Philanthropy Manager, Legacy

BC Children's Hospital Foundation; Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 91,000 - 102,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Nine-day fortnight

Health coverage

Dental coverage

Pension plan

Professional development

Job summary

BC Children's Hospital Foundation is seeking a Philanthropy Manager to connect with donors and inspire meaningful legacy gifts that reflect their values and life stories. You’ll manage a portfolio of donors, guide conversations, and collaborate across teams to embed legacy giving into broader fundraising strategy.

You will lead personalized donor engagements, steward Legacy Circle members, and build strong advisor relationships, bringing empathy, discretion, and strategic thinking to every

Qualifications

• Proven fundraising experience with donor and legacy planning
• Experience guiding prospective legacy donors to planned gifts
• Strong understanding of gift planning concepts including Wills and bequests
• Confidentiality and ability to navigate sensitive conversations
• Proficiency with proposals, reports and presentations using MS Office
• Knowledge of tax and estate considerations related to giving

Responsibilities

• Lead personalized donor conversations with legacy donors and prospects across British Columbia
• Manage complex donor relationships and tailor engagement strategies
• Steward and deepen relationships with Legacy Circle members
• Strengthen relationships with professional advisors and fundraising partners
• Maintain and enhance legacy resources across digital and print platforms
• Collaborate with Foundation teams to integrate legacy into broader strategies

Skills

Donor conversations

Portfolio management

Relationship building

Communication skills

Discretion & empathy

Microsoft Office

Raiser's Edge NXT

CFRE designation

CAGP membership

Driver's license

Flexible schedule

Affinity for values

Education

Post-secondary degree in a relevant field

Tools

Raiser's Edge NXT

Microsoft Office

Job description

At BC Children's Hospital Foundation (BCCHF), we’re on a quest to ensure every kid in the province receives the best health care imaginable. As a fundraising organization, we inspire communities and people to support BC Children's Hospital, along with its world-class research institute, mental health facility and rehabilitation center.

Our work makes a profound difference. From helping get the boldest research ideas off the ground to supporting the most advanced equipment, together we are pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in children’s health care. This is no small task - which is why we’re looking for passionate people to join our team and help propel our work forward to power the possible.

What you’ll do

Reporting to the Associate Director, Legacy, and working closely with the Director, Gift & Estate Planning, the Philanthropy Manager plays a central role in connecting with donors to inspire and support meaningful legacy gifts that reflect their values, life story, and vision for the future. This role is all about people and gift planning, engaging directly with donors, building relationships, and guiding them through thoughtful conversations to explore meaningful legacy options.

More specifically, you will:

• Lead personalized donor conversations: Manage a portfolio of legacy donors and prospects, connecting one-to-one through in-person visits, phone, and email, primarily across British Columbia, to explore legacy giving options, inspire donors, and secure and confirm deferred gifts.
• Manage complex donor relationships: Independently assess donor readiness, needs and circumstances to determine appropriate engagement strategies and legacy giving options, while recognizing when to involve internal colleagues or external professional advisors.
• Steward and deepen relationships: Develop and deliver tailored stewardship strategies for current Legacy Circle members, ensuring each donor feels recognized, valued, and celebrated.
• Strengthen and expand advisor relationships: Deepen connections with professional advisors, grow our network, and assist with local and regional engagement efforts to increase visibility and support for the legacy program through direct collaboration with influential advisors.
• Maintain and enhance legacy resources: Work with the Associate Director, Legacy, to proactively identify enhancements to keep tools accurate, compelling, and accessible across digital and print platforms.
• Integrate legacy into broader strategies: Collaborate with Foundation teams to embed legacy giving into broader fundraising and donor engagement strategies, including contributing to donor visit planning and proactively planning and partnering for internal legacy education initiatives to share knowledge across the organization.

What you bring

We understand that no single candidate will perfectly meet all the qualifications outlined for this job posting. The following highlights the qualifications we consider important.

As a Philanthropy Manager, you are passionate about building meaningful relationships with donors and professional advisors. You bring a proven track record of guiding prospective legacy donors through thoughtful conversations that lead to Legacy Circle membership and confirmed planned gifts.

You have a strong understanding of gift planning concepts, such as Wills, bequests, registered assets, and insurance, as well as a working awareness of more complex planning strategies, such as Trusts. You bring

technical gift-planning knowledge, including a strong understanding of the legal and tax considerations related to estates and legacy giving. You can translate this knowledge into thoughtful conversations with donors, bringing confidence, curiosity, and a natural ease to building connections.

In addition, you bring:

• A post-secondary diploma or degree in a relevant field (e.g., marketing, communications, business, political science, humanities).
• Minimum five years of direct fundraising experience, with significant exposure to gift and legacy planning, or related professional advisor work.
• The ability to independently manage and prioritize a portfolio of donors and prospects, exercising sound judgment in determining engagement strategies, next steps and appropriate gift-planning approaches.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the discretion, empathy and confidence to build trust and navigate sensitive conversations about personal legacy and family circumstances.
• Proficiency using Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint) applied to the preparation of proposals, reports and presentations.
• Strong knowledge and experience using databases; Raiser's Edge NXT is an asset.
• CFRE designation, and current or past CAGP membership are assets.
• A class 5 driver’s license and/or access to reliable transportation.
• A flexible schedule that allows for donor visits and tours, onsite meetings, and occasional after-hours events and meetings.
• An affinity for our values – Think Big, Lead with Heart and Step Up

What you can expect

Ensuring that kids receive the best health care imaginable is no small task, therefore taking care of our team is a top priority. To help you power the possible and to support you in your health, well-being, and career growth, in addition to competitive compensation, we offer perks like a hybrid work environment (minimum of two days per week in office) and nine-day fortnight schedule, generous vacation, topnotch health and dental benefits, a defined benefit pension plan, and a commitment to professional development.

The hiring range for this position is between $91,100 and $101,800. At BCCHF, we are committed to ensuring that compensation is fair and equitable. Your placement in the salary range will be determined by your experience, relevant skills, and qualifications as they relate to this role.

Please note that all team members of BCCHF are required to complete vulnerable sector criminal record check as a condition of employment.

We exist to power the possible. And that permeates every action we take. As a team, we push ourselves to: think big in how we boldly envision the future; step up in how we are accountable to ourselves, each other and our shared cause; and lead with heart in how we listen and engage with others.

As an organization committed to fostering an inclusive workplace that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve and support. We welcome individuals whose lived experiences may further contribute to the rich diversification of skills, knowledge, and backgrounds at the Foundation.