About the Role
As a member of our Impact Ambassador Team, you will be responsible for inspiring and engaging our partners at corporate and community events, encouraging them to achieve their fundraising goals and create meaningful impact for SickKids Foundation (SKF). Impact Ambassadors promote awareness of the SickKids brand within the community by building positive relationships with donors and sharing the impact of the important work done by The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids). This role includes a mix of time on the road visiting corporate partners at their storefronts and offices, attending community events, and working in the office.
Responsibilities
- Travel to corporate partners’ offices and retail locations to deliver presentations that educate and inspire staff about SickKids and motivate fundraising activity.
- Attend community events to provide on-site support, lead fundraising activations, and engage attendees to boost fundraising results.
- Deliver customized impact speeches to donor groups of all sizes, inspiring connection to SickKids’ mission.
- Complete data entry and reporting in the KYDS CRM system (training provided).
- Collaborate with fellow Impact Ambassadors to manage workload and share campaign insights, partner feedback, and emerging trends with the Activation Team and relationship managers.
- Collect meaningful stories from partners, donors, and events to strengthen relationships and support personalized communications and social media content.
- Provide general administrative and project support as required, including mailing donor materials, supporting inventory management, and assisting with data entry and processing.
Requirements
- Recently graduated, or expected to graduate in Fall 2026, with a university degree or college diploma in Not-for-Profit Management or another relevant field.
- Strong interpersonal skills and comfort building relationships in professional settings.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills across phone, video, and in-person interactions.
- Confident and engaging public speaker, storyteller, and motivator who can inspire others.
- Organized, detail-oriented, and demonstrate strong follow-through to ensure tasks are completed on time.
- Ability to work well both independently and as part of a team, with a willingness to contribute to a variety of projects as needed.
- Thrive in a fast-paced environment, effectively prioritizing tasks and using resourcefulness and creativity to meet deadlines.
- Flexible and adaptable, able to adjust to evolving strategies, schedules, and priorities.
- A personal connection to SickKids or the cause is considered an asset, but not required.
- Availability to work evenings and weekends is required.
- Access to a vehicle and a valid G-class driver’s license are required.
- Comfortable with frequent driving, as Impact Ambassadors typically log approximately 3,500+ km during their contract.
- Mileage will be reimbursed.
Skills
- Interpersonal skills
- Relationship building
- Verbal communication
- Written communication
- Public speaking
- Storytelling
- Motivation
- Organization
- Detail-oriented
- Follow-through
- Teamwork
- Adaptability
- Resourcefulness
- Creativity
Location
- On-site
- Remote
- Hybrid
Work Type
- Temporary
- Full-time
- Contract
Experience Level
- Intern
Education Level
- University degree
- College diploma
About the Company
- SickKids Foundation, with over 50 years of philanthropic impact in 2023, is Canada's largest charitable funder of child health research, learning and care, raising over $200 million last year.
- As a national charity, SickKids Foundation invests in national and international initiatives to benefit children in Canada and around the world.
- As the fundraising partner to The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), we are aligned in supporting Precision Child Health (PCH), the future of tailoring medicine to each child's unique traits so SickKids can diagnose faster, treat smarter, and predict better.
- We are driven by our core values of integrity, collaboration, excellence, innovation, and inclusion, with goals of delivering an unmatched donor experience, investing in our people and culture, driving innovative and sustainable fundraising, and leading in digital charity.
Equal Opportunity
- SickKids Foundation is committed to an inclusive culture by embedding equity, diversity and inclusion in everything we do.
- We aim to build awareness and skills in this area, both internally and with our partners.
- Our commitment extends to creating a safe, positive work environment.
- SickKids Foundation is committed to its people and the talents, capabilities, and perspectives they bring to our mission.
- We live that commitment by being open and accessible to all, by valuing and respecting every individual, and by equally supporting every employee.
- As an organization proud to have joined the BlackNorth Initiative’s CEO pledge, we uphold our commitment by inviting and encouraging individuals from diverse lived experiences from Black, Indigenous, communities of colour, people with disabilities, 2SLBTQIA+ community and all candidates who may contribute to the further diversification of the Foundation’s community.
- Candidates who require accommodation during the recruitment process should contact the People & Culture Department at: HR@sickkidsfoundation.com.
