Advancement Coordinator

**Regular/Temporary** - Temporary **Job Title** - Advancement Coordinator **Job ID** - 67788 **Location** - Central Campus **Open Date** - 02/26/2025 **Job Type** - Limited Term (>12 months) **Close Date** - 03/11/2025 **Employee Group** - TMG **Favorite Job** **Department** - UA Advancement Dev’t Programs **Salary Grade/Band** - Band F **Salary Range** - $49179.00 - $57376.00 (annual) **Contract Duration** - 24 Months **Hours per Week** - 35 **Posting Details** **Schedule** - Monday to Friday - 35 Hours **Education Level** - University Degree **Career Level** - 2 years experience Are you interested in helping to create a Brighter World? McMaster University is consistently recognized as a world-class institution for teaching, research, and scholarship. We are ranked among the top 100 universities in the world and are Canada’s leading research-intensive university. McMaster University fuels curiosity, inquiry, and discovery. Every day, we push the boundaries of knowledge through our world-class, interdisciplinary research and our ground-breaking approaches to teaching and learning. Our students, researchers and staff are among the best and brightest. University Advancement at McMaster University is a flexible, adaptable, and integrated department that encompasses the areas of Development, Alumni Engagement, Advancement Communication and Donor Relations, and Advancement Services & Operations, and works collaboratively with McMaster’s Faculties and units across campus. Together we coordinate activities and work as a team to build relationships, reputation, and resources on behalf of the University. As a member of the Annual Giving team, you’ll have an opportunity to work strategically and collaboratively with teams across the university to engage the donor community. **Job Summary**: As the Advancement Coordinator, you’ll be part of McMaster’s Annual Giving team. You will join a team responsible for providing high-quality, meaningful opportunities for stakeholders such as alumni, funders, and volunteers to engage with and maintain positive relationships with faculty, staff, and students maximizing the reputation, relationships, and revenue for McMaster. In addition to supporting the day-to-day functions of the Annual Giving team, this role will help build on a culture of gratitude and accountability and enhance the stewardship strategy for our community of donors. Reporting to the Associate Director, Development, Annual Giving, the Advancement Coordinator will be accountable for the following: - Assist in the development of relationships between stakeholders and the University. - Execute funder stewardship plans for annual giving donors. - Assist in the reporting on impact of gifts and recognition efforts for funders, along with supporting frontline development work. - Develop strong working relationships with key contacts and stakeholders within the internal and external community for the purpose of promoting the activities and programs across the University and within Faculties or Units. - Assist in the development of content and messaging directed towards key strategic audiences. - Evaluate on-going programs and recommend modifications and improvements. - Run reports on advancement goals and performance measures. - Support the coordination of events involving alumni, volunteers, students, media, government, community members, faculty, staff, and senior University administration. - Play a key role in the advancement team and contribute to the team mission of growing the reputation, relationships, and revenue of the institution. - Coordinate activities as appropriate with other University and University Advancement functions. - Update and maintain information in various databases including Advance and effectively use computer systems designed to manage information on McMaster’s advancement program. - Participate, from time to time, on a variety of project and work teams in University Advancement. **Qualifications**: **Education**: - Post-secondary degree or diploma in a relevant field of study. A McMaster University degree is an asset **Experience**: - Requires 3 years of relevant experience - Planning experience and superior communication and interpersonal skills are required to plan, coordinate, and oversee communications targeting McMaster donors. **Knowledge/Skills**: - Superior interpersonal and communication skills (e.g. written and public speaking) - Attention to detail is required to create and produce materials, both conventional and electronic, to be distributed to stakeholders. - Strong organizational skills and integrated approach - Strong computer skills and experience with databases - Excellent customer-service skills and strong service orientation - Time-management and multi-tasking abilities **How To Apply** **Employment Equity Statement** McMaster University is located on the traditional territories of the Haudenosaunee and Mississauga Nations and within the l