External Relations and Partnerships Specialist

We’re hiring: External Relations and Partnerships Specialist

Canada Powered by Women (CPW) is seeking an organized, proactive, and relationship-oriented External Relations and Partnerships Specialist to support the organization’s fundraising, partnerships, stakeholder engagement, and external relations activities.

About Canada Powered by Women

Canada Powered by Women champions the informed, unignorable voices of Canadian women. Established in 2019 as a non-partisan non-profit, we equip and empower women to understand, articulate, and influence sound energy policy. We believe in a Canada where these vital perspectives shape a thriving economy and sustainable energy future for all. We create opportunities for women to join the national energy conversation, ensuring their insights influence public perception, policymakers, and government in an advocacy context. United by the power of common-ground solutions, we’re focused on a stronger, more competitive, and prosperous Canada.

Key responsibilities

Fundraising and sponsorship (30% of role)

– Maintain the fundraising pipeline in Salesforce.

– Coordinate corporate sponsorship opportunities from prospect through stewardship and renewal.

– Assist in preparing sponsorship proposals, partnership agreements, and funding submissions.

– Conduct prospect research on corporations, foundations, and philanthropic organizations.

– Prepare meeting briefing notes and background research.

– Track proposal deadlines, reporting requirements, and renewal opportunities.

– Prepare stewardship reports, dashboards and donor recognition materials.

– Coordinate sponsorship fulfillment and partner benefits.

External and stakeholder relations (15% of role)

– Maintain stakeholder and government contact records within Salesforce.

– Coordinate stakeholder engagement activities and follow-up.

– Support advocacy initiatives by coordinating logistics and stakeholder communications.

– Monitor external engagement commitments and action items.

Salesforce and pipeline management (25% of role)

– Serve as the primary administrator for external relations and fundraising records.

– Maintain accurate opportunity stages, next steps, and activity tracking.

– Produce dashboards and reports for leadership and the Board.

– Ensure data quality and consistency across fundraising and stakeholder records.

– Generate pipeline reports and fundraising analytics.

Proposal and communications development (15% of role)

– Develop sponsorship packages and partnership collateral.

– Coordinate proposal development and document production.

– Assist with impact reports and stewardship communications.

– Support presentations, briefing decks, and external communications materials.

– Coordinate approvals and version control across proposal documents.

Project coordination (10% of role)

– Coordinate timelines across fundraising, partnerships, and stakeholder initiatives.

– Schedule meetings and prepare agendas where appropriate.

– Track deliverables across multiple concurrent projects.

– Support planning and execution of stakeholder engagement in CPW events and programs i.e. roundtables, forums and the Calgary Stampede.

Qualifications

– 3-5 years of experience in fundraising, partnerships, external relations, stakeholder and government relations, communications, or a related field.

– Exceptional organizational and project management skills.

– Excellent written communication skills.

– Experience developing professional proposals and presentations.

– Strong attention to detail.

– Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.

– Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills.

– Experience using Salesforce or another CRM.

– Proficiency with Microsoft Office.

Preferred

– Experience working in a non-profit or advocacy organization.

– Familiarity with sponsorship development and fulfilment.

– Understanding of government or stakeholder engagement.

– Experience preparing funding or sponsorship proposals.

– Knowledge of Canadian public policy and the energy sector is considered an asset.

What success looks like

Within the first year, you will:

– Maintain accurate, up-to-date stakeholder and fundraising pipelines in Salesforce.

– Improve visibility into partnership and fundraising opportunities through reporting and dashboards.

– Coordinate high-quality sponsorship proposals and partnership materials.

– Ensure timely follow-up on stakeholder meetings and external engagement activities.

– Support successful execution of fundraising campaigns and partnership initiatives.

– Enable senior leadership to spend more time cultivating strategic relationships by managing operational coordination.

Competencies

– Highly organized

– Strong initiative

– Relationship builder

– Detail oriented

– Excellent communicator

– Collaborative

– Adaptable

– Curious and eager to learn

– Comfortable using various technology platforms, adept at learning new applications

– Problem solver

– Professional judgment and discretion

– Comfortable working in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment

Why this role matters

At CPW, every relationship matters. This position plays a pivotal role in ensuring our fundraising, partnerships, and external relations efforts are coordinated, professional, and impactful. By connecting strategy with execution, the External Relations and Partnerships Specialist helps expand CPW’s national reach, strengthen key relationships, and support the organization’s long-term sustainability.

To apply, please submit your resume and cover letter to: ***email_hidden*** by Friday, August 28, 2026. Job description is posted on our website: