Coordinator, Fundraising Granting

Company Description

At The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation (PMCF), our vision is to create a world free from the fear of cancer. Cancer remains the number one cause of death for Canadians and our top priority is to accelerate cancer research and care.

Our role is to garner support for Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, one of the world’s leading cancer research and treatment centres, through philanthropy, fundraising events, and our world-renowned lottery program. The work we accomplish drives groundbreaking research, relentless innovation, and a deep commitment to improving the lives of cancer patients and their loved ones.

Now, we have an opportunity to blaze an even brighter future for everyone affected by cancer.

We will Carry The Fire for cancer patients everywhere, lighting the way forward through discovery, reigniting our commitment to transform cancer outcomes and ease the profound suffering cancer causes patients and their loved ones.

At the PMCF, every one of us carries the fire for someone else. Join us as we inspire a movement and help us achieve our vision to change the way we understand, diagnose, and treat cancer.

Union: Non-Union
Site: 700 University Avenue
Department: Granting, Strategic Integration & Donor Stewardship
Reports to: Director, Granting
Status: Permanent, Full Time
Vacancy: New
Hours: 35 hours
Hiring Range: $50,000 to $60,000 (plus other compensation elements such as bonus, pension, and more)
Posted Date: October 30, 2026
Closing Date: November 13, 2026

The Coordinator, Fundraising Granting plays a pivotal role in turning donor generosity into meaningful impact for cancer patients, research, education, and care at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre at UHN. This position helps ensure that charitable funds are managed accurately, responsibly, and in accordance with donor commitments.

As a key member of the Granting, Strategic Integration and Donor Stewardship team, the Coordinator supports the planning, execution, and continuous improvement of granting activities. The role serves as a central point of coordination between Foundation and hospital stakeholders, helping to open and close funds, process grant commitments, maintain data integrity, monitor progress, and support donor reporting and stewardship activities.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys bringing order to complexity, building strong working relationships, and improving how work gets done. The successful candidate will be detail-oriented, highly organized, and curious about finding better ways to work, including leveraging technology and AI-enabled tools to streamline processes and reduce routine administrative tasks.

Reporting to the Director, Granting, the Coordinator helps ensure that donor-funded investments are administered effectively and contribute to the Foundation's mission of advancing cancer research, innovation, and patient care.

You Will

• Manage monthly reporting processes that inform team priorities and highlight risks, delays, data inconsistencies, or anomalies;
• Collate information on fund balances, future revenue and granting from multiple systems, maintaining data integrity.
• Triage grant commitment and fund holder/delegate change requests to ensure timely approval, accurate coding, and compliance with donor intent;
• Support team members in updating grant plan schedules and compiling donor reports.
• Maintain a repository of fund purposes and other elements related to fund taxonomy.
• Respond to enquiries to central email inbox.
• Coordinate meetings and training sessions with the Granting Team and Hospital personnel, including scheduling, agendas, minutes, attendance, and technology requirements;
• Maintain team resources, including the team’s shared files, process documentation, and related tools;
• Identify opportunities to streamline routine work and improve processes; and
• Provide additional office and project support as required.

Qualifications

• Post-secondary certificate/diploma with a minimum of 2 years of experience in a similar role, ideally in administration, fundraising operations, grants, finance, donor relations, or a related environment;
• Proficient with MS365, Word, and Outlook with a willingness to learn new computer programs;
• Intermediate Excel skills, including VLOOKUP, with comfort working with structured data and identifying inconsistencies or gaps;
• Knowledgeable of Blackbaud CRM or other equivalent fundraising platforms and Customer Relationship Management database systems;
• Experience supporting multiple stakeholders with competing priorities, ideally in a complex or regulated environment;
• Proactive in identifying issues and following through independently in a deadline-driven environment;
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with team members and stakeholders across the organization;
• Strong attention to detail, accuracy, and thoroughness;
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

Additional Information

We believe that the way we work together is just as important as what we accomplish. By making choices and taking actions that align with our values, we achieve greater success, and our work lives become happier and more meaningful.

At The PMCF, we strive to foster a culture built on Collaboration, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence (CARE). Central to these values is our commitment to IDEAA: Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Anti-Racism.

What you can expect from working at The PMCF:

• A sense of purpose that you won’t get anywhere else. You will be making a difference for millions of people impacted by cancer
• An open-minded and friendly culture that encourages you to bring your best ideas forward
• A hybrid work environment that fosters collaboration and teamwork. Our in-office days are Tuesday, Thursday, and one other day per week in office, or as required subject to business needs

UHN is a respectful, caring, and inclusive workplace. We are committed to championing accessibility, diversity and equal opportunity and welcome all applicants including but not limited to: all religions and ethnicities, LGBTQIA2S+, BIPOC, persons with disabilities and all others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas. Requests for accommodation can be made at any stage of the recruitment process providing the applicant has met the Bona-fide requirements for the open position. Applicants need to make their requirements known when contacted.

All applications must be submitted before the posting close date.
UHN uses email to communicate with selected candidates. Please ensure you check your email regularly. At University Health Network (UHN), artificial intelligence technologies may be used to assist in the screening, assessment, and selection of candidates for this position.
Please be advised that a Criminal Record Check may be required of the successful candidate. Should it be determined that any information provided by a candidate be misleading, inaccurate or incorrect, UHN reserves the right to discontinue with the consideration of their application.
UHN is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive recruitment process and workplace. Requests for accommodation can be made at any stage of the recruitment process. Applicants need to make their requirements known.
We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.