Development Officer

2 weeks ago

Waterloo, Canada Wilfrid Laurier University Full time

**Date**:Nov 30, 2023

**Location**: Waterloo, CA

**Company**:Wilfrid Laurier University

**Department**: Advancement and External Relations

**Job Type**: Limited Term

**Full-time/Part-time**: Full Time (>=1249 hrs/year)

**Campus**: Waterloo

**Reports to**:Director, Development, Lazaridis School

**Employee Group**: WLUSA

**Application Deadline**:December 6th 2023

**Requisition ID**:6999

Wilfrid Laurier University is a leading multi-campus university that excels at educating with purpose. Through its exceptional employees, students, researchers, leaders, and educators, Laurier has built a reputation as a world-class institution known for its rich student experience, academic excellence, and global impact. With a commitment to Indigenization and commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion, Laurier’s thriving community has a place for everyone.

Laurier has more than 19,000 students and 2,100 faculty and staff across campuses in Waterloo and Brantford, as well locations in Kitchener and Milton. The university is committed to providing an inclusive workplace, a flexible work policy and employing a workforce that is reflective of local and national demographics. Our locations are situated on the traditional territories of the Neutral, Anishnawbe, and Haudenosaunee peoples. We recognize the unique heritages of Indigenous peoples and support their intentions to preserve and express their distinctive Indigenous cultures, histories, and knowledge through academic programming and co-curricular activities. Laurier’s Centre for Indigegogy is one example of how Laurier honours Indigenous knowledge.

**Position Summary**:
The Development Officer, Development is responsible for the development, implementation and evaluation of fundraising strategies to increase support for Laurier at the major gift level ($25,000+). As a collegial member of the overall Development Team, the DO develops and implements fundraising and donor relations strategies that reflect the priorities and values of Laurier. This includes identifying and qualifying prospects, as well as cultivating, soliciting and stewarding gifts and pledges from alumni and friends, corporations and foundations in support of strategic needs and priorities.

This process includes managing a list of approximately 100 to 150 prospective major-gift level ($25,000+) donors and supporting the Director, Development, Lazaridis School on major gift prospects; seeking, confirming, coordinating and attending visits and meetings with prospects; developing strategies for each meeting; involving and preparing others who assist as volunteers (e.g. fellow alumni, area representatives and senior staff) in the strategies and the meetings; exploring and identifying opportunities that match donors’ interests with University priorities and needs; soliciting gifts (or coaching others who may be identified as the most appropriate person to ask); following up on meetings by drafting letters and proposals; documenting outcomes in contact reports; and thanking, recognizing and stewarding donors after gifts have been received.

Reporting to the Director, Development, Lazaridis School, the Development Officer will develop annual performance goals for prospect identification, qualification, cultivation, solicitation, recognition and stewardship activities as well as financial targets for new gifts and pledges.

Ability to multi-task, manage time consistently and strategically, establish and meet deadlines, and to work both independently and collaboratively is key to success in this role. As a member of the Development team, the incumbent will work closely with colleagues in the Prospect Management and Research (PMR), Development and Annual Giving teams to identify and qualify Last revised October 27, 2023 prospects and donors at the major gift level, and draw on appropriate resources to pursue a donorcentred approach to cultivating, soliciting and stewarding prospects and donors.

As required, the incumbent will be responsible for assisting respective areas with the recruitment, training and management of volunteers, who will participate in cultivation and solicitation activities. The Development Officer will also participate in the coordination of development-oriented events of interest and value to prospects, donors and students.

The formal reporting relationship will include regular meetings with the Director, Development, Lazaridis School to review progress of fundraising activities, prospect management, information systems management and operational issues; and meetings with members of the Development and Annual Giving teams to review prospects, fundraising strategies and collaborative opportunities.

The incumbent will represent the University and its fundraising needs and priorities to Laurier’s external community (alumni, friends, corporate and foundation representatives) in a professional, informed and consistent manner. The incumbent will develop a strong understanding of

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