Director of Impact Partnerships Mary's Meals Canada

Salary: $85000 annually plus an 8% pension allotment accompanied by full health benefits and an annual $1500 health spending account.

Marys Meals Canada(MMC)are recruiting foraDirector of Impact Partnerships.This is a remote role with preferred candidates in the Greater Toronto Area Calgary/Edmontonor Vancouver area.

• Are you an experienced major gifts fundraiser who thrives on cultivating meaningful donor relationships

• Do you have a passion for connecting high-net-worth individuals corporations foundations and small businesses with transformational global impact

• Do you enjoy building long-term donor pipelines developing strategic cultivation plans and stewarding partners with excellence

If sowedlove to hear from you.

Reporting to the Executive Director the Director of Impact Partnerships is a senior fundraising leader responsible for developing and strengthening strategic partnerships with high-net-worth donors foundations corporations and small businesses.

This leader will:

• Build a strong prospecting database

• Lead a national major gifts strategy

• Cultivate and steward donors toward long-term multi-year commitments

• Provide strategic philanthropic leadership across the organization

• After the first six months manage and support the Manager of Partnerships

This position plays a crucial role in achieving MMCs annual fundraising goal ofapproximately $250000- $350000 in new revenue understanding that this work requires strategic planning patience and relationship development.

You will have responsibility for:

Major Gifts & Partnership Development

• Building and managing a high-quality major gifts portfolio.

• Identifying cultivating and soliciting HNWIs foundations and corporate partners.

• Creating tailored proposals using MMCs global impact materials.

• Hosting meetings attending events and building long-term trust with donors.

• Developing a comprehensive prospecting and cultivation strategy for the coming years.

Fundraising Strategy & Reporting

• Tracking progress toward annual targets and providingtimelyupdates to leadership.

• Using data analytics toidentifyemerging donor trends.

• Overseeing CRM reporting to ensure accuracy consistency and strategic insight.

• Making real-time recommendations to improve donor engagement.

Organizational Leadership & Collaboration

• Collaborating with the Executive Director Senior leadership team Marketing and Communications.

• Contributing to a culture of stewardship values-driven fundraising and donor respect.

• Establishing alignment with international counterparts to explore global partnership opportunities.

• Leading the Manager of Partnerships.

Cross-Functional Relationship Building

• Leveraging internal strategy resources for proposal development.

• RepresentingMarys Meals at events conferences and stakeholder engagements.

About you:

Youwillbring:

• 5 years of progressive major gifts experience witha track recordof six-figure fundraising.

• Experience working with HNWIs foundations corporations and small businesses.

• A strong portfolio management approach with CRMproficiency.

• Excellent proposal writing and donor communication skills.

• Experience contributing to organizational strategy.

• Comfortrepresentingan organization publicly through presentations and events.

• Ability to travel across Canada asrequired.

• A hunter mindset; proactively pursuing new donor relationships and opportunities rather than waiting for leads.

• Experienceacquiringnew business or donors not only stewarding existing ones.

• High emotional intelligence sound judgment and prioritization skills.

• CFRE designation (or in progress) is considered an asset.

• A valid drivers license (required).

If you meet some but notallthese requirements we still encourage you to apply. We are looking for passionate and committed individuals who are willing to learn and grow in community.

The position begins as a one-year contract with the intention to transition into a full-time permanent role based on performance and fundraising milestones with a targeted start date in early 2026. It is a full-time non-unionized fully remote vacancy open to candidates across Canada with a preference for thoselocatedin the GTA Calgary Edmonton or Vancouver area and includes periodic travel for donor meetings events and stakeholder engagements.

The salary for this role is $85000 annually plus an 8% pension allotment accompanied by full health benefits and an annual $1500 health spending account. The compensation package includes 25 vacation days per year oneadditionalday awarded for each full year of service up to five years and theoptiontopurchaseanadditionalweek of vacation.

AboutMarys Meals Canada:

Marys Meals Canada (MMC) is part of a global movement that believes every child deserves an education and enough to eat. Their vision is that every child receives one daily meal in their place of education and that all who have more than they need share with those who lack the mostbasic necessities. Guided by values of simplicity service hope and good stewardshipMarys Meals feeds more than 3 million children every school day helping them learn grow and build a brighter future.

To apply:

Please do not click on the Apply for this job button below as applications for this role are being handled by ourtrustedrecruitment partner Amplify Mission.

Pleasesubmita resumé and cover letter

Your cover letter should include a description of:

• How your values align with MMCs mission

• Your major gifts and/or partnership development experience

Required Experience:

Director