Associate, Granting

Union: Non-Union
Site: 700 University Avenue
Department: Granting, Strategic Integration & Donor Stewardship
Reports to: Director, Granting
Status: Permanent, Full Time
Vacancy: Existing Vacancy - Backfill
Hours: 35 hours
Hiring Range: $70,000 to $80,000 (plus additional compensative incentives such as bonus, pension and more)
Posted Date: September 21, 2026
Closing Date: October 11, 2026
The Associate, Granting reports directly to the Director, Granting and plays a critical role in supporting a portfolio of donor-funded projects and initiatives. Using strong problem solving and analytical skills, the Associate helps manage the granting components of projects from planning through delivery. This includes working closely with internal teams and external partners to coordinate activities, support project implementation, and communicate project impact to donors.
You will:
Manage a portfolio of funds, commitments, and related reporting requirements to both optimize granting to Princess Margaret Cancer Centre and to demonstrate impact to donors
Monitor grant projects, working directly with Cancer Centre fund holders, to ensure effective and efficient execution
Develop progress reports, briefing materials and other resources tailored to diverse stakeholder groups, including project teams, senior leadership and key external partners
Ensure compliance with grant agreements, donor restrictions, and organizational policies
Bring forward suggestions to improve workflows, as well as develop project plans/schedules, standard operation procedures, tools and templates
Support the development and implementation of system tools to create efficiencies or enhancements to improve the operations of the Granting team
Assist in analyzing complex issues related to funding allocation
Produce or contribute to analytics on key performance indicators and metrics to identify granting trends and measure the success
Support the development and implementation of a comprehensive and integrated approach to measure and report to donors the financial impact of donations
Identify complex issues and risks in real-time and ideate options for resolution and make informed recommendations for the appropriate course of action and sustainable solutions
Exercise sound judgment to escalate issues and concerns proactively
Work creatively and analytically demonstrating teamwork, innovation and excellence
Build and nurture relationships with key internal and external stakeholders
Monitor emerging trends in the charitable sector. Synthesize and communicate relevant insights, data and market intelligence to support continuous improvement of granting programs, processes and fund management practices
Experienced professional with 3+ years of demonstrated success in fundraising and philanthropy is mandatory and a background in healthcare or higher education is considered an asset.
Highly proficient in Microsoft Office, with advanced skills in Excel and CRM.
Experience will Salesforce, NetSuite, Blackbaud CRM, and PowerBI would be considered an asset.
Exposure to restricted fund accounting would be considered an asset.
Ability to work independently.
Demonstrates strong business communication, financial and project management skills.
Strong attention to detail, accuracy and functionality.
Strong sense of confidentiality and working with highly sensitive information.
Demonstrates strong business communication skills, high emotional intelligence, and excellent facilitation abilities.
Skilled in partnering with diverse stakeholders within complex governance structures, andstructures and navigating issues with diplomacy and tact.

Employment type
Full-time

Work arrangement
Hybrid