Manager, Stewardship

**ABOUT US**

SickKids Foundation, with over 50 years of philanthropic impact 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 a superior donor experience, investing in our people and culture, driving innovative and sustainable fundraising, and leading market disruption through strategic use of data and technology.

SickKids Foundation is committed to an inclusive culture by embedding equity, diversity and inclusion in our policies, practices, and behaviours. 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 Manager, Stewardship and Donor Relations

**Description of the Position**:
The Manager, Stewardship and Donor Relations plays a key role in delivering an exceptional donor experience—through personalized engagement, thoughtful recognition, and meaningful expressions of gratitude. By managing sophisticated stewardship programs and impactful donor communications, you will help strengthen relationships and provide fundraisers with the tools they need to drive revenue growth in support of SickKids Foundation’s mission: _Healthier Children. A Better World._

Reporting to the Associate Director, Stewardship and Donor Relations, you will collaborate closely with colleagues across the Stewardship and Donor Relations team and provide expert guidance to fundraising and cross-functional teams across the Foundation. Together, you will help create best-in-class donor experiences that inspire trust, deepen loyalty, and spark continued generosity.

In this role, you will also manage a team of Associates and Coordinators, fostering growth, collaboration, and excellence. Your primary focus will be advancing donor-centered stewardship and recognition programs—designing, implementing, and delivering tailored plans and activities that celebrate donors, motivate continued support, and engage new champions for The Hospital for Sick Children.

**You will**:

- Support relationship managers by delivering strategic stewardship plans and tools that enhance donor engagement;
- Play a leadership role in developing enhanced opportunities for stewardship, championing innovation and new ideas to build donor engagement;
- Provide leadership, direction and coaching to staff including career planning, evaluation of performance, succession planning and mentoring;
- Contribute to the development and implementation of policies, standards and processes within Stewardship and Donor Relations;
- Plan and execute stewardship activities for a subset of donors and gifts, ensuring successful execution of all commitments in written Gift Agreements;
- Facilitate the Foundation’s gift agreements and policies;
- Oversee successful execution of the Foundation’s Impact Reporting and Endowment Reporting planning and activities;
- Ensure the delivery of the Foundation-wide Donor Recognition framework that includes:

- Donor experience matrix, and all associated policies and processes;
- As requested, support the execution of activities related to cultivation programs, the Luminaries recognition society, Donor Wall updates and/or Annual Report development;
- Support the donor proposal process including ideation, coordination and review of donor recognition and stewardship opportunities;
- Commit to ongoing professional development by participating in professional associations, and developing working relationships with professionals at other institutions;
- Develop and maintain effective working relationships with all internal and external stakeholders including fundraisers, volunteers and Hospital;
- Be an effective team player and adhere to the Foundation values and policies.

**Qualifications**:

- A bachelor’s degree or higher, preferably in Communications, Fundraising, Project Management or other applicable disciplines;
- A minimum of 4 years of experience in the communications, fundraising or advancement fields;
- Strong leadership, interpersonal, and communication skills, with proven experience managing staff; enthusiasm for coaching and developing team members is preferred;
- Strong project management skills;
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