Senior Prospect Researcher

1 Full-Time Position

Women’s College Hospital Foundation 

Women’s College Hospital

For more than 140 years, Women’s College Hospital has been developing revolutionary advances in healthcare. At Women’s we advocate for healthcare equity because we know that a healthy society requires a level playing field where everyone has access to timely, high quality, efficient and compassionate care. Today, Women’s is a world leader in revolutionizing healthcare for women and advancing health system solutions for all.

Women’s College Hospital Foundation

Through the generosity of the community, the Foundation fuels the Hospital’s excellence in research and healthcare. Women’s is at the leading edge of fundamental changes in the healthcare system and the Foundation plays a critical role in advancing this agenda by supporting the Hospital and its extended mandate through fundraising. Donors have been, and continue to be, paramount to the success of progressive healthcare.

Commitment to inclusion, diversity, equity, and access is a necessity for this role, as this is a guiding

principle at WCHF.

Women’s College Hospital Foundation values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, racialized people, LGBTQ2+ individuals, people with disabilities, and foreign-born residents to apply.

The Role:

Reporting to the Director of Philanthropy, the Senior Prospect Researcher is a hands-on, strategic and participative member of the Philanthropy and Partnerships team, providing critical research and data support for overall fundraising, particularly emphasizing significant gifts. The incumbent is an individual who is passionate about strategy, data, analytics, innovative and entrepreneurial thinking, teamwork and communication. They will be an authentic, collaborative and transparent team player. They will bring a combination of passion and commitment to equity to their work that supports our Hospital’s bold strategic vision to revolutionize healthcare. They will manage and oversee best-in-class research systems, products, processes, and protocols to support the achievement of the Foundation’s revenue and activity targets.

Accountabilities and Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Conduct, complete, and deliver prospect research deliverables to meet the needs of the philanthropy and partnerships team, with the ability to interpret and explain research findings.
• Identify and interpret financial and wealth indicators and provide preliminary giving capacity using internal and external resources and tools.
• Proactively identify new donors to identify and qualify prospects, including data mining, media alerts, and relationship mapping.
• Analyze data and provide input and strategic insights to inform appropriate and timely qualification and solicitation strategies for individuals, corporations and foundations.
• Conduct advanced research functions such as relationship mapping, capacity calculations, risk analysis, media monitoring, and philanthropic and engagement trends.
• Lead management of pipeline development, health and migration, working with the team to build a robust portfolio and pipeline for front-line fundraisers.
• Oversee prospect coordination and clearance to ensure a seamless process.
• Lead environmental scans related to philanthropy, prospect development, fundraising best practices, peer comparators and institutional data/statistics
• Stay on top of the prospect research trends and best practices.
• Support the Foundation with other priorities and projects, including participation in hospital or foundation events.
• Other role-relevant duties as assigned

Qualifications and Skills: 

• 3 – 5 years experience in a prospect research role with a non-profit organization.
• Post-secondary education in library science, fundraising or not-for-profit management or equivalent experience
• Proficiency with office, research, communications databases, software, and platforms (e.g. Raiser’s Edge, iWave, GrantConnect, NXT)
• Working knowledge of relevant privacy legislation and ethical obligations under the Donor Bill of Rights and APRA’s ethics and professional standards.
• Strong communication skills, both oral and written

Key Attributes:

• Accountable as a team player by embracing and consistently enacting organizational values of equity, respect, caring, integrity and partnership, supported by being authentic and accountable
• Ability to research, analyze, synthesize, and present data in a transparent and confidential manner
• Proven track record of strong organizational, planning, and time management skills, handling competing deadlines and prioritizing a large volume of work.
• Proactive, inquisitive, innovative and entrepreneurial nature as well as a critical-thinking lens
• Customer-service orientation to provide accurate information in a timely manner in fast-paced environment
• Ability to work well in a high-performance team with diverse groups of people, including staff, committees and volunteers

Salary Range: $70,000 – $82,500. Eligibility for merit pay and comprehensive benefits including Healthcare Ontario Pension Plan enrollment

Qualified applicants are invited to submit resume and cover letter by Friday, April 11^th, 2025

We thank all applicants for their interest; we will contact only those applicants selected for further considerations. Please note that submissions will be reviewed on an ongoing basis, and therefore early submission is encouraged.

Women’s College Hospital Foundation is committed to fairness and equity in employment and our recruitment and selection practices. We encourage applications from Indigenous peoples, people with disabilities, members of sexual minority groups, members of racialized groups, women and any others who may contribute to the further diversification of our Foundation and Hospital community. Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required under our Access for People with Disabilities policy. Applicants are asked to make their requirements known in advance.

Apply at: https://jobs.dayforcehcm.com/en-US/wch/CANDIDATEPORTAL/jobs/262