Coordinator, Granting and Hospital Relations (12-month Contract)

Job Category: Administration & Support

Requisition Number: COORD001276

- Posted : October 28, 2026
- Full-Time
- Hybrid

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Toronto, ON M5G2L3, CAN

Description

ABOUT US

SickKids Foundation, with over 50 years of philanthropic impact in 2023, is Canada's largest charitable funder of child health research, learning and care, raising over $200 million last year. As a national charity, SickKids Foundation invests in national and international initiatives to benefit children in Canada and around the world. As the fundraising partner to The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), we are aligned in supporting Precision Child Health (PCH), the future of tailoring medicine to each child's unique traits so SickKids can diagnose faster, treat smarter, and predict better.

We are driven by our core values of integrity, collaboration, excellence, innovation, and inclusion, with goals of delivering a superior donor experience, investing in our people and culture, driving innovative and sustainable fundraising, and leading in digital charity.

SickKids Foundation is committed to an inclusive culture by embedding equity, diversity and inclusion in our policies, practices, and behaviours. We aim to build awareness and skills in this area, both internally and with our partners. Our commitment extends to creating a safe, positive work setting. For details on our Equity, Diversity & Inclusion commitment, please click here.

We’re committed to attracting and retaining passionate individuals to help create a healthier future. That’s why SickKids Foundation is looking for a new Coordinator, Granting and Hospital Relations.





Description of the Position:

The Coordinator, Granting and Hospital Relations sits at the intersection of donor intent, hospital operations, and grant execution, ensuring funds are accurately administered, compliant, and aligned to donor commitments. This role supports the Granting and Hospital Relations team by coordinating grant workflows, maintaining accurate data and reporting processes, supporting stakeholder meetings and follow-up, and helping identify opportunities for greater efficiency, including where AI may reduce routine, low-value work. This role reports directly to the Manager, Granting & Hospital Relations.

You will:

- Own weekly reporting processes that inform team priorities and highlight risks, delays, data inconsistencies, or gaps;
- Coordinate grant workflows to ensure timely approvals, accurate coding, and compliance with donor intent;
- Act as a central connector between Foundation and Hospital teams, ensuring alignment on deadlines, data, and processes;
- Maintain data integrity across systems supporting grant tracking, external grants, pledge payment schedules, coding adjustments, and reporting;
- Support the review of grant requests and related documentation for accuracy and completeness, especially during peak periods and vacations;




- Submit recurring grants for approval and process external grant payment requests, or support team members with this function;
- Coordinate meetings and training sessions with the Granting & Hospital Relations team and Hospital personnel, including scheduling, agendas, minutes, attendance, and technology requirements;
- Maintain team resources, including the team’s intranet page, process documentation, and related tools;
- Identify opportunities to streamline routine work, improve processes, and leverage tools, including AI-enabled solutions where appropriate; and
- Serve as backup to the Fund Analyst for creating fund designations in the Foundation’s CRM;
- Provide additional office and project support as required.

Qualifications:

While we know that for any job posting no one candidate will possess the qualifications being sought in equal measure, below is an outline of the qualifications we believe are important for a candidate to bring to the position or for the successful candidate to develop while in the role:

- Post-secondary certificate/diploma with a minimum of 2 years of experience in a similar role, ideally in administration, fundraising operations, grants, finance, donor relations, or a related environment;
- Proficient with MS365, Word, and Outlook with a willingness to learn new computer programs;
- Intermediate Excel skills, including VLOOKUP, with comfort working with structured data and identifying inconsistencies or gaps;
- Knowledgeable of Blackbaud Customer Relationship Management (CRM) or other equivalent fundraising platforms and CRM database systems;
- Experience supporting multiple stakeholders with competing priorities, id

📌 Coordinator, Granting and Hospital Relations (Toronto)
🏢 SickKids Foundation
📍 Toronto