Associate Director, Philanthropy

**Help us create healthier futures as an**

**ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR,**

**PHILANTHROPY**

**ABOUT US**

SickKids Foundation, with over 50 years of philanthropic impact in 2023, is Canada's largest charitable funder of child health research, learning and care, raising over $200 million last year. As a national charity, SickKids Foundation invests in national and international initiatives to benefit children in Canada and around the world. As the fundraising partner to The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), we are aligned in supporting Precision Child Health (PCH), the future of tailoring medicine to each child's unique traits so SickKids can diagnose faster, treat smarter, and predict better.

We are driven by our core values of integrity, collaboration, excellence, innovation, and inclusion, with goals of delivering an unmatched donor experience, investing in our people and culture, driving innovative and sustainable fundraising, and leading in digital charity.

SickKids Foundation is committed to an inclusive culture by embedding equity, diversity and inclusion in everything we do. We aim to build awareness and skills in this area, both internally and with our partners. Our commitment extends to creating a safe, positive work environment. For details on our Equity, Diversity & Inclusion commitment, please click here.

We’re committed to attracting and retaining passionate individuals to help create a healthier future. That’s why SickKids Foundation is looking for a new Associate Director, Philanthropy.

**Position Status**: Permanent Full-Time

**Available**: Immediately

**Description of the Position**:
The Associate Director, Philanthropy is an integral part of the Philanthropy team at SickKids Foundation. The Associate Director will identify, build and manage productive relationships with key stakeholders and donors to secure support for the SickKids Precision Child Health Campaign. They will focus on managing donor identification, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship activities and support Campaign Cabinet members to activate their relationships in support of SickKids.

In addition to managing a portfolio of new and existing donors, the Associate Director will provide overall leadership and project management for key hospital priorities within the Campaign, serving as a priority lead and collaborating with other Foundation colleagues to develop opportunities and strategies to engage donors. The Associate Director reports to the Director, Philanthropy.

**You will**:

- Manage a portfolio of 100 to 150 major gift donors with the capacity to make a gift of $100,000.00+
- Complete donor calls and visits to cultivate, steward and provide ongoing relationship management to donors
- Play a key role in working with senior volunteers, colleagues (Hospital and Foundation) and researchers to identify individual donor prospects; develop cultivation and solicitation strategies for those donor prospects
- Support the development and implementation of major gift fundraising strategies to engage a diverse donor base
- Engage with and develop targeted fundraising strategies for the Jewish community to support The Hospital for Sick Children priorities
- Collaborate with the Director, and Associate Directors, Philanthropy to formulate strategies to grow the major gifts pipeline and effectively engage stakeholders
- In collaboration with the Director, Philanthropy, support the development and execution of annual business plans and budgets for all fundraising programs
- Work closely with the appropriate Foundation teams to provide a best-in-class donor experience, including collaboration with gift administration, performance marketing, research and analytics, proposal development, recognition and stewardship
- Develop a network of contacts interested in advancing the mission and success of SickKids Foundation and The Hospital for Sick Children

**Required Skills**:
**Qualifications**:

- Bachelor’s degree, with a focus in fundraising, marketing, sales or other applicable disciplines
- 5+ years of progressive experience with a focus on soliciting major gifts
- Outstanding relationship-building skills including proven success identifying, evaluating, cultivating, soliciting, and stewarding donors at the $100,000.00+ gift levels with demonstrated experience closing $1 million+ gifts
- Demonstrated ability to inspire prospects, donors, and senior volunteers by articulating aspirational goals and institutional priorities including the importance of paediatric healthcare in its three facets: clinical, education, and research
- Proven experience developing strategies and leading advancement efforts with the Jewish community
- Gift planning experience would be an asset
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment while prioritizing various projects
- Creative, resourceful, cost-efficient and intuitively driven
- Ability to think strategically and work independently in directing new initiatives or enhancing existing p