At BC Children’s Hospital Foundation, we’re on a quest to ensure every kid in the province receives the best health care imaginable. As a fundraising organization, we inspire communities and people to support BC Children’s Hospital, along with its world-class research institute, mental health facility and rehabilitation center.
Our work makes a profound difference. From helping get the boldest research ideas off the ground to supporting the most advanced equipment, together we are pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in children’s health care. This is no small task—which is why we’re looking for passionate people to join our team and help propel our work forward to power the possible.
We’re looking for a thoughtful, experienced Compliance Officer to help strengthen our compliance, privacy, and risk practices, and to support a culture of accountability, care, and trust across the Foundation.
Reporting to the Vice President & CFO, you’ll play an important role in helping the Foundation meet its compliance, privacy, regulatory, and ethical obligations. In this role, you’ll work in partnership with teams across the organization to provide practical guidance, strengthen internal processes, and support thoughtful, informed decisions that help protect our reputation and advance our cause.
More specifically, you will:
Privacy & Compliance Oversight
- Lead operational privacy and compliance coordination across the Foundation.
- Monitor legal, regulatory, and sector-specific obligations and support timely action to address changes.
- Develop, maintain, and support the consistent application of compliance and privacy policies, standards, and procedures.
- Manage the investigation and response to privacy incidents, including investigation, documentation, risk assessment, and required notifications. Identify and support remediation activities.
- Manage Payment Card Industry (PCI) compliance processes and reporting requirements.
Enterprise Risk Management
- Manage enterprise risk management processes, including maintaining the risk register, tracking mitigation actions, and identifying emerging risks.
Vendor Due Diligence & Third-Party Risk
- Coordinate compliance, privacy, and risk input into vendor due diligence and third-party risk processes.
Governance & Assurance
- Conduct targeted compliance reviews and support ongoing monitoring and assurance activities.
Advisory, Education & Enablement
- Act as a trusted advisor to leaders and teams on privacy, compliance, ethics, and risk management.
- Develop and deliver training, guidance, and tools that strengthen understanding and application of compliance requirements across the Foundation.
We know that no one candidate will meet every qualification listed in this posting. The following highlights the experience, strengths, and attributes we believe will help someone thrive in this role. You bring sound judgment, discretion, and a thoughtful, collaborative approach to your work. You’re someone others trust to navigate complexity with care, offer practical guidance, and help teams move forward with clarity and confidence. You build strong relationships across teams and communicate requirements in a way that is clear, approachable, and grounded in partnership. Alongside your attention to detail, you bring curiosity, integrity, and a commitment to helping strengthen the systems and practices that support our purpose.
In addition, you bring:
- At least 7 years of progressive experience in compliance, privacy, risk, governance, audit, legal, finance, or a related area. Strong knowledge of PIPA and PIPEDA are required.
- Experience in a charity, nonprofit, public sector, or other regulated environment is preferred.
- Experience supporting privacy compliance programs, privacy incident management, and application of privacy legislation and best practices.
- Experience leading cross-functional initiatives or supporting organizational change, particularly in environments requiring collaboration, influence, and process implementation across teams.
- Post-secondary education in law, public administration, business, finance, risk management, or a related field.
- Relevant professional designations, certifications, or specialized training in privacy, compliance, risk, governance, or nonprofit administration are an asset.
- Strong knowledge of regulatory compliance frameworks, internal controls, policy development, and governance practices.
- Sound judgment, discretion, and the ability to handle sensitive and confidential information.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate requirements into practical guidance.
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively across departments and influence outcomes without direct authority.
- An affinity for our values – Think Big, Step Up, and Lead with Heart.
Ensuring that kids receive the best health care imaginable is no small task; therefore, taking care of our team is a top priority. To help you power the possible and to support you in your health, well-being, and career growth, in addition to competitive compensation, we offer perks like a hybrid work environment (minimum of two days per week in office) and nine-day fortnight schedule, generous vacation, top-notch health and dental benefits, a defined benefit pension plan, and a commitment to professional development.
The hiring range for this position is between $107,550 to $121,000. At BCCHF, we are committed to ensuring that compensation is fair and equitable. Your placement in the salary range will be determined by your experience, relevant skills, and qualifications as they relate to this role.
Please note that all team members of BCCHF are required to complete a vulnerable sector criminal record check as a condition of employment.
We exist to power the possible. And that permeates every action we take. As a team, we push ourselves to: think big in how we are boldly envisioning the future; step up in how we are accountable to ourselves, each other, and our shared cause; and lead with heart in how we listen and engage with others.
BCCHF invites and encourages all qualified individuals to apply. As an organization committed to fostering an inclusive workplace that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve and support, we welcome individuals whose lived experiences may further contribute to the rich diversification of skills, knowledge, and backgrounds at the Foundation.
If this feels like the right fit for you, we’d love to hear from you. Join us in helping make kids mighty. Apply online by July 10, 2026 at https://www.bcchf.ca/join-team
