Advancement Coordinator

Date Posted: 11/06/2024

Req ID: 40579

Faculty/Division: Faculty of Nursing

Department: Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing

Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)

Position Number: 00047053

Description:

About us:

The Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing at the University of Toronto is Canada’s top faculty of nursing and ranked among the top nursing faculties in the world. Recognized as a global leader in ground-breaking research and education, the Faculty has produced more than 13,000 nursing leaders in clinical, research, educational and administrative roles over the past century.

Our faculty members, students, staff, alumni and donors make up a vibrant community rich with impact. At Bloomberg Nursing, we thrive on the challenge to create better outcomes in health care – locally, nationally, and across the globe. As we continue to advocate for the communities and people who are under-served by our health care systems, you will find us at the forefront of research and education that makes a difference.

Your opportunity:

The Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing’s Advancement Office is critical to this success. As leading advancement professionals, we are committed to excellence and take pride in connecting alumni, volunteers and donors to impactful Faculty initiatives. Through our work, we play a tangible role in advancing the future of nursing and health care.

As part of the collaborative and performance driven Advancement office, the Advancement Coordinator will work under the general direction of the Director of Advancement. As the Advancement Coordinator, you will provide administrative support across the Faculty’s Advancement operations including fundraising, donor relations, and alumni relations.

In this role, you will collaborate with colleagues in the Advancement Office, across the Faculty, and throughout the Division of University Advancement to support the development of meaningful relationships that advance the priorities of the Faculty as well as strengthen the Faculty’s pipeline of both donors and engaged alumni.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Fostering positive relationships with alumni
• Drafting donor gift agreements
• Drafting donor acknowledgment and recognition communications
• Drafting written materials for fundraising activities
• Implementing established stewardship program activities
• Fostering positive relationships with alumni
• Generating reports
• Updating prospect databases and portfolios

Essential Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree or acceptable combination of equivalent experience.
• Minimum three (3) years’ combined work experience in fundraising, donor relations, alumni relations and administration. Experience in a post-secondary environment preferred.
• Experience providing a high level of customer service to donors and alumni.
• Experience drafting and reviewing donor and alumni correspondence.
• Experience drafting and reviewing advancement project-specific fundraising proposals.
• Experience providing administrative support to alumni relations events.
• Experience generating, collating and manipulating advancement reports.
• Experience conducting advancement-specific research.
• Knowledge of the Advancement profession and principles of Advancement combined with an understanding of the University’s Advancement programs.
• Evidence of a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion.
• Proven ability to maintain strict confidentiality, and exhibit good judgment in dealing with administrators, faculty, students, staff, and external constituents including donors and alumni.
• Excellent decision making, creative problem solving skills and attention to detail.
• Strong planning, organizational and time management skills including the ability to balance competing priorities and work under pressure to specific deadlines.
• Strong communication (oral and written) skills and ability to demonstrate professionalism.
• Ability to work in a team environment while managing own projects and programs with creativity, initiative and good judgment.
• Knowledge of the Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing and its community partners.
• Strong computer skills including demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft 365 (Outlook, SharePoint, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and ARBOR CRM.

To be successful in this role you will be:

• Communicator
• Multi-tasker
• Organized
• Proactive
• Resourceful
• Team player

Closing Date: 11/14/2024, 11:59PM ET

Employee Group: USW 

Appointment Type: Budget – Continuing 

Schedule: Full-Time

Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone:

USW Pay Band 09 — $66,715. with an annual step progression to a maximum of $85,319. Pay scale and job class assignment is subject to determination pursuant to the Job Evaluation/Pay Equity Maintenance Protocol. 

Job Category: Administrative / Managerial

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.

This role is currently eligible for a hybrid work arrangement, pursuant to University policies and guidelines, including but not limited to the University of Toronto’s Alternative Work Arrangements Guideline.

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