Join our team to create a better tomorrow for us all
Our donor services staff are an integral part of our fundraising success – anywhere from taking a donor’s very first call, to providing their tax receipt.
Working alongside a talented, 6-person gift processing team, you’ll directly support donors, patients, and community partners who reach out by phone and mail.
If you have experience with accounts receivable, databases, and/or administration and you love:
- Interacting with people through phone and email
- Working in databases and excel
- keeping files and information organized
- structured workdays with consistent core responsibilities each day
This role is for you.
“This role is a great fit for organized, detailed people who excel at numbers and databases. A friendly and helpful disposition is also important since this role regularly interacts with donors, patients, and other community partners over the phone.”
We want YOU by our side to help transform the future of healthcare.
POSITION SNAPSHOT
Position Type: Full-time Permanent (37.5 hours per week)
Number of Vacancies: 1
Number of direct reports: 0
Annual Salary: The salary range for this position is $43,333-$62,767 with a current hiring range of $43,333-$57,009.
Experience: 2+ years experience in administration, CRM databases and/or accounts receivable (gift processing)
Vacation: 3 weeks per annum (and team crossing-training to easily facilitate vacation coverage)
Pension and Medical Benefits: Includes medical benefits (semi-private hospital, extended health care, vision care, dental care); life insurance; employee and family assistance program; defined benefits pension, and more.
Location: As this role regularly requires the handling of mail, cash, and cheques, this position is onsite full-time at our Civic Campus office (737 Parkdale Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario)
Languages: English and French essential.
Deadline to Apply: We will start reviewing applications on November 3, 2025 and will continue reviewing applications and conducting interviews on a rolling basis. We therefore encourage candidates to apply early.
Questions?
Feel free to schedule a call with Kristen Shier, Human Resource Officer, at TOHF‑jobs@toh.ca
Read on to learn more about us and the future you.
OUR MISSION: THE CAMPAIGN TO CREATE TOMORROW
The Ottawa Hospital Foundation has launched the historic $500 million Campaign to Create Tomorrow, a multi-year campaign to support the construction of a new state-of-the-art hospital on Carling Avenue, as well as world-leading medical research. It’s the largest ever fundraising campaign in our region’s history, representing an ambitious vision for the future of healthcare.
The Campaign to Create Tomorrow already has overwhelming community support. Our team of fundraisers have raised $366m since launching the campaign 5 years ago, which includes some of the largest-ever donations in our city’s history.
“I came from the private sector and was lacking fulfillment. My job was focused on the bottom-line – to make money for a corporation. The Foundation was a welcome change. I connect with the cause, and my work actually matters.”
WHAT WOULD MY JOB LOOK LIKE?
The success candidate will:
- Receive, process, and deposit all incoming donations on a daily basis, and log these transactions for viewing by the Philanthropy team.
- Provide exceptional customer service (in both English and French) as the lead for our main phone line. Tasks include facilitating donations, troubleshooting, and triaging calls to appropriate team members.
- Enter donations and donor information into Raiser’s Edge database system with accuracy and attention to detail, in a timely and efficient manner.
- Download and process gifts from various online fundraising platforms.
- Liaise with donors and others to seek updated contact information when outgoing mail is returned as undeliverable. Update donor profiles to reflect changes in address, email consent, mailing preference, etc.
- Manage the filing system for all gift documentation, ensuing completeness of records for audit purposes.
- Additional administrative tasks, such as ordering supplies as needed.
QUALIFICATIONS
- When monitoring the phone, the ability to remain composed when asked questions for which you don’t immediately know the answer.
- Superior organizational and time management skills.
- Ability to prioritize tasks and manage a workload that changes during high giving season.
- Strong data entry skills with high attention to detail.
- The ability to pivot between telephone coverage and focused database/administrative work.
- Capable of working well under pressure, sometimes with competing priorities.
- Proficient with the use of MS Office, particularly excel and word.
- Strong communication skills
- Tact, diplomacy, and maturity in dealing with donors, volunteers, colleagues, and the general public.
- Ability to work both independently, with minimal supervision required, and collaboratively within a team environment.
- Experience in Raiser’s Edge (Blackbaud) or other CRM database would be considered an asset.
Operational requirements:
- Willingness and ability to work outside of regular business hours as required.
- Willingness and ability to work through our busy season: November through mid-January are typically blackout dates for vacation.
HOW TO APPLY
Please forward your resume and cover letter outlining your experience, salary expectations and why you think you would be a suitable candidate for this position to TOHF-jobs@toh.ca. Your application should be submitted in Word format and should use the following title: Firstname_Last Name_Donor Services Associate.
The Ottawa Hospital Foundation values diversity and embraces an organizational culture that is inclusive and free of bias and discrimination. The Foundation is committed to a board and staff that is comprised of talented and dedicated individuals with a diverse mix of expertise, experience, skills, and backgrounds.
The Foundation does not use AI to screen/review applicants.
We would like to thank all applicants in advance and advise them that only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
