TOP LEVEL DESCRIPTION

We are entering an exciting time in the history of our community. We are building a completely new kind of health foundation. One tied by a shared strategic plan (Aiming High) with our hospital. One that is committed that the patient experience is the donor experience.

We are in the quiet phase of the $258 million Care Never Stops Campaign with a public launch in May 2023. All this is a stepping stone to the vision of world class health care right here through the Building the Future of Care Together plan.

We are looking for a dynamic relationship builder to connect personally 1:1 with donors to engage them so we can all build this opportunity together.

Salary Range:  $75,000 – $125,000

Posted On:  November 16, 2022

Closing On:  November 25, 2022

Location:  Kitchener, Ontario

Effective:  January 9, 2023

Employment Type:  Full Time

Job Experience:  Senior

Salary Range:  $75,000 – $125,000

Website:  https://grhf.ca/pages/director-of-philanthropy-a-next-level-relationship-builder

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TEAM AND ORGANIZATIONAL VALUES

• Enable Easy – we always try to make working with us and the hospital as simple and easy as we can
• Tenacious & Relentless Action – we keep on keeping on, on an ask a no is just a ‘not yet’
• Transparent First – We share first and always with like-minded organizations and internally while shepherding the safety of private information
• Welcome One to Welcome All – we actively recruit and encourage different lenses, abilities, and cultures
• Trailblaze – better practice not best practice, we believe that doing things differently allows us to find new ways to connect and engage our community and embrace failure
• In Service and Hospitality – we strive to always be helpful and create an exceptional experience for donors, patients, and hospital staff

ATTRIBUTES

• You wake up in the morning with a passion to raise funds for your cause.
• Your follow-up is second to none, even your partner complains you send them too many follow-ups 😉
• You are autonomous and tenacious. Can take a vague request and get it done.
• You are a believer that together we can create an environment for you to do your best work.
• You are hungry to learn about philanthropic dreams and how you can make them come true for every donor.
• You can pour your heart into something. Past evidence of this.
• You are an incredible listener and a creative matchmaker who wants to align a donor’s highest philanthropic passion with the health system to maximize mutual benefit.
• You are attentive, patient, fun to be with, and oh-so-persistent. Our values resonate with you.
• You’re an original thinker and you get the best results when you can work in a culture that craves new ideas and change.
• You know how to close a deal. To work with a person and organization and get them to sign on the dotted line.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Reach out to prospective donors (cold, warm, and hot) to engage and get a committed gift or partnership. Focused on larger investments but every single engagement with the community is valuable and you never know where it may lead.
• Spend most of your time (75%) talking to people about the Aiming High vision and how they can be a part of it through the Care Never Stops Campaign. And ensuring that they get the information and access they need.
• Spend the rest of your time learning about the health system’s needs, documenting your progress, and engaging with the Foundation team to create magic.
• Connect and work with enthusiastic fundraising volunteers to open doors and advance the hospital’s cause.
• Work with hospital staff and medical experts and engage them in the cultivation and stewardship process.
• Work with CEO and the rest of the Foundation Team on goals, objectives, and strategic plans for the campaign, including reports, budget plans etc.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• Five years + of involvement in fundraising, sales, or partnership development roles with a proven track record of success and demonstrated experience.
• Successful experience in engaging people and developing cultivation and solicitation strategies for them.
• This role requires a results-oriented, dynamic, and enthusiastic individual with demonstrated relationship-building skills as well as a proven ability to “close the gift”.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• A strategic thinker with the ability to align major donor strategy with the Foundation and Hospital’s strategic plan and growth initiatives.
• Somebody who is pretty awesome, not afraid of failure and wants to stretch themselves to be part of an epic transformation in health care.

WHAT WE OFFER

• The annual salary is in Band D – $75,000 – $125,000 based on your experience and success
• 4 weeks vacation
• 4 day weeks from Victoria Day to Labour Day and during the month of December
• Full-time role with comprehensive benefits and HOOPP Pension
• Work, where you want (WWYW) – with planned team get-togethers and team strategy sessions every 12 weeks (#12wy). We do believe that this role needs close access to the Kitchener-Waterloo community too.
• Chromebook and Mobile (iPhone or Android)
• Fast-paced growth culture with big dreams and a mission to rally the community to create a world class health system
• An organization that is passionate about your success personally and professionally – we want to enable you to do the best work of your life
• An organization that is growing rapidly and committed to evolving philanthropy

THE PROCESS

• You apply, traditionally (resume, cover letter & portfolio) or not (video, greatest hits montage etc..)
• We welcome all, unequivocally, we just ask you to bring a passion for the values and the attributes
• It is unrealistic for us to believe we will find someone who fits this position 100% and that is just fine with us
• Speed Interview up to 10 selected candidates (5 min with each of 8-10 team members by Google Meet – sometimes we’ll do a next round more in-depth)
• We are hoping to have the role start on January 9th.

Apply Now at https://grhf.ca/pages/director-of-philanthropy-a-next-level-relationship-builder

BACKGROUNDERS

• Strategic Plan www.aiminghigh.ca
• 125 Years of Care. Never. Stops.

As part of our commitment to the health and safety of our patients, staff and community from COVID-19, subject to any accommodation required by applicable human rights legislation, Grand River Hospital and Grand River Hospital Foundation requires that all staff have received all required doses of a COVID-19 vaccine approved by Health Canada.