: Position: Manager, Community Engagement Reporting to: Director, Community Engagement Status: Permanent Full-Time Department: Trillium Health Partners Foundation, Office at 89 The Queensway West, Mississauga, with some flexibility to work remotely Posted Date: March 29, 2023 \xe2\x80\x93 May 6, 2023

At Trillium Health Partners Foundation, our vision is bold: raise funds to build a new kind of health care for a healthier community. Our work supports Trillium Health Partners \xe2\x80\x93 Credit Valley Hospital, Mississauga Hospital and Queensway Health Centre, one of the largest community hospital networks in Canada, caring for the fastest growing region in Ontario.
With diverse backgrounds and complementary skill sets, our talented team drives fundraising revenue to meet the highest priority needs for our hospital, securing record-breaking gifts such as the largest individual donation of $105 million and the largest corporate donation of $75 million to a hospital in Canada to build the future home of The Peter Gilgan Mississauga Hospital, which will become the largest hospital in the country. Our experienced leadership team is led by Caroline Riseboro, who was recognized as one of Canada\xe2\x80\x99s Most Admired CEOs in 2019 and most recently received the Greater Toronto Chapter\xe2\x80\x99s Association of Fundraising Professional\xe2\x80\x99s Outstanding Fundraising Professional Award, a testament to her ability to lead our team to unprecedented success.
If you want to join our outstanding roster of talent and help us break even more records, please consider applying for one of our open positions and help us build the future of health care.

The Role Overview:

Reporting to the Director, Community Engagement, the Manager, Community Engagement plays a key role in helping achieve the goals of a progressive, integrated special events program. In this role, the Manager is responsible for the planning and execution of our Trillium Diwali Gala and The Hazel McCallion Walk for Health. The Manager will have revenue responsibility and accountability for overall financial targets, and will provide leadership for the development of strategies required for optimum ROI results. The manager will explore, business case and implement innovative new event opportunities against key market segments. This Manager will manage one direct report \xe2\x80\x93 Coordinator, Community Engagement, as well as relationships with senior leader volunteers, sponsors, donors, vendors, and event consultants, as appropriate.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Oversee the execution of the Trillium Diwali Gala and the pledge-based community event, The Hazel McCallion Walk for Health
• Monitor event trends to ensure that the Gala and Walk benefits from current knowledge, resources and techniques
• Develop and oversee critical paths and execute to event timelines
• Establish and monitor annual event budgets and activity goals to ensure appropriate cost per dollar ratio
• Reconciliation of budget and financing, ensuring timely invoicing and follow-ups on outstanding accounts
• Actively identify, solicit and engage corporate giving through sponsorship and participation
• Build and manage sponsorship pipelines, including prospect clearance with Philanthropy, with the effort to transfer prospects from events to the leadership gifts portfolio
• Sponsorship recognition and stewardship through the development of sponsorship fulfillment reports in conjunction with the donor experience team
• Manage, lead, and engage with senior volunteer committees to encourage community outreach and maximize fundraising opportunities
• Meet regularly with Community Engagement team to review progress against business plan and provide input and problem solving solutions that contribute to achieving goals and objectives
• Create new and innovative approaches to fundraising to maximize revenue at events (on site fundraising opportunities, mission engagement, unique sponsorship levels)
• Deliver prompt, personal and meaningful gift acknowledgeable correspondence to participants, donors and sponsors
• Develop marketing and communications strategy and collateral in conjunction with the MarComm Team (creative, website, media, e-communications, day of requirements, social media), and oversee implementation
• Prepare event briefing notes prior to events for key individuals such as board members, senior leadership, stakeholders, and VIP guests
• Conduct an evaluation of events and make recommendations for improvement
• Support an environment that ensures effective sharing of information and collaboration with other Foundation programs
• Assist with all Foundation events in various roles as required

QUALIFICATIONS/COMPETENCIES:

• 5+ year\xe2\x80\x99s event fundraising experience within the charitable sector, preferably in health care
• College or University degree/diploma
• Experience with execution of $500K+ events, with preference in galas and large-scale pledge based community events
• Proven track record of fundraising experience and demonstrated knowledge of special events, sponsorship, community fundraising, volunteer engagement, and donor engagement
• Proven skills delivering high profile events that are large and complex, and that require collaboration with multiple stakeholders while keeping costs below industry standard expense ratios
• Proven experience and success with proposal writing and presentation skills
• Ability to develop event concepts and integrate strategies into operational and fund development strategies
• Experience in growing existing events leading to increased revenue and participation, as well as creating new and innovative events
• Command of current fundraising and event management options and trends
• Demonstrated ability to effectively lead a cross-functional team to successful fundraising achievement
• Track record of developing excellent relationships with volunteer committees and high profile volunteer leaders
• Experience managing vendors and outside consultants, agencies, writers, and other suppliers
• Solid negotiation skills and the ability to secure products pro bono or for reduced prices
• Exceptional interpersonal skills, including strong verbal and written communication skills and the capacity to communicate at all levels with confidence and influence
• Excellent ability to solve complex problems, adapt event plans, and manage many competing demands simultaneously
• Strong attention to detail skills, and organizational and time management skills to determine work priorities and manage multiple projects in a fast paced and resource-lean environment

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• Superior analytical skills and business planning/budgeting acumen
• Fluency and a high-level of proficiency in the Raiser\xe2\x80\x99s Edge and MS Office Suite Software. CRM fundraising and online peer-to-peer software a strong asset

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Willingness to work flexible hours. Some after-hours work will be required.
• Work will take place across the multiple sites of Trillium Health Partners and Trillium Health Partners Foundation.
• Valid driver\xe2\x80\x99s license and access to a reliable vehicle required.

Notes to applicants:
If you do not see yourself fully reflected in every job requirement listed on this posting, we still encourage you to reach out and apply. Research has shown candidates from underrepresented groups often only apply when they feel 100% qualified. We encourage applicants who are members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the Ontario Human Rights Code to consider this opportunity.
Trillium Health Partners is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a healthy, safe and respectful environment for healing, based on our values compassion, excellence and courage. To be Better Together, we commit to fostering a respectful workplace culture that promotes a safe and supportive environment for everyone who provides care, supports caregiving, receives care or visits the hospital.
In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 and the Ontario Human Rights Code, Trillium Health Partners will provide accommodations throughout the recruitment and selection process to applicants with disabilities as required.
Applicants must be eligible to work in Canada. We would like to thank all applicants for their interest in this position, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Trillium Health Partners is recognized under the French Language Services Act.
As a condition of employment, we require all staff to be fully vaccinated for COVID19, in addition to other vaccinations required by the Public Hospitals Act.