Senior Manager, Foundation Partnerships

JOIN OUR TEAM AS SENIOR MANAGER, FOUNDATION PARTNERSHIPS

Do 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.

Senior Manager, Foundation Partnerships

Full-time, Fixed contract - 18 months

Executive Vice President, Development

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$75,000 - $90,000 per year annually with benefits and 3 weeks paid vacation

Toronto

UNICEF Canada has a Fixed-Hybrid work environment that requires team members to attend the office on our anchor days (Tuesdays and Wednesdays) at a minimum each week.

UNICEF is the world’s farthest-reaching humanitarian organization for children. Across 190 countries and territories, and in the world’s toughest places, we provide and advocate for education, health and nutrition services. Protect children from violence and abuse. Bring clean water and sanitation to those in need. Keep them safe from climate change and disease. Serve as the world’s largest provider of vaccines.

Before, during and after emergencies, we’re on the ground with life-saving help and hope. The needs of children around the world continue to increase, and the role of UNICEF is more important than ever.

UNICEF Canada is one of 32 National Committees located in high-income countries around the world. Our team exists to fundraise for UNICEF’s highest priorities, and to work neutrally with governments and the private sector in Canada and internationally to advance the rights and well-being of children and youth.

As UNICEF Canada launches a bold new Strategic Plan in 2026, raising funds in support of children around the world will remain a key focus.

Be part of this next phase of impact!

The Senior Manager, Foundation Partnerships will provide the coordination, grant management, and partnership communications required to support a major institutional foundation partnership. Serving as a central point of contact, this role will ensure alignment across internal and external stakeholders, effective management of key dates and deliverables, and clear, timely communication across UNICEF Canada, Global Foundations team, Country Offices, and Regional Offices.

The successful candidate is a highly organized relationship-builder who can manage complex coordination across multiple teams, maintain strong systems for follow-up, and support high-quality stewardship and reporting for a valued institutional foundation partner.

Reporting to the Executive Vice President, Development, this position will strengthen the operational infrastructure, collaboration, and communications needed to support a high-value institutional foundation partnership, helping to advance UNICEF’s mission for children through exceptional partnership management and execution.

• 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.

• Oversee grant…