Director, Prospect Management and Research

At The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation (PMCF), our mission is to create a world free from the fear of cancer. Cancer remains the number one cause of death for Canadians and our top priority is to accelerate cancer research and care.

Our role is to garner support for Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, one of the world’s leading cancer research and treatment centres, through philanthropy, fundraising events, and our world-renowned lottery program. The work we accomplish drives groundbreaking research, relentless innovation, and a deep commitment to improving the lives of cancer patients and their loved ones.

Now, we have an opportunity to blaze an even brighter future for everyone affected by cancer.

We will Carry The Fire for cancer patients everywhere, lighting the way forward through discovery, reigniting our commitment to transform cancer outcomes and ease the profound suffering cancer causes patients and their loved ones.

At the PMCF, every one of us carries the fire for someone else. Join us as we inspire a movement and help us achieve our vision to change the way we understand, diagnose, and treat cancer.

The Director, Research and Prospect Management will be responsible for leading the Foundation’s Prospect Research and Management Services teams which transforms information and data into useful, relevant insights to support our fundraising strategy and teams. This role reports to the VP, Campaign and works closely with the Director, Business Intelligence and is responsible for leading, mentoring, and managing a team of Research and Prospect Management Officers. The Director will lead the prospect flow and management process, including prospect identification and prospect clearance, and will contribute significantly to prospect strategy discussions.

The Director will also work closely with the Foundation’s senior fundraisers, including the CDO, VP Major & Transformational Gifts, AVP Estates & Gift Planning, VP Corporate & Community Partnerships, and their respective teams and senior volunteers. The Director will review the existing processes and output with an eye to improving proactive prospect identification, as well as reactive responsiveness. In addition, the Director will establish prospect management frameworks and introduce best practices to ensuring effective prospects moves management and balanced portfolios are managed proactively by our front-line fundraising colleagues. This may require working with the team(s) to modify processes, outputs, and approaches to work. In essence, the Director will serve as the bridge between the fundraising teams and the data science teams, helping each to identify opportunities to enhance one another’s work for the benefit of the entire Foundation.

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At PMCF, we strive to foster a culture built on Collaboration, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence (CARE). Central to these values is our commitment to IDEAA: Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Anti-Racism.

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