Current Opportunities
Manager, Communications
The Manager, Communications is responsible for developing and delivering compelling, high-impact content that strengthens the Foundation’s organizational voice, advances strategic priorities, and ensures alignment across diverse audiences including government, sector leaders, youth, donors, and the public. This role brings a high degree of writing expertise, strategic foresight, and storytelling acumen, positioning the Foundation as a thought leader in the child welfare space.
Officer, Major Gifts
The Officer, Major Gifts, plays a key role in advancing the success of one of the Foundation’s signature fundraising initiatives: the Teddy Bear Fund (TBF). This fund is essential to the Children’s Aid Foundation of Canada’s financial health and sustainability, enabling swift and flexible responses to the evolving needs of children and youth involved in Canada’s child welfare system.
Senior Manager, Major Gifts
The Senior Manager, Major Gifts is responsible for a growth-oriented portfolio with a focus on identifying, cultivating and soliciting major and leadership gifts from individuals from across Canada. This position reports directly to the Director, Campaign & Major Gifts and will support fundraising strategies for growth aligned with the Foundation’s goals, strategic plan, and priority programs.
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.