Director, Growth & Fundraising Strategy

Canadian Partnership for Women and Children; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 115,000 - 139,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading organization dedicated to children's rights seeks a Director, Growth & Fundraising Strategy to drive innovative fundraising initiatives and strengthen donor engagement. This leadership role requires extensive experience in mass marketing and fundraising management, with a focus on enhancing organizational impact and donor experience. The successful candidate will lead strategies, oversee a dedicated team, and represent the organization in multiple venues, ensuring compliance with ethical fundraising practices.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Hybrid workplace and flexible hours

Confidential Employee Assistance Program

Discounted GoodLife membership

3 weeks of annual leave

Paid 10-day-sick leave

Qualifications

• 7-10 years’ management experience in fundraising or mass marketing.
• Extensive experience in marketing and campaign execution.
• Strong financial management and data analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement Mass Marketing fundraising strategies.
• Monitor and evaluate effectiveness of fundraising activities.
• Lead assigned team, providing strategic direction and performance management.

Skills

Customer-centric

Analytical

Problem-solving

Education

Post-secondary education in a relevant field

CFRE designation

Tools

MS Office tools

Job description

Save the Children believes every child has the right to a future. In Canada and around the world, we do whatever it takes – every day and in times of crisis – to support children to fulfil their rights to a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn, and protection from harm. With over 100 years of experience, Save the Children is the world’s first and leading independent children’s organization – transforming lives and the future we share.

THE IMPACT YOU WILL MAKE:

Reporting directly to the Vice President, Resource Development, the Director, Growth & Fundraising Strategy is responsible for the strategy and development of an execution plan to deliver on the first phase of the Investment Case and Growth Strategy. This includes developing and implementing the systems to monitor progress, evaluate impact and establish clear escalation points, enabling team members to operate independently within defined expectations. This role will ensure a holistic and coordinated approach, aligning and integrating overlapping areas across the team.

Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

• Develop and implement the Mass Marketing fundraising strategies and campaignsthat are aligned to the required, determined, and established goals and targets, while ensuring compliance to and alignment with best practices and ethical standards of fundraising initiatives across the team
• Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of Mass Marketing fundraising activities, adjusting plans as required.
• Develop, implement, track and monitor dynamic multi-channel fundraising strategies to achieve revenue targets, inclusive of a robust reporting & analytics structure.
• Enhance donor stewardship and engagement programs to promote a consistent brand experience across all touch points.
• Work with Finance to integrate fundraising data with financial systems and develop strong analytical tools and predictive capabilities.
• Serve as the primary business owner of the CRM platform, leading its strategic use and development to support organizational goals.
• Act as a core member of SCC’s Leadership Team, contributing to cross-functional decision-making and driving organizational priorities.
• Represent Save the Children Canada at the international level, via the SCI Fundraising and Marketing Hub, as required.

People Management

• Lead assigned team/department providing strategic direction, coaching, and performance management while ensuring alignment with organizational values and policies.
• Set clear team and individual performance expectations for productivity, quality, and success; providing direction and support as needed.
• Oversee budget management, recruitment, change management and career development while ensuring compliance, fostering a respectful, values-driven culture, and maintaining a safe and inclusive workplace
• Ensure regular and transparent communication on strategy and policies, uphold SCC’s Code of Conduct, Policies, Leadership Charter, Reconciliation, Equity, Anti-Racism, Diversity, Inclusion (READI), Health and Safety standards, integrates Child Safeguarding practices, models competencies, and professional and ethical behavior.

Qualifications include (but are not limited to):

• Post-secondary education in a relevant field or equivalent experience. CFRE designation is an asset.
• Minimum 7-10 years’ management experience in fundraising or mass marketing strategies to consumer markets working in a global environment. Experience in International Development, Non-Governmental Organization (NGO/INGO), or other not-for-profit sectors is preferred. People management experience in a unionized environment is preferred.
• Extensive experience in marketing, channels, campaign execution and brand management.
• Exceptionally customer-centric with a drive to improve donor experience.
• Strong financial management and data analytical skills.
• Advanced communication, interpersonal, and teamwork skills for diverse audiences to build strong working relationships across cultural and organizational settings, both internally and externally. French/Spanish/Arabic language skills is an asset.
• Demonstrated project management experience for task execution of assigned objectives supported by proficiency with MS Office tools and relevant technologies. Ability to work under pressure within tight timelines to achieve SCC objectives.
• Displays analytical and problem-solving skills to support initiatives with demonstrated adaptability to support change management for successful task implementation.
• Applies judgment and make sound decisions that are accountable, justifiable, and in adherence to policies and procedures.
• Considers organizational strategy and thinks creatively to support innovative initiatives and collaborations that deliver benefits for the children and families we serve.
• Ability to occasionally travel locally, nationally and internationally (less than 10%) as required.

WHAT WE OFFER

This position salary range between$115,639.15 – $138,766.55CAD depending on skills and experience. In addition to this, our employees will have the following package of additional benefits:

• Comprehensive benefits package for you and your dependents available in three months after employment.
• Coordinated benefits for your partner paid by Save the Children Canada.
• Hybrid workplace, and flexible work hours to support employee wellbeing and productivity.
• Confidential Employee Assistance Program services available to you and your dependents from your first day of employment.
• Discounted rate for a GoodLife membership.
• Organization-wide membership with Headspace.
• 3 weeks of annual leave.
• In addition to annual leave, we offer a December 25 – January 1 office closure (SAVE Days) so we can all recharge simultaneously.
• Paid 3-day-personal days.
• Paid 10-day-sick leave.
• Parental leave top-up.
• Employer contributions to group pension plan.
• Learning and development opportunities and specialized training.

If you are interested in this position, please visithttps://www.savethechildren.ca/ and submit your resume and cover letter by 5:00 PM EST June 12, 2025. Internal candidates, please apply via ADP by 5:00 PM EST June 5, 2025. Applications will be reviewed on ongoing basis. We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Please note that AI is used in some components of the recruitment process.

It is our individual and collective responsibility to ensure all children are protected from deliberate or unintentional acts that lead to the risk of, or actual, harm caused by our employees. Each employee shall be aware that there may be additional vulnerabilities facing children associated with their age, socio-economic background, disability, gender, racial heritage, religious belief, identity, sexual orientation or identity, and is committed to ensuring this does not form barriers to effective safeguarding.

Each employee is committed to fostering and sustaining a safe environment through proactive, accessible, and effective approaches that seek to prevent and respond to any harm to the children including but not limited to sexual exploitation and abuse. SCC and all its employees will take all reasonable steps to make itself safe, both as an organisation and in the conduct of all aspects of its day-to-day operations of emergency, humanitarian, developmental, policy, campaigning and administrative work.

SCC support and acts in compliance with the Human Rights Code.SCC is committed to providing accessible employment practices that are in compliance with theAccessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act(‘AODA’).Providing an accessible and barrier-free environment is a shared effort, and as an organization, SCC is committed to working with the necessary parties to make accessibility for all a reality.If you require an accommodation during any stage of the recruitment or employment process, please notify People & Culture [e-mail]