Title: Specialist, Strategic Partnerships
Employee Working Location: Partially Virtual / Hybrid (Ottawa / Toronto or Montreal)
Employment Status: Permanent Full-time

The Canadian Red Cross (Red Cross) - an inspirational not for profit organization, helps people and communities in Canada and around the world in times of need and supports them in strengthening their resilience. As a Canada's Best Employers 2024, we are committed to having an accessible, diverse, inclusive, and barrier-free work environment.

In this role, you will:

• Contribute to coordination across departments by supporting cross-functional collaboration and alignment with strategic goals and priorities.
• Participate in planning cycles and support the implementation of partnership-related strategies and organizational reporting efforts.
• Assist in identifying and pursuing new funding and partnership opportunities with government and global institutional donors.
• Contribute to relationship development activities and the preparation of engagement materials for potential funders.
• Support the development and tracking of quarterly workplans, monitoring progress against partnership and revenue targets.
• Flag emerging risks or delays and contribute to team performance tracking and reporting.

  Assist in the development and use of tools and resources-such as marketing materials, partner briefings, opportunity analyses, proposal pipelines, and CRM systems-to support strategic engagement.

  Help manage and maintain data and information related to donors and partners, ensuring accurate and up-to-date records using CRM systems.

  Support the development of high-quality proposals and funding submissions to government and institutional donors.

• Contribute to coordination across teams to ensure timely, consistent, and strategically aligned proposal development.
• Participate in the analysis of donor priorities and funding trends to assess alignment with CRC programs and services.
• Monitor funding platforms (e.g., Devex, MERX) to identify and flag relevant partnership and funding opportunities.
• Support the review and analysis of RFPs, calls for proposals, and other funding notices.
• Contribute to research and insight generation to inform strategic engagement decisions and funding diversification efforts.

What we are looking for:

• Qualifications include a minimum of 4-7 years experience in government relations, resource mobilization, or stakeholder management and a 3-year college diploma or university degree in business administration, international development, public policy or a related field and/or an equivalent combination of education and experience. May require technical certifications or professional designations.
• Experience contributing to the development of funding proposals to government and other donors.
• Experience collaborating and coordinating multiple teams.
• Experience in proposal development, including research, drafting, coordination, and review of funding submissions.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint) and SharePoint is required.
• Ability to identify, investigate and analyze problems, identify root causes and risks, and apply technical, functional and organizational knowledge to develop solutions.
• Communication skills, diplomacy and empathy to interpret information and deliver advice, clarify client or stakeholder needs, offer solutions, and resolve escalations in new or somewhat sensitive situations.
• Fluency in English is required, French is an asset.

Working Conditions:

• No unusual physical requirements.
• Requires concentration, attentiveness, and attention to detail.
• Ability to adapt to changes in work priorities and respond to time sensitive needs.
• Will be working primarily in an office-like setting when not deployed to an emergency response operation.
• May require travel to safe locations; limited exposure to adverse conditions.
• Work requires the ability to work to deadlines.
• Work requires interactions with dissatisfied clients and the resolution of complex client issues.
• As we work with and support people (managers, colleagues, beneficiaries/customers, volunteers, donors and external partners) and communities in Canada and around the world, applicants whose first language is not English may be required to perform the responsibilities of the role in English.
• Eligibility to work in Canada: At this time, we welcome applications from candidates eligible to work in Canada. If you are not a citizen or permanent resident of Canada, we encourage you to carefully review your visa to find out whether you are eligible to work in the job you are considering applying for. Refer to our FAQ for more information.
• If you are selected for this role, you will be required to complete a successful pre-employment screening process which includes a satisfactory Enhanced Police Information Check (E-PIC).

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