Director, Divisional Relations and Strategic

3 weeks ago

Toronto, Canada University of Toronto Full time

**Date Posted**:05/07/2024
**Req ID**: 37239
**Faculty/Division**: VP - Division of University Advancement
**Department**: Divisional Relations
**Campus**: St. George (Downtown Toronto)

**Description**:
**About Us**:
The Division of University Advancement (DUA) promotes and supports the University of Toronto by engaging a worldwide community of donors, alumni, students, faculty and staff on U of T’s ambitious fundraising and alumni engagement goals. DUA encompasses a highly skilled team of staff focused in the areas of development, alumni and volunteer engagement, advancement services, and advancement marketing and communications. The uniquely integrated structure of University Advancement encourages each division to bring its particular strengths and expertise to the common cause of advancing U of T’s relations with alumni, donors, and friends. In this ecosystem, there is an emphasis on the collaboration, diplomacy, teamwork and mission focus as the Division of University Advancement supports our Faculties, Campuses and Divisions as a shared service.

Through our current Defy Gravity campaign, the team supports U of T’s commitment to inclusive excellence - the idea that every member of our community should thrive in an environment of belonging - and helps the University bring together top minds from every conceivable background to create a healthier, more sustainable, and equitable world.

The Division of University Advancement at the University of Toronto is committed to a transformative agenda deeply rooted in the University’s vision for growth and innovation. We are focused on growing fundraising efforts; doubling the number of newly engaged alumni; achieving Advancement goals through the foundational integration of Alumni Relations and Development both centrally and through collaborations with divisional colleagues; creating an organization and culture that fosters diversity and inclusiveness.

**Your Opportunity**:
The Divisional Relations office serves as principal liaison and expert adviser to divisional advancement teams across the university. The Divisional Relations team assists divisions in defining and structuring funding priorities and cases for support, establishing fundraising goals, developing pipelines and strategies, and deepening productivity to secure maximum results in order to grow fundraising performance, build organizational capacity, instill best fundraising practices, and further integration of development and alumni engagement goals, across the University’s multiple divisions and campuses.

Reporting to the Assistant Vice-President, Divisional Relations, the Director, Divisional Relations and Strategic Initiatives works to further the strategic priorities of the Divisional Relations portfolio. The Director is responsible for the management and implementation of Divisional Relations Strategic Plan and Operational Effectiveness Program, with a focus on delivering Divisional Relations multi-year Strategic Initiatives arising from annual Business Planning processes. This will involve providing leadership, advice and guidance in support of cross-divisional and inter-departmental advancement initiatives on the Divisional Relations team, as well as, across the Division of University Advancement and the University of Toronto.

The Director, Divisional Relations and Strategic Initiatives is a high caliber development professional who will manage the development and implementation of the divisional relations advancement strategy and contribute to the growth of fundraising performance across the University of Toronto.

In this highly collaborative role, the Director, Divisional Relations and Strategic Initiatives must build effective working partnerships with colleagues in central and divisional advancement programs, and with faculty and staff across the institution, as well as volunteers and other external constituencies.

In this role, the Director will also support Provostial fundraising approvals of divisional funding priorities, proposals and related development documents, in accordance with the division of University Advancement strategic initiatives and institutional guidelines.

**Major Activities include**:
**Strategic Planning**
- Provides leadership and supports strategy development and meetings for Divisional Business Planning that support, build and sustain fundraising momentum and capacity across the University, and achieve campaign objectives.
- Manages and implements Divisional Relations strategic plan and operational effectiveness program (OEP), with the focus on delivering Divisional Relations multi-year Strategic Initiatives (SIs) that support institutional strategies for development productivity and growth.
- Creates and supports the implementation of systems, tools and resources for managing cross-departmental Strategic Initiatives, while ensuring alignment and efficiency, including through the use of emerging technologies.
- Provides advice and support to th

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