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About the Role
The University College Advancement Office oversees fundraising, donor relations, stewardship, and alumni relations. As the Development Officer, you will be responsible for Annual Gift fundraising, including direct mail and email campaigns, identifying, cultivating, and soliciting donors for Leadership Gifts, and contributing to the donor engagement and stewardship strategy. You will be part of a sophisticated fundraising community at the University of Toronto and benefit from competitive compensation, health benefits, vacation and retirement benefits, tuition waivers, and professional development opportunities.
Responsibilities
- Developing and managing a portfolio of donors and prospects by engaging in prospect identification, cultivation, solicitation and recognition.
- Planning and delivering UC’s Annual & Leadership Giving Campaign in collaboration with University Advancement.
- Developing and implementing donor engagement plans that support strategic objectives.
- Preparing donor acknowledgement and recognition communications, briefing notes, solicitation plans, and call reports to track donor interaction.
- Working in a supportive capacity with Senior Development Officer and Director, Advancement on complex or large gifts.
- Building and strengthening relationships with stakeholders and partners of strategic importance.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree or acceptable combination of equivalent experience.
- A minimum of five (5) years’ of relevant experience in a fundraising or relationship management role with a demonstrated track record of success.
- Experience developing and delivering fundraising and/or engagement campaigns, from strategic planning through execution and evaluation.
- Experience with information, data management and preparing donor financial reporting.
- Demonstrated prospect identification, cultivation, solicitation and recognition experience.
- Demonstrated experience drafting complex donor communications.
- Experience working with fundraising/constituent databases such as ARBOR, CRM or comparable systems.
- Experience working with senior volunteers, researchers or faculty members.
- Experience working with and supporting diverse populations, with a demonstrated commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging.
- Evidence of leadership and initiative, tact, diplomacy, attention to detail, and creativity.
- Proven ability to motivate others, i.e. volunteers, team members, and donors.
- Demonstrated ability to operate effectively in complex multi-stakeholder environments such as education and healthcare, working with academics and physicians whose vision for changing the world demands both excellence and results.
- Highly developed computer skills working with MS Office; databases; and content management systems.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced and results-oriented environment.
- Strong team player who values collaboration.
- Exceptional interpersonal and communication (written and verbal) skills.
- Strong organizational, analytical and relationship building skills.
Skills
- Fundraising
- Relationship management
- Campaign development and delivery
- Strategic planning
- Execution
- Evaluation
- Information and data management
- Donor financial reporting
- Prospect identification
- Cultivation
- Solicitation
- Recognition
- Donor communications
- Fundraising/constituent databases (ARBOR, CRM)
- Working with senior volunteers, researchers, or faculty
- Working with diverse populations
- Equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging
- Leadership
- Initiative
- Tact
- Diplomacy
- Attention to detail
- Creativity
- Motivation
- Complex multi-stakeholder environments
- MS Office
- Databases
- Content management systems
- Interpersonal skills
- Communication skills (written and verbal)
- Organizational skills
- Analytical skills
- Relationship building skills
Location
- St. George (Downtown Toronto)
Work Type
- Full-Time
- Term
Experience Level
- Minimum of five (5) years’ of relevant experience
Education Level
- Bachelor's Degree or acceptable combination of equivalent experience
Salary/Compensations
- $86,340. with an annual step progression to a maximum of $110,415.
Benefits
- Health benefits
- Vacation benefits
- Retirement benefits
- Tuition waivers
- Professional development opportunities
About the Company
- The Faculty of Arts & Science is the heart of Canada’s leading university and one of the most comprehensive and diverse academic divisions in the world, with combined teaching and research excellence across 29 departments, seven colleges and 46 interdisciplinary centres, institutes and programs.
- University College is the founding college of the University of Toronto, with a welcoming community built on traditions of openness, inclusivity and diversity. Its student programs address social justice issues and help students apply learning to the world. It is home to professors committed to undergraduate education and leading research.
Equal Opportunity
- Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity deserving groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience shall be taken into consideration as applicable to the posted position.