Manager, Events & Partnership Experience

Kids Help Phone; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 82,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A mental health charity in Toronto is seeking a full-time Manager for Events & Partnership Experience. This role encompasses strategic leadership, event management, and fundraising engagement. Ideal candidates possess strong event execution expertise and a passion for cultivating partnerships. With a focus on scaling impact, the Manager will collaborate cross-functionally to innovate peer-to-peer fundraising efforts. The position offers a hybrid work model and a competitive compensation range of CA$82,000.00 - CA$90,000.00 annually.

Benefits

Comprehensive Employee Benefits Program

Emergency Travel Assistance

Wellness programs

Qualifications

• Experience in running large-scale fundraising events.
• Strong planning and organizational skills.
• Ability to adapt to changing deadlines and prioritize competing issues.

Responsibilities

• Support development of event strategies, budgets, and KPIs.
• Lead planning and execution of signature events.
• Cultivate relationships with donors and sponsors.

Skills

Event execution expertise

Partnership cultivation

Team leadership

Public speaking

Fluency in French

Education

University or college degree in fundraising or related field

6+ years in a fundraising event role

1-2 years of management experience

Tools

MS Office suite

Raiser’s Edge

Job description

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Base pay range

CA$82,000.00 / yr - CA$90,000.00 / yr

Department

Advancement

Reports to

Director, Events & Partnership Experience

Job type

Permanent, Hybrid 2-3 days per week

Posting period

2025-08-07

The opportunity

Are you motivated by the chance to help ensure all young people in Canada can access mental health support and Feel Out Loud? Kids Help Phone (KHP) is Canada’s Unlock The Hope Youth Charity. We’re the first and only 24 / 7 e-mental health service in the country and a global leader in innovation for youth and their well-being.

We’re seeking a full-Time, Permanent, Hybrid 2-3 days per week team-member to join the Advancement team to help give more young people’s feelings a place to go. Reporting to the Director, Events & Partnership Experience, the successful candidate will be a key contributor to the growth and evolution of Kids Help Phone’s peer-to-peer fundraising strategy—most notably through our flagship event, Walk so Kids Can Talk (WsKCT).

This role is ideal for someone who brings strong event execution expertise, is passionate about cultivating partnerships, and has a proven ability to lead and coach teams. You’ll play a hands-on role in overseeing fundraising operations, optimizing the event experience for participants and sponsors, and identifying new opportunities to scale our impact. Working cross-functionally and externally, you will help build the future of peer-to-peer engagement at Kids Help Phone—one that is innovative, collaborative, and deeply community-driven.

It’ll take courage, collaboration, innovation, resilience and trust. If you’re interested in transforming e-mental health solutions with KHP, you can explore this opportunity today!

The Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership & Planning

• Support the Director, Events & Partnership Experience in developing event strategies, budgets, and KPIs.
• Enhance event processes and implement peer-to-peer fundraising strategies to grow portfolio impact.
• Mentor and collaborate with internal teams to drive performance and expand signature events.

Event & Project Management

Lead planning and execution of Kids Help Phone’s signature events, managing logistics, sponsorship, programming, and volunteer engagement.

Serve as the main contact for event stakeholders including sponsors, vendors, committee members, and volunteers.

Oversee digital platforms and communication plans to support seamless event delivery.

Fundraising & Engagement

Design and execute peer-to-peer fundraising strategies for both in-person and virtual events.

Drive participant recruitment, engagement, and retention across audiences (e.g., schools, teams, communities).

Create fundraising tools and messaging; monitor data and adjust tactics to maximize results.

Donor & Stakeholder Relations

Partner with teams across the organization to support event delivery and amplify key messaging.

Cultivate relationships with donors, sponsors, and supporters to strengthen long-term engagement.

Develop meaningful stewardship plans in collaboration with the Donor Experience team.

Team Leadership

Lead and coach team members, fostering collaboration, professional growth, and a high-performing culture.

Delegate tasks effectively to ensure timely, successful execution of all initiatives.

The Qualifications

University or college degree in fundraising or related experience in events, fundraising, or business development.

Minimum 6+ years of experience in a fundraising event role. Experience running large-scale fundraising events, securing sponsorships and experience within healthcare environment considered an asset.

Min. 1-2 years’ of management experience

Superior planning, organization, and time management skills.

Demonstrate initiative and the ability to function collaboratively and provide oversight to other team members in a fast-paced environment.

Must be able to adapt to changing deadlines, readily able to prioritize competing issues, resolution-focused, and manage diverse projects at the same time.

Experience leading volunteers in an event environment.

Excellent written and oral communication, including public presentations, and ability to communicate key organizational messages to influence others for fundraising purposes.

Advanced skills in MS Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook), SharePoint

Meticulous attention to detail.

Preferred / Advantageous

Demonstrated tact, diplomacy, and interpersonal skills to liaise with senior management, staff, and donors.

Strong interpersonal skills and proven ability to build and maintain positive working relationships and work in a team-based environment.

Experience in using Raiser’s Edge or related fundraising database system.

Valid driver’s license and the ability to travel within Ontario.

Fluency in French considered a strong asset.

Don’t meet every qualification listed? Studies often report that equity-deserving people are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every requirement. KHP is dedicated to building a more diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role, but your experience doesn’t align with every qualification, we welcome you to apply anyway. You may have the qualifications / experience for this role or other opportunities at KHP!

The application process

To apply for this opportunity, you can tap the “Apply” button on this page and follow the on-screen instructions.

About KHP, Canada’s Unlock The Hope Youth Charity

KHP is Canada’s first and only free, multilingual and confidential e-mental health service that’s always open, offering youth from coast to coast to coast support and a non-judgmental space to Feel Out Loud. Since 1989, KHP has been the empowering, trusted changemaker that helps give young people’s feelings a place to go through unparalleled e-mental health solutions. With innovation in our DNA, KHP integrates data, technology, clinical expertise and more to help deliver a personalized well-being experience for all youth, so they can thrive in their world, no matter where life takes them. For more information and opportunities to help young people let their feelings out, you can visit KidsHelpPhone.ca .

Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility (IDEA)

KHP has a role to play in effecting social change and advancing equity. This is why the practice of IDEA is critical to us. KHP has a long history of celebrating and advancing IDEA through our tailored programs, services, policies, initiatives and task forces with contributions and leadership from teams across the organization. We will not waver on these commitments and will continue leading the way in making the workplace, and the world young people live in, more inclusive, diverse, equitable and accessible.

We believe it’s critical that our services empower everyone who interacts with us to bring their authentic selves to an environment of mutual respect. An open and diverse community can foster the inclusion and amplification of voices that have been, and continue to be, underrepresented.

As such, we welcome applicants from equity-deserving communities (e.g. [ST1] Indigenous Peoples, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, women, 2SLGBTQ+ individuals, etc.). We strongly believe that alleviating the underrepresentation of equity-deserving groups will help create a stronger KHP and help us better support the needs of youth from coast to coast to coast.

To learn more about how we are committed to advancing IDEA, you can explore KHP’s IDEA 2023–2027 Strategy and Action Plan .

Accommodations

KHP welcomes applications from people living with disabilities. Reasonable accommodations are available upon request during any phase of the application / hiring process. If you’re contacted about an opportunity, you can reply and let us know if you require accommodations at any time.

Compensation And Benefits

Salaries at KHP are determined by candidate experience, qualifications and specific skill sets, as well as market and operational considerations. Potential additional benefits at KHP include :

Hybrid work model

Comprehensive Employee Benefits Program

Emergency Travel Assistance

CAAT Pension Plan

Wellness programs

Recognition awards

Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP)

Candidate verification

The successful candidate for this opportunity will be asked to complete a background screen, which may include criminal, credit, employment and educational checks. All offers of employment are conditional on the receipt of satisfactory results of any applicable check.

Privacy

KHP cares about your privacy! We’re required to save select information about opportunities, applications and interviews for set periods of time. To learn more, you can explore KHP’s Privacy Policy or contact us using our general form .

Message to agencies

KHP doesn’t accept unsolicited phone calls, referrals and / or resumes from any source other than directly from candidates. KHP won’t consider unsolicited phone calls, referrals and / or resumes from vendors including and without limitation, search firms, staffing agencies, fee-based referral services and recruiting agencies. The submission of unsolicited referrals and / or resumes by anyone other than a candidate directly to KHP is deemed gratuitous. KHP won’t be obligated or bound in any way to pay a referral or any other fee if a person referred to us from a source other than a direct candidate is subsequently hired.

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Employment type

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Job function

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Management and Manufacturing

Industries

Mental Health Care

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