What Are We About?

Fleming is located in the heart of the Kawartha Lakes Region in Central Ontario, Traditional Mississauga Anishinaabe Territory and covered by the Williams Treaties,1923… a beautiful place to live and work, surrounded by natural beauty and a mere 90 minutes north-east of Toronto. The College’s 6,800 full-time and 10,000 part-time students, including hundreds of international students from countries around the world, attend at campus locations in Peterborough, Lindsay, Haliburton and Cobourg. Fleming offers more than 100 full-time programs in Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences, Fine Arts, General Arts and Science, Technology, Skilled Trades, Community Development, Health, Business, and Justice as well as other Continuing Education courses.

We are also extremely proud of our more than 85,000 Fleming alumni who are contributing to their communities in the region, across the province and around the world.

What This Position is About:

Reporting to the Executive Director, Advancement & External Relations, the Senior Development Officer is responsible for driving the growth and expansion of Fleming College’s strategic external relationships for the purpose of engagement in Fleming College by way of philanthropic support, strategic partnerships, and volunteer engagement. The incumbent will be responsible for identifying funding opportunities, developing strategic partnerships, and managing a pipeline of prospective donors and partners who are interested in supporting a thriving college. The ideal candidate should have a strong background in fundraising and be experienced in engaging prospective donors through the cultivation cycle and closing major gifts.

The Senior Development Officer plays a pivotal role in the financial sustainability and strategic direction of the College. One of the primary functions of the role is to cultivate and maintain major donor relations. In order to fulfill this essential task, the Senior Development Officer is subject to regular confidential discussions with Senior Management surrounding the strategic direction of the College, so they can share with prospective donors. The incumbent is responsible for the full scope of activities related to the identification, cultivation, solicitation, and recognition of a portfolio of clients and major gift prospects and donors.

The incumbent actively participates in department strategy development, alumni relations, and sound information management through ReNXT. They work closely with the Dean(s)/academic leader(s) and their offices to enhance School engagement with alumni and donors.

Work Schedules:

This position has been designated as hybrid/partially remote and is expected on-site 50% of the time.

Compensation:

This compensation for this position has been set at $76,029 to $95,038 along with an attractive benefits plan, CAAT pension, and generous vacation.

What We Are Looking For:

Completion of a three-year Diploma/Degree in a relevant discipline such as marketing, fundraising, communications or business. Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) designation would be considered an asset.

A minimum of five years of work experience in professional fundraising, with a focus on major gifts. University or College fundraising and campaign experience an asset. Demonstrated experience preparing private proposals and grant applications.

Additional Skills:

• A strong ability to build impactful and trusting relationships with a range of stakeholders, including Alumni, donors, community leaders, and industry partners.
• Highly collaborative with a strong ability to develop effective relationships and teams across a variety of disciplines within the institution.
• Excellent written and oral communications skills; with the ability to craft and deliver effective proposals and presentations to obtain buy-in and garner support.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills; proactive, creative, self-starter.
• A commitment to setting and achieving individual and team-based activity and revenue goals. A strong commitment to leveraging a CRM and tracking activity.
• Highly professional with the ability to maintain confidentiality and share the future direction of Fleming with tact and wisdom.
• Ability to handle a large volume of work under pressure and with deadlines.
• Ability to work independently as well as in a team and manage time efficiently.
• A vehicle, or access to a vehicle, to travel to meet clients and/or donors
• Must possess a valid driver’s license
• Demonstrated computer skills in Microsoft Suite including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MS-Access, Publisher.
• Experience with Raiser’s Edge software to support fundraising efforts and tracking of moves management and strong prospect research skills.

How To Apply:

Internal Candidates: apply through My Campus by visiting the Career Opportunities page.

External candidate: apply by visiting the Fleming Careers Page.

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion:

Fleming College is committed to building diverse, equitable, inclusive, and accessible learning and working environments. We welcome those who would contribute to the further diversification of our Staff, our Faculty and our Administration including, but not limited to, women, racialized persons, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, and persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity to apply. We believe in and promote the rights of all persons with disabilities and commit to ensuring accommodations available throughout the recruitment, selection and/or assessment process to applicants with disabilities. If selected to participate in the recruitment, selection and/or assessment process, please inform our Human Resources staff of the nature of any accommodation(s) that you may require to ensure your equal participation. To obtain a copy of this document in another format please e-mail HR@flemingcollege.ca.