Senior Vice President, Philanthropy
Senior Vice President, Philanthropy
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Job Description
$143015 $174500 annually commensurate with experience
Department: Association Services
Location: Hamilton Downtown Family YMCA with hybrid work options available
Work Hours: 40 hours per week
Employment Type: Full-Time Salaried with benefits and a complimentary YMCA Membership
Deadline to Apply: August 08 2025
Anticipated Start Date: November 03 2025
Why Youll Love Working With Us:
In addition to working with an amazing team in an inclusive and collaborative working environment that encourages creativity curiosity and celebrates success we offer the following benefits to eligible employees:
- Vacation: Up to 6 weeks vacation
- Pension: Day-one enrollment in YMCA pension plan with employer matching
- Benefits from Day 1 with a Health Care Spending Account
- Complimentary YMCA Membership
- Reduced rates on YMCA HBB services such as Child Care Camps and Programming
- Mental Health On Demand (MHOD) Program for staff and their families
- An opportunity to drive transformational change while advancing your leadership career!
Position Overview:
We believe that it is through the power of our amazing people that the #YSavesLives. By joining the YMCA of HamiltonBurlingtonBrantford you will contribute to making our Y the best place to work.
As a key member of the Executive Team the Senior Vice President of Philanthropy will report directly to the President & CEO and provide strategic leadership for all philanthropic activities. This includes leading the $25 million Y Saves Lives Comprehensive Campaign building donor relationships engaging stakeholders and coaching a high-performing team all while championing the YMCAs values of caring honesty inclusion respect and responsibility. Youll work collaboratively across departments and with external leaders to ensure our mission thrives through a strong culture of giving and community trust.
This is an exceptional opportunity for a visionary and strategic philanthropy leader with a passion for relationship-building community impact and advancing a culture of generosity and giving at the YMCA of HamiltonBurlingtonBrantford.
What Youll Do:
- Lead Strategy & Campaigns: Oversee all fundraising efforts including major gifts foundations corporate partnerships and planned giving.
- Build Relationships: Cultivate and steward meaningful relationships with colleagues donors and the community including managing a personal portfolio of major donors.
- Empower a Team: Inspire coach and support the Philanthropy team and campaign volunteers.
- Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Partner with teams within our Association to align messaging and stewardship.
What Youll Bring:
Experience:
- 10 years in senior-level fundraising roles within the non-profit or charitable sectors. Experience working in a federated model is an asset.
- A fundraising professional focused on major and transformational gifts from individuals corporate partners and communities.
- Proven significant experience in the successful execution of large complex fundraising campaigns.
- Superior management skills with proven experience building mentoring coaching and leading high performing and engaged teams.
- Proven ability to engage inspire build and sustain strong collaborative working relationships within the Association the greater Y Federation Board of Directors Volunteers and existing and prospective Donors.
- Proven ability to effectively and passionately communicate with a wide variety of audiences both orally and in writing.
Skills & Attributes:
- Exceptional emotional intelligence communication and presence.
- Demonstrated ability to inspire trust and foster relationships with key stakeholders.
- Strong understanding of philanthropic strategy and donor lifecycle management.
- A collaborative coach who empowers others and thrives in a cross-functional leadership environment.
- Deep commitment to equity social impact and community belonging.
- CFRE designation is preferred.
Working Environment:
- Hybrid work with travel to donor meetings events and branch locations.
- Participation in national networks such as YMCA Canadas Philanthropy CoP and NAYDO.
- Evening and weekend event participation expected.
This position requires a commitment to the YMCA mission and core values of: Inclusion Caring Honesty Respect and Responsibility as well as a commitment to building developmental assets in children and adults.
All offers of employment will be subject to the provision that the successful incumbent provides the YMCA of HamiltonBurlingtonBrantford with a current and satisfactory Police Records Check. Positions responsible for the direct supervision of children and/or vulnerable persons will be required in addition to a Police Records Check to provide a Vulnerable Sector Screening Report at the time of hire. Police Records Checks are reviewed on an individual basis and the offence(s) if any is considered in the decision-making process in relation to the requirement of working with children; therefore not eliminating all candidates with a record from being offered a position.
Organizational Overview:
As one of the largest charitable community service organizations in Canada the YMCA of HamiltonBurlingtonBrantford responds to critical social needs in the community and works to provide solutions. By nurturing the potential of children youth and adults the YMCA HBB connects people to life-building opportunities to each other and enhances their quality of life. We foster social responsibility and healthy living. The YMCA HBB works collectively with community partners that share the YMCA HBBs determination in strengthening the foundations of community for all people.
We launched our new strategic plan in January 2024 grounded in our mission to create a vibrant and healthy community where everyone thrives. To help achieve our mission we introduced our multiyear philanthropic comprehensive campaign The Y Saves Lives that continues to inspire incredible generosity.
At the centre of our Strategic Plan are our three YES priorities:
Young People Our Legacy and Future
Employees Our Source of Sustainable Energy
Seniors Our Commitment to Lifelong Health
Read more about our impact here.
Inclusion Diversity Equality and Accessibility:
The YMCA of HamiltonBurlingtonBrantford is committed to creating an inclusive diverse equitable and accessible environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race colour religion gender gender identity or expression sexual orientation national origin genetics disability age or neurodiversity.
We understand the social barriers preventing individuals from applying for open roles. We encourage those from the Indigenous 2SLGBTQIA BIPOC and Disabled communities to apply.
If you need any accommodation throughout the recruitment process please do not hesitate to contact our People Leadership and Culture Department (PLC) at
Ready to Make a Difference This is your chance to play a critical role in shaping a thriving inclusive workplace where employees feel supported and empowered. If youre passionate about our mission and excited to lead impactful initiatives we want to hear from you!
Dont meet every requirement If you are excited about the role but your resume doesnt align perfectly with every qualification in the description apply anyway. You may still be the right candidate for this or other roles! We are committed to equity diversity and inclusion in our recruitment process and we welcome candidates from all backgrounds and lived experiences.
Required Experience:
Chief
Employment Type
Full-Time
