About this role
*About Us*
Join a team that makes a real difference in the lives of others every day. At Hamilton Health Sciences Foundation, you will play an important role in supporting cutting-edge healthcare and improving patient outcomes, while being part of a passionate and caring community. We inspire and motivate gifts that fund medical equipment and patient amenities, innovative research initiatives, essential redevelopment of clinical care spaces, and the education and training of health care providers.
As a registered charitable organization, we proudly support patients and families across south-central Ontario, and from outside the region, who receive specialized care at Hamilton Health Sciences including Hamilton General Hospital, Juravinski Hospital and Cancer Centre, McMaster Children?s Hospital, and St. Peter?s Hospital. The associated programs at the Regional Rehabilitation Centre, McMaster University Medical Centre and Ron Joyce Children?s Health Centre are also included.
Hamilton Health Sciences Foundation is building upon a strong foundation of our Culture Code that includes the values of respect, impactful and inspiring. We believe that relationships and partnerships are the basis of excellence in fundraising and have a vision to see a community of inspired and committed donors. Every position in HHSF contributes to a safe, inclusive environment for all through compliance with our equity, diversity and inclusion philosophy and patient and staff safety policies and procedures.
*Development Officer, Partnerships* *Full Time Permanent*
Reporting to the Director, Partnerships, you?ll play a pivotal role in advancing HHSF?s mission by building powerful connections that drive meaningful impact.
As an experienced fundraising professional, you are responsible for fostering and soliciting new and existing multi-year gifts and sponsorships. You will identify, build, and manage strong and productive relationships to maximize revenue generation, and you will design, execute, and oversee a sophisticated corporate and community partnerships pipeline with targeted strategies to maximize engagement and philanthropic support. This includes facilitating strategies, monitoring progress, coordinating initiatives, and ensuring next steps are completed in a timely manner to advance organizational fundraising goals.
You will champion support with a focus on progressive relationships at the $10,000 and above level, managing a personal portfolio of relationships with great skill and confidence that includes, but is not limited to, prospects and donors at the $25,000 to $100,000 level and above. Your portfolio could include philanthropic donations, sponsorships, matching gifts, cause marketing, corporate engagement, foundation proposals, third-party or partner events, and community partnerships or initiatives.
This is a role for a strategic thinker and relationship builder who thrives on independence and collaboration. You?ll bring creativity, innovation, and resourcefulness to deepen existing partnerships and open new doors?delivering outcomes that make a real difference for our Foundation and the community we serve.
*Qualifications: *
* Post-secondary education in business, event, communications, public relations or related field; or equivalent experience * Certificate in development, fundraising or event planning an asset * Three (3+) years of progressive fundraising experience, with demonstrated success, in the non-profit/charitable sector with a focus on corporate partnerships * Experience facilitating relationships at the $25,000 plus giving level * Demonstrated excellent communication skills (verbal and written), interpersonal, and problem-solving skills * Strong relationship building skills to cultivate and maintain positive donor, prospect and community relationships with the ability to successfully engage with internal and external partners * A proven track record to deliver on fundraising goals and program management * Demonst