Director, Community Outreach

5 months ago

Guelph, Canada AFP Golden Horseshoe Chapter Full time
p> Director, Ontario Veterinary College Advancement – UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH

The Director of Ontario Veterinary College Advancement has accountability for alumni engagement, annual, major, principal and planned gift fundraising for the Ontario Veterinary College (OVC). Reporting jointly to the Associate Vice-President (Advancement) and the Dean, OVC, you will assume the most senior advancement position in the College and be responsible for guiding the OVC Advancement team toward an annual target of $10 million in sustained fundraising revenue.

In partnership with the OVC Dean, members of the executive team, and other key members of the College, you will promote and support OVC’s strategic priorities, and enhance its reputation as a world-class veterinary college. You will provide advancement expertise, strategic advice/support and the introduction of top donors and prospects to the Dean and senior administrators in OVC, the President, Vice-Presidents and AVPs. In keeping with the University’s commitment to support a community of wellness for its employees, successful applicants are eligible to request a flexible work arrangement.

An important area of growth for the team is in building an inclusive, equitable and diverse team reflected throughout the organization. Following the lead of our unit’s Equity Diversity and Inclusion Committee, we recognize we have more work to do in this area, and are committed to the journey of learning, growing and improving. li>

Directing recruitment, and training, goal-setting, coaching and evaluation of all advancement staff within the college.Serving as a principal and major gift fundraiser for the College including their own fundraising accountabilities, and providing oversight and strategic direction toward the fundraising goal to successively build to a sustained $20-million per year.Managing all prospect and donor activity to ensure donors are being identified, cultivated, solicited and stewarded as well as overseeing and monitoring gift-planning initiatives.Developing strategies and plans to enhance alumni engagement to cultivate and build lifelong relationships between the College and its expanding alumni base including outreach strategies for events and volunteer management.Planning correspondence with alumni and donors on behalf of the College. This includes managing alumni and donor concerns/complaints with tact and authority of OVC.

QUALIFICATIONS

To be considered for the role of Director, Ontario Veterinary College Advancement, you must be a skilled and strategic fundraising leader with a strong background in successful fundraising, particularly in a University or public sector setting, and whose profile includes:

  • Undergraduate degree along with at least 6 years of relevant experience. A Certified Fund Raising Executive designation is considered an asset.
  • Fundraising experience in a University or public sector environment or a comparable setting with complex organizational structures is considered an asset.
  • Experience leading and managing team members, volunteers and advising senior administrators.
  • Proficient in business management and development, including budget planning and analysis.
  • Capacity to build consensus, and influence direction and priorities.
  • Knowledge of business community and related issues and challenges (knowledge of veterinary field an asset).
  • Strategic planning, people management and administrative skills to lead an advancement team, ensuring fundraisers and other team members have both individual and group success.
  • Good interpersonal skills, and ability to deal effectively with diverse groups of people, including donors and prospects, senior administration, colleagues, alumni. li>
  • Experience managing the personnel and resource requirements of competing projects and shifting between projects.

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