Executive Director
Top Benefits
About the role
Employment Status: Full Time
Department: Foundation
Union: Non-Union
End Date: Sep 10, 2025
Job Code: 19065
✓ Pension ✓ Dental Insurance ✓ Disability Insurance ✓ Health Insurance ✓ Life Insurance
St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital Foundation
Executive Director
Full Time, Non-Union
Salary: $120,000 - $160,000
POSITION DESCRIPTION:
The St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital Foundation is seeking a visionary leader to join a lean and talented team of fundraising professionals. Are you an experienced storyteller with unending curiosity and a remarkable ability to build and sustain relationships? Do you thrive in an energetic and collaborative environment? This could be your opportunity to experience the unique culture of the St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital Foundation. The Executive Director brings the vision of the Foundation to life, inspiring a lifetime of philanthropic support for our Hospital. She/he passionately supports an award-winning community hospital that values compassion, accountability, respect, innovation and collaboration.
Reporting to the Board of Directors, the Executive Director is responsible for the overall strategic, operational, and financial leadership of the organization. As the senior staff leader, the Executive Director will provide guidance, executive leadership and senior managerial oversight of key decisions, initiatives and financial resources while cultivating an energizing work environment.
The ideal candidate is a strong communicator, demonstrating interpersonal effectiveness, innovative thinking, sound professional practices, ethical decision-making, accountability, community stewardship, and effective leadership in guiding and empowering teams toward shared goals.
THE ORGANIZATION:
The Foundation’s sole purpose is to raise funds to acquire patient care equipment, support educational endeavours, and upgrade the Hospital’s physical facilities. The Foundation plays a fundamental role in supporting excellence in patient care at the St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital.
Through the generosity of community donors, the Foundation has transferred almost $84 million to the St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital since 1985 and helped medical staff save lives and improve the health of thousands of patients.
The St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital is a 179-bed facility located in the City of St. Thomas and serving all eight municipalities within the County of Elgin. It is a fully accredited hospital offering a full range of hospital services and achieved Accredited with Exemplary Standing status from Accreditation Canada.
SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
-
University degree or College diploma in Philanthropy, Public Relations, Business Administration or related field
-
Certification as a Fundraising Professional (CFRE) is an asset
-
Minimum 5 years of experience in professional fundraising
-
Minimum of 5 years of leadership experience
-
Experience working with a Board of Directors
-
Proven ability in fund development; Evidence of success with increasing and more complex projects throughout career, including secreting major gifts and building donor relationships
-
Demonstrated strategic planning, financial management, and governance experience
-
Exceptional interpersonal, communication and relationship-building skills
-
Ability to lead a team and collaborate with a range of stakeholders
-
Ability to collaborate, persuade and influence others to act and achieve results
-
Proficient in the use of donor databases, fundraising platforms and productivity tools
-
Passion for community and a commitment to health care
HOW TO APPLY:
The above statements are not intended to encompass all functions and qualifications of the position. Rather, they are intended to provide a general framework of the requirements of the position. Employees may be required to perform other functions not specifically addressed in this job description.
St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital Foundation is committed to a barrier-free respectful, accessible and inclusive workplace. Upon individual request, the Foundation will endeavour to remove any barrier to the hiring process to accommodate those candidates with disabilities. Please inform us should accommodation be required at any point in the recruitment and selection process.
We thank all applicants who apply for this position, however, only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. In accordance with the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, personal information will only be used for candidate selection.
About St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital
St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital (STEGH) is an award winning 179-bed facility dedicated to providing an excellent patient care experience for every patient, every time. STEGH provides comprehensive 24-hour coverage in Internal Medicine, Surgery, Obstetrics, Pediatrics, Anesthesia, Emergency, Mental Health and Family Medicine. As a fully accredited hospital, we are proud to serve the city of St Thomas and all eight municipalities within the County of Elgin.
More than 1,000 professionals work at STEGH, including over 200 credentialed Professional Staff who provide in-hospital care ensuring that we provide the highest quality of care to each and every patient that walks through our doors. Patient and staff safety is a major priority and fostering this safety culture is integrated in all that we do. We pride ourselves on being a diverse and equal opportunity employer, committed to the well-being of our employees. We continuously invest in ways to enhance work/life balance and improve accessibility.
Our range of hospital services include, emergency medicine, mental health (in-patient and out-patient), a surgical program, cardio respiratory services, sleep studies, palliative care, chemotherapy, diagnostic imaging, education programs, pediatrics, obstetrics, and much more.
The Hospital participates in the Southwestern Ontario Medical Education Network as a community hospital training centre for residents in OB/Gyn, Pediatrics, Emergency Medicine, Surgery, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Hospitalists, Anesthesiology, and Maxillofacial Surgery.
Executive Director
Top Benefits
About the role
Employment Status: Full Time
Department: Foundation
Union: Non-Union
End Date: Sep 10, 2025
Job Code: 19065
✓ Pension ✓ Dental Insurance ✓ Disability Insurance ✓ Health Insurance ✓ Life Insurance
St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital Foundation
Executive Director
Full Time, Non-Union
Salary: $120,000 - $160,000
POSITION DESCRIPTION:
The St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital Foundation is seeking a visionary leader to join a lean and talented team of fundraising professionals. Are you an experienced storyteller with unending curiosity and a remarkable ability to build and sustain relationships? Do you thrive in an energetic and collaborative environment? This could be your opportunity to experience the unique culture of the St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital Foundation. The Executive Director brings the vision of the Foundation to life, inspiring a lifetime of philanthropic support for our Hospital. She/he passionately supports an award-winning community hospital that values compassion, accountability, respect, innovation and collaboration.
Reporting to the Board of Directors, the Executive Director is responsible for the overall strategic, operational, and financial leadership of the organization. As the senior staff leader, the Executive Director will provide guidance, executive leadership and senior managerial oversight of key decisions, initiatives and financial resources while cultivating an energizing work environment.
The ideal candidate is a strong communicator, demonstrating interpersonal effectiveness, innovative thinking, sound professional practices, ethical decision-making, accountability, community stewardship, and effective leadership in guiding and empowering teams toward shared goals.
THE ORGANIZATION:
The Foundation’s sole purpose is to raise funds to acquire patient care equipment, support educational endeavours, and upgrade the Hospital’s physical facilities. The Foundation plays a fundamental role in supporting excellence in patient care at the St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital.
Through the generosity of community donors, the Foundation has transferred almost $84 million to the St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital since 1985 and helped medical staff save lives and improve the health of thousands of patients.
The St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital is a 179-bed facility located in the City of St. Thomas and serving all eight municipalities within the County of Elgin. It is a fully accredited hospital offering a full range of hospital services and achieved Accredited with Exemplary Standing status from Accreditation Canada.
SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
-
University degree or College diploma in Philanthropy, Public Relations, Business Administration or related field
-
Certification as a Fundraising Professional (CFRE) is an asset
-
Minimum 5 years of experience in professional fundraising
-
Minimum of 5 years of leadership experience
-
Experience working with a Board of Directors
-
Proven ability in fund development; Evidence of success with increasing and more complex projects throughout career, including secreting major gifts and building donor relationships
-
Demonstrated strategic planning, financial management, and governance experience
-
Exceptional interpersonal, communication and relationship-building skills
-
Ability to lead a team and collaborate with a range of stakeholders
-
Ability to collaborate, persuade and influence others to act and achieve results
-
Proficient in the use of donor databases, fundraising platforms and productivity tools
-
Passion for community and a commitment to health care
HOW TO APPLY:
The above statements are not intended to encompass all functions and qualifications of the position. Rather, they are intended to provide a general framework of the requirements of the position. Employees may be required to perform other functions not specifically addressed in this job description.
St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital Foundation is committed to a barrier-free respectful, accessible and inclusive workplace. Upon individual request, the Foundation will endeavour to remove any barrier to the hiring process to accommodate those candidates with disabilities. Please inform us should accommodation be required at any point in the recruitment and selection process.
We thank all applicants who apply for this position, however, only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. In accordance with the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, personal information will only be used for candidate selection.
About St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital
St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital (STEGH) is an award winning 179-bed facility dedicated to providing an excellent patient care experience for every patient, every time. STEGH provides comprehensive 24-hour coverage in Internal Medicine, Surgery, Obstetrics, Pediatrics, Anesthesia, Emergency, Mental Health and Family Medicine. As a fully accredited hospital, we are proud to serve the city of St Thomas and all eight municipalities within the County of Elgin.
More than 1,000 professionals work at STEGH, including over 200 credentialed Professional Staff who provide in-hospital care ensuring that we provide the highest quality of care to each and every patient that walks through our doors. Patient and staff safety is a major priority and fostering this safety culture is integrated in all that we do. We pride ourselves on being a diverse and equal opportunity employer, committed to the well-being of our employees. We continuously invest in ways to enhance work/life balance and improve accessibility.
Our range of hospital services include, emergency medicine, mental health (in-patient and out-patient), a surgical program, cardio respiratory services, sleep studies, palliative care, chemotherapy, diagnostic imaging, education programs, pediatrics, obstetrics, and much more.
The Hospital participates in the Southwestern Ontario Medical Education Network as a community hospital training centre for residents in OB/Gyn, Pediatrics, Emergency Medicine, Surgery, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Hospitalists, Anesthesiology, and Maxillofacial Surgery.