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About This Role
The Senior Leadership Giving Officer is part of a dynamic fundraising team focused on securing leadership gifts ($1,000 – $99,999) and helping donors fulfill their philanthropic ambitions. The key function of this position is developing and implementing strategies to grow unrestricted revenue across the portfolio.
In addition, the Senior Leadership Giving Officer is responsible for managing a portfolio of 300-400 donors and prospects and contributing to the development and implementation of plans for prospect identification, cultivation, solicitation and recognition for all donors within the Leadership Giving program. With a focus on generating unrestricted revenue where possible, this role provides Leadership Giving expertise in support of fundraising initiatives across the Community Giving and Engagement Division including Direct Response, Independent Community Events, Tribute Giving and other programs. This role also supports the development of prospect pipelines for the Foundation’s Major Gifts and Legacy Giving teams.
This is a 18-month contract role
Key Responsibilities
- Responsible for managing a specific portfolio of Leadership Giving donors and prospects, including research, identification, cultivation, solicitation, stewardship and tracking.
- Develops and executes donor cultivation and stewardship strategies and tactics to achieve individual and departmental revenue targets and to ensure a strong, positive relationship between each donor and the Foundation.
- Solicits gifts via a range of communication channels including one-on-one meetings, phone calls and direct response.
- Prepares and delivers regular status reports on projections, proposals pending, and cultivation processes.
- Leads customization for divisional and organizational proposals, accountability reports and marketing materials such as newsletters, e-mails and website content for the Leadership Giving segment.
- Leads customization of communication segments for cross-team activities such as the Foundation’s annual gala and stewardship events.
- Records and tracks all donor activity using Salesforce.
- Understands the needs and interests of Foundation leadership and major gift donors, develops strategic relationships and under broad leadership direction has the autonomy to determine optimal course of action for resolution of emerging issues.
- Independently develops strategies and adapts policies and practices to foster ongoing successful relationships with donors and prospects. Mitigates risk of losing donors by providing timely engagement in a creative, solutions-oriented and donor centric manner.
- Provides input to the Associate Director in establishing financial goals for prospects/donors and prioritizing key donors and makes recommendations to improving internal processes that may extend across other business units.
About This Role
The Senior Financial & Investment Analyst position reports directly to the Vice President, Finance in the day-to-day monitoring, reporting and analysis of external investment asset managers. This is a newly created role as the Foundation’s endowed and non-endowed investment portfolios have grown to a size that needs a resource to help with the management, reporting and to assist the Investment Committee fulfill its governance responsibilities. The Senior Financial & Investment Analyst will also work closely with the Finance and Operations team on a variety of investment and finance related projects.
Additionally, this role will participate in one of Vancouver’s most transformative real estate projects and work with prominent industry players, from regional and national development firms to institutional asset managers to public sector entities and prominent entrepreneurs.
Key Responsibilities
- Work collaboratively with our third-party investment consultant and provide portfolio monitoring and recommend any changes to asset mix or investment managers.
- Lead strategic portfolio rebalancing in accordance with the Foundation’s Statement of Investment Policy.
- Oversee and report on the performance of the endowed and the non-endowed investment portfolios.
- Conduct regular cash flow modelling by assessing liquidity needs for funding obligations.
- Collaborate with accounting team members to ensure accurate accounting, valuation and reconciliation of investment transactions.
- Financial modelling, including discounted cash flow analysis and land residual analysis of income-producing and development properties. Development of multiple pro-forma scenarios.
- Research of real estate market trends and comparable transaction data, with preparation of quantitative datasets, forecasts, visuals, and presentation materials.
- Assisting the Foundation leadership with transaction structuring – debt vs equity, and providing thoughtful, empirically driven considerations of transaction risks and opportunities.
- In-depth macroeconomic research, to be used within financial analyses and economic summaries and forecasts to be shared with the Foundation’s Board and committees.
- Serve on or act as a resource to the Investment Committee and working groups as required.
- Maintaining awareness of local, national, and global economic and geopolitical trends, with a focus on how such trends impact the overall capital markets and the Canadian commercial real estate sector.
About This Role
The Prospect Research and Analysis Officer is responsible for delivering a range of varied and moderately complex activities aimed at prospect identification and donor engagement through research and data analytics.
This is a 12-month contract role
Key Responsibilities
- Conducts prospect research and analysis activities to identify, assess and qualify, by research, prospective donors to support revenue-generating goals of the Foundation, in alignment with the Foundation’s fundraising priorities
- Conducts research, information-gathering and analysis on current donors, prospects, prospective board members, as well as industry, business, market and financial news and trends that will advance philanthropic conversations and objectives, including related to the campaigns approach
- Proposes and implements approaches on most effective way to disseminate collected information to internal fundraising partners, in a way that maximizes the usefulness of the information and research
- Consults and collaborates with internal partners to design and deliver moves management and prospect assignment, dis/qualification and tracking systems to monitor information and activities along the donor lifecycle and the prospect pipeline, and for ensuring that related processes and procedures are followed
- Undertakes specialized research projects as required, including environmental scans and trend research
- Researches, analyzes, and collaboratively designs and delivers business solutions, including processes, procedures, training materials and technology-assisted solutions, to ensure availability and timely recording of high-quality donor and prospect data, and continuous improvement of research-related processes and procedures
- Working collaboratively with Information Systems, revenue-generating departments, and other colleagues across the Foundation, and participating in information management and data governance processes to develop data storage standards, best practices for relevant data and ensure availability and high quality of prospect data
- Developing prospect capacity rating methodology customized to organization needs and resources; training staff on how to understand and use research capacity ratings for prospect prioritization
BC’s Top Employers 2025
VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation is thrilled to be named as one of BC’s Top Employers for 2025! We were selected in part due to our extended benefits plan, progressive time-off policies, and encouragement for employees to pursue ongoing education.
Learn MoreFrequently Asked Questions About Careers
Find answers to common questions about joining our team.
If you are looking for a career where you truly connect with the organization’s purpose, your hopes and dreams may be a perfect match with building a career with VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation. The work we do impacts the province in which we work, and makes a real difference both saving and improving lives. People who thrive at the Foundation are engaged with and inspired by the impact we have in BC healthcare.
Our workplace culture, the ‘way we do things here’, is informed by our values. The Foundation’s core values are
Initiative & Innovation | Integrity and Stewardship | Teamwork and Engagement
These are more than just words. These values create a culture where cross-functional team engagement and accountability is the norm, where honesty and transparency are key, where people are encouraged to learn and grow, and where we celebrate the learning along the journey as much as getting to the goal.
Our approach to the question of whether work is ‘remote or in office’ is informed by a desire to have flexibility, accountability and real-human relationship development. As we continue to learn together, and discover the most engaging and empowering ways of working, we have embraced a ‘hybrid’ model. Team members are able to work in office full time if that works best for them, or up to 50% of their time at home.
Several elements contribute to the flexibility we provide our employees. After all, we each have unique lives and preferences.
- Flexible start and finish times around our core hours of 9:30 am to 3:30 pm (PST) Monday to Friday. We work a 37.5 hour work week and trust you to figure out how to make that happen.
- Compressed working option in the summer. If you want, you can compress ten days of work into nine and then take the final Friday off. People opting to take this ‘nine-day fortnight’ end up with ten long weekends over the summer. Just think about the camping trips!
- Five personal leave days, in addition to the standard 20 days of vacation each year.
- Three additional foundation days during the year.
- A remote work policy that allows work from anywhere for up to 10 days per calendar year.
On July 27th, 2024, Dr Henry declared an end to the public health emergency related to COVID, and rescinded related orders, including rescinding the order that required COVID-19 vaccination of staff working in health authorities. Employees of the VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation no longer require COVID vaccination as a condition of employment.
We have a proven history of promotion from within as well as the opportunity to grow in role. We invest in the learning and development of our people, and support career growth at every level of the Foundation. As we continue to innovate and add even more value, new roles will continue to be added to enable us to positively impact health care.
We offer the opportunity to learn and grow outside of your ‘job description’, too. Employees are encouraged to participate in our various staff experience committees. Our Culture Cabinet is a team of passionate individuals committed to leading and inspiring a culture of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging. Our Social Committee is an enthusiastic team of folks who create fun and creative staff activities that bring us together in playful and engaging ways. Our Health and Safety Committee is focused on ensuring all Foundation staff know that their safety is paramount, and that we are committed to continuous improvement.
Vacation
All employees receive 4 weeks (20 days) of vacation each year, increasing a day per year after 5 years, up to 35 days. Between vacation, Foundation Days, and the 11 BC stat holidays, Foundation employees enjoy 34 paid days off each year.
Other PTO (Paid Time Off)
The Foundation also has three ‘Foundation Days’ (Easter Monday, Boxing Day, and an additional day in late December); five Personal Leave days (that can be used for celebrations or observances that are significant in your life), and a ‘9 day fortnight’ program for the summer, where employees can choose to work a few extra minutes each day, and take every second Friday off. This equates to 10 long weekends over the summer.
Additionally, all staff are covered by a paid sick leave program which accrues at approximately 1.5 days per month, to a maximum of 26 weeks of sick leave.
Health Benefits
All the premiums for our Foundation health benefits are 100% employer-paid, for you and your spouse/partner and dependents. All full-time staff with a contract longer than 6 months are entitled to dental and extended health benefits, life insurance and dependent life, long term disability, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, and an employee and family assistance program for counselling support.
Municipal Pension Plan
All staff are enrolled in the Municipal Pension Plan – a defined benefit plan – to which the Foundation contributes 9.56 %, starting their contributions after 3 months in role (or 12 months for temporary employees).
Professional Development
At the Foundation, we support your unique career development journey. Throughout your time at the Foundation, we have regular career and development check-ins, where you and your manager mutually determine what types of job experience and challenges, social learning and formal learning will support you going from ‘where you are’ to ‘where you want to be’. With your manager’s approval, we support up to $1000 per year towards formal learning courses. Additionally, all employees have access to our internal calendar of learning, Vancouver Coastal Health’s learning resources, and have a Foundation-paid subscription to LinkedIn Learning.
Employee Perks
All employees have subsidized access to the VGH fitness facilities, parking, and cycling centre. There are various other perks offered through VCH, including subsidized transit passes, and discounts at a range of local retailers and service providers.
Through every part of the Foundation, we are committed to creating an equitable and inclusive workplace. We have a highly engaged cross-functional team that develops and continuously monitors policies, practices and experiences to support our journey of creating a workplace that continuously strives to improve. Guided by the input of our staff and best practices in the Global Benchmark for DEIB, our Culture Cabinet created (and received executive endorsement for) the Foundation’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging Statement:
We’re on a journey
At the Foundation, we know that “Harnessing the power of philanthropy to significantly improve specialized health care and research for everyone in British Columbia” requires a passionate, engaged, and diverse team that represents the communities we serve. Our journey of learning and acting on that learning will support our team members in uniquely contributing to our mission, and to feel that they truly belong.
Our hiring process varies a bit depending on the role, but you can expect to have your application considered by our human resources team. We may approach you for other roles too! If shortlisted, you will be invited to interview. We always invite shortlisted candidates in for a behavioural interview with a panel that includes the hiring manager. Sometimes we have a second round of interviews, and depending on the role, we may ask you to take a skills test or give a short presentation. All going well, we’ll take up your references, and then get in touch to offer you the role!
We don’t currently allow pets in our offices, but we hope that our hybrid work policy allows you to have your beloved four-legged friend with you on your work-from-home days. If they pop up on Zoom, please introduce them!
Please be sure to apply for any specific role you are interested in, but if you don’t see that perfect role, and still think you’d make a great addition to our team, let us know. We may have something come up in future that we think you’d be great for. Forward your resume to careers@vghfoundation.ca and we will be sure to get back to you!
Who we are
Advancing Health Care Through Philanthropy
At VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation, we are dedicated to shaping the future of health care in BC through the power of philanthropy. Our mission is to enable better patient care and outcomes by partnering with donors and health care providers.
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