Manager, Corporate Partnerships
Top Benefits
About the role
We're inspired by the vision of a world free of multiple sclerosis (MS). MS is a neurological disease of the central nervous system (brain, spinal cord) and Canada has one of the highest rates of MS in the world. People affected by MS are at the heart of our work and our mission is to connect and empower the MS community to create positive change.
We connect the MS community to programs, information, research and to each other while they are on their MS journey. We collaborate with researchers, donors, partners, volunteers, people living with MS, caregivers, and health professionals to drive progress forward and make meaningful impact.
Whether improving the lives of Canadians today or supporting groundbreaking research to end MS tomorrow, we work together as a community—and you can be a part of that.
Our team is looking to fill a current vacant position of Manager, Corporate Partnerships. This is a full-time position working 35 hours per week anywhere in Canada.Please apply by March 29, 2026.
###Discover. Innovate. Act
We are guided on the journey to end MS through discoveries, innovation, and collective action. This strategy connects the MS community through our common goal of a world free of MS. Together, we work to advance treatment and care, enhance well-being, understand, and halt disease progression and ultimately prevent MS.
To learn more about MS Canada, the impact we make, and what makes this a great place to work, we encourage you to visit www.mscanada.ca.
###The impact you will have:
TheManager, Corporate Partnershipsplays a lead role in the identification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of corporate partnerships. This role is responsible for building lasting relationships with corporate partners and generating revenue that supports MS Canada’s mission.
The Manager will work collaboratively across internal teams and with external partners to develop innovative partnership opportunities that engage corporations and their employees in meaningful ways.
###Key Areas of Impact:
- Maintain and grow existing corporate partnerships through exceptional stewardship and meaningful integration across MS Canada initiatives, including sponsorship, cause marketing, employee engagement, and corporate team participation.
- Identify, cultivate, and solicit new corporate partnerships to build strong relationships and generate revenue in support of MS Canada’s mission.
- Identify new corporate prospects and opportunities and apply a variety of strategies and tactics to facilitate growth within the corporate partnerships portfolio.
- Develop and implement blended partnership opportunities that engage corporations through multiple avenues such as sponsorship, employee giving, cause marketing campaigns, and mission-driven investments.
- Collaborate with internal teams to integrate corporate partners across MS Canada programs, campaigns, and community fundraising initiatives.
- Serve as an internal resource and subject matter expert on corporate engagement, helping to strengthen understanding and collaboration across teams.
Requirements
###Our ideal candidate:
- Has minimum 3 years of experience in corporate partnerships, sponsorship, fundraising, or business development.
- Demonstrates the ability to build authentic and meaningful relationships with corporate partners, leading with trust, empathy, and a commitment to MS Canada’s mission and values.
- Has experience identifying, cultivating, and securing new corporate partners.
- Has exceptional client relations and customer service skills, with the ability to communicate professionally and effectively with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
- Has strong contract negotiation and partnership development skills, with the ability to create strategic and creative opportunities for corporations to engage with MS Canada.
- Has excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to engage both internal and external audiences.
- Has proven ability to take initiative and carry projects to completion with minimal supervision
- Has experience using CRM systems (e.g., Salesforce) to manage partnerships and track revenue.
Benefits
###What we offer
At MS Canada, we provide impactful and rewarding career opportunities. We have a comprehensive total rewards package that includes:
- Starting salary within the range of $68,000-$72,000
- Competitive health and dental benefits package, spending accounts, and gender affirmation coverage,
- Opportunity to secure your financial future with retirement plan matching,
- Investment in your professional growth and development,
- Generous paid time off including an extended office closure at the end of the year and half day Fridays before long weekends,
- Support work life balance through flexible schedules and hybrid work arrangements.
Don't meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that some candidates are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every qualification. We’re committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace—so if you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
We are committed to accommodating applicants’ needs throughout the recruitment process. Please indicate accommodations as required.
We would like to acknowledge that the land on which we work and operate spans across the traditional territories of many First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples. We recognize and honor the enduring presence, contributions, and resilience of Indigenous communities throughout Canada's history. We acknowledge our responsibility to understand, respect, and support the diverse indigenous nations and their ongoing relationships with the land.
As part of our recruitment process, we use AI-enabled tools to assist with summarizing applicant information and anonymizing applications. This helps reduce potential bias and ensures a fair and consistent experience for all candidates. At no stage does AI determine recruitment outcomes. Final hiring decisions are always made by our hiring teams.
All positions at MS Canada will require a background check in compliance with our Screening Measures Policy.
About MS Canada
The MS Society provides services to people with multiple sclerosis and their families and funds research to find the cause and cure for this disease. We have a membership of 28,000 and are the only national voluntary organization in Canada that supports both MS research and services. Since our founding in 1948, the core support of the MS Society has been from tens of thousands of dedicated individuals, companies and foundations in communities across Canada. The Society receives almost no funding from government.
The MS Society is governed by a National Board of Directors comprised of 14 volunteer members who are elected annually. There are seven regional divisions and nearly 95 chapters that engage in many community-based activities.
Some 1,500 volunteers serve on MS Society national, division and chapter boards and committees. An estimated 13,500 women and men are volunteers for service programs, fundraising events, public awareness campaigns and social action activities.
The head office of the MS Society is located in Toronto, Ontario. Division offices are located in Dartmouth, Montreal, Toronto, Winnipeg, Regina, Edmonton, and Vancouver.
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Manager, Corporate Partnerships
Top Benefits
About the role
We're inspired by the vision of a world free of multiple sclerosis (MS). MS is a neurological disease of the central nervous system (brain, spinal cord) and Canada has one of the highest rates of MS in the world. People affected by MS are at the heart of our work and our mission is to connect and empower the MS community to create positive change.
We connect the MS community to programs, information, research and to each other while they are on their MS journey. We collaborate with researchers, donors, partners, volunteers, people living with MS, caregivers, and health professionals to drive progress forward and make meaningful impact.
Whether improving the lives of Canadians today or supporting groundbreaking research to end MS tomorrow, we work together as a community—and you can be a part of that.
Our team is looking to fill a current vacant position of Manager, Corporate Partnerships. This is a full-time position working 35 hours per week anywhere in Canada.Please apply by March 29, 2026.
###Discover. Innovate. Act
We are guided on the journey to end MS through discoveries, innovation, and collective action. This strategy connects the MS community through our common goal of a world free of MS. Together, we work to advance treatment and care, enhance well-being, understand, and halt disease progression and ultimately prevent MS.
To learn more about MS Canada, the impact we make, and what makes this a great place to work, we encourage you to visit www.mscanada.ca.
###The impact you will have:
TheManager, Corporate Partnershipsplays a lead role in the identification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of corporate partnerships. This role is responsible for building lasting relationships with corporate partners and generating revenue that supports MS Canada’s mission.
The Manager will work collaboratively across internal teams and with external partners to develop innovative partnership opportunities that engage corporations and their employees in meaningful ways.
###Key Areas of Impact:
- Maintain and grow existing corporate partnerships through exceptional stewardship and meaningful integration across MS Canada initiatives, including sponsorship, cause marketing, employee engagement, and corporate team participation.
- Identify, cultivate, and solicit new corporate partnerships to build strong relationships and generate revenue in support of MS Canada’s mission.
- Identify new corporate prospects and opportunities and apply a variety of strategies and tactics to facilitate growth within the corporate partnerships portfolio.
- Develop and implement blended partnership opportunities that engage corporations through multiple avenues such as sponsorship, employee giving, cause marketing campaigns, and mission-driven investments.
- Collaborate with internal teams to integrate corporate partners across MS Canada programs, campaigns, and community fundraising initiatives.
- Serve as an internal resource and subject matter expert on corporate engagement, helping to strengthen understanding and collaboration across teams.
Requirements
###Our ideal candidate:
- Has minimum 3 years of experience in corporate partnerships, sponsorship, fundraising, or business development.
- Demonstrates the ability to build authentic and meaningful relationships with corporate partners, leading with trust, empathy, and a commitment to MS Canada’s mission and values.
- Has experience identifying, cultivating, and securing new corporate partners.
- Has exceptional client relations and customer service skills, with the ability to communicate professionally and effectively with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
- Has strong contract negotiation and partnership development skills, with the ability to create strategic and creative opportunities for corporations to engage with MS Canada.
- Has excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to engage both internal and external audiences.
- Has proven ability to take initiative and carry projects to completion with minimal supervision
- Has experience using CRM systems (e.g., Salesforce) to manage partnerships and track revenue.
Benefits
###What we offer
At MS Canada, we provide impactful and rewarding career opportunities. We have a comprehensive total rewards package that includes:
- Starting salary within the range of $68,000-$72,000
- Competitive health and dental benefits package, spending accounts, and gender affirmation coverage,
- Opportunity to secure your financial future with retirement plan matching,
- Investment in your professional growth and development,
- Generous paid time off including an extended office closure at the end of the year and half day Fridays before long weekends,
- Support work life balance through flexible schedules and hybrid work arrangements.
Don't meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that some candidates are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every qualification. We’re committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace—so if you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
We are committed to accommodating applicants’ needs throughout the recruitment process. Please indicate accommodations as required.
We would like to acknowledge that the land on which we work and operate spans across the traditional territories of many First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples. We recognize and honor the enduring presence, contributions, and resilience of Indigenous communities throughout Canada's history. We acknowledge our responsibility to understand, respect, and support the diverse indigenous nations and their ongoing relationships with the land.
As part of our recruitment process, we use AI-enabled tools to assist with summarizing applicant information and anonymizing applications. This helps reduce potential bias and ensures a fair and consistent experience for all candidates. At no stage does AI determine recruitment outcomes. Final hiring decisions are always made by our hiring teams.
All positions at MS Canada will require a background check in compliance with our Screening Measures Policy.
About MS Canada
The MS Society provides services to people with multiple sclerosis and their families and funds research to find the cause and cure for this disease. We have a membership of 28,000 and are the only national voluntary organization in Canada that supports both MS research and services. Since our founding in 1948, the core support of the MS Society has been from tens of thousands of dedicated individuals, companies and foundations in communities across Canada. The Society receives almost no funding from government.
The MS Society is governed by a National Board of Directors comprised of 14 volunteer members who are elected annually. There are seven regional divisions and nearly 95 chapters that engage in many community-based activities.
Some 1,500 volunteers serve on MS Society national, division and chapter boards and committees. An estimated 13,500 women and men are volunteers for service programs, fundraising events, public awareness campaigns and social action activities.
The head office of the MS Society is located in Toronto, Ontario. Division offices are located in Dartmouth, Montreal, Toronto, Winnipeg, Regina, Edmonton, and Vancouver.