Development Officer

Six Nations Polytechnic (SNP) is a unique Indigenous Institute, recognized by community, government, and institutions of higher learning, as a Centre of Excellence for Indigenous Knowledge. SNP offers postsecondary, secondary, trades education and training. SNP has formal partnerships with nine publicly funded Ontario Universities and Colleges and collaborates with six Ontario-based Indigenous owned and controlled post-secondary Institutes.

**Function & Overview**

**Duties**

The duties of the Development Officer - Institutional Advancement (IA) include, without limitation:
**Proposal Development and Research**
- Coordinating and supporting the proposal development process to ensure on-time delivery of compelling, compliant, and well-written proposals;
- Reviewing RFP, RFQ, RFI and other invitations for proposal packages and assessing their relevance against institutional priorities, financial need, and alignment with the Institute’s values;
- Creating detailed tables of requirements to ensure that submissions are complete and fully compliant;
- Preparing submission timelines and summaries, and clearly defining and communicating information requirements to Operations, Finance, and other staff and departments, as appropriate;
- Researching and identifying previously completed projects at SNP to help meet the requested specifications and demonstrate SNP’s capacity and strengths (as may be required) to support new submissions;
- Researching and identifying required sectoral data, including environmental scans, sectoral research, differentiation and opportunity analyses, gap, and feasibility analyses, e., labour market, pedagogical and research developments, education trends, current and emerging government priorities, and policies;
- Coordinating the production and integration of required data and information from departments, and following up as necessary to ensure deadlines are met;
- Writing, editing, organizing, and formatting clear, concise, and compliant submission packages;
- Preparing final submission packages, ensuring all required content is included, and the necessary signatures and stamps are affixed;
- Coordinating delivery of submissions - in-person, via courier, electronic submission, ;
- Assisting in the timely response of questions posed by potential funders and donors regarding funding submissions;
- Developing and maintaining current descriptions of SNP’s functions, operations, and capabilities to be utilized, as required;
- Assisting with the provision of information in support of business development activities;
- Providing research and analyses to facilitate the submission of complete, timely, and detailed narratives for inclusion in institutional financial and educational-sector regulatory reporting;
- Developing and maintaining prospective donor profiles and records in support of current and upcoming fundraising priorities and interests;
- Contributing to high-level analyses and responses (“white papers,” “shadow reports,” position statements, etc.) of inter alia, policy documents, legislation, regulations, and position papers, produced by public and private sector entities, relevant to Indigenous education and educational environments;
- Performing delegated administrative management tasks;

**General Administration**
- Knowing, understanding, and following existing SNP policies and processes and supporting the collaborative development and effective implementation of new and emergent policies and processes;
- Developing an approved annual work plan for the efficient and effective discharge of all tasks and activities;
- Completing Draft Process Notes for all recurring activities and tasks;
- Adhering to all staff policies and processes, including conforming to deadlines and reporting requirements;
- Participating in staff, Board, ad hoc and ordinary committee, working group, and program advisory meetings, as well as staff training and information sessions, as required;
- Participating in and maintaining a supportive environment conducive to learning and working at SNP; and
- Other related duties, as required.

**Qualifications**

**Education & Experience**
- Post-secondary degree in related discipline i.e., education, public policy or administration, business administration or an administrative services field with experience in post-secondary education at the program management, business administration or administrative service or the equivalent combination of education and experience;
- 3-5 years of successful proposal, business writing or technical writing experience;
- Budget development experience;
- Project management experience, managing complex assignments from inception through to implementation with mínimal direction while balancing political, community, and other stakeholder interests and resolving conflicts; and
- Experience working with elected officials and senior management within the public, private and philanthropic sectors.

**Knowledge, Skills & Abil