Director, Alumni and Annual Giving (Temporary)
Director, Alumni and Annual Giving (Temporary)
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Job Description
Reporting to the Associate Vice President Advancement and Alumni Relations the Director Alumni and Annual Giving is responsible for the strategic direction planning oversight design and implementation of Sheridans alumni relations and annual giving and awards fundraising programs.
Together these programs must align to support Sheridans strategic directions academic priorities and deliver on the annual revenue targets. In addition the Director Alumni and Annual Giving is expected to support other forms of private revenue generation including a pipeline for major giving and revenue generated through alumni affinity partnership programs and recruitment strategies.
What Youll Be Doing
- Providing expertise and leadership through the development of strategic priorities that reflect best practices relating to alumni relations and annual giving and ensure that departmental goals are achieved or exceeded.
- Directing all annual giving fundraising campaigns including awards research campaign design prospect identification volunteer management donor solicitation stewardship and ongoing communication/liaison.
- Ensures that all policies procedures and processes associated with accurate and timely gift processing are followed. This includes adherence to Canadian government legislation as it relates to gift receipting.
- Providing direction oversight and management of Sheridans overall alumni strategy in partnership with Sheridans key faculties departments and programs.
- Accountable for ensuring funding support from various partners ensuring the department is financially self supporting.
- Providing leadership and direction to department managers and through them to indirect staff.
- Maintaining a high level of performance by recruiting selecting training managing performance and evaluating staff.
- Responsible for the quality and professionalism of all activities within the Alumni and Annual Giving department by effectively building and managing the Departments budgets.
- Providing senior consultation in the development of strategic directions for the Department and the design of policies and procedures to support those directions.
- Performing other related duties as assigned.
About You
You have the skills and knowledge to work with an increasingly diverse student and staff population as well as a proven commitment to antioppression equity and inclusion.
Your collaborative spirit is balanced with your ability to take initiative and act independently to advance initiatives.
You have excellent oral and written communication skills persuasiveness and perseverance.
You bring sound understanding of project management principles and tools and can multitask prioritize balance and manage multiple complex and competing demands.
Ability to maintain confidentiality lead and delegate are critical to the success of this position.
Proven ability to work with a wide range of stakeholders including students faculty staff donors community groups volunteers and corporate and government leaders.
The successful candidate will also meet the following qualifications:
- 4year bachelors degree in fundraising business development marketing communications public administration or a related field of study.
- 7 years of and experience with fundraising/annual giving techniques and methodologies alumni relations and alumni development strategy (Equivalency will be considered).
- Ability to analyze research as it pertains to annual corporate and foundation giving.
- Experience negotiating at a senior level with corporate leaders contributors and targeted prospects.
- Mediation skills to deal effectively with external stakeholders volunteers faculty and staff.
Who We Are:
Every member of the Sheridan community is passionate about the transformational role we play in peoples lives. Our strategic plan Sheridan 2027: Forging the Future ( charts a path towards a new groundbreaking model of higher education that reshapes postsecondary education and better prepares students for the future. We are committed to demonstrably advancing equity diversity and inclusivity. Diversity is our strength and fuels our commitment to excellence. Across our campuses were making meaningful strides towards developing an equitable and inclusive community.
For more information visit: Why Work at Sheridan
Other Details
Faculty/Department: Advancement
Primary Work/Campus Location:Trafalgar (may be assigned activities at any Sheridan campus)
Work Categorization: Hybrid Position Onsite at least 3 days/week
Reference #:J
Employee Group: Administrative
Payband: NO
Salary Range: $126723 $158403
Application Deadline: June 2 2025
Application details: This is a temporary position that may continue up to April 2027.
Sheridan is deeply committed to implementing the Calls to Action framed by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. We acknowledge that we live and work on the traditional territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nations Anishinaabe Nation HuronWendat and the Haudenosaunee Confederacy. Sheridan is situated on these lands and it is our collective responsibility to honour and respect those who have gone before us those who are here and those who have yet to come. We are grateful for the opportunity to be working on this land.
Sheridan values the diverse and intersectional identities of its students faculty and staff. Sheridan regards equity and diversity as an integral part of academic excellence and is committed to accessibility for all employees. Sheridan seeks applicants who embrace our values of equity antiracism and inclusion. As such we encourage applications from qualified candidates who have been historically disadvantaged and marginalized including those who identify as First Nations Mtis and/or Inuit/Inuk Black members of racialized communities persons with disabilities women and/or 2SLGBTQ.
Sheridan will provide job applicants with accommodation in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. To request accommodation please contact Human Resources.
You may be asked to provide copies of your educational credentials at the time of interview. Upon hire we require official confirmation of educational credentials and Canadian equivalency assessments if applicable.
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
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