Schedule	M-F 8:30-5:00
Education Level	University
Career Level	8-10 years

Are you interested in helping to create a Brighter World?

McMaster University fuels curiosity, inquiry, and discovery. Every day, we push the boundaries of knowledge through our world-class, interdisciplinary research and our ground-breaking approaches to teaching and learning. Our students, faculty, researchers and staff are among the best and brightest.

Joining McMaster at an exciting time, the Associate Director, Development will work collaboratively with advancement and academic leadership to support the development of a multi-year comprehensive campaign. This role will support the Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Surgery. McMaster’s vibrant student experience, world-class research, and community engagement are empowered by the support of thousands of alumni and donors who believe strongly in the university’s mission. Together, our broader community helps make McMaster what it is today and helps nurture the next generation of leaders in our world. The University Advancement team plays a critically important role in advancing the university’s strategy in support of its ambitious vision, in partnership with academic and administrative leaders across all campuses.

University Advancement at McMaster is an integrated department that encompasses the areas of Development, Alumni Advancement, Stewardship, Volunteer Engagement and Advancement Services & Operations; areas that coordinate their activities and work as a team to build relationships, reputation, and resources. 

Position Summary:

Reporting to the Director, Development, Faculty Health Sciences, the Associate Director, Development will support the Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Surgery.

The Faculty of Health Sciences, trains Canada’s next generation of healthcare practitioners, researchers and entrepreneurs – including physicians, nurses, physiotherapists, and biomedical scientists. The Faculty ranks among the top 50 in the world, and top 2 in Canada, for health and clinical medicine. Internationally renowned for its medical education and research excellence, the Faculty of Health Sciences is comprised of four schools alongside a multitude of high-impact research institutes and centres. Areas of research excellence include allergy, asthma, cancer, cardiovascular disease, childhood disability, diabetes, gastroenterology, health equity, pain, infectious diseases and virology.

University Advancement at McMaster University is a flexible, dynamic and ambitious team. We strengthen McMaster’s relationships, secure new revenue and develop a pipeline of funders and supporters for the University. The primary means of raising funds involves face-to-face meetings and virtual visits, often involving University leadership and top researchers from our Faculty. As Associate Director, Development, Department of Surgery, you will drive the identification, cultivation, and development of a customized fundraising and recognition/stewardship plans for some of McMaster’s most significant funders.

About the Department of Surgery

Over its 50+ year history, the McMaster Department of Surgery has maintained a steadfast commitment towards thinking big ideas and making them possible.  

We are a department with 11 surgical divisions and Royal College residency training programs; together, we are poised to unleash a future fueled by a creative mindset and powered by our people. 

The successful candidate will bring a positive, growth-focused mindset, as we collectively work towards achieving the Department Vision. 

This Vision is based on 6 core tenets:

C.R.E.A.T.E.

Tenet 1: Building A Culture that Includes

Tenet 2: Conduct Research that Impacts

Tenet 3: Education that Inspires

Tenet 4: Advancement, Personally and Professionally 

Tenet 5: Transformation through Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Tenet 6: Excellence in Patient Care.   

Tenet 5: Transformation through Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Tenet 6: Excellence in Patient Care.

Accountabilities

Reporting to the Director, Development in the Faculty of Health Sciences, and working closely with the Chair, Department of Surgery and other key stakeholders, the Associate Director will:

• Be the primary driver of overall private fundraising revenue for the Department of Surgery, the Faculty and the University in support of their objectives.
• Proactively champion opportunities for new revenue in support of McMaster’s research and educational goals, within the Faculty.
• Work with funders toward gifts of a minimum of $50,000+, which have a mid-to high degree of complexity and involve many different stakeholders, some of whom may be internal and external to the University.
• Work collaboratively on strategic gifts in partnership with University Advancement’s senior leaders, consistent with a team approach to development strategy.
• Advance and enhance the relationships, reputation, and resources of the Department of Surgery and the Faculty, through relationship building and revenue generation.
• In conjunction with the Director, Development, provide counsel to senior academic leadership on the largest gifts to the Faculty.
• As a leader on the FHS Development team, provide peer leadership efforts to secure and grow a base of major and principal gift-level supporters, and to steward these supporters in a manner so as to inspire them to establish, grow and sustain meaningful relationships with the University.
• As a leader on the FHS Development team, create and maintain positive, productive relationships and build and support a vibrant, diverse and high-performance team of professionals within the Faculty.
• Provide peer leadership efforts to secure and grow a base of major and principal gift-level supporters, and to steward these supporters in a manner to inspire them to establish, grow and sustain meaningful relationships with the University.
• Ability to work closely with the senior officers of the University, in particular the President, Chancellor, Vice-Presidents, and Provosts and Deans.

Qualifications:

Education:

• A University degree, or consideration given to equivalent combinations of education and experience.
• CFRE designation or equivalent is an asset..

Experience:

• Proven track record of success in securing $1M and above complex gifts
• Minimum of 8 years demonstrated experience in major giving fundraising, preferably within the post-secondary sector.
• Experience leading and managing teams of high-performing, donor-centred development professionals.
• Experience working with senior executives and leadership volunteers. Ability to work effectively in a complex organizational environment.
• Exceptional ability to inspire and engage high-net-worth prospects, articulate institutional priorities, and present philanthropic opportunities. Strong prospect management, strategic planning, budgeting, and financial management skills.
• This position may require travel. A valid driver’s license and passport are necessary.

Leadership Effectiveness

McMaster’s core leadership capabilities are designed to nurture employee engagement through best people practices.  All leaders will demonstrate these Leadership Capabilities by:  Taking a Strategic Approach; Communicating and Collaborating; Developing People; Investing in Relationships; Championing Change and Innovation; and Driving Results.

What McMaster has to offer

McMaster University has a market-driven total rewards package with a comprehensive benefits plan, including a recently expanded mental health benefit entitlement, retirement savings plans, vacation, professional development fund and tuition assistance. Our total rewards package attracts, develops and retains our outstanding workforce.