Development Officer, Leadership and Annual Giving
Date Posted: 09/05/2024
Req ID: 39586
Faculty/Division: Faculty of Law
Department: Faculty of Law
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
Position Number: 00050054
Link to apply: https://jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-Development-Officer%2C-Leadership-and-Annual-Giving-ON/584297117/
Description:
About us:
The Faculty of Law is one of the oldest professional faculties at the University of Toronto. Today, it is one of the world’s great law schools. The Faculty’s rich academic programs are complemented by its many legal clinics and public interest programs. The Faculty of Law is housed in the elegant,
state-of-the-art Jackman Law Building, alongside two historic buildings, Flavelle House and Falconer Hall, on the St. George Campus in downtown Toronto.
Your opportunity:
Our team of high-performing advancement professionals is committed to robust and ambitious philanthropic and alumni engagement goals in support of the Faulty of Law. Under the direction of the Assistant Dean, Advancement the incumbent will lead and manage the annual giving programs on behalf of the Faculty, including direct mail, 1:1 cultivation and solicitation activities and stewardship. The Development Officer will also review and identify prospects both for the annual fund and major gift portfolios.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Building and strengthening relationships with stakeholders and partners of strategic importance
- Developing and implementing alumni engagement activities that support strategic objectives
- Conceptualizing, organizing and executing event activities
- Coordinating meeting schedules, agendas, materials, action and follow-up items
- Implementing components of fundraising campaigns
- Updating prospect databases and portfolios
- Generating reports
- Monitoring accounts for a project and/or program
Essential Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree or acceptable combination of equivalent experience.
- Minimum five (5) years experience as an advancement professional within leadership, annual, major, and/or planned giving environments. Demonstrated experience in a fundraising role or relationship management role with a demonstrated track record of success.
- Demonstrated prospect identification, cultivation, solicitation and recognition experience.
- Demonstrated experience building and strengthening relationships with key donor contacts.
- Experience conducting development-related research to identify donor prospects and creating tailored fundraising packages.
- Experience developing components of fundraising campaigns and alumni-engagement activities that support strategic objectives.
- Demonstrated experience developing, coordinating and implementing tailored Advancement events and programming to engage donors, prospects, and alumni.
- Experience managing volunteers.
- Experience monitoring accounts for a program.
- Advanced computer skills including Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and database software.
- Experience with fundraising database ARBOR or related databases; experience maintaining databases, and preparing reports from multiple data sources.
- Excellent communication skills – verbal and written, with the ability to draft, proofread and edit a range of written material.
- Demonstrated initiative, tact, diplomacy, attention to detail, and creativity. Strong analytical skills.
- Strong organizational skills and strong attention to detail.
- Exceptional interpersonal skills and professional presence necessary to successfully interact with donors, alumni, senior volunteers and stakeholders.
- Occasional work evenings and weekends to attend events.
To be successful in this role you will be:
- Achievement oriented
- Communicator
- Goal oriented
- Motivated self-learner
- Persuasive
- Possess a positive attitude
Closing Date: 09/16/2024, 11:59PM ET
Employee Group: USW
Appointment Type: Budget – Continuing
Schedule: Full-Time
Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone:
USW Pay Band 13 — $84,813. with an annual step progression to a maximum of $108,463. Pay scale and job class assignment is subject to determination pursuant to the Job Evaluation/Pay Equity Maintenance Protocol.
Job Category: Administrative / Managerial
Lived Experience Statement
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.