ABOUT US
SickKids Foundation, with over 50 years of philanthropic impact is Canada's largest charitable funder of child health research, learning and care, raising over $200 million last year. As a national charity, SickKids Foundation invests in national and international initiatives to benefit children in Canada and around the world. As the fundraising partner to The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), we are aligned in supporting Precision Child Health (PCH), the future of tailoring medicine to each child's unique traits so SickKids can diagnose faster, treat smarter, and predict better.
We are driven by our core values of integrity, collaboration, excellence, innovation, and inclusion, with goals of delivering a superior donor experience, investing in our people and culture, driving innovative and sustainable fundraising, and disrupting the market through data and technology.
SickKids Foundation is committed to an inclusive culture by embedding equity, diversity and inclusion in our policies, practices, and behaviours. We aim to build awareness and skills in this area, both internally and with our partners. Our commitment extends to creating a safe, positive work environment. For details on our Equity, Diversity & Inclusion commitment, please click here. (https://www.sickkidsfoundation.com/aboutus/equitydiversityandinclusion)
We’re committed to attracting and retaining passionate individuals to help create a healthier future. That’s why SickKids Foundation is looking for a new Manager, Transformational Giving & Hospital Partnerships.
Description of the Position
The Manager, Transformational Giving & Hospital Partnerships plays a critical role in advancing high-value philanthropic opportunities and strengthening strategic alignment between the Foundation and The Hospital for Sick Children. Reporting to the Director, Transformational Giving & Hospital Partnerships, this role supports the coordination, management and execution of complex, multi-stakeholder transformational giving strategy. Through the hospital partnerships portfolio, the role also helps deliver on the Foundation’s mandate as a strategic partner to the hospital by advancing fundraising priorities and enabling philanthropic opportunities that support SickKids’ mission.
The Manager also enables fundraising success across the Foundation by aligning teams, translating hospital fundraising priorities into compelling donor strategies, and ensuring disciplined execution and momentum across a dynamic and fast-paced campaign environment. This role also manages a small portfolio of donors and prospects, contributing directly to revenue growth and pipeline advancement in support of SickKids’ ambitious Heal the Future campaign.
Key Responsibilities
- Tactical advancement and execution of the transformational gifts portfolio, ensuring timely follow-up, clear next steps, and coordinated progress across senior fundraisers, hospital partners, and volunteers to move opportunities forward.
- Maintain transformational gifts pipeline governance by monitoring opportunity progression, identifying risks and bottlenecks, and implementing strategies to improve donor movement and fundraising performance.
- Develop briefing materials, reports, and strategic communications to support donor engagement, pipeline management, and executive decision-making for the transformational gifts portfolio.
- Lead tactical preparation for transformational gifts meetings and drive post-meeting execution to maintain momentum across complex donor opportunities
- Serve as a strategic resource to fundraising teams across the Foundation, translating clinical, research, education, and organizational fundraising priorities into compelling donor-focused funding opportunities with clear donor value propositions for opportunities <$1 million.
- Partner cross-functionally with fundraising teams and hospital stakeholders to strategically align on fundraising priorities, reduce bottlenecks, and improve decision-making velocity to advance donor strategies and outcomes.
- Develop and maintain transformational gifts pipeline reports, financial tracking and performance reports to monitor progress against campaign targets and hospital priorities.
- Support governance structures, working groups, and committees that strengthen alignment between hospital priorities and fundraising strategy.
- Manage emerging initiatives within the hospital partnerships portfolio that strengthen alignment between the hospital and Foundation, coordinating stakeholders, deliverables, and follow-up to maintain momentum and drive progress on fundraising initiatives.
- Independently manage a small portfolio of donors, cultivating, soliciting and stewarding gifts to generate incremental philanthropic revenue
Qualifications
While we know that for any job posting no one candidate will possess the qualifications being sought in equal measure, below is an outline of the qualifications we believe are important for a candidate to bring to the position or for the successful candidate to develop while in the role:
- Demonstrated knowledge of major and transformational gift fundraising strategies and donor lifecycle management
- Experience managing and advancing high-value donor opportunities within complex, multi-stakeholder environments
- Strong understanding of hospital foundations, academic health science centers, or complex institutional fundraising contexts
- Proven ability to develop donor strategies and translate organizational priorities into compelling fundraising opportunities, funding proposals, and engagement strategies
- High-level communication, relationship management and influencing skills, with comfort working alongside senior leaders (e.g., CEOs, CDOs, VPs, Directors), hospital partners, volunteers, and fundraising professionals.
- Strong strategic thinking and project leadership skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and drive execution across diverse stakeholder groups.
- Strong pipeline management, coordination and execution skills, with exceptional attention to detail and follow-through
- Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, results-driven environment with multiple competing priorities
- Experience with CRM systems, reporting tools and performance tracking to support fundraising strategy and decision-making
We’re looking for a passionate individual who is interested in moving the dial and making a difference. We are an environment that looks to attract hardworking and committed people; people who want to challenge themselves and grow with a globally recognized brand that continues to change the world. If this describes you, consider joining our team. We look forward to reviewing your application.
Total Compensation Package
Expected Hiring Salary Range: $82,064.00 – $102,582.00; with the ability to progress to a maximum of $117,971.00. To ensure fair and equitable pay at SickKids Foundation, placement on the salary range will be based on your years of experience, skills, and qualifications relevant to the Manager, Transformational Giving & Hospital Partnerships role.
To help you lead in the fight for kids’ health and to support your health, wellness, and career growth, in addition to competitive compensation, we offer a comprehensive benefit package (includes a flex benefit plan), tuition reimbursement, flexible work arrangements, pension plan and birth parent/parental top up – to name a few!
Position Status: Permanent Full-Time;
Hours: Hybrid work model: minimum two days per week in-office (Tuesday and Wednesday).
Available To: Internal and External Candidates
Available: Immediately; this posting is for a new role.
Date Posted: June 3, 2026
Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis. We encourage interested candidates to apply early.
How to apply: Please apply on-line by visiting our website: https://www.sickkidsfoundation.com/careersandvolunteers (https://www.sickkidsfoundation.com/careersandvolunteers)
Please note that automated tools, including artificial intelligence, may be used to support the pre-screening of applications as part of our recruitment process.
SickKids Foundation is committed to its people and the talents, capabilities, and perspectives they bring to our mission. We live that commitment by being open and accessible to all, by valuing and respecting every individual, and by equally supporting every employee. As an organization proud to have joined the BlackNorth Initiative’s CEO pledge, we uphold our commitment by inviting and encouraging individuals from diverse lived experiences from Black, Indigenous, communities of colour, people with disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ community and all candidates who may contribute to the further diversification of the Foundation’s community.
Candidates who require accommodation during the recruitment process should contact the People & Culture team at: [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])
