Manager, Principal Giving Program in Hamilton

St. Joseph’s Healthcare Foundation Hamilton is in search of a Manager, Principal Giving Program to serve as a strategic advisor and portfolio manager supporting the President and CEO, Vice President, Development and senior leaders in advancing the Foundation’s highest-priority fundraising opportunities. This is an exciting time to join the Foundation with a $23 million fundraising campaign underway to support the next phase of the robotic revolution at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton and multiple additional spotlight campaigns underway and in planning.

The Manager will play a pivotal role in building and advancing the relationships that will help make this vision possible. Reporting to the Vice-President, Development, the Manager will contribute to the growth of gifts of $1M+ by providing strategic and operational leadership. The Manager will develop and implement strategies for the identification, cultivation, solicitation, recognition, and stewardship of principal gifts.

The ideal candidate thrives at the intersection of strategy, relationships, and execution. They will bring exceptional writing and communication skills, strong organizational and analytical capabilities, and the ability to translate complex information into clear, compelling fundraising materials. A strategic thinker with a hands-on, results-oriented approach, the Manager will be highly effective in a fast-paced, collaborative, and matrixed healthcare environment.

The target hiring salary range for this role is $81,000 - 90,000 and includes an industry-leading pension plan (HOOPP) and a comprehensive benefits package, featuring maternity and parental leave top-up, wellness and employee assistance programs, subsidized on-site parking, and an annual professional development budget.

St. Joseph’s Healthcare Foundation in Hamilton offers a hybrid work model with three days per week at the Foundation office and two days from a home office.

Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Work closely with the Vice-President, Development and the Director, Development, serving as a fundraising strategist and an operational leader.
• Develop and enhance strategies for the Principal Giving Program (gifts of $1 million+), including implementation of consultant recommendations.
• Support the President and CEO, Vice-President, Development, Director, Development and selected senior Hospital leadership and volunteers in moving top prospects through the donor cycle.
• Identify, and provide support to cultivate, solicit, and steward major and principal gifts.
• Support donor pipeline development and strategy by leveraging data-driven reports and analytics.
• Oversee the development of reports and mechanisms to track principal gifts, moves management and fundraising KPIs.
• Draft, edit, and finalize high-level correspondence on behalf of the President and CEO, and Vice President of Development.
• Prepare strategies and fundraising materials to support clinicians, staff and volunteers in fundraising as required.
• Maintain the donor database by entering contact reports, briefing notes, updating donor contact information, entering follow-up actions, and key points-of-contact.
• Collaborate with the Senior Donor Relations Officer to develop and execute tailored stewardship plans.
• Work closely with the Development & Major Gift Team in furthering collective goals.

Qualifications and Key Competencies:

• Progressive experience in major gift fundraising, fundraising operations, and the design and delivery of donor-centric fundraising programs.
• Experience supporting executives or senior leaders is an asset.
• A strong work ethic, combining energy, enthusiasm, tenacity, initiative, resourcefulness and solid organization abilities.
• Demonstrated ability to integrate, prioritize, and advance initiatives involving multiple inputs and stakeholders.
• High level of professionalism, discretion, confidentiality and a donor centric mindset.
• Excellent writing, research, communications, and presentation skills.
• Superior relationship-building skills and commitment to working as a team player.
• Strong knowledge of Raiser’s Edge or similar fundraising software.
• University degree or college diploma is an asset.

St. Joseph’s Healthcare Foundation is an equal opportunity employer committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion.