A minimum of 10 years of experience in progressive leadership roles working with numerous senior-level stakeholders in complex environments, ideally academic or healthcare environments.
Ability to contribute to and interpret business strategy, connect it to the organization’s priorities, and successfully implement.
Demonstrated experience working as a collaborative and productive member of a senior management team.
Strong financial acumen and experience being accountable for large departmental revenue and expense budgets.
Strategic thinker with the ability to see the big picture, balancing short- and long-term objectives and competing priorities, and identifying and generating business development opportunities.
Superior verbal and written communication abilities, and exceptional listening skills.
Strong administrative and organizational skills, including robust analytical abilities, and resourcefulness and creativity in problem-solving.
Proven ability to build and sustain relationships at all levels internally with colleagues and externally with the Board and other volunteers and donors.
Proven ability to exercise sound and independent judgement in a variety of different situations, maintaining absolute confidentiality and discretion where required.
Demonstrated ability to lead with excellence and enable the success of a large and diverse team and wider organization through leadership and effective management.
An excellent coach and mentor who brings a track record of hiring, nurturing, and developing top talent and earning the respect of colleagues and team members.
Demonstrated commitment to principles of Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Anti-Racism (IDEAA).
Strong and consistently demonstrated alignment with our values of Collaboration, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence.
A bachelor’s degree or higher is preferred for this role, or an equivalent combination of work experience and education.
Fundraising
Proven success securing major and transformational gifts at the 7- and 8-figure level.
Strong experience in and understanding of the Canadian philanthropic landscape.
Superb relationship management skills with the donor, their family and/or professional advisors, including the ability to navigate what are often complex dynamics.
An ability to formulate “big ideas” working in conjunction with both the donor and the leadership of the Cancer Centre.
Intellectual nimbleness and an ability to translate complex clinical and scientific information into everyday language, both through exceptional writing skills and strong verbal communication.
An ability to strategically align institutional needs with donor interests and recommend creative funding options.
Technical knowledge and expertise in structuring large, complex gifts, both on an outright basis and on a legacy basis in the case of planned giving.
Exceptional negotiating skills to ensure that the interests of Princess Margaret Cancer Centre are always paramount.
Experience partnering with third-party organizations to support transformational donors who wish to solve systemic issues through multiple organizations rather than through a single entity.
Demonstrated understanding of how to negotiate effective gift agreements with the donor, to ensure realistic, reasonable, and timely reporting on achievements and impact.
Valuing stewardship as much as securing the gift, and an understanding of how to structure donor recognition opportunities commensurate with the size of the gift.
