Senior Manager, Foundation Partnerships

Canadian Unicef Committee; Toronto; On-site; CAD 75,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Extended Health/Dental benefits

Wellness accounts

Life, AD&D, long-term disability

Parental leave top-up

Wellness days

Job summary

UNICEF Canada is seeking a Senior Manager, Foundation Partnerships to cultivate and grow collaborations with foundations to advance fundraising and impact for children.

The role reports to the Executive Vice President, Development and is a full-time, fixed-contract position based in Toronto with a fixed-hybrid work arrangement. You will lead cross-functional teams across Canada, Global offices, and Country Offices to drive programmatic reporting and donor stewardship.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of experience in partnership management and related fields.
• Strong organizational and multitasking abilities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience leading cross-functional, geographically dispersed teams.
• Attention to detail with solid documentation practices.
• Experience with institutional donors and foundations is a plus.
• Proficiency with Asana, Microsoft Office, Raiser’s Edge and Salesforce.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate monthly/quarterly stakeholder meetings and ensure clear updates across UNICEF teams and partners.
• Oversee grant management, milestones, reporting deadlines, and donor deliverables in coordination with stakeholders.
• Lead consistent, timely partner communications and develop stewardship materials aligned with donor priorities.

Skills

Partnership management

Project management

Grant management

Government relations

International development

CRM tools

Cross-functional leadership

Tools

Asana

Raiser’s Edge

Salesforce

MS Office

Job description

About this position

Impact Starts at UNICEF Canada
JOIN OUR TEAM AS SENIOR MANAGER, FOUNDATION PARTNERSHIPSDo you thrive on cultivating and growing partnerships that advance ambitious fundraising and impact goals? Join UNICEF Canada – one of Canada’s most respected and historic charities – and be part of a high-impact, mission-driven team working across Canada and globally to create a better world for children. We are seeking a talented individual for the role of Senior Manager, Foundation Partnerships. Position Details: Position Title: Senior Manager, Foundation Partnerships Employment Type: Full-time, Fixed contract - 18 months Reports to: Executive Vice President, Development

Key Accountabilities

Partnership Coordination (40%)Facilitate monthly/quarterly stakeholder meetings, updates, and follow-ups among UNICEF Canada, Global teams, Country Offices and Regional Offices to capture status updates across the internal network.Develop and maintain meeting agendas, actions, briefing notes, timelines, and shared coordination tools to support effective partnership management and decision-making.Track and monitor partnership commitments, grant deliverables, dependencies, &reporting requirements, proactively identifying and escalating risks, gaps, or delays that may impact partnership objectives.Facilitate effective information flow and alignment between teams to ensure that partnership priorities, program updates, and donor requirements are understood and acted upon.Serve as a central coordination point for scheduling, document sharing, and internal preparation for partner-facing engagements, including the Partnership Council meetings with the external partner.

Grant Management and Tracking (20%) Oversee grant management processes, including detailed milestone tracking, reporting deadlines, approvals, payment schedules, and key partnership deliverables.Support Director, International Programs & Emergencies with UNICEF Canada’s oversight of programmatic reporting by tracking timelines, milestone reminders, and ensuring deliverables are provided on schedule.Coordinate with relevant internal and global stakeholders to collect accurate program, financial, and impact information for donor reporting, stewardship and decision-making.Monitor progress against agreed grant requirements and upscale risks or delays in a timely manner.Maintain organized records of grant-related documents, correspondence, reporting inputs, and partner commitments in Raiser’s Edge, UNISON, and Asana.

Partner Communications & Stewardship (40%)Lead coordination of partnership communications across UNICEF Canada, Global teams and Country Offices to ensure messaging is consistent, timely, and aligned with partnership objectives.Draft, review, and coordinate updates, briefing materials, meeting notes, and partner-facing correspondence as needed.Coordinate the development of program updates and stewardship materials that reflect partner priorities and UNICEF’s programmatic work.Ensure consistency of messaging and partnerships of communications planning across the various grants.Provide an oversite of overall partnership communications strategies, ensuing alignment with donor expectations and organizational priorities.Maintain visibility on upcoming communications needs and ensure relevant teams have adequate time and information to contribute.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated 5-7 years of experience in partnership management, project management, grant management, government communications and relations, international development, or a related field.
• Strong organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple timelines, stakeholders, deliverables, and competing priorities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to synthesize information and prepare clear materials for different audiences.
• Experience leading and influencing cross-functional, geographically dispersed, or matrixed teams to achieve shared objectives.
• Strong attention to detail, with the ability to establish and maintain effective systems, processes, and documentation.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment, discretion, and diplomacy when working with internal teams and external partners.
• Experience with institutional donors, foundations, grants, or international programs is an asset.
• Proficiency with project management, CRM, and collaboration tools, including Asana, MS Office, Raiser’s Edge and Salesforce.

Key Competencies

• Highly organized and proactive, with strong follow-through.
• Collaborative and relationship-oriented, with the ability to work across teams and geographies.
• Clear and concise communicator.
• Strong judgement and risk management capability.
• Strategic thinker with a demonstrated ability to drive execution and results.
• Comfortable managing ambiguity and bringing structure to complex partnerships.
• Detail-oriented while maintaining awareness of broader partnership goals.
• Solutions focused, diplomatic, and responsive.

We Offer

UNICEF Canada is where diverse talent & passion come together to create extraordinary impact for every child. We are committed to being an employer of choice and building a culture that is inclusive, ambitious, compassionate, and high impact.

• A ROBUST COMPENSATION PACKAGE
• Extended Health/Dental benefits, Healthcare Spending Account, and Wellness Account
• Life, AD&D, & Long-Term disability insurance coverage
• Access to parental leave top-up
• A COMMITMENT TO WELLNESS
• Fixed-hybrid work environment to support the work-life integration needs of our team
• Minimum 3 weeks of annual vacation (increases with time served) & 1 additional day per year of service (max 30)
• 10 paid sick days & 2 personal days
• 9 employee wellness days – an additional series of pre-set days off, given annually to further extend long weekends
• Discounted rate for a GoodLife gym membership
• Access to an Employee and Family Assistance Program

Salary Range

$75,000 - $90,000 per year annually with benefits and 3 weeks paid vacation

Work Location

Toronto

Work Environment

UNICEF Canada has a Fixed-Hybrid work environment that requires team members to attend the office on our anchor days (Tuesdays and Wednesdays) at a minimum each week.

Our Commitment to Inclusive Workplaces & Recruitment

UNICEF Canada is an inclusive workplace and is committed to championing diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility. Requests for accommodation can be made at any stage of the recruitment process.