Manager, Cause Marketing

**SICKKIDS FOUNDATION IS ON THE HUNT**

**FOR AN EXTRAORDINARY**

**MANAGER, CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS**

**ABOUT US**:
**SickKids Foundation leads the fight for The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), one of the world’s foremost paediatric health-care institutions. Founded in 1972, SickKids Foundation is the largest charitable funder of child health research, learning and care in Canada. As a national charity, SickKids Foundation also invests in national and international initiatives to benefit children in Canada and around the world. Philanthropy is a critical source of funding for SickKids.**:
SickKids Foundation is committed to creating an inclusive culture where expressing your authentic self is celebrated. This includes embedding diversity and inclusion in our policies, practices, and behaviours, to build skills, knowledge and awareness of diversity and inclusion across the Foundation and with our external partners. The Foundation is committed to fostering a safe, accessible, and positive working environment.

For further information on SickKids Foundation’s commitment to Diversity & Inclusion click here to read our Diversity & Inclusion Policy and Commitment statement.

**POSITION** **STATUS**: Temporary Full-time (12 Months Contract)

**AVAILABLE**: Available Immediately

**DESCRIPTION** **OF** **THE** **POSITION**:
Manager, Corporate Partnerships is an integral member of the Corporate Partnerships team and will identify, build and manage productive relationships with stakeholders and corporate partners in key sectors to secure support for the SickKids VS. Limits $1.5 billion campaign and beyond. The Manager will focus on business development in the B2C space, including partner identification, cultivation, proposal development and presentations, negotiation and stewardship activities to generate new business and grow existing partnerships. This position reports to the Director, Cause Marketing and Activation.

**YOU** **WILL**:

- Develop and maintain relationships with corporations in the B2C space including the very largest enterprises and mid-market businesses in emerging sectors.
- Key focus on POS campaigns in the retail industry
- Develop and manage a portfolio of 50+ key corporate partners and prospects;
- Book meetings to cultivate, steward and provide ongoing relationship management to corporate partners to generate new business and grow existing partnerships;
- Develop cultivation and solicitation strategies, creating compelling, multi-channel proposals including cause marketing, sponsorship, philanthropic gifts and employee giving;
- Play a key role in working with senior volunteers and colleagues to identify donor prospects,
- Work collaboratively and effectively across the foundation with teams including Activation, Business Intelligence & Information Technology, Major Gifts, Leadership Giving, Legal, Volunteer Services, and Stewardship & Donor Relations;
- Develop donor acquisition, retention and migration strategies for Corporate donors;
- Cultivate effective relationships within the hospital to support program alignment, proposal development, donor cultivation, solicitation and stewardship;
- Track donor activity and maintain donor records in CRM database (KYDS);
- Develop a network of contacts interested in advancing the mission and success of SickKids Foundation and the Hospital for Sick Children; and
- Participate in team and cross-functional projects as assigned.

**Required Skills**:

- A bachelor’s degree or higher, with a focus in fundraising, marketing, sales or other applicable disciplines;
- A minimum of five (5) plus years relevant experience in cause marketing, corporate fundraising and B2C business development combined with a proven track record exceeding revenue targets;
- An exceptional fundraiser or sales person with experience managing complex customer relationships at the C-Suite level through to interns;
- Demonstrated ability to build relationships with donors, volunteers, hospital representatives and other key stakeholders;
- The ability to articulate the importance and case for support for paediatric healthcare;
- Exceptional networking and new business development skills;
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with internal and external stakeholders;
- The ability to work in a fast-paced environment, prioritize and multi-task;
- A go-getter, team player and relationship-builder;
- Creative, resourceful, cost-efficient and intuitively driven;
- The ability to think strategically and work independently in directing new initiatives, new business or enhancing existing programs;
- Superior verbal and written communication skills, including public speaking and storytelling;
- Organized, detailed oriented, with exceptional follow through;
- Excellent computer skills (Microsoft Office);and
- Experience with relational databases an asset.

**TOTAL** **COMPENSATION** **PACKAGE**:
**HIRING SALARY RANGE**:($78,481 - $98,103) **with the ability to progress