This role involves remote/work from home with a requirement for a minimum of two (2) days per week working onsite and may be subject to change as the organization works through its hybrid workforce plan and/or changing needs of the Foundation. We care about our team and community and are aligned with CAMH’s health and safety practices.

ABOUT CAMH FOUNDATION

Hi! I’m Alison Parks, Senior Manager, Campaign & Philanthropy Operations. I’ve spent the last 7 years with CAMH Foundation watching the company and the cause grow significantly. I’m fueled by my passion to create meaningful change in how we study, understand, and treat mental illness, and the life-changing role philanthropy can play.

I believe the key to an excellent Campaign Associate is not just the technical skills but the knowledge of the organization’s business, asking the right questions, listening to the answers and believing in the organization’s mission.

I invite you to join me for a conversation about your interest in CAMH, have the chance to meet members of our incredible team, and tell me more about how your career aspirations align with our bold journey to create a world where mental health is health.

The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) is Canada’s largest mental health teaching hospital and one of the world’s leading research centres in its field. With a dedicated staff of more than 3,000 physicians, clinicians, researchers, educators and support staff, CAMH offers outstanding clinical care to more than 34,000 patients each year. The organization conducts ground-breaking research, provides expert training to health care professionals and scientists, develops innovative health promotion and prevention strategies, and advocates on public policy issues at all levels of government.

CAMH Foundation is charged with raising and stewarding funds in support of CAMH. Its role is to help transform the way we understand and address mental illness by raising awareness and increasing engagement across the country. Generous and dedicated supporters help CAMH advance discovery and innovation, build spaces that promote recovery, and break down the stigma of mental illness.

The Philanthropy team is responsible for inspiring philanthropic support from individuals in the private sector, making up over 70% of CAMH Foundation’s annual revenue. As members of the team, we are committed to a positive and safe work environment where we support, listen and learn from each other and be accountable to our many key stakeholders.

THE OPPORTUNITY:

Reporting to the Senior Manager, Campaign & Philanthropy Operations, the Campaign Associate will support the operations and implementation of CAMHF’s comprehensive fundraising campaign and its related milestones. The Campaign Associate will apply exceptional organizational and database management skills to provide administrative support in the development, execution and implementation of campaign fundraising strategies, campaign operations, and the volunteer Campaign Cabinet.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide operational support to the Senior Manager, Campaign & Philanthropy Operations (the campaign operations lead), through effective and organized day-to-day administration including scheduling meetings, drafting and compiling materials, and updating and pulling reports.
• Assist with virtual and in-person campaign cultivation, stewardship and public events (including volunteer-led events and end of campaign celebrations), through the completion of project briefs, identification and development of invitation lists, drafting and prompting of follow-up strategies, and assisting with overall event logistics.
• Support the development and management of campaign workplans at all stages of campaign planning.
• Support the creation and ongoing development of the campaign gift chart and prospect pipelines, including tracking of campaign prospects and gifts secured, and maintaining prospect and pipeline reports to support campaign forecasting.
• Provide support on the operationalization of campaign funding priorities, including process development and implementation, content roll out and education, and maintaining tracking and reporting systems to measure progress against goals.
• In partnership with Stewardship and Operations, support ongoing development and improvement of personalized stewardship processes to enhance operational effectiveness and efficiency, on an as needed basis.
• Using the Raiser’s Edge database and Qlik Sense (business intelligence tool), develop, maintain, and update campaign metrics and scorecards, and support the development and tracking of key metrics and implementation of new metrics at all stages of the fundraising cycle, development and pulling of reports, and monitoring of progress towards goals on an ongoing basis.
• Update and maintain Raiser’s Edge, electronic records and hard copy files as required in a timely manner as per our policies and business processes.
• Prepare and distribute regular reports and presentation material using various software tools including but not exclusive to: Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, Raiser’s Edge, Qlik Sense (business intelligence tool) and Monday.com.
• In collaboration with the Integrated Marketing team, support the implementation of CAMHF annual activations across the Philanthropy team to help build the major gifts pipeline through lead generation, acquisition and retention.
• Provide administrative support to the fundraising activities of the Campaign Cabinet and any Subcommittees, including drafting and compiling meeting agendas and meeting materials, taking and distributing meeting minutes, coordinating of follow-up actions, and maintaining ongoing reporting of Campaign Cabinet volunteer metrics.
• Support the execution of a Campaign Cabinet communications and engagement journey, including an annual meeting calendar, regular email communications, stewardship touchpoints, networking events, learning opportunities, and end of campaign celebration.

WHAT YOU’LL BRING TO THE TEAM

• Relevant work experience, with emphasis on campaign experience or operations administration.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Exceptional administrative and project management skills, including well developed business writing and proofreading experience.
• Proven experience using donor or CRM databases, including experience with data entry, tracking of metrics, developing queries, pulling reports, problem solving and strong understanding of reporting capabilities. Raiser’s Edge knowledge and experience is preferred.
• Leading with curiosity, proactively learns about CAMH’s areas of expertise and excellence (clinical care, research, education and policy), in order to effectively support fundraising priorities.
• Demonstrated ability to multi-task and successfully manage multiple priorities as evidenced by excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Exceptional attention to detail, with experience in quality control and a commitment to excellence in all outputs, including business writing and data reports.
• Proven creativity and nimbleness in the face of shifting priorities and external environment.
• Superior computer literacy in Microsoft Office software applications including Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Demonstrated ability to proactively lead from they are, identify opportunities for optimization, and take initiative to problem solve.
• A flexible, positive and confident team player who is highly collaborative, conscientious, driven to support colleagues and motivated to achieve results.
• Professionalism, judgment and discretion in dealing with confidential and sensitive matters is essential.
• Willingness to learn and to take on additional responsibilities as appropriate.
• General knowledge of fundraising practices, procedures and standards preferred as evidenced by a combination of relevant work, education or professional development.

Deadline of Application: May 28, 2024 by 5:00 PM

Apply at the following Link

CAMH Foundation is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations and will work with you to meet your needs. If you are a person with a disability and require assistance during the application process, please don’t hesitate to reach out! Please contact us at HR.Foundation@camh.ca. We celebrate our inclusive work environment and welcome members of all backgrounds and perspectives to apply.

Our North Star is creating hope and improving outcomes for people facing mental illness. We work in respectful partnerships with each other and our hospital partners to inspire philanthropy and raise awareness in support of mental health.

CAMH is a Tobacco-Free Organization. CAMH is fully affiliated with the University of Toronto and is a teaching hospital and research institute. As a CAMH employee, you will be expected to actively support CAMH’s teaching and research activities, in addition to supporting the clinical work of the hospital.

At CAMH, we strive to be an equitable and inclusive employer. Our commitment to equity is grounded in an institution-wide commitment to achieving a working, teaching, and learning environment that is free of discrimination and harassment.

CAMH actively seeks candidates from First Nations, Métis and Inuit, racialized and LGBTQ2S+ communities, women, and people with disabilities (including people who have experienced mental health and substance use challenges). We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply to our positions. We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Please inform us if you require accommodations during the interview process.