Development Officer, College of Nursing

**Development Officer, College of Nursing**:
**Primary Purpose**:
To significantly increase and diversify revenue by obtaining philanthropic support from donors and prospects. The incumbent will plan, develop, solicit, and manage a portfolio of donors, including regular giving and major gifts to maximize financial support for strategic projects, student support, and university-level campaign goals.

In support of the College of Nursing's strategic planning initiatives, the Development Officer will proactively engage with internal and external stakeholders when planning, developing, implementing, and managing comprehensive advancement programs. In collaboration with the dean, the Development Officer will provide leadership in reaffirming existing donor relations and establishing new relationships that extend the college broadly within the university community and externally with donor stewardship and alumni engagement.

**Nature of the work**:
The Development Officer reports to the Dean of Nursing with strong connections to the University Relations office. The incumbent provides strategic guidance and counsel to the College of Nursing executive team. The position is located within the College of Nursing at the Saskatoon campus. Occasional travel is required. Some evening and weekend work may be required.

A successful Development Officer requires a proactive approach in a complex environment and the ability to communicate effectively with diverse audiences by a variety of methods and communication mediums. Establishing and maintaining positive relationships and modeling best practices are essential to success. This position makes discretionary decisions and uses excellent judgment to determine appropriate procedures in alignment with legislative requirements and institutional policies. Accuracy and attention to detail are essential to ensure that the information provided to others is correct. The environment is dynamic and fast-paced.

The College of Nursing is the largest non-departmentalized college at the University of Saskatchewan and among the most distributed including two campuses and eight distributive sites across the province. It is crucial that college relations are inclusive of the provincial nature of the college. The Development Officer builds collaborative internal relationships with senior leadership, colleagues in University Relations, faculty, staff, students, and alumni, as well as external relationships with donors, government and health authorities, distributed nursing site partners, professional associations, and nursing academic bodies. The work requires a proactive and strategic approach in a complex environment, and maintaining positive relationships is essential to success and maintaining a positive reputation of the College of Nursing.

**Accountabilities**:

- Identify innovative strategies and envision future initiatives that will support the development, implementation, and management of effective donor relations (stewardship and recognition) to strengthen long-term relationships with the college’s current alumni and prospective donors by ensuring they are recognized in ways that are meaningful to them and in alignment with institutional recognition guidelines
- Plan, implement, and manage a comprehensive donor recognition and stewardship program in parallel with the university's donor recognition program to ensure appropriate recognition and stewardship of the college’s donors
- Collaborate with the College of Nursing executive team to provide strategic direction to ensure rigorous and supportive alumni engagement in initiatives, academic programming, scholarships, and student support
- Build and maintain collaborative professional relationships with faculty, staff, alumni, prospects/donors, students, volunteers, campus advancement professionals, and other stakeholders
- Collaborate with marketing and communications staff on production and coordination of donor stewardship and alumni materials, including written proposals and informational materials for individuals and corporations to secure gifts
- Represent and advocate for the college with major gift proposals and partnerships
- Ensure alignment with university fundraising policies and procedures and Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) guidelines and Association of Fundraising professionals (AFP) ethical principles and standards
- Serve as a conduit for community organizations and individuals to connect with alumni and donors across all college campuses and sites
- Increase public relations activities to establish positive collaborative partnerships with the business community, government, alumni association, and friends of the college
- Review and assess communication plan strategies and implementation pertaining to the college’s alumni and donor engagement and development goals
- Work with the Nursing Unit for Research and Scholarship Excellence (NURSE) to identify opportunities for funding, including grants and foundations, and e