Temporary, full-time position (12/02/2024 to 12/06/2027) – Guelph, ON

The vision for Alumni Affairs & Development (AA&D) is to be a best-practice leader in raising private support by building and sustaining deep and broad relationships that create meaningful exchange of value. The department’s mission is to increase awareness of, involvement in, and support for the University in its many endeavors by building and enhancing relationships with alumni, faculty, staff, students, parents, friends, corporations, foundations, and associations that enable engagement and investment.

Reporting to the Director, Major Gift Advancement, and working collaboratively across the department, the Stewardship Engagement Manager, Major Gift is responsible for fulfilling stewardship deliverables, and creating and executing a University-wide comprehensive donor relations and stewardship strategy that appropriately and consistently provides recognition and acknowledgment of major gift donors (realized giving, pledges and planned pledges valued at $25,000 or more).

In this role, you will be accountable for some relationships in the stewardship cycle within the major gift fundraising program, with a focus on relationship management of individuals with giving of $150,000 and above. You will manage the fulfilment of stewardship deliverables and communications requirements for major gift donors including gift announcements, permanent recognition systems and annual donor reports.

You will also be responsible for creating and executing stewardship plans that include engagement strategies of either individuals or groups of major gift donors. Engagement is about involving these individuals in campus life and keeping them informed through proactive communications.

QUALIFICATIONS

To be considered for the role of Stewardship Engagement Manage, Major Gift, you must be an outstanding communicator/leader with a successful background in managing large fundraising projects and extensive experience in overseeing donor stewardship, and whose profile includes:

• Undergraduate degree.
• 3 – 6 years of experience in public relations, communications and alumni relations programs.
• Superior communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills.
• Proven ability to interact effectively with senior executives in the corporate community.
• Proven track record of success in fundraising in large and complex fundraising projects, especially major, multi-year capital campaigns, with specific experience in donor stewardship.
• Event planning expertise.
• Ability to think and act quickly and effectively under pressure, exercising tact, diplomacy, discretion and good judgment.
• Experience in public relations, communications and alumni relations programs.
• Computer literacy in Microsoft Office applications and fundraising databases.
• Proven management experience, including budget planning and analysis.
• Excellent demonstrated analytical, communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to multi-task.

The University of Guelph (www.uoguelph.ca) is one of Canada’s leading research-intensive comprehensive institutions, with a record of outstanding scholarship in the arts, humanities, social sciences, life sciences, physical and engineering sciences, agriculture and veterinary sciences. This is your chance to join us in our endeavour to improve life.

To view a detailed posting for the role of Stewardship Engagement Manager, Major Gift, please go to our website at www.uoguelph.ca/hr/careers.

At the University of Guelph, fostering a culture of inclusion is an institutional imperative. The University invites and encourages applications from all qualified individuals, including from groups that are traditionally underrepresented in employment, who may contribute to further diversification of our Institution.

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