Manager, Signature Events

Job Number: JR102833

Job Title: Manager, Signature Events

Department: TSHF Foundation CEO

Job Category: Foundation

Hospital Location: Centenary Site

**Job Type**: Permanent, Full time

Contract Duration: 0 months

Number of Positions: 1

Hours: Days

Scarborough Health Network is a leading community teaching health network, consisting of three hospitals and eight satellite sites in Scarborough, one of the most diverse communities in Canada. Our Foundation works with generous donors, volunteers and community members to raise funds for state-of-the-art infrastructure and medical technology to support the hospital’s mission to improve lives through exceptional care.

SHN Foundation is raising the profile of our hospitals through the Love, Scarborough marketing and fundraising campaign. The extraordinary success of Love, Scarborough has helped generate mass awareness, has inspired transformational gifts, and has shown needed attention onto healthcare inequity and gaps in Scarborough. The Foundation has seen tremendous growth all around (staff, events, donations, media coverage, partnership, etc.). It’s an exciting time to join the organization as we continue to build upon this momentum

Find out more about this compelling campaign by visiting

lovescarborough.ca


Job Description:
What you’ll be doing:
Are you an events professional who is adept at planning and running large-scale events? Do you love engaging with donors, sponsors, and volunteers in community fundraising initiatives?

SHN Foundation is seeking an enthusiastic events professional to join our team in the new role of Manager, Signature Events. Our events are designed to help raise awareness, share impact, and strengthen our relationships across the Scarborough community, all the while delivering significant undesignated revenue. Reporting to Associate Director, Signature Events, you will be responsible for managing 3 key events, while assisting with other Community Development initiatives.

This position requires strong fundraising, organizational and logístical skills, but more importantly, the ability to build and develop relationships with the community we serve - from donors to community leaders, staff, and physicians as well as volunteers.

Your responsibilities:

- Manage key aspects of SHN ZOO DAY, the Golf Classic and _Lights & Luck_ Diwali Casino Night, from planning through to execution, that will help generate $1.5M+ in revenue in 2025/26, including sponsorship, donations, ticket/table/foursome sales and stewardship.
- Work with Partner events and Community events teams to assist in execution of all other Community Development events and initiatives.
- Serve as relationship manager and provide leadership to a wide variety of event stakeholders including event sponsors, vendors, committee members and event-day volunteers.
- Work with stakeholders at all levels of the Foundation including Marketing & Communications, hospital staff, and senior leadership to help develop and share event content, including key messaging, fundraising toolkits, and event programming.
- In partnership with the Stewardship & Donor Engagement team, develop plans to meaningfully thank our event supporters including participants, sponsors, donors, and vendors.
- Leverage SHN Foundation systems including Raiser’s Edge and AKA Raisin to accurately track, pull and analyze reports to help inform our decision making.

What you bring to the position:

- Post-secondary education, preferably in fundraising, events, or a related field.
- Minimum 7+ years of experience in a fundraising event role. Experience running large-scale fundraising events, securing sponsorships and experience within healthcare environment considered an asset.
- Superior planning, organization, and time management skills.
- Demonstrate initiative and the ability to function collaboratively and provide oversight to other team members in a fast-paced environment.
- Must be able to adapt to changing deadlines, readily able to prioritize competing issues, resolution-focused, and manage diverse projects at the same time.
- Experience leading volunteers in an event environment.
- Experience with Raiser’s Edge (CRM), AKA raisin (fundraising software), Asana (project management software), Canva (collaborative design suite), or similar systems.
- Strong communication and writing skills.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office.

Your competencies include:

- A passion for events, the Scarborough community and SHN Foundation’s mission considered a must
- Exceptional interpersonal and relationship building skills with the ability to cultivate effective professional networks and relationships with community members, groups, and businesses.
- Solid oral and written communication skills.
- A blend of professionalism and passion.
- Valid G license and access to vehicle; travel to Scarborough and GTA required

What we have to offer:
When you work for SHN Foundation, you join a caring and collaborative team that is