Stewardship Officer

STEWARDSHIP OFFICER
- DONOR RELATIONS, ALUMNI AND DEVELOPMENT**Competition No.** 23.11.354

**CATEGORY**

**SALARY**

**CLOSING DATE**
- Full-Time Replacement Term (35 hours per week)
MSA Band F (Steps 1-8): $33.11 - $48.16 per hour
- About Us
- MacEwan University is where caring faculty help people connect their passions to their future paths. Located in the heart of Edmonton's diverse and dynamic downtown community, and on the traditional lands of Treaty 6 First Nations and homelands of the Métis people, MacEwan is known for exceptional undergraduate learning. With its dedication to teaching excellence, informed by scholarly research, innovation, and creative activity, MacEwan provides an exceptional collaborative and supportive learning environment with a commitment to human rights, environmental sustainability, and opportunities for community engagement. We are committed to creating an equitable, diverse, inclusive, and welcoming community for all peoples, cultures, and identities.
- Our comprehensive undergraduate university offers 59 programs to more than 18,000 full
- and part-time students in business, communications, community and human services, design, fine and performing arts, health, humanities, natural science, nursing, public safety, and social science. Through a wide array of experiential learning opportunities, and strategic relationships in the community, we partner with others to produce graduates of stature. Along with a robust grounding in their chosen disciplines, MacEwan students are given durable life skills that prepare them to take on the world.Opportunity

MacEwan University is seeking to fill a full-time 12-month replacement term opportunity as a Stewardship Officer with our Donor Relations department. Stewardship is a key step in the donor cycle and helps to ensure that donors and partners experience high-quality interactions with the organization to foster long-term engagement and investment. In this role, you will manage the stewardship activity for all donors to MacEwan, including major and annual giving donations. You will also be assigned donors who are in the stewardship phase of the donor cycle, which includes planned giving donors, major donors, and endowment report recipients, and will be responsible for ensuring communications with all donors are strategic and effective.

Key responsibilities include:

- Executing a stewardship plan, including a comprehensive plan on how donors are stewarded, stewardship benefits and communication timelines and strategy;
- Implementing stewardship engagement plans through effective communication with all fundraisers, senior development officers, development officers, the Director of Development and the AVP, Alumni and Development; and
- Planning and executing stewardship related events, including gift recognition events and the annual donor stewardship mixer.

**SKILLS**

You will have:

- Critical and creative thinking skills;
- Strong relationship building skills;
- The ability to work and make decisions independently;
- Strong attention to detail;
- Problem solving skills;
- Strong team values;
- Communication skills; and
- Excellent time management and organization skills.

**QUALIFICATIONS**
- A minimum of a degree in marketing, communications, business, public relations, or another related discipline.
- A minimum of 3 years’ experience in a stewardship or fundraising role.
- Experience with CRM database.
- Experience with event and volunteer management.
- Raiser's Edge experience would be considered an asset.
- An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.

**BENEFITS**

When you become part of the MacEwan University team, you will enjoy a competitive salary. Our total compensation package includes:

- Competitive base pay
- Generous vacation time
- Flexible benefits package
- Continuous learning culture
- Opportunities for career growth