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About the Role

SickKids Foundation is seeking a Manager, Legal & Risk Management for a 14-month contract to play a key role in the organization's legal operations and enterprise risk management framework. This role drives legal, operational, and project management activities, supports the enterprise risk management program, and contributes to optimizing legal and risk processes.

Responsibilities

Draft, review, and/or revise standard-form agreements, correspondence, and memorandums in collaboration with Legal Counsel.
Own and optimize legal intake, triage, and tracking processes.
Drive the development and continuous improvement of legal templates, playbooks, and internal guidance materials.
Identify and implement opportunities to modernize legal workflows, tools, and systems.
Provide strategic legal and operational support through research, analysis, and preparation of briefing notes, memoranda, presentations, and communications.
Perform administrative functions for the Legal department, including maintaining filing systems, document management, invoice and expense payments, and calendar coordination.
Collaborate with various Foundation teams to build strong relationships and deliver successful legal services.
Support the execution and enhancement of the Foundation’s Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Program.
Drive the development and maintenance of the Foundation’s risk register.
Lead the preparation of Risk Management Committee materials.
Prepare risk presentations, risk reports, and dashboards for the Senior Management Team and Board Committees.
Proactively identify emerging risks, assess impacts, and implement mitigation strategies.
Liaise and advise senior leadership on risk deliverables and problem-solving.
Champion continuous improvement of risk frameworks, governance practices, and reporting processes.
Provide project management expertise for cross-functional initiatives throughout the project lifecycle.
Lead the tracking and monitoring of project deliverables to ensure timely completion within scope and established timelines.
Drive structured decision-making, problem-solving, and issue resolution.
Engage project stakeholders and communicate project updates.

Requirements

3-5 years of progressive experience in legal operations or a related field.
Experience drafting and reviewing agreements and managing contract lifecycle processes.
Proven ability to drive initiatives, influence stakeholders, and operate with a high degree of autonomy and accountability.
Strong analytical and critical thinking skills.
Exceptional organizational and time management skills.
High level of discretion and professionalism when handling sensitive information.

Skills

Legal operations
Enterprise risk management
Project management
Drafting and reviewing agreements
Contract lifecycle management
Legal intake, triage, and tracking
Legal templates, playbooks, and internal guidance materials
Legal workflows, tools, and systems modernization
Research and analysis
Briefing notes, memoranda, presentations, and communications preparation
Administrative functions
Filing systems and document management
Invoice and expense payments
Calendar coordination
Risk register development and maintenance
Risk Management Committee material preparation
Risk presentations, reports, and dashboards
Risk identification, assessment, and mitigation
Liaising and advising senior leadership on risk
Risk frameworks, governance practices, and reporting processes improvement
Project planning
Project meeting facilitation
Project deliverable tracking and monitoring
Structured decision-making
Problem-solving
Issue resolution
Stakeholder engagement
Project updates communication
Computer literacy at intermediate to advanced level
MS Visio (asset)
Written and verbal communication skills
Presenting to senior leadership

Location

Hybrid

Work Type

Contract
Full-Time
Hybrid

Experience Level

3-5 years

Education Level

Post-secondary education related to law, or a related discipline
Law clerk designation (asset)
Risk management designation (asset)
PMP (asset)

Salary/Compensations

$82,064 - $102,582
Ability to progress to a maximum of $117,970

Benefits

Comprehensive benefit package
Flex benefit plan
Tuition reimbursement
Flexible work arrangements

About the Company

SickKids Foundation 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.
The Foundation is the fundraising partner to The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and supports Precision Child Health (PCH).
Core values include integrity, collaboration, excellence, innovation, and inclusion.
Goals include delivering a superior donor experience, investing in people and culture, driving innovative fundraising, and disrupting the market through data and technology.
Committed to an inclusive culture by embedding equity, diversity and inclusion in policies, practices, and behaviours.
Aims to build awareness and skills in EDI internally and with partners.
Committed to attracting and retaining passionate individuals to help create a healthier future.

Equal Opportunity

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, 2SLGBTQIA+ 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 team at: recruitment@sickkidsfoundation.com.