Save the Children believes every child has the right to a future. In Canada and around the world, we do whatever it takes – every day and in times of crisis – to support children to fulfill their rights to a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn, and protection from harm. With over 100 years of experience, Save the Children is the world’s first and leading independent children’s organization – transforming lives and the future we share.
Save the Children Canada is a hybrid workplace based in Toronto Ontario Canada. This recruitment is open to all applicants residing in Ontario.
THE IMPACT YOU WILL MAKE:
Reporting to the Director Grant Finance & Compliance, the Senior Finance Analyst, Data, Insights & Learning will be responsible for helping vulnerable children achieve a brighter future. You will play a pivotal role in advancing Save the Children’s fundraising modelling and analytics capabilities, and driving a culture of data-informed decision-making. Reporting to the Director, Grant Finance & Compliance, you will serve as an expert and hands-on contributor, working closely with the External Engagement team and leveraging advanced analytics and data visualization tools—such as Power BI, Excel and other leading programs—to deliver actionable insights that optimize fundraising initiatives and supporter engagement.
Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):
Analytics Execution (50%)
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Perform hands-on data analysis, programming, and modeling using tools such as SQL, Python, Power BI, Tableau and Excel.
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Support the building, maintenance, and enhancement of fundraising dashboards, reports, and data visualizations to support marketing performance measurement and strategic decision-making.
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Ensure data quality, integration, and hygiene across platforms, collaborating with finance and external engagement teams.
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Pull, clean, and prepare data from CRM Salesforce and other offline sources to support analysis and reporting, including the quarterly extracts for SCI Benchmarking.
Cross‑Channel Analytics & Insights Support (10%)
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Prepare datasets and preliminary analyses that support segmentation, file health monitoring, attribution, and campaign optimization.
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Summarize trends, anomalies, and performance highlights for review by leaders within the Marketing Analytics and Technology team.
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Contribute to insights decks, monthly performance reviews, and cross‑team reporting forums.
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Work with Director, Growth and Fundraising Strategy to update monthly expense reconciliation process in order to improve expense tracking for all private fundraising enabling more fluid and flexible investment strategy.
Marketing Analytics & Insights Leadership (15%)
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Drive the development and implementation of integrated analytics, and predictive modeling to optimize marketing ROI.
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Translate complex data into actionable insights for marketing channel managers and audience leads, embedding analytics throughout campaign planning and execution.
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Support the adoption of advanced methodologies, including attribution modeling, predictive analytics, and file health monitoring, to drive data-informed decision-making.
Proposal Budgeting and Monitoring (25%)
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Review budgets for new proposals and amendments in partnership with External Engagement and Business Operations, Country Office teams, ensuring compliance with Award Management Guidelines.
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Support the budget development process to ensure financial accuracy in accordance with accounting standards and Organization requirements.
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Review Donor Agreements and Partner subcontracts to ensure financial compliance with donor requirements.
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Lead budget re-alignment and forecasting processes including review and detailed commentary of all draft budgets.
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Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports for SCC programs, including donor reports, consolidated forecasts, budgets, burn rate, and variance analyses.
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Collaborate with SCI team to upload the monthly data dump upload to the accounting system, ensuring the GL is accurate and reconciled with SCI Reports.
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Lead planning, preparation and pre-audit review for successful execution of SCC annual audit and Comprehensive Partnership Assessment (CPA) donor audits.
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Identify and participate to process improvement initiatives, collaborating with Finance Management teams to update standard operating procedures and Finance Manual.
Qualifications include (but are not limited to):
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Post-secondary education in a relevant field or equivalent experience.
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Minimum 5-7 years of experience in experience in International Development, Non-Governmental Organization (NGO/INGO), or other not-for-profit sectors is preferred.
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Advanced proficiency working with large financial data, data modeling, data visualization and business intelligence
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Experience of analysis and modelling tools such as modeling using tools such as SQL, Python, Power BI, Tableau and Excel.
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Professional proficiency in spoken and written English.
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Advanced communication, interpersonal, and teamwork skills for diverse audiences to build strong working relationships across cultural and organizational settings, both internally and externally. French/Spanish/Arabic language skills is an asset.
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Demonstrated project management experience for task execution of assigned objectives supported by proficiency with MS Office tools and relevant technologies. Ability to work under pressure within tight timelines to achieve SCC objectives.
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Strong business acumen with the ability to align data strategy with organizational goals.
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Displays analytical and problem-solving skills to support initiatives with demonstrated adaptability to support change management for successful task implementation.
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Applies judgment and make sound decisions that are accountable, justifiable, and in adherence to policies and procedures.
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Considers organizational strategy and thinks creatively to support innovative initiatives and collaborations that deliver benefits for the children and families we serve.
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Progressive leadership experience in marketing analytics, strategic planning, or financial performance management.
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Expertise in marketing KPIs, attribution modeling, predictive analytics, and supporter segmentation.
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Exceptional communication and influencing skills, including experience presenting complex information to senior decision-makers and non-technical audiences.
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Demonstrated expertise in marketing analytics, including hands-on experience with data visualization and business intelligence tools.
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Knowledge of CRM and multi-channel marketing hub platforms (e.g., Blackbaud, Salesforce) and familiarity with database structures and data integration tools.
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Ability to occasionally travel locally, nationally and internationally (less than 10%) as required.
WHAT WE OFFER
The salary range for this position is non-union pay band 5 between $63,323.32 - $80,295.12 CAD depending on skills and experience. In addition to this, our employees will have the following package of additional benefits:
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Comprehensive benefits package for you and your dependents available three months after employmentstart date. Coordinated benefits for your partner paid by Save the Children Canada.
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Hybrid workplace including opportunities to work remotely and flexible work hours to support employee wellbeing and work life balance.
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4weeks of annualpaidvacation.
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In addition to annual leave, we offeran end of year office closureDecember 25- January 1 (SAVE Days) so we can all recharge simultaneously.
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5paidpersonal days.
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3paidfloat days.
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10paidsick leavedays.
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Parental leave top-up.
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Employer contributions to group pension plan. Access to help save for a first home through the pension provider.
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Learning and development opportunities and specialized training including professional development time.
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Confidential Employee Assistance Program services available to you and your dependents from your first day of employment.
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Organization-wide membershipaccess toHeadspace.
HOW TO APPLY?
If you are interested in this position, please visit the career page at https://www.savethechildren.ca/ and submit your resume and cover letter by 5:00 pm EST September 8, 2026. Internal candidates, please apply via ADP by 5:00 pm EST July 28, 2026. Applications will be reviewed on ongoing basis. We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Please note that AI is used in some components of the recruitment process.
It is our individual and collective responsibility to ensure all children are protected from deliberate or unintentional acts that lead to the risk of, or actual, harm caused by our employees. Each employee shall be aware that there may be additional vulnerabilities facing children associated with their age, socio-economic background, disability, gender, racial heritage, religious belief, identity, sexual orientation or identity, and is committed to ensuring this does not form barriers to effective safeguarding.
Each employee is committed to fostering and sustaining a safe environment through proactive, accessible, and effective approaches that seek to prevent and respond to any harm to the children including but not limited to sexual exploitation and abuse. SCC and all its employees will take all reasonable steps to make itself safe, both as an organisation and in the conduct of all aspects of its day-to-day operations of emergency, humanitarian, developmental, policy, campaigning and administrative work.
SCC supports and acts in compliance with the Human Rights Code. SCC is committed to providing accessible employment practices that are in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (‘AODA’). Providing an accessible and barrier-free environment is a shared effort, and as an organization, SCC is committed to working with the necessary parties to make accessibility for all a reality. If you require an accommodation during any stage of the recruitment or employment process, please notify People & Culture at [email protected]
Please Note: This job opportunity is to fill an existing vacancy.
This recruitment process may involve the use of AI-enabled or automated tools within ADP Workforce Now to help manage job postings and application workflows. These tools may assist with tasks such as organizing applicant information, identifying potential matches based on job-related qualifications, or supporting communication and scheduling.
All hiring decisions are made by our People & Culture team and hiring managers. No automated tool makes final decisions about your candidacy. If at any point you have questions about how your information is used, please contact our team at [email protected]
