Senior Manager, Foundation Partnerships

About this position

Impact Starts at UNICEF Canada
JOIN OUR TEAM AS SENIOR MANAGER, FOUNDATION PARTNERSHIPSDo you thrive on cultivating and growing partnerships that advance ambitious fundraising and impact goals? Join UNICEF Canada – one of Canada’s most respected and historic charities – and be part of a high-impact, mission-driven team working across Canada and globally to create a better world for children. We are seeking a talented individual for the role of Senior Manager, Foundation Partnerships.

Position Details:

Position Title:

Senior Manager, Foundation Partnerships

Employment Type:

Full-time, Fixed contract - 18 months

Reports to:

Executive Vice President, Development

Partnership Coordination (40%)Facilitate monthly/quarterly stakeholder meetings, updates, and follow-ups among UNICEF Canada, Global teams, Country Offices and Regional Offices to capture status updates across the internal network.

Develop and maintain meeting agendas, actions, briefing notes, timelines, and shared coordination tools to support effective partnership management and decision-making.

Track and monitor partnership commitments, grant deliverables, dependencies, &reporting requirements, proactively identifying and escalating risks, gaps, or delays that may impact partnership objectives.

Facilitate effective information flow and alignment between teams to ensure that partnership priorities, program updates, and donor requirements are understood and acted upon.

Serve as a central coordination point for scheduling, document sharing, and internal preparation for partner-facing engagements, including the Partnership Council meetings with the external partner.

Grant Management and Tracking (20%) Oversee grant management processes, including detailed milestone tracking, reporting deadlines, approvals, payment schedules, and key partnership deliverables.

Support Director, International Programs & Emergencies with UNICEF Canada’s oversight of programmatic reporting by tracking timelines, milestone reminders, and ensuring deliverables are provided on schedule.

Coordinate with relevant internal and global stakeholders to collect accurate program, financial, and impact information for donor reporting, stewardship and decision-making.

Monitor progress against agreed grant requirements and upscale risks or delays in a timely manner.

Maintain organized records of grant-related documents, correspondence, reporting inputs, and partner commitments in Raiser’s Edge, UNISON, and Asana.

Partner Communications & Stewardship (40%)Lead coordination of partnership communications across UNICEF Canada, Global teams and Country Offices to ensure messaging is consistent, timely, and aligned with partnership objectives.

Draft, review, and coordinate updates, briefing materials, meeting notes, and partner-facing correspondence as needed.

Coordinate the development of program updates and stewardship materials that reflect partner priorities and UNICEF’s programmatic work.

Ensure consistency of messaging and partnerships of communications planning across the various grants.

Provide an oversite of overall partnership communications strategies, ensuing alignment with donor expectations and organizational priorities.

Maintain visibility on upcoming communications needs and ensure relevant teams have adequate time and information to contribute.

• Demonstrated 5-7 years of experience in partnership management, project management, grant management, government communications and relations, international development, or a related field.
• Strong organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple timelines, stakeholders, deliverables, and competing priorities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to synthesize information and prepare clear materials for different audiences.
• Experience leading and influencing cross-functional, geographically dispersed, or matrixed teams to achieve shared objectives.
• Strong attention to detail, with the ability to establish and maintain effective systems, processes, and documentation.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment, discretion, and diplomacy when working with…