Director of Advancement

**Date Posted**:01/14/2025
**Req ID**: 41127
**Faculty/Division**: Library
**Department**: Advancement
**Campus**: St. George (Downtown Toronto)

**Description**:
The University of Toronto is seeking a Director of Advancement to lead and manage University of Toronto Libraries’ (UTL) advancement programs with the goal of increasing fundraising revenues in support of (UTL) highest academic and institutional priorities.

The Director of Advancement reports jointly to the University Chief Librarian, University of Toronto Libraries, and to the Vice President, Advancement (or their designate). The Director is a member of the University Chief Librarian’s Executive Leadership Team and a member of the Vice-President, Advancement’s University-wide Senior Advancement Leadership Team.

The Director of Advancement is responsible for the development and execution of advancement plans and strategies to accomplish divisional fundraising, as well as the related personal and team results, in close consultation with the University Chief Librarian and the Vice President, Advancement. The Director is accountable to the University Chief Librarian, University of Toronto Libraries on the development and fulfillment of advancement plans and strategies that support UTL’s academic and research missions. The Director has a functional reporting relationship to the Vice-President, Advancement or delegate (typically the AVP Divisional Relations) that ensures alignment with and accountability to University-wide standards, guidelines, and procedures that protect academic integrity and promote best practice, excellence, and equity in advancement. Further details on the definition of joint reporting are included in the Provost’s Guideline on Joint Reporting in University Advancement.

The Director of Advancement, University of Toronto Libraries will possess superior solicitation experience and a demonstrated track record of securing significant philanthropic support; a strong commitment to recruiting, developing, and empowering a team of high-performance advancement professionals; and a strong commitment to establishing and supporting efforts to engage meaningfully with alumni, friends, and volunteers in support of UTL academic mission. The incumbent will demonstrate proactive leadership and team building skills, outstanding communication and interpersonal skills, creativity, an ability to work collaboratively with other teams to build awareness and capacity for advancement, and a commitment to set and achieve ambitious advancement goals. As such, the Director will also embody a strong commitment to define the leading edge of advancement practice in Canada and to enhance the University’s overall reputation for advancement excellence.

**About the University of Toronto Libraries**

The University of Toronto Libraries system is the largest academic library in Canada and is consistently ranked in the top ten among academic research libraries in North America. The system consists of 40 libraries located on three university campuses: St. George, Mississauga, and Scarborough. This array of college libraries, special collections, and specialized libraries and information centres supports the teaching and research requirements of over 300 graduate programs, more than 70 professional programs, and about 700 undergraduate degree programs. In addition to more than 12 million volumes in 341 languages, the library system currently provides access to millions of electronic resources in various forms and over 31,000 linear metres of archival material. More than 150,000 new print volumes are acquired each year. The Libraries' data centre houses more than 600 servers with a storage capacity of 1.5 petabytes.

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