Advisor, Events, Engagement & Fundraising

What you'll do

The Advisor, Events, Engagement & Fundraising plays a key role in supporting Jumpstart’s high-impact events, fundraising initiatives, and donor stewardship activities. This role is ideal for a collaborative, detail oriented professional who excels at event coordination, relationship building, and delivering thoughtful engagement experiences.
You will work closely with internal partners, community stakeholders, and donors to bring Jumpstart strategy to life and impact more children with life skills through sport.

Event Management & Execution

• Support the planning and delivery of national and regional fundraising events, donor activations, and community engagement initiatives.

• Coordinate logistics including venue selection, vendor management, attendee communications, staffing, and on-site execution.

• Assist in developing event materials such as run-of-show documents, scripts, and briefing notes.

• Track event budgets, invoices, timelines, and deliverables to ensure seamless execution.

Fundraising & Donor Engagement

• Support fundraising campaigns and donor stewardship efforts (e.g., donor recognition, impact reporting, communications).

• Assist in prospecting and supporting relationships with corporate partners, community groups, and individual donors.

• Maintain accurate records of donor interactions, event participation, and stewardship activities.

Internal & External Collaboration

• Liaise with external partners, suppliers, and vendors to ensure high-quality delivery and donor experiences.

• Work cross-functionally with Marketing, Brand, and Communications teams on event messaging, branding, and engagement projects.

• Coordinate volunteer involvement and briefing materials as needed.

Program & Administrative Support

• Prepare post-event reports, metrics, and recommendations for continuous improvement.

• Support the creation of decks, proposals, and event collateral.

• Assist with administrative tasks such as scheduling, updates, purchases, vendor negotiations, orders, inventory and financial tracking.

What you bring

• 2–4 years of experience in events, fundraising, community engagement, or related fields (nonprofit experience is an asset).

• Demonstrated experience supporting large scale events or fundraising initiatives.

• Strong project coordination skills with an ability to manage timelines, logistics, and multiple priorities.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; able to engage comfortably with donors, partners, and stakeholders.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office

• A proactive, collaborative team player with strong attention to detail.

• Passion for sport, physical activity, and building more inclusive communities.

We’re always looking for great talent! In addition to competitive pay, we offer:

• Career growth opportunities and product discounts

Our typical hiring range is between $30.00 per hour and $32.00 per hour. Salary decisions are also dependent on other factors such as your experience, job-related knowledge, skills and competencies, market location, industry benchmarks, internal equity and other role-specific requirements. We're committed to attracting top talent. For critical roles, the compensation offering will be reviewed to ensure alignment with market rate and conditions and the unique value you bring to the role.

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We may use artificial intelligence tools as part of our recruitment process to assist in the initial screening of resumes. All hiring decisions, including candidate evaluation, selection, and disposition, are made by human recruiters.

About Us

Canadian Tire Jumpstart Charities is a national charity committed to helping kids of all abilities in communities across Canada thrive through sport, recreation and play. At Jumpstart, we understand that for kids, the opportunity to play is about much more than getting active. Sport and being part of a team help foster self-esteem and teach valuable life skills like courage, confidence, and teamwork. Through the unwavering support of Canadian Tire Corporation, its Associate Dealers, employees and vendors, and through the generosity of a growing number of Canadians, Jumpstart continues to support kids and the community organizations that serve them. Join us, where there's a place for you here.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging

We are committed to fostering an environment where belonging thrives, and diversity, inclusion and equity are infused into everything we do. We believe in building an organizational culture where people are consistently treated with dignity while respecting individual religion, nationality, gender, race, age, perceived ability, spoken language, sexual orientation, and identification. We are united in our purpose of being here to help make life in Canada better.

Accommodations

We stand firm in our Core Value that inclusion is a must. We welcome and encourage candidates from equity-seeking groups such as people who identify as racialized, Indigenous, 2SLGBTQIA+, women, people with disabilities, and beyond. Should you require any accommodation in applying for this role, or throughout the interview process, please make them known when contacted and we will work with you to help meet your needs.