Director, Grants and Operations

Location:
22 St. Clair Avenue East, Toronto, Ontario, M4T 2S7

*About Us*
Wittington Investments, Limited, a private Canadian company, is the holding company of the Weston group of companies, which includes George Weston Limited, Loblaw Companies Limited and Choice Properties REIT.

George Weston Limited is a Canadian public company, founded in 1882. George Weston has two operating segments: Loblaw Companies Limited, Canada's largest food and drug retailer and a provider of financial services, and Choice Properties Real Estate Investment Trust, Canada's largest and preeminent diversified REIT. With over 200,000 employees working at George Weston and its operating segments, the group of companies represent one of Canada's largest private sector employers.

*Job Description
Director, Grants and Operations
About Us*
Wittington is a purpose-driven holding company that stewards the Weston family's investments and philanthropic legacy. As the controlling shareholder of George Weston Limited—and through it, Loblaw and Choice Properties—we manage a global portfolio and support transformative initiatives across Canada. Wittington is also the home to several charitable foundations that support the Weston family's commitment of over a billion dollars of philanthropic funding, with the specific goal of strengthening Canada. This significant ramp up of investment and effort will build on their historical support for transformational health research, conservation, and food security, with an added imperative of scaling these innovations to deliver national impact to directly and positively improve the lives and prosperity of Canadians.

Our values are the foundation of everything we do — guiding our decisions, shaping our culture, and defining how we succeed together.

• Integrity - We lead with integrity and humility
• Professionalism - We invest and serve with courage and excellence
• Long-term thinking - We prioritize long-term thinking and outcomes over short-term fixes and outputs
• Contributing - We believe that our greatest strength lies in our people, our culture and our shared purpose

*Opportunity Overview*
Wittington Philanthropy supports the development and execution of our philanthropic agenda, by identifying opportunities that can help build a strong Canada. Wittington is looking to grow its Philanthropy team with the addition of a Director, Grants and Operations. Reporting to the Senior Director, Wittington Foundations, the Director will support a range of initiatives across the grant lifecycle. The successful candidate will provide strong grants management to a diverse portfolio, support new grant development and oversee aspects of our grant operations. The ideal candidate will bring a strong foundation working with grantmakers, whether from consulting, or philanthropic organizations, and a deep passion for creating positive societal impact.

*Duties & Responsibilities*

• Lead grants and relationship management on low-medium complexity grants
• Support and, at times, lead new grant development, strategy development and conduct due diligence activities
• Lead grant operations activities, including oversight of the development of a new grants management system, oversight of system (outcomes and financial) reporting, drafting gift agreements, supporting budget development as needed
• Support grantee reporting cycles, and distill reporting into synthesized reports for Foundation leadership
• Support leadership to align operational needs with organizational and grantmaking goals
• Collaborate with Wittington teams, including communications, finance, legal and tax in a positive, thoughtful and strategic manner

*Required Qualifications*

• The successful candidate will have 8-10 years of experience and a demonstrated track record of success working with large charitable organizations
• Strong grants management experience and skilled at fostering trusted grantee relationships
• Experience working with grantees to develop measurement frameworks and utilizing data/information from evaluations to inform future decisions
• Ability to research new topics and develop an understanding of issues, opportunities, etc.
• Proven project management abilities to structure work in executable pieces, support complex projects and work with cross-functional teams to effectively deliver across a variety of priorities
• Excellent communication skills to distill key messages for senior audiences and effectively present findings, recommendations and opinions
• Demonstrated ability to learn quickly and synthesize input from a variety of sources to provide clarity and recommendations
• Relevant university degree(s) (e.g., bachelors, MA, MBA, etc.)
• Expert knowledge of Microsoft Office tools, especially PowerPoint and Excel.

Personal Attributes

• Passion for making a difference in the lives of Canadians
• Polished demeanor and a high degree of maturity and professionalism
• Self-motivated to produce quality work with minimal supervision
• Effective time management skills and quick to deliver quality outputs
• High level of attention to detail
• Confidence to interact with managers and senior leaders
• Creativity and a willingness to experiment with novel approaches
• "Get it done" attitude; proactive rather than reactive
• Enjoys a versatile and dynamic team environment
• Strong willingness to learn, and develop based on feedback

*What We Offer*

• Competitive compensation
• A total rewards plan that includes flexible benefits as well as pension and investment plans
• A friendly, collaborative, and inclusive culture
• Tuition reimbursement and training to help you reach your full potential
• Wellness programs and initiatives

Wittington is an equal opportunity employer committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive workplace. We know our success depends on the perspectives and contributions of all our employees. Diverse backgrounds and experiences make our business stronger.
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Number of Openings
1

Wittington recognizes Canada's diversity as a source of national pride and strength. We have made it a priority to reflect our nation's evolving diversity in the people we hire, and the culture we create in our organization. Accommodation is available upon request for applicants and colleagues with disabilities.

In addition, we believe that compliance with laws is about doing the right thing. Upholding the law is part of our Code of Conduct – it reinforces what our customers and stakeholders expect of us.

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