Principal Gifts Stewardship Manager (Internal Posting)

Job title:

Principal Gifts Stewardship Manager (Internal Posting)

Company

Dalhousie University

Job description

Dalhousie University’s Office of Advancement is responsible for all fundraising and alumni engagement activities at Dalhousie University. A team of over 100 advancement professionals cultivates relationships with alumni and friends of the university and works with donors to help them achieve personal fulfilment through philanthropic investment which is used to support student success, scientific research, and community impact. Reporting to the Senior Director, Principal and Corporate Giving, the Principal Gifts Stewardship Manager will maintain a comprehensive Principal Giving stewardship strategy that will acknowledge, cultivate and steward donors resulting in long-term philanthropic support for the University, including designing, planning and implementing a comprehensive stewardship strategy for principal donors with gifts (realized or planned) of $1M or higher.
Key Responsibilities

  • Develop and manage thoughtful and customized donor-specific impact reports and activities in support of institution-wide initiatives, awards, programs, and units across campus, including but not limited to stewardship reports, infographics, profiles, videos, and award recipient meetings.
  • Create, implement, and manage customized and strategic individual stewardship plans that are designed to strengthen and advance Dalhousie’s relationship with their principal gift level donors and prospects, resulting in an increased number of transformational gifts.
  • Serve as project manager, managing all steps from concept to content development to production, for customized principal gifts donor stewardship and cultivation activities. Maintain and enhance a stewardship tracking system to ensure all obligations are at minimum met and ideally exceeded.
  • Seek opportunities to better incorporate cultivation activities alongside ongoing stewardship activities and to engage Dalhousie senior leaders in the cultivation of Principal gift donors. Work directly with students, alumni, staff and faculty at all levels, and team members to inform and improve activities.
  • Maintain an active and accurate roster of cultivation activities and opportunities to support a culture of ongoing donor engagement and cultivation.
  • Directly manage staff and handle a variety of high-level administrative tasks, including but not limited to increasing the efficiency of stewardship and cultivation activities by identifying areas for improvement, implementing new systems and tools with team members, and ensuring effective changes are made.

NoteApplications for this position are restricted to current employees of Dalhousie University as described in the .The successful applicant will be eligible for hybrid work (combination of in-person work on campus and remote work) as agreed by all parties based on operational requirements and university guidelines.
Required Qualifications

  • Undergraduate degree in a relevant field plus approximately five (5) year’s experience in one of the following areas: fundraising, business development, professional sales, marketing, communications, or other relationship-intensive work (or an equivalent combination of training and experience).
  • Demonstrated experience leading small to medium scale projects, including strong organizational skills, and the ability to create efficient systems and balance competing priorities, complex situations and tight deadlines.
  • Strong communication (verbal, written and listening) and interpersonal skills
  • A strong sense of appropriateness and sensitivity with the ability to work effectively with internal and external constituencies, including donors, volunteers, faculty, senior administration, alumni, department leaders, and others.
  • Self-motivated and able to work highly independently with a proven capacity for innovation and a high level of critical thinking.

Assets

  • Experience working in a post-secondary environment.

Job CompetenciesThe successful candidate is expected to demonstrate proficiency in Dalhousie’s core and leadership competencies (https://www.dal.ca/dept/leaders.html), in particular:– Self-Awareness & Professionalism
– Communication
– Thinking and Acting Strategically
– Relationship Building
– Accountability for Performance & Results
Additional InformationDalhousie University supports a healthy and balanced lifestyle. Our total compensation package includes a defined benefit pension plan, health and dental plans, a health spending account, an employee and family assistance program and a tuition assistance program.
Application ConsiderationApplications for this position are restricted to current employees of Dalhousie University as described in the .We sincerely appreciate all applications and note that only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted directly by the hiring department or Human Resources.
Diversity StatementDalhousie University commits to achieving inclusive excellence through continually championing equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility. The university encourages applications from Indigenous Peoples of Turtle Island (especially Mi’kmaq), persons of Black/African descent (especially African Nova Scotians), and members of other racialized groups, persons with disabilities, women, persons identifying as members of 2SLGBTQIA+ communities, and all candidates who would contribute to the diversity of our community. In accordance with our Employment Equity Policy, preference will be given in hiring processes to candidates who self-identify as members of one or more of the equity-deserving groups listed above. For more information, including details related to our Employment Equity Policy and Plan and definitions of equity-deserving groups please visitPosting Detail InformationNumber of Vacancies 1
Open Date 10/31/2024
Close Date 11/07/2024
Open Until Filled No
Special Instructions to Applicant
Quick Link for Direct Access to PostingSupplemental QuestionsRequired fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).Documents Needed to ApplyRequired Documents * Résumé / Curriculum Vitae (CV)
Optional Documents * Cover Letter

Expected salary

$68105 – 91237 per year

Location

Halifax, NS

Job date

Sat, 02 Nov 2024 08:52:04 GMT

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