FRCurrent Opportunities
Senior Manager, Stewardship & Engagement
Reporting to the Director, Donor Relations, Stewardship, and Engagement, the Senior Manager,
Stewardship & Engagement plays a pivotal role in elevating the donor experience across all segments through thoughtful, creative and high impact stewardship and engagement practices in alignment with the Foundation’s goals, strategic plan, and priority programs.
Part of a newly formed team, the Senior Manager implements multi-channel donor engagement initiatives and creates compelling philanthropic stories and donor communications that foster connection, trust, and long-term partnership. Working collaboratively with Development, Impact, Finance and Senior Manager, Stewardship & Engagement Communications and Public Affair teams, this role ensures every donor touchpoint reflects the Foundation’s mission, values and impact.
Manager, Youth and Lived Expert Engagement
Working under the direction of the Vice President, Communications and Public Affairs, the Youth & Lived Expert Engagement Manager leads the coordination and stewardship of Children’s Aid Foundation of Canada’s (CFAC) internal youth engagement work, with a focus on CAFC’s Youth Ambassadors, Advisors (including our Young People’s Advisory Council), and Volunteers; former youth in care who share their valuable lived, professional, academic, and child welfare experience and expertise.
This role ensures that youth and lived experts are meaningfully and ethically engaged in advancing key organizational priorities, with a focus on supporting fundraising activities, informing the delivery of our strategic priorities and Impact Framework, raising awareness about the needs of young people from care, and sharing the story of the Foundation’s impact
President & CEO
Children’s Aid Foundation of Canada (CAFC), the country’s leading charity dedicated to children, youth, and families involved in the child welfare system, is seeking a visionary, values-driven President & CEO to lead our next chapter.
As we implement Generation Impact, our new 2025-2030 strategic plan, CAFC is entering a pivotal phase in its growth – strengthening its national leadership, scaling innovation, and amplifying the voices of young people with lived experience in the child welfare system.
Reporting to a highly engaged Board of Directors, the President & CEO provides strategic, operational, financial, and organizational leadership to ensure the continued success and long-term sustainability of the CAFC.
The ideal candidate is a visionary and courageous executive with a proven record of leading complex, purpose-driven organizations through transformation and growth. An accomplished fundraiser, you know how to mobilize resources in support of mission impact. You have experience cultivating major donors, corporate partners, and philanthropic volunteers, and you are skilled at inspiring strategy in partnership with a skilled team.
To apply for this position, please submit your application and related materials with “CAFC CEO” in the subject line of your email to:
Nick Chambers: [email protected] &
Alain Pescador: [email protected]
We thank all applicants for their interest. However, only those under consideration for the role will be contacted.
Children’s Aid Foundation of Canada’s Team Values
We’re dedicated to empowering children and youth to realize brighter futures through our five ‘VOICE’ values:
Vital Learning and Innovation – Trying new things, creating space and time for creativity and professional development, showing humility, cross-team collaboration, and being intentional about change.
Open Communication – Showing respect for others’ ideas and different ways of communicating, creating safe spaces, encouraging participation, building a pervasive practice of giving and receiving feedback, and active listening.
Inclusion and Diversity – Being welcoming, building a diverse team that represents those we serve, showing respect and appreciation of boundaries, seeking diverse perspectives, and adopting an equity and fairness lens.
Care and Compassion – Exercising self-care, empathy for others, showing compassion for our cause and purpose, respecting and encouraging work-life balance.
Empowering Accountability – Taking the initiative to improve and optimize, transparency and sharing information, clarifying expectations, tracking goals, and communicating them.
