Manager, Transformation and Partnerships

About Community Foundations of Canada

Community Foundations of Canada is the national network for Canada’s over 200 community foundations. Together, we help drive local solutions for national change on the issues that matter most to communities. We’re building a movement that connects community foundations, people and partners to create a just, sustainable future.

We animate civic engagement and dialogue. We invest in talent, impact, and innovation to address some of the most persistent social challenges facing our communities, our country and the world. With over $7 billion in collective assets and an alliance of leaders across the country, we are one of the world’s largest philanthropic networks. More than 90 percent of Canadian communities have access to a community foundation.

Who are we looking for?

You are a strategic, solutions-oriented partnership manager who thrives at the leading edge of partnership development. You’re constantly scanning the national landscape, building relationships, and spotting where CFC can create the most impact. You excel at turning high-potential prospects into prioritized, actionable opportunities through proactive research, strategic analysis and compelling storytelling.

You are a self-starter with a can-do, roll-up-your-sleeves attitude and aren’t afraid to dive in wherever needed to get the job done. You thrive in complexity and ambiguity, comfortable navigating evolving priorities and emerging opportunities without perfect information. You are a team player, supportive of colleagues and mindful of what’s best for CFC as a whole.

CFC is committed to relentlessly pursuing a future where everyone belongs, and that starts with our team. We can grow, learn, and better serve our communities with a diverse team. We welcome the breadth of experiences, backgrounds, and perspectives that strengthen our team and our work.

This position reports to the Director, Partnerships & Transformation and works closely with the Director, Strategy and teams across the organization to deliver high-quality partnership outcomes.

Duties and Responsibilities

Prospecting and Landscape Strategy (40%)

This role identifies and cultivates partnerships by mapping the funding landscape and building a strategic prospect pipeline for maximum CFC impact.

Responsibilities include:

• Accountable for mapping the Canadian and international funding and partnership landscape, including priority sectors, funder trends, strategic shifts and emerging opportunities
• Accountable for developing a robust pipeline of prospective partners through ongoing research and sector scanning and recommending priority outreach pathways
• Responsible for developing re-engagement strategies for lapsed partners
• Responsible for identifying and flagging emerging opportunities (new funds, initiatives, public calls, sector shifts) and recommending where to focus cultivation efforts
• Responsible to cultivate high-potential prospects through exploratory meetings, funder convenings, and sector engagement

Request for Proposals (RFPs) and Funding Opportunity Management (15%)

This role ensures CFC responds strategically to formal funding opportunities by evaluating fit, coordinating internal inputs, and producing compelling, high-quality submissions.

Responsibilities include:

• Accountable for monitoring, evaluating, and coordinating responses to RFPs and formal funding opportunities, including go/no-go recommendations
• Responsible for leading the internal RFP process: coordinating inputs, setting timelines, writing and ensuring high-quality submissions

Opportunity Development: Analysis and Screening (10%)

This role recommends early-stage opportunities by assessing strategic fit, coordinating feasibility assessment, and preparing clear recommendations to guide decision-making.

Responsibilities include:

• Responsible for conducting early-stage opportunity screening and qualification against eligibility criteria and partnership suitability
• Accountable for conducting early-stage opportunity evaluation by coordinating internal inputs and preparing strategic recommendations

Pitch and Proposal Development and Branding (20%)

This role translates partnership opportunities into compelling, on-brand proposals and pitch materials that clearly communicate CFC's value and secure funding commitments.

Responsibilities include:

• Responsible for drafting, editing and branding core proposal and deck content, ensuring clarity, consistency, and alignment with CFC’s voice, brand and strategic priorities
• Responsible for coordinating internal review cycles and incorporating feedback efficiently to move materials to final
• Responsible for maintaining and improving core pitch assets and partner-ready templates to increase speed and consistency

Portfolio Support (10%)

This role ensures partnership opportunities are strategically aligned with organizational capacity and priorities by maintaining pipeline intelligence, providing strategic insights, and coordinating cross-functional planning.

Responsibilities include:

• Responsible for maintaining the emerging opportunities pipeline documentation and contribute strategic insights to overall partnerships strategy
• Accountable for leading cross-functional coordination to ensure partnership opportunities align with organizational capacity and strategic priorities

Other Responsibilities (5%)

This role demonstrates flexibility to support team and organizational priorities, as needed.

Responsibilities include:

• Responsible for demonstrating flexibility and readiness to assist across various tasks within CFC as needed, attend meetings/events, and meet the needs of partners and stakeholders
• Responsible for building and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders in the funding and partnership ecosystem

Skills and Qualifications

• Demonstrated 3-5 years of experience in prospect research, qualification, and strategic prioritization of partnership opportunities
• Strong analytical and synthesis skills, with the ability to map a landscape, identify trends, and translate prospect intelligence into clear recommendations and briefing notes
• Demonstrated experience in partnerships, fundraising, or revenue development within a nonprofit or philanthropic context, including leading RFP responses, stewarding funder relationships, and communicating impact
• Excellent written communication and storytelling skills, including the ability to draft persuasive proposals, pitch decks, and partner-facing materials that are polished and on-brand
• Strong visual design skills and experience with design software
• Strong project management skills, including driving internal coordination, managing deadlines and review cycles, and moving work forward across multiple stakeholders
• Commitment to equity, inclusion, anti-oppression, anti-racism, and systems change, with the ability to apply these lenses to partnership work and collaboration
• Ability and willingness to occasionally work non-traditional hours to support time-sensitive opportunities, partner needs, and convenings

Preferred Skills and Qualifications

• Familiarity with government or institutional funding processes and formal procurement/RFP environments
• Experience supporting budget tracking, resourcing, or basic financial inputs for partnership-funded work
• Experience with impact reporting and outcomes/metrics storytelling
• Bilingualism (French/English) is a strong asset