Date Posted: 10/23/2023
Req ID: 34256
Faculty/Division: Faculty of Arts & Science
Department: Office of Advancement
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)

Description:

About Us:

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. The strength of Arts & Science derives from our combined teaching and research excellence in the humanities, sciences and social sciences across 29 departments, seven colleges and 46 interdisciplinary centres, institutes and programs.

We can only realize our mission with the dedication and excellence of engaged staff and faculty. The diversity of opportunities and perspectives within the Faculty reflects the local and global landscape and the need for curiosity, innovative thinking, and collaboration. At Arts & Science, we take pride in our legacy of innovation and discovery that has changed the way we think about the world.

Your Opportunity:

Reporting to the Executive Director of Advancement & AVP, College Relations (ED&AVP), Faculty of Arts & Science, the Director of Development provides leadership in the development and implementation of current and deferred major gift fundraising programs for the Faculty of Arts and Science, including those targeting $100,000+ prospects. As part of the senior management team, the Director of Development provides direction to major-gift campaigns, typically project based, designed to obtain significant donations from individuals, corporations, and foundations.

This Director of Development portfolio will include the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy. The Munk School is an Extra-Departmental Unit within the Faculty of Arts & Science that proudly offers 14 teaching programs in a variety of areas of global and policy expertise. It is home to exceptional faculty, experts and researchers from around the globe, and more than 40 academic centres, labs and initiatives. The goal is to build a unique, world-renowned research, teaching and public impact and engagement hub that shapes the contemporary fields of global affairs and public policy. The School unifies those who are passionate about global affairs and public policy to research, discuss and address the problems of a fast-changing world.

The incumbent cultivates prospective donors, solicits major gifts, and accompanies the ED&AVP on such calls; identifies potential senior volunteers; assists with providing professional advice to the program directors with respect to fundraising strategies and approaches with particular emphasis on stated fundraising priorities and new initiatives including the possibility of overseeing special fundraising projects.

The Director of Development will ensure proper stewardship takes place following a gift to maintain the donor’s involvement, interest, and support. The active involvement of key members of the university community and volunteers is essential to the overall success of such a program and as such the incumbent will be expected to effectively interact with faculty, staff, donors, and volunteers.

Required Qualifications:

EDUCATION:

• A university degree required or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Graduate degree an asset.

EXPERIENCE:

• A minimum of seven (7) years of recent and related years of progressively more senior experience in Advancement, preferably in an Educational Institution setting.
• Demonstrated success in major gifts, gift planning, and annual giving fundraising required.
• Experience in strategic fundraising planning and execution.
• Experience in a post-secondary environment is an asset.
• Experience in proposal writing and presentation to donors.
• Experience with data management systems.
• Demonstrated experience and success managing, motivating, and mentoring key stakeholders, bringing out the best in teams and individuals.
• Demonstrated strong client service orientation and experience fostering equity, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace.

SKILLS:

• Excellent written and verbal communications skills.
• Excellent leadership and mentoring skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to build new and long-term relationships with prospects, donors, and senor level volunteers.
• Excellent computer skills (e.g. Microsoft office).
• Strong organizational skills, detail oriented with a strong follow through.

OTHER:

• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively with students, staff, colleagues, senior university administrators, colleagues, staff, students, and external contacts.
• Strong organizational, planning, and time management skills.
• Tact, diplomacy, judgment, and the ability to analyse and problem solve.
• Ability to work in a hectic and results oriented environment.
• Creative abilities to be resourceful, cost-efficient and intuitively driven.

This role is currently eligible for a hybrid work arrangement, pursuant to University policies and guidelines, including but not limited to the University of Toronto’s Alternative Work Arrangements Guideline.

Closing Date: 11/06/2023, 11:59PM ET
Employee Group: Salaried
Appointment Type: Budget – Continuing
Schedule: Full-Time
Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone: 1AP — Broadband Salary Range: $85,671 – $197,704
Job Category: Administrative / Managerial

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

Diversity Statement

The University of Toronto embraces Diversity and is building a culture of belonging that increases our capacity to effectively address and serve the interests of our global community. We strongly encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, Black and racialized persons, women, persons with disabilities, and people of diverse sexual and gender identities. We value applicants who have demonstrated a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion and recognize that diverse perspectives, experiences, and expertise are essential to strengthening our academic mission.

As part of your application, you will be asked to complete a brief Diversity Survey. This survey is voluntary. Any information directly related to you is confidential and cannot be accessed by search committees or human resources staff. Results will be aggregated for institutional planning purposes. For more information, please see http://uoft.me/UP.

Accessibility Statement

The University strives to be an equitable and inclusive community, and proactively seeks to increase diversity among its community members. Our values regarding equity and diversity are linked with our unwavering commitment to excellence in the pursuit of our academic mission.

The University is committed to the principles of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). As such, we strive to make our recruitment, assessment and selection processes as accessible as possible and provide accommodations as required for applicants with disabilities.

If you require any accommodations at any point during the application and hiring process, please contact uoft.careers@utoronto.ca.