Manager, Grants and Operations

2 weeks ago

Toronto, Canada Wittington Full time

**Location**:
22 St. Clair Avenue East, Toronto, Ontario, M4T 2S7

**About Us**

Wittington Investments, Limited, a private Canadian company, is the holding company of the Weston group of companies, which includes George Weston Limited, Loblaw Companies Limited and Choice Properties REIT.

George Weston Limited is a Canadian public company, founded in 1882. George Weston has two operating segments: Loblaw Companies Limited, Canada’s largest food and drug retailer and a provider of financial services, and Choice Properties Real Estate Investment Trust, Canada’s largest and preeminent diversified REIT. With over 200,000 employees working at George Weston and its operating segments, the group of companies represent one of Canada’s largest private sector employers.

**Manager, Grants & Operations**

**About The Hilary and Galen Weston Foundation**

The HGWF is a private family foundation whose goal is to contribute to charities whose bold ideas shape a better future for everyone. Since its founding in 2019, the foundation has granted close to $45 million to organizations focused on women’s equality; the arts; humanitarian relief; medical research and support; and a healthy environment, among other worthy causes.

**The Role**

The Manager, Grants and Operations, reports to the Executive Director and also supports her work for a related UK-based family foundation, which focuses on neurodegenerative diseases of aging research and support programs.

**Key Responsibilities**

**_ Grants Management_**
- Manages a portfolio of grants:

- Researches potential grant opportunities
- Supports solicitation of proposals
- Conducts due diligence on proposals and provides written summaries
- Provides guidance and feedback to grantseekers
- Drafts grant agreements
- Supports relationships with funded organizations
- Monitors progress and evaluates outcomes of grants
- Drafts quantitative and qualitative reports on the impact of the foundation’s granting
- Supports management of donor recognition
- Supports program and strategy development
- Conducts landscape scans in current and prospective funding areas
- Keeps abreast of challenges, opportunities, and new practices in current and prospective funding areas and provides briefs to the Executive Director

**_ Operations_**
- Grants Management System (GMS): Provides back-up support when the foundation’s Grants Coordinator is unavailable
- Proactively looks for system and process improvements and supports implementation
- Drafts meeting minutes and meeting packages, including data visualization
- Assists in monitoring the foundation’s disbursements against its annual granting budget
- Manages or supports additional administrative duties as required

**_ General _**
- Participates in regular team meetings
- Attends relevant events and conferences to build the foundation’s relationships and knowledge base
- Supports special events and projects, as needed

**Qualifications**
- 7+ years professional experience within the charitable sector and/or a demonstration of long-standing volunteer commitments
- Experience and/or education related to one or more of the foundation’s interest areas
- Experience working for a family foundation or family business is an asset
- Advanced research and communication skills, including the ability to create verbal, written, and graphic messages for different audiences
- Strong analytical skills, including the ability to create a variety of graphs and charts from grants and financial data
- Meticulous attention to detail (text and numbers)
- Exceptional interpersonal skills, integrity, and discretion
- Experience with grants management software is an asset; the HGWF uses Optimy
- Demonstrated ability to organize and manage multiple demands and priorities, with a minimum of direction, in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to work independently and within a team
- Ability to problem solve: proactive, action-oriented, and collaborative
- Commitment to continuous learning
- Ability to work in-person at 22 St. Clair Avenue East, Toronto, office three days per week
- Ability to travel occasionally for conferences, events, and site visits is an asset

**What The Hilary and Galen Weston Foundation can offer**:

- A friendly, collaborative, and inclusive culture
- Tuition reimbursement and training opportunities
- A flexible workplace with a hybrid working model
- 15 vacation days
- Competitive compensation (Range: $73,000-$100,000)
- Annual bonus to recognize your achievements
- Flexible benefits
- Wellness programs and initiatives to help you feel your best.

**Posting End Date: April 30, 2024**

The Hilary and Galen Weston Foundation is an equal opportunity employer committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive workplace. We know our success depends on the perspectives and contributions of all our employees and that diverse backgrounds and experiences make us stronger.

We thank all applicants for showing an interest in this position. Only t

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