Development Associate

Date Posted: 10/17/2025

Req ID: 45559

Faculty/Division: School of Management

Department: Joseph L. Rotman School of Management

Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)

Position Number:

Description:

About us:

The Rotman School of Management is part of the University of Toronto, a global centre of research and academic excellence at the heart of Canada's commercial and financial capital. Rotman is a catalyst for transformative learning, insights and public engagement, bringing together diverse views and initiatives around a defining purpose: to create value for business and society. We make a fundamental promise - Here's where it changes - to our students, our partners and the broader community. Everyone at Rotman, faculty and staff, plays a role in bringing that promise to life.

Your opportunity:

The Advancement team's vision is to make the School a go-to place for Rotman alumni worldwide. Our alumni proudly identify themselves as Rotman graduates and look to Rotman first for talent, professional development, business and personal networks and philanthropy. Rotman alumni are the School's strongest ambassadors.

As Development Associate, you will play an important role in supporting Rotman's fundraising and donor relations efforts. Working closely with the Development team, you will help implement key components of fundraising campaigns, maintain accurate records and reports, and provide exceptional service to donors and internal partners. You are organized, proactive, and highly attentive to detail, with a strong interest in advancement work and a desire to contribute to a high-performing and collaborative team.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Fostering positive relationships with prospective and existing donors and internal stakeholders across the University.
• Assessing needs and contributing to the development and implementation of plans for prospect identification, cultivation, solicitation and recognition
• Implementing components of fundraising campaigns and supporting donor management and stewardship strategies
• Drafting donor acknowledgment and recognition communications and determining logistics required for donor Thank-you calles, letters and mailing campaigns
• Reviewing online and print sources to identify donor prospects and collecting basic development-related information
• Coordinating meeting schedules, agendas, materials, action and follow-up items and taking and distributing meeting minutes as needed
• Generating reports, verifying data accuracy, updating prospect databases andportfolios and maintaining filing systems
• Monitoring accounts for a project and programs and collecting and passing on donation and payment information for processing

Essential Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree or acceptable combination of equivalent experience.
• Minimum three years' experience in fundraising, alumni relations, postsecondary, business school, or related professional environment.
• Database experience is required; familiarity with donor management systems preferred.
• Strong computer skills - MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Excellent interpersonal and relationship-building skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication abilities.
• Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

Assets (Nonessential):

• Experience with ARBOR or other advancement database systems.
• Previous development or advancement experience.
• Understanding of a business school and/or corporate environment

To be successful in this role you will be:

• Adaptable
• Courteous
• Goal oriented
• Organized
• Team player

Closing Date: 10/27/2025, 11:59PM ET

Employee Group: USW

Appointment Type: Budget - Continuing

Schedule: Full-Time

Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone:

USW Pay Band 10 - $72,119. with an annual step progression to a maximum of $92,226. Pay scale and job class assignment is subject to determination pursuant to the Job Evaluation/Pay Equity Maintenance Protocol.

Job Category: Administrative / Managerial

Recruiter: Diane A Hughes

Lived Experience Statement

Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity deserving groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience shall be taken into consideration as applicable to the posted position.