Senior Development Officer

Date Posted: 04/23/2024
Req ID: 37074
Faculty/Division: Dalla Lana School of Public Health
Department: Dalla Lana School of Public Health
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
Position Number: 00044799

Description:

About us:

The Dalla Lana School of Public Health is a Faculty of the University of Toronto that originated as one of the Schools of Hygiene begun by the Rockefeller Foundation in 1927. The School, which played a critical role in the COVID-19 pandemic response, went through a dramatic renaissance after the 2003 SARS crisis and it is now the largest public health school in Canada, with more than 850 faculty, 1,000 students, and research and training partnerships with institutions throughout Toronto and the world. With $76 million in research funding per year, including more than $31.5 million held at DLSPH, the School contributes to improving population health and health policy and health systems through discoveries and innovation in data science and AI, maternal, child and reproductive health, climate change [response], implementation and improvement sciences, preventable disease through vaccines and prevention through [and] wellness such as with diabetes, comparative health policy, sustainable and equitable health systems, global and Indigenous health, among many other areas.

Your opportunity:

As the Senior Development Officer, you will be a key member of the Advancement Team collaborating on the development and implementation of programs, activities, and events aimed at cultivating prospects and stewarding donors. You will contribute to fundraising at the Annual (<$1000) Leadership Giving level (>$1,000 to $50,000), build and strengthen relationships of importance and promote a culture of philanthropy and volunteerism. You will be part of a collaborative and dynamic team, responsible for developing and contributing to prospect identification and cultivation and meet with potential donors to discuss giving interest and opportunities. Your portfolio will include stewardship of Major and Principal Gift donors. You will be a highly motivated, detail-oriented professional committed to donor relations and to the School’s mission of creating a healthy and equitable society.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Developing plans to support donor management and stewardship strategies
• Managing donor relations, developing donor engagement plans and implementing alumni engagement activities that support strategic initiatives
• Developing project schedules including milestones, critical path, timelines, deliverables and reporting
• Building and strengthening relationships with stakeholders and partners of strategic importance
• Developing marketing and communication materials to support fundraising campaigns and programs
• Producing complex donor reports including generating reports to track fundraising progress against campaign goals
• Collaborating with the Director on the identification of prospects and maintenance of relationships with new and existing donors
• Conceptualizing, organizing and executing event activities

Essential Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree or acceptable combination of equivalent experience
• Minimum (5) five years of relevant experience in a combination of alumni relations, development activities, volunteer management, student engagement and front-line customer service
• Related experience in a progressive fundraising role, supporting event planning and execution preferably in a higher education fundraising or non-profit environment
• Ability to develop and implement plans to support donor management and stewardship strategies and/or activities including donor reporting and the donor wall updates
• Demonstrated experience developing full cycle project schedules
• Proven track record of consistent and progressive fundraising success
• Experience supporting fundraising campaigns, including meeting with potential donors
• Proven experience motivating and engaging others (i.e. volunteers and staff)
• Experience using and maintaining a specialized database (i.e. alumni/donor database) and analyzing data with initiative and independent judgment
• Excellent computer skills with Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel
• Superior organizational skills including the ability to balance competing priorities and work under pressure to specific deadlines
• Solid critical thinking and problem-solving abilities
• Exceptional interpersonal, oral and written communication skills

Assets (Nonessential):

• Experience using fundraising databases e.g. Blackbaud

To be successful in this role you will be:

• Approachable
• Communicator
• Meticulous
• Organized
• Persuasive
• Team player

Closing Date: 05/07/2024, 11:59PM ET
Employee Group: USW
Appointment Type: Budget - Continuing
Schedule: Full-Time
Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone:
USW Pay Band 15 -- $93,752 with an annual step progression to a maximum of $119,892. Pay scale and job class assignment is subject to determination pursuant to the Job Evaluation/Pay Equity Maintenance Protocol.
Job Category: Administrative / Managerial
Recruiter: Amanda Di Fonzo

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.