Save the Children believes every child has the right to a future. In Canada and around the world, we do whatever it takes – every day and in times of crisis – to support children to fulfill their rights to a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn, and protection from harm. With over 100 years of experience, Save the Children is the world’s first and leading independent children’s organization – transforming lives and the future we share.

THE IMPACT YOU WILL MAKE:

Reporting to the VP Finance & IT the Director Grant Finance and Compliance will be responsible for providing strategic and operational financial leadership for all programs and projects. This role ensures strong financial planning, budgeting, cost recovery, grant compliance, financial analysis and reporting across all revenue and expense streams of SCC. The position partners closely with all other departments and Senior Management to ensure financial sustainability, transparency, and accountability while supporting effective program delivery.

Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

Strategic Financial Leadership

• Serve as the primary finance partner to Program Leadership, providing financial insights to support strategic decision-making.
• Lead program-level financial planning, forecasting, and scenario analysis.
• Strengthen financial sustainability through effective cost recovery models and indirect cost allocation.
• Contribute to organizational strategy by aligning program finances with long-term goals.

Grant Budgeting & Financial Management

• Oversee development, review, and approval of program and project budgets.
• Monitor budget performance, burn rates, and variances; provide timely analysis and recommendations.
• Ensure accurate allocation of staff time, direct costs, and shared costs across projects.
• Support Partnerships and Business Operations teams in budget revisions, reforecasting, budget realignment, no-cost extensions and donor approvals.

Grants & Donor Compliance

• Ensure compliance with donor, contractual, and regulatory financial requirements.
• Review financial sections of funding proposals, ensuring realistic budgeting and full cost recovery.
• Oversee financial reporting to donors, including interim and final financial reports.
• Act as finance lead during donor audits, project audits, and financial reviews.

Cost Recovery & Resource Optimization

• Design, implement, and monitor cost recovery and level-of-effort methodologies.
• Ensure indirect cost recovery aligns with organizational policies and donor rules.
• Track staff utilization and support time allocation systems.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency and optimize use of financial resources.

Financial Reporting & Controls

• Produce regular program-level financial reports and dashboards for senior management and program teams.
• Strengthen internal controls related to program expenditures and cost allocations.
• Ensure accurate project accounting within the financial system.
• Collaborate with Accounting to ensure timely month-end and year-end close for programs.

People Management

• Lead assigned team/department providing strategic direction, coaching, and performance management while ensuring alignment with organizational values and policies.
• Set clear team and individual performance expectations for productivity, quality, and success; providing direction and support as needed.
• Oversee budget management, recruitment, change management, and career development while ensuring compliance, fostering a respectful, values-driven culture, and maintaining a safe and inclusive workplace
• Ensure regular and transparent communication on strategy and policies, uphold SCC’s Code of Conduct, Policies, Leadership Charter, Reconciliation, Equity, Anti-Racism, Diversity, Inclusion (READI), Health and Safety standards, integrates Child Safeguarding practices, models competencies, and professional and ethical behavior.

Qualifications include (but are not limited to):

• Post-secondary education in a relevant field or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 7-10 years of progressive management experience
• Experience in International Development, Non-Governmental Organization (NGO/INGO), or other not-for-profit sectors is required
• Proven experience managing donor-funded or restricted funding (e.g., institutional donors, foundations, government grants).
• Demonstrated experience with cost recovery, indirect cost allocation, and grant compliance.
• Strong knowledge of budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis.
• Familiarity with grant regulations and donor compliance requirements.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel, analytical tools, e.g. Power BI and financial management systems is required.
• Experience with time allocation or level-of-effort systems is an asset.
• People management experience in a unionized environment is preferred.
• Advanced communication, interpersonal, and teamwork skills for diverse audiences to build strong working relationships across cultural and organizational settings, both internally and externally. French/Spanish/Arabic language skills is an asset.
• Demonstrated project management experience for task execution of assigned objectives supported by proficiency with MS Office tools and relevant technologies. Ability to work under pressure within tight timelines to achieve SCC objectives.
• Displays analytical and problem-solving skills to support initiatives with demonstrated adaptability to support change management for successful task implementation.
• Applies judgment and make sound decisions that are accountable, justifiable, and in adherence to policies and procedures.
• Considers organizational strategy and thinks creatively to support innovative initiatives and collaborations that deliver benefits for the children and families we serve.
• Ability to occasionally travel locally, nationally and internationally (less than 10%) as required.

WHAT WE OFFER

The salary range for this position is between $118,530.13 to $142,235.71 CAD depending on skills and experience. In addition to this, our employees will have the following package of additional benefits:

• Comprehensive benefits package for you and your dependents available three months after employmentstart date. Coordinated benefits for your partner paid by Save the Children Canada.
• Hybrid workplace including opportunities to work remotely and flexible work hours to support employee wellbeing and work life balance.
• 4 weeks of annual paid vacation.
• In addition to annual leave, we offer an end of year office closure December 25- January 1 (SAVE Days) so we can all recharge simultaneously.
• 5 paid personal days.
• 3 paid float days.
• 10paidsick leave days.
• Parental leave top-up.
• Employer contributions to group pension plan. Access to help save for a first home through the pension provider.
• Learning and development opportunities and specialized training including professional development time.
• Confidential Employee Assistance Program services available to you and your dependents from your first day of employment.
• Organization-wide membership access to Headspace.

HOW TO APPLY?

If you are interested in this position, please visit the career page at https://www.savethechildren.ca/ and submit your resume and cover letter by 5:00 PM EST April 8, 2026. Internal candidates, please apply via ADP by 5:00 pm EST April 1, 2026. Applications will be reviewed on ongoing basis. We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Please note that AI is used in some components of the recruitment process.

It is our individual and collective responsibility to ensure all children are protected from deliberate or unintentional acts that lead to the risk of, or actual, harm caused by our employees. Each employee shall be aware that there may be additional vulnerabilities facing children associated with their age, socio-economic background, disability, gender, racial heritage, religious belief, identity, sexual orientation or identity, and is committed to ensuring this does not form barriers to effective safeguarding.

Each employee is committed to fostering and sustaining a safe environment through proactive, accessible, and effective approaches that seek to prevent and respond to any harm to the children including but not limited to sexual exploitation and abuse. SCC and all its employees will take all reasonable steps to make itself safe, both as an organisation and in the conduct of all aspects of its day-to-day operations of emergency, humanitarian, developmental, policy, campaigning and administrative work.

SCC supports and acts in compliance with the Human Rights Code. SCC is committed to providing accessible employment practices that are in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (‘AODA’). Providing an accessible and barrier-free environment is a shared effort, and as an organization, SCC is committed to working with the necessary parties to make accessibility for all a reality. If you require an accommodation during any stage of the recruitment or employment process, please notify People & Culture at peopleandculture@savethechildren.ca

Please Note: This job opportunity is to fill an existing vacancy.

This recruitment process may involve the use of AI-enabled or automated tools within ADP Workforce Now to help manage job postings and application workflows. These tools may assist with tasks such as organizing applicant information, identifying potential matches based on job-related qualifications, or supporting communication and scheduling.

All hiring decisions are made by our People & Culture team and hiring managers. No automated tool makes final decisions about your candidacy. If at any point you have questions about how your information is used, please contact our team at peopleandculture@savethechildren.ca