Chief Development Officer

CAMH FOUNDATION – CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

THE ORGANIZATION

The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Foundation (CAMHF) was established in 1998 to inspire philanthropy that enables leading-edge care, research and education at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) – Canada’s leading hospital for mental health. CAMHF is charged with raising and stewarding funds to help transform the way we understand and treat mental illness. With annual revenue of approximately $100 million, the CAMHF team of 85 staff works closely with donors, sponsors, partners and Hospital stakeholders to drive positive change for CAMH and the cause of mental health.

Our generous and dedicated supporters help CAMH advance discovery and innovation, build spaces that promote recovery, and break down the stigma of mental illness. Together we are leading a movement that will create a society that believes Mental Health is Health.

The Foundation’s first fundraising campaign, launched in 1998, had a goal of $10 million. The campaign took place at a time when stigma remained deeply entrenched and many community leaders were reluctant to openly attach themselves to the cause of mental illness and addiction. Supported by a group of prominent leaders and dedicated volunteers, the Foundation’s brand campaigns tackled stigma and paved the way for success. Since that time, CAMHF has raised more than $1 billion to support the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health.

Earlier this year, CAMHF celebrated the close of the world’s largest fundraising campaign to support hospital-based mental health research. The $500 million No One Left Behind campaign surpassed goals raising more than $600 million in support of life-saving mental health research programs at CAMH, the construction of the Temerty Discovery Centre and Waverley House Secure Care and Recovery Building at CAMH’s Queen Street site in Toronto.

While CAMH is an established global leader in mental health care, research, education and advocacy, there is much more work to do. This is a pivotal time for CAMHF as the organization has developed its strategic plan which will be operationalized under the leadership of a new Chief Executive Officer. The new strategic plan will support the goals of the Hospital’s Connected CAMH Strategic Plan. It is the Foundation’s goal to assist the Hospital in realizing its ambitious vision by building on past success and leveraging the opportunities ahead. Philanthropic interest in mental illness is reaching unprecedented levels, powering discovery and creating hope for significant breakthroughs into the causes and cures for mental illness. CAMH Foundation has the unique opportunity to capitalize on this moment and to provide an impactful contribution.

THE OPPORTUNITY

Mental health is the most important and defining health challenge of our time. CAMH Foundation is seeking a passionate, visionary leader with strong relationship-building, fundraising, and strategic leadership skills to serve as Chief Development Officer (CDO).

Reporting directly to the President & CEO, the CDO is a key member of the Executive Committee and the Foundation’s most senior development executive. They will lead all aspects of individual and corporate philanthropy, including transformational, major, mid-level, and legacy giving, as well as corporate partnerships.

Working closely with the CEO, Hospital Leadership, and a committed Board of Directors, the CDO will build on the success of past campaigns and develop the strategies needed to achieve CAMH’s future philanthropic goals.

Key Qualifications:

The ideal candidate will bring the following skills and experiences:

• Deep experience as a fundraising professional focused on major and transformational gifts from individuals, corporate partners and communities.
• Superior management skills with proven experience building, mentoring, coaching and leading high performing and engaged teams.
• Demonstrated track-record of cultivating, soliciting and stewarding individual, corporate and foundation gifts at the transformative level, ideally at the 7-figure level or higher.
• Ability to design and implement complex gift structures.
• Proven significant experience in the successful execution of large, complex fundraising campaigns.
• Experience working within the health care sector and/or a large, complex institutional fundraising environment will be considered an asset.
• Proven ability to engage, inspire, build and sustain strong collaborative working relationships within the Foundation and with the Foundation’s key stakeholders including CAMH leadership, researchers and clinicians; CAMHF Board of Directors and senior volunteers; and existing and prospective donors.
• Proven ability to effectively and passionately communicate with a wide variety of audiences both orally and in writing.
• Proven people leadership and a reputation as a humble, accessible, inspiring coach/mentor who has enabled development, independence, creative yet thoughtful risk taking, and a collaborative and respectful team environment.
• Understanding of and interest in advancing equity, diversity and inclusion initiatives in the not-for-profit sector.

Salary Range

$270,000 – $305,000 plus eligibility for annual incentive pay

Application Instructions

CAMH is committed to creating an equitable and inclusive workplace that is free from any form of discrimination and harassment. We actively encourage individuals from equity-deserving communities, including First Nations, Métis and Inuit, racialized communities, LGBTQ2S+ communities, women, and people with disabilities (including those who have experienced mental health and substance use challenges) to apply for our available positions. We appreciate the interest of all applicants and wish to ensure that all candidates have an equitable opportunity. If you require any accommodations during the interview process, please inform us.

A detailed position profile is available upon request.

Siegel Executive Search Solutions Inc., member of the Executive Search Alliance, is advising the CAMH Foundation on the basis of an exclusive consulting assignment. Interested applicants may explore this opportunity in confidence by submitting a resume and cover letter to no later than August 8, 2025. The publication of this advertisement is neither an assurance that an applicant will be hired, nor that the position will be held open for any specific period of time in the event that a suitable candidate for the position is identified at an earlier date. We thank all applicants for their interest but only those who are considered for an interview will be contacted.

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