Director, Development

5 months ago


Hamilton, Canada McMaster University Full time

Are you interested in supporting the prevention of the next global pandemic?

The Director, Development (Global Nexus) is a new position based out of Canada's Global Nexus for Pandemics and Biological Threats ("Global Nexus") within McMaster University's Faculty of Health Sciences. Global Nexus is an ambitious institutional strategic priority that builds on more than 15 years of McMaster's world-leading expertise in infectious disease, antimicrobial resistance, pandemics and preparing for the biological threats we may face in the future.

McMaster University is internationally recognized as a world-class institution for teaching, research and scholarship, with a distinctive vision to advance human and societal health and well-being. We are ranked among the top 100 universities in the world, as one of Canada's top two most research-intensive universities, and as one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers committed to advancing employment equity and reflecting the diversity of Canadian society in the workplace.

**About the Position**

McMaster University is seeking an entrepreneurial and highly motivated Director, Development (Global Nexus) to drive annual philanthropic revenue for Global Nexus. As a skilled relationship manager, the Director, Development (Global Nexus) will employ a collaborative and service-oriented approach to their work, developing relationships with internal and external stakeholders with the primary goal of securing major gifts with a focus on gifts of $1M and larger.

Reporting to the Executive Advisor, Development and the Director of Operations for Global Nexus, the Director, Development (Global Nexus) will be a strategic, innovative and goal-oriented fundraiser focused on identifying, qualifying, cultivating, soliciting and stewarding support for Global Nexus from a portfolio of major gift donors and prospects. Working closely with senior academic leaders, University Advancement leadership and key volunteers, the Director, Development (Global Nexus) plays a lead role in developing and executing on campaign strategies for Global Nexus and reviewing the progress of activities underway.

The Director is a key senior development leader within the broader, integrated University Advancement team, and the new Director will espouse McMaster’s shared values that help us to achieve University Advancement’s vision and mission; Quality, Respect, Service, Strategy and Teamwork.

This is an exciting time to join McMaster as a key advancement leader as we move towards an ambitious campaign for the University’s highest priorities. Working collaboratively with advancement and research leadership, you will support development of multi-year campaign strategies that frame the University’s unique strengths and opportunities, align with University-wide campaign structures and practices, integrate alumni and development strategies, maximize support, and rally the community around a compelling vision for longer-term aspirations and goals.

Are you ready to make a real difference? If you are an experienced and passionate relationship fundraiser who strives to make a real impact through your work, the Development team in the Faculty of Health Sciences at McMaster University wants to hear from you. As we embark upon an era of dramatic growth of private revenue for critical and timely health research and education, we are seeking collaborative development professionals who can join our team and help build the next generation approach to major gift fundraising.

You are comfortable using your strong communication and interpersonal skills to develop and present compelling proposals and requests for philanthropic support. Throughout your career, you have developed a demonstrated understanding of strategic moves management, project management, volunteer management, and the management of complex relationships with donors, senior volunteers, administrative partners, and senior institutional leaders.

**Primary Responsibilities**

The Director, Development (Global Nexus) will be accountable for a wide-ranging portfolio charged with advancing and enhancing the relationships, reputation and resources of Global Nexus through revenue generation and strategic moves management, annual planning and project management, as well as relationship, partnership and alliance building.

The Director, Development (Global Nexus) will strategically engage and support senior internal leadership to secure and grow Global Nexus' base of major supporters as well as to celebrate and steward these donors in a manner that inspires meaningful long-lasting relationships.

**Qualifications and Competencies**:

- Progressive fundraising roles, preferably within a large and complex environment
- Proven success cultivating, soliciting and securing complex major, estate, and blended gifts of $1M and greater
- Demonstrated ability to build relationships with diverse internal and external stakeholders including donors, senior volunteers, adminis


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