Service Clubs and Volunteer Support Officer

Service Clubs and Volunteer Support Officer

Toronto, ON, Canada

Posted Wednesday, August 19, 2026 at 4:00 AM

About Us

Our vision at Diabetes Canada is a world free from the effects of diabetes. That’s why we work together to improve the lives of those living with diabetes – sharing knowledge and resources, supporting health-care professionals to improve patient care, advocating for change through policy, and funding research to advance treatments and discover a cure.

Living with diabetes is a complex and often relentless journey, testing the resilience of every individual affected. Diabetes Canada is here to help—providing tools, resources, and support to make that journey easier.

Join us in leading with strength and compassion - so no one faces diabetes alone.

About the Role

We’re seeking a Service Clubs and Volunteer Support Officer who plays a key role in our Community Fundraising and Events (CFE) team. Reporting to the Executive Director, Community Fundraising & Events, the Service Clubs & Volunteer Support Officer will support the Community Fundraising & Events team by building and maintaining strong relationships with service clubs, community partners, and volunteers. Reporting to the Executive Director, this role focuses on coordinating fundraising initiatives, supporting national events, and ensuring external partners and volunteers are effectively engaged in support of Diabetes Canada’s mission.

The role will focus primarily on service clubs, community fundraising & volunteer engagement. The Officer will manage relationships with service clubs and community organizations across Canada, supporting fundraising initiatives—particularly grants and proposals that generate approximately $700K annually, including funding for D‑Camps. In addition, the role oversees the recruitment, onboarding, and coordination of volunteers, interns, and Canada Summer Jobs participants, serving as the primary point of contact to ensure a positive and well supported experience.

Location: Our national office is located at 1000–170 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario. We offer a flexible work arrangement, allowing employees to work remotely while occasionally coming into the office as required by their manager or the organization. This role will require the Officer to travel to events and our storage unit.

Compensation: The hiring salary range for this role is $70,000 - $76,000 annually, depending on skills and experience with meeting the requirements of the role.

Contract Duration: 12-Month Contract

What You’ll Do

• Using current data and trends to research and identify potential prospect donors to maximize fundraising revenue with the annual target of $700k+
• Work with volunteer clubs and agencies to identify potential committee members
• Create fundraising campaigns and strategies for soliciting service clubs
• Experience hosting and creating committees that focus on revenue generation
• Strengthen relationships with service clubs, community leaders, agencies, and industry partners to maximize financial contributions to meet annual target goals
• Complete grant applications, presentations, impact reports and stewardship events working in collaboration with the Stewardship and Camp team.
• Implement a Service Club Strategy that focuses on efficiencies and revenue growth.
• Build and steward both regional and national committees to attain fundraising targets
• Works cross functionally to identify sponsors and hosts of CFE events
• This role is a part of the CFE department with a goal of generating $700k/annually in fundraising.
• Be a proactive, forward-facing representative for DC.
• Conducts prospect research to identify new contacts, partnerships, and growth opportunities
• Create and implement the CFE team’s volunteer engagement strategy in a manner that ensures full integration and coordination across Diabetes Canada (DC), while empowering different teams to develop and implement complementary and effective volunteer engagement strategies in their own activities.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to ensure appropriate engagement of volunteers to best support DC, including collaboration regarding partnerships with community leaders,…