Location
Hybrid 30 College St., Toronto
Salary
$63,275-$82,559
Benefits
Yes
Reports to
Supervisor, Funds Development, Institutional Partnerships
Why You?ll Love It At Native Child
- Competitive Benefits Package, tailored to meet your needs, including health and dental coverage, life, short- and long-term disability insurance.
- Access to Employee and Family Assistance Program.
- A Retirement and Savings Plan that provides you with the opportunity to build and add value to your savings.
- Learning and Development opportunities to fuel your professional growth.
- Maternity leave top-up
- Generous Paid Vacation and Days-off
- A Culturally rounded environment celebrating our roots
Position Summary: Reporting to the Supervisor, Funds Development, Institutional Giving, the Fund and Community Relationship Specialist is responsible for a portfolio of institutional funding relationships and supporting the full funding lifecycle, from prospect identification and proposal development through stewardship, reporting, and compliance.
The Fund and Community Relationship Specialist develops and maintains strong relationships with government, foundation, corporate, and other funders; researches and pursues funding opportunities aligned with agency priorities; and coordinates the preparation of funding proposals, reports, and related materials. Working collaboratively with program, finance, communications, and leadership teams, the Fund and Community Relationship Specialist helps secure sustainable funding, ensures compliance with funder requirements, and maintains accurate funding records and data systems. The role serves as a key liaison between funders and internal stakeholders, supporting a positive funder experience and contributing to the achievement of institutional fundraising goals.
Key Responsibilities
Portfolio & Relationship Management
- Research, identify, and assess new funding opportunities from government, foundation, corporate, and other institutional sources.
- Coordinate and prepare funding applications, grant proposals, letters of inquiry, budgets, supporting documentation, and related submission materials.
- Collaborate with program, finance, communications, and leadership teams to gather information, develop funding requests, and ensure applications accurately reflect program needs and organizational priorities.
- Support the development of complex and multi-year funding proposals led by the Supervisor.
- Coordinate the preparation and submission of funder reports and other accountability requirements, ensuring accuracy and compliance with funding agreements.
- Monitor funding agreements, reporting schedules, deliverables, and compliance requirements to ensure deadlines are met.
- Work with internal stakeholders to collect program, financial, performance, and outcome data required by funders.
- Maintain funding pipelines, funding calendars, prospect records, and other fundraising tracking tools.
- Conduct research and environmental scans to identify emerging funding priorities, trends, and partnership opportunities.
- Maintain accurate records, documentation, correspondence, and funder activity within Salesforce and other agency systems.
- Support data analysis, performance tracking, and preparation of fundraising reports for leadership.
- Collaborate with program teams to support seamless transitions from proposal development through funding implementation and reporting.
- Participate in strategic funding initiatives, special projects, and cross-departmental activities as assigned.
- Represent NCFST with funders, partners, and secto