St. Michael's and Providence Foundation (SMPF) is the exclusive fundraising organization to generate and manage philanthropic funds for St. Michael’s Hospital and Providence Healthcare, within Unity Health Toronto. Through multiple lines of fundraising income generation and stewardship activity, SMPF, in conjunction with Unity Health, will define and promote the St. Michael’s and Providence brands to maximize philanthropic revenue to fuel their healthcare, research, teaching and health equity missions. We will inspire our communities, local, provincial, national and international, to invest in our organizations’ priorities to drive and implement innovation that will equitably support all members of our society to manage and overcome disease and health crises and live healthier lives to create a more inclusive and thriving society. Join us!

POSITION SUMMARY

The Director, Granting is a senior leadership role accountable for the strategic direction, governance, and enterprise-wide effectiveness of the Foundation’s granting function. The role ensures that granting activities advance the Foundation’s mission, uphold donor intent, and meet the highest standards of financial stewardship, transparency, and accountability.

Reporting to the CFO & VP Risk Management, the Director operates as the Foundation’s primary contact on granting, hospital funding flows, equipment and capital commitments. The role provides leadership oversight of complex, high-value granting and capital initiatives, serves as the primary Foundation counterpart to hospital leadership on funded projects, and exercises judgment on risk, prioritization, and compliance matters.

A central mandate of the role is to lead the implementation and long-term ownership of a new enterprise granting portal that will materially transform how granting is requested, approved, monitored, and reported. Post-implementation, the Director is accountable for the portal’s governance, performance, and evolution, ensuring it remains aligned with organizational strategy and stakeholder needs.

RESPONSIBILITIES & ACTIVITIES

Granting Leadership & Oversight:

• Set the strategic direction for the Foundation’s granting function, ensuring alignment with Board-approved policies, donor restrictions, and organizational priorities.
• Provide senior leadership, coaching, and performance management for the Granting Officer and ensure appropriate capacity, controls, and succession planning within the function.
• Exercise delegated authority over granting decisions, escalations, and interpretations of policy for complex or high-risk files.
• Ensure granting practices reflect best-in-class governance, audit readiness, and defensible decision-making.

Granting Portal Implementation & Ownership:

• Lead the end to end implementation of the Foundation’s new granting portal, including requirements definition, vendor coordination, testing, change management, and launch.
• Serve as the ongoing functional owner of the granting portal, ensuring it continues to meet business needs and evolves over time.
• Ensure data integrity, reporting accuracy, and user adoption.
• Establish clear workflows, approval authorities, and service level expectations within the portal.

Granting and Hospital Agreements:

• Project manages all major granting agreements with hospital partners, including operating, capital, equipment, and multiyear commitments.
• Ensure agreements are clearly documented, executed, tracked, and monitored over their full lifecycle.
• Coordinate with Foundation, and Hospital leadership to address amendments, extensions, or changes in scope.
• Regularly review grant spending, project status, and milestones to ensure funded initiatives are progressing as approved.
• Proactively follow up with hospital stakeholders on delays, underspending, or scope changes.
• Develop and maintain dashboards and reports on grant utilization, outstanding commitments, and project impact for senior management and the Board.
• Support impact reporting and donor stewardship by ensuring timely and accurate information on funded outcomes.

Governance, Risk, & Compliance:

• Ensure granting activities comply with applicable legislation, CRA requirements, Foundation policies, and Board approvals.
• Identify and manage granting-related risks, including reputational, financial, and compliance risks.
• Contribute to policy development and continuous improvement related to granting, restricted funds, and endowments.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• University degree in finance, accounting, public administration, or a related discipline; CPA or other relevant professional designation is strongly preferred.
• Minimum 10–12 years of progressive experience in granting, finance, capital planning, or a related discipline within a complex not-for-profit, healthcare, or public-sector environment.
• Demonstrated experience leading enterprise-scale initiatives, including system or process transformations.
• Deep understanding of donor-restricted funds, charitable compliance, governance requirements, and Board-level accountability.
• Strong leadership and people management capabilities.
• Excellent project management and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple complex initiatives simultaneously.
• High attention to detail combined with the ability to think strategically.
• Strong relationship management skills with internal and external stakeholders, including hospital leadership.
• Advanced analytical, reporting, and problem-solving skills.
• Clear, concise written and verbal communication skills suitable for senior management and Board audiences.

Unity Health Toronto is committed to creating an accessible and inclusive organization. We strive to provide a recruitment process that is barrier-free and in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) and the Ontario Human Rights Code. We understand that you may require an accommodation at any stage of the recruitment process. When you are contacted, please inform the Talent Acquisition Specialist and we will work with you to meet your accommodation needs. We want to emphasize that all accommodation requests are handled with the utmost confidentiality, respecting your privacy and dignity.

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