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About the Role

The Director of Development will play a key role in advancing Hillel Ontario’s fundraising strategy by cultivating and stewarding donors, growing annual campaigns, and inspiring investment. This role requires a strategic, relationship-driven advancement professional passionate about strengthening Jewish life on campus.

Responsibilities

• Steward and solicit a portfolio of donors, conducting face-to-face cultivation, relationship management, and direct gift asks.
• Perform prospect research to prepare and execute on your own portfolio of donors.
• Engage in outreach to parents and alumni and build and steward long-term donor relationships through meaningful recognition and engagement programs.
• Drive annual campaign fundraising efforts in collaboration with the Advancement team.
• Collaboratively execute an annual fundraising plan and calendar designed to grow fundraising reach year over year.
• Plan and execute select donor and community events, creating meaningful opportunities to connect current and prospective donors with Hillel Ontario’s students, campuses, and impact.
• Champion a culture of philanthropy across Hillel Ontario, fostering creativity, collaboration, accountability, and shared ownership of fundraising success.
• Identify and pursue new revenue streams, grant opportunities, and organizational partnerships.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to campus professionals on identifying, prospecting, cultivating, and engaging parents, alumni, and other potential supporters.
• Develop tools that empower non-development staff to build authentic relationships that translate into philanthropic support.
• Research, prepare, and submit grant proposals; manage grant relationships and reporting.
• Maintain in partnership with the development team the donor database management (Little Green Light), gift processing, acknowledgment, and monthly benchmark reporting.
• Work in partnership with the Digital team to ensure that all fundraising materials are on brand and represent Hillel Ontario as a reputable, sophisticated, data driven organization that is worthy of significant philanthropic investment.
• Analyze campaign data, donor trends, and fundraising outcomes to continuously inform strategy.

Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of progressive experience in fundraising, development, or advancement, with demonstrated success in donor cultivation, solicitation, stewardship, and campaign management.
• Proven success cultivating and soliciting major gifts and building long-term relationships with donors and key stakeholders.
• Experience developing and executing annual, major gift, capital, or other fundraising campaigns across multiple channels.
• Strong proficiency with donor management and CRM systems, with the ability to use data, reporting, and financial information to inform fundraising strategy.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to develop compelling donor-facing communications and articulate organizational impact.
• A proactive, self-motivated approach with strong initiative, sound judgment, and a commitment to excellence.
• A relationship-first mindset and the ability to build trust with donors, colleagues, and community partners.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to tell compelling stories and inspire action.
• A collaborative leadership style, with the humility, flexibility, and patience to thrive in a fast-paced environment with shifting priorities.
• Strong organizational and project management skills, with the ability to move multiple priorities forward.
• Be based in the Greater Toronto Area and bring strong knowledge of, and ideally established relationships within, Toronto’s Jewish community.
• Passion for Jewish life, student engagement, and strengthening the Jewish future.

Skills

• Donor cultivation
• Solicitation
• Stewardship
• Campaign management
• Major gift solicitation
• Relationship building
• Fundraising campaign development and execution
• Donor management systems
• CRM systems
• Data analysis
• Reporting
• Financial information analysis
• Written communication
• Verbal communication
• Project management
• Organizational skills

Location

• Greater Toronto Area

Work Type

• Hybrid
• Domestic travel

Experience Level

• 5+ years of progressive experience in fundraising, development, or advancement

Education Level

• Bachelor’s degree

Salary/Compensations

• $80,000 - $85,000

Benefits

• Comprehensive health insurance
• Holistic benefits
• Generous, flexible PTO
• Statutory holidays
• Jewish holidays
• Seasonal office closures
• Meaningful professional development
• Mentoring
• Skill-building
• Growth trajectory
• Flexible hybrid working arrangements

About the Company

• Hillel Ontario is a recognized leader in the international Hillel movement, serving more than 14,000 Jewish students across nine universities and amplifying vibrant Jewish campus life across the province.
• Hillel embraces religious and political diversity, supporting a broad spectrum of identities through innovative programming, immersive experiences, and student leadership development.
• Hillel International continues to enrich the lives of Jewish students and is the largest Jewish campus organization in the world at nearly 1,000 colleges and universities across North America and around the world.
• The mission remains steadfast: to create lasting connections with every Jewish student that foster an enduring commitment to Jewish life, learning, and Israel and train them to become the next Jewish leaders.

Equal Opportunity

• Hillel is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an accepting and inclusive environment for all.