Senior Development Officer, Leadership & Planned Giving (Term)
About The Position
The University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM) is seeking a Senior Development Officer, Leadership & Planned Giving (SDO, LPG) to join their advancement team. This is a term position until August 31, 2027. The SDO, LPG will be responsible for identifying, cultivating, and soliciting prospective donors for leadership giving and gift planning programs. This role involves building and maintaining a portfolio of donors, developing the gift planning program, and ensuring proper stewardship. The position requires collaboration with academic leaders, development team members, and university advancement colleagues to structure gift opportunities and achieve fundraising goals. The ideal candidate will be passionate about working at a top university, dedicated to inclusive excellence, and driven to make a positive impact in a fast-paced, high-performance environment. Occasional evening and weekend work may be required.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree or acceptable combination of equivalent experience
- Minimum five (5) years of experience in a staff fundraising or advancement role with a track record of success in managing a pool of donors and external stakeholder relationships key to the organization's success
- Experience and knowledge of annual giving and planned giving programs and gift vehicles
- Proven ability to motivate high-net-worth prospective donors and volunteers; ability to motivate alumni, faculty members and colleagues
- Experience working with and guiding senior-level volunteers and academic leaders
- Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills (written and spoken)
- Clear evidence of leadership and initiative, tact/diplomacy, sound judgement and decision making in complex environments with competing priorities
- Strong organizational and analytical skills; keen attention to detail
- Ability to work in a fast-paced and results-oriented environment
- Effective team player who values collaboration
Nice To Haves
- Experience working in a university environment
- Experience working with Arbor
- Sound knowledge of alumni relations programming
- Strong interest in learning and professional development
Responsibilities
- Identifying, cultivating and soliciting prospective donors at the leadership giving level (generally gifts under $50,000) and for the University's gift planning program
- Meeting face-to-face with current and prospective donors to discuss giving interests and funding opportunities
- Identifying, evaluating and realizing the necessary steps to bring a prospective donor to make a major financial commitment to the University
- Developing tailored and compelling funding opportunities that align with donor interest and support the University's strategic initiatives
- Evaluating a prospective donor’s giving capacity and readiness to give
- Collaborating closely with academic leaders to identify and design funding opportunities; working closely with faculty members and volunteers on appropriate donor solicitation strategies
- Managing donor relations by developing and implementing stewardship plans and strategies to sustain donor engagement
- Writing funding proposals, gift agreements, donor acknowledgement and recognition communications; drafting briefing notes, solicitation plans and call reports to track donor interaction
Benefits
- Benefits that come from working at an institution consistently ranked as one of Canada’s top 100 employers.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
