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About the Role

The Sr. Specialist, Grants Communications & Recognition will connect the grants portfolio with strategic communications, ensuring recognition commitments, grantee communications, and impactful storytelling opportunities are coordinated, tracked, and delivered consistently across a diverse national and international portfolio. This role serves as the primary subject matter expert on grant-related communications, recognition, branding, and acknowledgement requirements within the grants ecosystem.

Responsibilities

Maintain grants portfolio visibility of communications and recognition activities.
Monitor grant pipeline activity and identify upcoming communications and impact storytelling opportunities.
Develop and maintain communications and recognition calendars for grants activities.
Coordinate major granting communications milestones, events, announcements, and recognition activities.
Advise Grants Teams on recognition/communications-related deliverables and obligations.
Maintain a centralized repository of grants-related communications materials and templates.
Review communications, branding, and recognition requirements in new grant agreements and monitor compliance.
Track and monitor recognition deliverables tied to high-value grants.
Evaluate whether recognition commitments meet contractual thresholds and recommend resolutions.
Approve use of Foundation name and logo within established guardrails.
Coordinate creation and approvals related to Grants communications and recognition across the Foundation.
Draft recognition language and acknowledgment text.
Serve as the primary communications contact for grantee communications.
Serve as the primary communications advisor and point of contact for the Grants Team.
Attend weekly Communications team meetings to ensure alignment with overall comms strategic goals & guidelines.
Attend grants team meetings, grant services team meetings and identify communications-relevant milestones, events and impact stories.
Maintain proficiency in Fluxx and related grants systems platforms, including use of Finn and other AI-enabled tools.
Connect Grants Managers with communications resources and expertise as required.
Coordinate communications support requests across internal Communications teams and external service providers.
Facilitate access to specialized communications services, including design, translation, photography, videography, website updates, event materials and production support.
Maintain visibility into communications requests, priorities and upcoming activities across the grants portfolio.
Perform other communications-related tasks as required.

Requirements

Bilingualism (English and French) required.
5+ years of experience in communications, stakeholder engagement, grants administration, philanthropy or a related field.
Strong project management and coordination skills.
Experience managing multiple priorities and stakeholders.
Excellent writing, editing and communications skills.
Experience interpreting policies, agreements or compliance requirements.
Experience working with databases, content management systems or grants management platforms.
Highly organized, detail-oriented and able to manage multiple projects and deadlines.
Trustworthy, reliable and can exercise discretion and tact in difficult or confidential situations.
A team player with strong interpersonal skills who can collaborate effectively with key stakeholders and leadership.
Calm under pressure and can adapt quickly to changing priorities and circumstances.
Outstanding people skills, with the ability to interact with diverse groups and individuals, both internally and externally.
A self-starter with a creative mindset and problem-solving capabilities, able to work independently and proactively.
May require flexible hours to support events and initiatives.
Limited travel may also be required.

Skills

Communications
Stakeholder engagement
Grants administration
Philanthropy
Project management
Coordination
Writing
Editing
Interpreting policies
Interpreting agreements
Interpreting compliance requirements
Database management
Content management systems
Grants management platforms
Creative mindset
Problem-solving

Location

Canada
Israel

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

5+ years

About the Company

The Azrieli Foundation is one of the largest public philanthropic foundations in Canada, supporting initiatives in education, science & healthcare, research and the arts, across communities in Canada and Israel.
Through innovative and strategic philanthropy, we strive to help people of all faiths, ages, backgrounds and abilities reach their full potential and drive positive change in their communities.
Inspired by Jewish values – including Tikkun Olam, the responsibility to repair the world - and the vision and resilience of our founder, David J. Azrieli z”l, the mission of Azrieli philanthropy is to improve the lives of present and future generations through Education, Research, Healthcare and the Arts both in Canada and Israel.
Our values are the bedrock of our culture. They shape how we work, how we collaborate and how we make decisions—every single day. Those who succeed at the Azrieli Foundation exemplify the core principles of: Integrity & respect, Taking on big challenges, Excellence, Passion for making a difference, Results-oriented mindset, Sustainable impact.

Equal Opportunity

Living our values means creating a workplace where everyone feels respected, supported and empowered to contribute. Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion is one way we put those values into practice.
We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace and value diverse backgrounds, abilities and ways of thinking. Diversity and inclusion make our organization strong, productive and innovative. Applicants with lived experience who identify as neurodivergent are strongly encouraged to apply.
We are committed to creating inclusive and barrier-free recruitment and selection processes. If you require an accommodation during the application or recruitment process, please reach out to HR@azrielifoundation.org.