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Executive Director, Advancement Mount Saint Vincent University

2 months ago


Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Academica Group Full time $120,899 - $147,092

About the Opportunity

The Department of University Relations at Mount Saint Vincent University invites applications for the position of Executive Director, Advancement.

About the Role

As the Executive Director, you will lead a multi-disciplinary team of managers and staff who support the University's priorities in the areas of fundraising, donor and supporter stewardship and relationship building with alumni.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide strategic leadership to create initiatives that advance the university's goals and mission.
  • Work with the Mount Saint Vincent Alumni Association to strengthen the University's world-wide network of over 39,000 alumni through the development of programs that recognize and enhance an individual's lifelong relationship with the Mount.
  • Leverage your considerable expertise to inspire, grow, and mentor staff, while building engagement both within and external to the University.
  • Facilitate financial support for MSVU and establish fundraising best practices and strategies for the Advancement team.
  • Draw upon your fundraising expertise in support of established and future funding priorities, including an upcoming multimillion dollar campaign.

About You

  • You are a team builder and leader with a proven ability to bring out the best in people, to develop and strengthen talent and to adhere to industry leading practices.
  • You have effectively managed capital campaigns and other giving programs with a proven track record of success, including securing gifts of $1M+.
  • You have extensive knowledge of and experience with the donor/philanthropic community.
  • You have strong project management skills and the ability to manage multiple projects at once from conception to completion with tightly prescribed timelines.
  • You possess and demonstrate superior communication, presentation and interpersonal skills; writing effective proposals and associated development materials and correspondence.
  • You are a strategic thinker, have an entrepreneurial mindset, and are skilled in creating and maintaining trusted relationships and engaging key stakeholders including staff, faculty, students, alum, volunteers, members of the MSVU leadership team and the Board of Governors.
  • You are committed to good stewardship and value accountability, respect, collaboration, professionalism, recognition, and creativity.
  • You have experience developing and leading the execution of annual and long-range fundraising strategies and operational plans, including associated budgets.
  • You understand and appreciate the Mount's 150 years of history, have a strong commitment to social justice, and a commitment to advancing EDIA (equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibility) and truth and reconciliation in keeping with MSVU's mission and strategic plan.
  • You are a professional with 10+ years of progressive experience in a senior fundraising development role, experience in a university setting is a definite asset.
  • A university degree is required and a CFRE designation would be considered a benefit.