Vice President, Corporate and Community Partnerships

Vice President, Corporate and Community Partnerships

Pay: Competitive

Employment type: Full-Time

Job Description

SICKKIDS FOUNDATION IS ON THE HUNT FOR AN EXTRAORDINARY VICE PRESIDENT, CORPORATE AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS

ABOUT US:

SickKids Foundation leads the fight for The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), recently ranked the number one paediatric hospital in the world by Newsweek. Celebrating 50 years of philanthropic impact in 2022, SickKids Foundation is the largest charitable funder of child health research, learning, and care in Canada, benefitting the health of children and their families across the country and around the world.

Today, SickKids Foundation is embarking on a new strategic plan grounded in our values of integrity, collaboration, excellence, innovation, and inclusion.

The key strategic pillars are outlined as follows:

• Deliver an unmatched donor experience.
• Invest in our People and Culture.
• Drive innovative and sustainable fundraising.
• Leverage our best-in-class brand.
• Achieve the highest level of efficiency and accountability.
• Be Canada’s leading digital charity.

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.

It is within this context that SickKids Foundation is seeking a new Vice President, Corporate and Community Partnerships.

DESCRIPTION OF THE POSITION:

As the Vice President, Corporate and Community Partnerships, you will play a pivotal role in advancing our mission and ensuring that every child receives the best possible care. You will lead and inspire our corporate, cause marketing, and community event partnerships fundraising teams.

In this pivotal role, you will leverage your strategic and innovative mindset, exceptional leadership abilities, expertise in partnership development, and deep understanding of community engagement to drive transformational growth through successful national and international fundraising campaigns.

You will serve as a member of the senior management team contributing to the organization’s strategies, plans, and successes. The Vice President reports to the Chief Development Officer (CDO).

YOU WILL:

Strategy & Leadership

• Advance the mission, vision, and values of the Foundation.
• Work in partnership with senior management colleagues to execute the Foundation’s strategic plan.
• Build and maintain effective partnerships with key stakeholders.
• Support and contribute to a positive organizational culture.

Fundraising

• Develop an overarching vision for the fundraising portfolios.
• Provide strategic leadership and create a cohesive strategy for partnerships.
• Oversee the development of multi-year fundraising plans.
• Foster a culture of data-driven decision making.

Team Leadership:

• Develop, lead, attract, and inspire a diverse team.
• Support the fundraising teams’ efforts to achieve annual revenue targets.

About the company

Your donations directly support SickKids Foundation. Funds are distributed in the areas of most need including research, clinical advances, and compassionate care at The Hospital for Sick Children.