Marketing and Communications Assistant

Hamilton Health Sciences Foundation provides vital funding to enable the best possible patient care. We inspire and motivate gifts that fund medical equipment and patient amenities, innovative research initiatives, essential redevelopment of clinical care spaces, and the education and training of health care providers.

As a registered charitable organization, we proudly support patients and families across south-central Ontario, and from outside the region, who receive specialized care at Hamilton Health Sciences including Hamilton General Hospital, Juravinski Hospital and Cancer Centre, McMaster Children’s Hospital, and St. Peter’s Hospital. The associated programs at the Regional Rehabilitation Centre, McMaster University Medical Centre and Ron Joyce Children’s Health Centre are also included. The Foundation is committed to the Donor Bill of Rights and to being a donor-centered organization. All members of The Foundation’s staff team support development activities by ensuring the maintenance of accurate records of information on the Raisers Edge database. Hamilton Health Sciences Foundation is committed to protecting the privacy of our donors and prospects. **We are proud to have been an early adopter of the Imagine Canada accreditation program.**

This is an exciting time to join Hamilton Health Sciences Foundation as we build upon a strong foundation of our Culture Code that includes the values of respect, impactful and inspiring. We believe that relationships and partnerships are the basis of excellence in fundraising and have a vision to see a community of inspired and committed donors who embrace _**It’s Vital to Care. **_Every position in The Foundation contributes to a safe, inclusive environment for all through compliance with The Foundation’s diversity, equity and inclusion philosophy and patient and staff safety policies and procedures.

Working within this value system the duties of the **Marketing & Communications Assistant (Contract)** will include but not be limited to the description that follows.

**Position Summary**:
Are you passionate about working in communications for a wonderful cause? Reporting to the Manager, Direct Response, this role involves web form development, crafting web content copy, and providing administrative support. Responsibilities include aligning web content with fundraising goals, creating donation websites, assisting in direct response initiatives, managing data, and supporting marketing efforts. The role requires strong communication and collaboration skills to achieve fundraising success.

**Specific responsibilities include, but may not be limited to**:

- Web Form Creation_
- Primary liaison with staff across The Foundation, specifically development and Business and Community Engagement staff to align fundraising and event web page content with fundraising goals.
- Through collaborative efforts, write compelling web content to increase fundraising engagement, event attendance and donations.
- Create AKA Raisin donation websites, Signature Event websites, annual campaigns, Peer-to-Peer fundraising websites, Conference registration websites, and online Surveys.
- Support the various teams in developing AKA Raisin or Team Raiser webpages and other web forms for a variety of fundraising events and campaigns.
- Monitor success of content, review metrics, and use insights to improve future strategies and content initiatives
- Maintain brand guidelines in all copy and design work on webpages.
- Consider UX in the development of the pages, based on their primary function
- Direct Response Program Support_
- Provide assistance to the Direct Response Program for annual giving, mail, and direct response initiatives including:

- Efficiently tracking and managing Raisers Edge updates, with an added emphasis on data gathering and building reports.
- Engaging with agency relationships and actively participating in meetings to contribute valuable assistance for annual mailings.
- Administrative Support_
- Provide marketing and communications support for various initiatives as required
- Support website design, copy and clean up
- Collaborate with team members to support the audits, reviews and improvements for Marketing and Communications templates and processes
- Propose and draft Marketing and Communication templates
- Draft agendas, collect and distribute meeting materials and record, write and distribute minutes of meetings as required
- Provide logístical (transportation, accommodation, meals, AV and registration) and administrative support for meetings and in hospital activities
- Coordinate special projects, as required.

**Relationships**:

- Accountability: _**Direct**: Manager, Direct Response
- Functional Relationships:_ HHSF Leadership and Staff Teams
- Post-secondary education in business, event, communications, public relations or related field
- Demonstrated excellent communication skills (verbal and written), interpersonal, and problem solving