Development Officer, Faculty of Arts and Social

2 months ago


Halifax, Canada Dalhousie University Full time

**Position Details**:

- Position Information**Position Title**
- Development Officer, Faculty of Arts and Social Science

**Department/Unit**
- Advancement

**Location**
- Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

**Posting Number**
- S098-24

**Employee Group**
- DPMG

**Position Type**
- Regular, On-Going

**Duration of Contract (if applicable)**

**Employment Type**
- Full Time

**Full-time Equivalency (FTE)**
- 1.0

**Salary**
- $66,445 - $89,012 per annum

**Classification**
- ADM-06

**Provisional Statement**
- This is a provisional classification. Formal regular review classification procedures may be initiated at any time by the incumbent or supervisor after the incumbent has worked a minimum of six months in the role._

**About Dalhousie University**
- Dalhousie University is Atlantic Canada’s leading research-intensive university and a driver of the region’s intellectual, social and economic development. Located in the heart of Halifax, Nova Scotia, with an Agricultural Campus in Truro/Bible Hill, Dalhousie is a truly national and international university, with more than half of our almost 21,000 students coming from outside of the province. Our 6,000 faculty and staff foster a vibrant, purpose-driven community, that celebrated 200 years of academic excellence in 2018.

**Job Summary**
- Dalhousie University’s Office of Advancement is responsible for all fundraising and alumni engagement activities at Dalhousie University. A team of over 100 advancement professionals cultivates relationships with alumni and friends of the university and works with donors to help them achieve personal fulfilment through philanthropic investment which is used to support student success, scientific research, and community impact. Reporting to the Senior Director of Developemnt, the Development Officer will identify, cultivate, solicit, and steward donors with a primary focus at the major gift level and a secondary focus at the mid-gift level range.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Develop and implement a mid-scale strategic and comprehensive fundraising program that will seek to maximize giving from donors and that includes an annual fundraising goal, business plan objectives for the faculty, donor stewardship and planned giving.
- Work closely with senior Faculty leadership to understand their body of work and fundraising priorities, as well as working closely with the Advancement team in the development of strategies and programs.
- Develop and write both summary and comprehensive funding proposals, including positioning projects and budgets, to highlight the strongest possible alignment between a project’s social impact and an individual donor’s philanthropic interests.
- Using a highly personalized approach, manage, and advance relationships with over 100 mid and major level donors to deepen their engagement with Dalhousie University and identify the ideal time to solicit their philanthropic support.
- Provide internal leadership for the fundraising process within their assigned portfolio. This will include engaging, coaching, and briefing appropriate faculty leaders and members and key external stakeholders regarding fundraising strategies to support fundraising activities and priorities.
- Based on careful research and analysis, make strategic, data-driven recommendations for how to maximize a prospect’s giving. Continually manage the flow of information, expectations, and results.

**Note**
The successful applicant will be eligible for hybrid work (combination of in-person work on campus and remote work) as agreed by all parties based on operational requirements and university guidelines.

**Required Qualifications**
- Undergraduate degree in a relevant field plus five years’ experience in fundraising, business development, professional sales, marketing, communications, and/or other relationship-intensive work (or equivalent combination of training and experience).
- Demonstrated experience leading small-scale projects.
- Ability to develop people leadership skills.
- Demonstrated experience developing and writing both summary and comprehensive funding proposals, including positioning projects and budgets, or similar experience developing and writing summary and comprehensive project management documents.
- Demonstrated cultural competence with the proven ability to develop effective and respectful relationships with stakeholders from a wide range of cultural backgrounds.

**Assets**
- Experience working in a post-secondary environment, specifically within the arts and social science faculties.

**Job Competencies**
Respect & Inclusion
- Adaptability
- Relationship Building
- Accountability for Performance & Results
- Development

**Additional Information**
- Dalhousie University supports a healthy and balanced lifestyle. Our total compensation package includes a defined benefit pension plan, health and dental plans, a health spending account, an employee and family assistance program and a tuition assistance p



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