Senior Manager, Corporate and Leadership Giving (Maternity Leave Contract)

Canadian Liver Foundation; Markham; Hybrid; CAD 65,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Three weeks vacation

Summer hours

Sick days

Holidays

Job summary

Liver Canada is seeking a Senior Manager, Corporate and Leadership Giving on a 13-month maternity leave contract. The role manages corporate partnerships, major donors, and foundations, ensuring continuity of strategic fundraising initiatives.

Reporting to the Vice President, Fund Development, you will develop proposals, steward donor relationships, and lead grant activities while collaborating across departments. Hybrid work is available in the GTA and remote options nationwide.

Qualifications

• Post Secondary Degree or Diploma in relevant field.
• Minimum five years of progressive fundraising experience in leadership giving, including major gifts, corporate partnerships, and foundations.
• Experience with donor management systems and grants administration.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop fundraising strategies to grow revenue from corporate partners, major donors, foundations, and leadership giving.
• Steward a portfolio of leadership giving relationships and expand donor engagement.
• Lead foundation prospect research and grant calendar management to ensure timely submissions.
• Write, submit, and manage grant applications for national, regional, and community funders.
• Coordinate moves management across major donors and corporate partnerships to support donor progression.
• Collaborate with Programs, Marketing, Finance, and Fund Development to align fundraising opportunities with organizational priorities.

Skills

Leadership giving

Fundraising strategy

Donor stewardship

Grant writing

CRM knowledge

Education

Post-secondary degree or diploma

Tools

Blackbaud Raiser's Edge

CRM software

Microsoft Office

Job description

Home / Senior Manager, Corporate and Leadership Giving (Maternity Leave Contract)

Senior Manager, Corporate and Leadership Giving (Maternity Leave Contract)

Posted on: September 9, 2026

• Location: Markham, ON (Hybrid)
• Job Type: Full-Time, 13-Month Contract (Maternity Leave Coverage)
• Wage: $65,000 - $72,000 per annum (or updated salary if applicable)

About Liver Canada

Liver Canada (LC), formerly the Canadian Liver Foundation, was first established in 1969 out of the passion and concern of a group of business leaders and doctors who believed that liver disease needed a champion. Since then, LC has relentlessly driven advancements in research, treatment, and support.

We remain the only non-governmental organization in Canada focused on liver health, and we’re the main source of non-profit funding for all forms of liver disease.

With the help of donors, volunteers, researchers, health professionals, corporate supporters, and community members, we are changing the future of liver health for those living in Canada.

About this Opportunity

Liver Canada is seeking an experienced fundraising professional to join our team for a 13-month maternity leave contract, beginning November 2026 and concluding December 2027.

This position will maintain and advance an established portfolio of corporate partners, major donors, foundations, and grant opportunities while providing continuity for several strategic initiatives currently underway. The successful candidate will build upon existing fundraising strategies, steward key donor relationships, manage a robust grant pipeline, and work collaboratively across departments to achieve organizational fundraising goals.

Reporting to the Vice President, Fund Development, this role is ideal for a strategic relationship builder who enjoys balancing frontline fundraising with planning, analysis, stewardship, and cross-functional collaboration.

The successful candidate may work remotely from anywhere in Canada. A hybrid work arrangement is available for candidates located within the Greater Toronto Area.

Role Responsibilities

Corporate Partnerships & Leadership Giving

• Develop and implement annual and multi-year fundraising strategies to grow revenue from corporate partners, major donors, foundations, and leadership giving.
• Steward and expand an established portfolio of approximately 150 leadership giving relationships, including individual donors, corporate partners, pharmaceutical companies, and foundations.
• Identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward new leadership giving prospects while strengthening existing relationships.
• Expand corporate partnerships beyond the pharmaceutical sector by identifying opportunities within health, wellness, financial services, insurance, technology, food and nutrition, manufacturing, logistics, and other mission-aligned industries.
• Develop customized partnership proposals and sponsorship opportunities aligned with organizational priorities.
• Lead foundation prospect research and pipeline development using GrantConnect and other prospecting tools.
• Maintain and expand the organization’s grant calendar, ensuring timely submissions, reporting requirements, and stewardship obligations are met.
• Develop, write, submit, and manage grant applications for national, regional, and community-based funders.
• Maintain grant tracking systems, proposal templates, and internal documentation to support long-term sustainability.
• Monitor grant outcomes and incorporate funder feedback into future applications.

Major Gifts & Moves Management

• Manage all aspects of major donor cultivation, solicitation, stewardship, and relationship management.
• Coordinate moves management strategies across major donors, mid-level giving, corporate partnerships, and foundations to support donor progression and long-term engagement.
• Work collaboratively with internal stakeholders to identify donors demonstrating readiness for increased engagement or leadership giving opportunities.
• Promote Planned Giving opportunities through thoughtful donor conversations and stewardship where appropriate.

Stewardship & Donor Experience

• Develop meaningful stewardship plans that strengthen donor retention and long-term engagement.
• Coordinate personalized stewardship communications, impact reporting, and donor recognition initiatives.
• Work with Marketing & Communications to develop donor-facing materials, stewardship campaigns, impact stories, and planned giving communications.
• Ensure corporate partners, foundations, and major donors receive timely reports demonstrating the impact of their support.
• Support annual fundraising planning, budgeting, forecasting, and revenue analysis.
• Maintain fundraising dashboards and KPI reporting to monitor annual performance against revenue goals and support organizational forecasting.
• Analyze fundraising trends and recommend strategies to improve revenue growth and donor engagement.
• Utilize geographic, program, and donor data to identify funding opportunities and strengthen proposals.
• Develop and maintain fundraising systems, documentation, and internal processes that support operational efficiency and continuity.
• Work closely with Programs, Marketing & Communications, Finance, and Fund Development colleagues to align fundraising opportunities with organizational priorities.
• Assist in developing fundraising materials including proposals, case for support documents, presentations, stewardship reports, and donor communications.
• Support leadership with strategic fundraising initiatives and special projects as required.

Current Strategic Priorities

The successful candidate will continue implementation of several strategic initiatives currently underway, including:

• Diversifying corporate partnerships beyond the pharmaceutical sector.
• Expanding national, regional, and community foundation funding.
• Managing and growing Liver Canada’s grant pipeline and grant calendar.
• Expand Liver Canada’s Planned Giving program through coordinated donor stewardship, targeted communications, and relationship-based engagement.
• Strengthening coordinated moves management across major donors, mid-level giving, corporate partnerships, and foundations.
• Utilizing geographic and program data to strengthen fundraising strategy and proposal development.
• Enhancing stewardship through impact reporting and donor communications.

Qualifications

• Post Secondary Degree or Diploma in relevant field.
• Minimum five years of progressive fundraising experience in leadership giving, including major gifts, corporate partnerships, and foundations.
• Demonstrated success securing significant philanthropic gifts and managing complex donor relationships.
• Experience writing successful grant proposals and managing foundation relationships.
• Strong understanding of moves management, donor stewardship, and fundraising strategy.
• Experience with donor management systems such as Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge or equivalent CRM.
• Excellent project management, planning, organizational, and analytical skills.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, with superior attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines while working independently in a remote environment.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
• Flexibility to accommodate occasional donor meetings, events, and travel as required.
• Bilingualism (English/French) is considered an asset.

Other Personal Attributes

• Passion for Liver Canada’s mission and alignment with our values: All Embracing, Compassionate, Authentic, and Transformative.
• Strategic thinker with strong relationship-building skills.
• Self-motivated, resourceful, and highly organized.
• Strong judgment and problem-solving abilities.
• Collaborative team player with exceptional interpersonal skills.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Professional, responsive, adaptable, and committed to continuous improvement.

Benefits of Employment

• Ability to work remotely with flexible working hours
• Three weeks of vacation.
• Summer Hours program featuring four extended long weekends between Victoria Day and Labour Day.
• Twelve sick/personal days annually (non-bankable).
• Paid Easter Monday, National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, and Remembrance Day, in addition to statutory holidays.

Liver Canada is an equal opportunity organization committed to diversity and inclusion; we welcome applications from all qualified individuals, including persons with disabilities, racialized, indigenous persons of any gender identity and sexual orientation, and newcomers. We provide accommodation at all stages of the selection process and through employment in accordance with the Human Rights Code and AODA.

We, at LC, are extremely passionate about our common mandate and we believe that each of our team members contributes in their own specific role to reach that goal and we strongly encourage individuals with lived-in experience and those that have faced barriers to apply for this position.

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