be on the ground floor for UCC’s upcoming campaign, to work on a wide range of gift sizes and to be part of a collegial and supportive working environment. Fundraising priorities include financial assistance and programs that will be aimed at benefiting UCC’s community at large.

The Role

Reporting to the Associate Vice-Principal, Advancement, the Senior Manager, Major Gifts identifies and engages potential leadership donors, to develop cultivation and solicitation plans for priority prospects and to manage each of them through the major giving process.

The Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a major gift fundraiser who loves to be part of a tight knit community who are passionate about education. Whether someone at the beginning of their career or a more seasoned veteran, what they have in common is their love of fundraising. At a minimum, the ideal candidate will have 3 to 5 years of experience closing gifts with donors, regardless of the amount but ideally at the six figure and above. Their motivation is less about gift size and more about their ability to make a connection and build capacity for the school and community. While always focused on results and achievements, the right fit for UCC is someone who is a team player who respects and values the skills and abilities of those around them.

Qualifications and Required Skills

• Ability to identify, research and assess potential opportunity of prospects.
• Ability to identify donor stewardship requirements and make corresponding recommendations.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with school/college leadership, staff and volunteers in the identification of potential donor constituencies, and in the planning of fundraising initiatives and events.
• Demonstratable track record closing gifts and meeting targets.
• Ability to engage with donors and potential donors in individual meetings and at larger school events.
• Comfort with public speaking and being a public face of UCC.
• Completion of a recognized university degree or equivalent.

The Opportunity

To be on the ground floor of a significant capital campaign. The Manager of Research & Prospect Management will work closely with the major gift team and will have the opportunity to expand their fundraising skills and be pivotal in managing the donor prospect pipeline.  UCC is a collegial and supportive working environment.

The Role

Reporting to the Director of Advancement Operations, the Manager of Research & Prospect Management is responsible for supporting UCC’s Major Gift and advancement staff by conducting prospect research, assessing and compiling data on current and potential prospects, including alumni parents, corporations, foundations and friends.

Prospect Research – 35%

Prospect Pipeline Management – 35%

Data Entry & Admin – 15%

Attending Prospect Meetings – 15%

The Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a team-oriented individual with strong customer service and communication skills. They work under pressure well and thrive in an environment with multiple deadlines and goals. A creative individual, the Manager of Research & Prospect Management enjoys making the connection between the donor’s motivations and the needs of the organization and communicating that effectively to staff and volunteers. Being highly organized and resourceful will be important in the role. Career driven individuals who are interested in growing their fundraising careers are most welcome to apply.

Qualifications and Required Skills

• At least three years of experience, ideally as part of a fundraising/major gift team.
• Experience with Raiser’s Edge database an asset.
• A high degree of computer literacy including MS Office including Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel (including Pivot Tables).
• Knowledge of research resources including subscriptions, databases and other online sources.
• Ability to assess and prioritize incoming correspondence and calls, determine appropriate format and content for response or redirect, and follow-up to ensure completion.
• Ability to represent the school in a positive and welcoming manner to visitors, callers, Board and Committee members, parents, staff and students.
• Ability to work independently and as a team member, to coordinate and/or participate in advancement activities.

The Opportunity

To be on the ground floor of a significant capital campaign and to be instrumental in setting new processes and procedures. UCC is a collegial and supportive working environment.

The Role

Reporting to the Director of Advancement Operations, the Database Manager, Advancement Services is responsible for customer relationship management (CRM) administration, data integrity, gift processing and data integration with other information systems within the school.

Data Administration – 40%

Gift Processing – 30%

Data Entry – 20%

Meetings & Customer Service – 10%

The Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a team player who enjoys supporting the needs of a multifaceted advancement team. They work well with others and have strong data management skills. The Database Manager, Advancement Services will work closely with the Director of Advancement Operations to improve processes and best practices at the College.

Qualifications and Required Skills

• At least three years of experience, ideally in a fundraising environment.
• Proficiency with Raiser’s Edge and other Blackbaud products.
• A high degree of computer literacy, as well as an ability to quickly learn and adapt to new software.
• Highly accurate and efficient data entry skills.
• Ability to plan and carry out database changes and upgrades and assess overall performance.
• Ability to think critically to solve database issues.
• Ability to work collaboratively with co-workers.
• Ability to display and maintain constructive, friendly & professional relationships with co-workers.
• Responsible for ensuring the effective day-to-day Raiser’s Edge operations and maintenance, including support to colleagues, troubleshooting and problem solving.
• Completion of a university degree or equivalent.