Advancement Officer

University of Toronto; Toronto; On-site; CAD 76,000 - 98,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Canadian university is seeking an Advancement Officer for its Faculty of Music. This role involves developing and delivering various advancement activities, coordinating events, managing donor relations, and creating marketing materials. The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's degree, at least four years of experience in fundraising, excellent communication skills, and proficiency in MS Office. The position is full-time with a salary range from $76,577 to $97,928 annually, and offers a collaborative working environment in downtown Toronto.

Qualifications

• Minimum four years experience in philanthropy, fundraising, and/or advancement.
• Experience conducting development-related research to identify donor prospects.
• Experience preparing marketing and promotional material for events.

Responsibilities

• Canvassing alumni groups and volunteers for potential speakers and mentors.
• Conceptualizing, organizing and executing event activities.
• Writing project-specific proposals related to fundraising campaigns.

Skills

Philanthropy

Fundraising

Event Planning

Communication

Social Media Management

Database Management

Organizational Skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent

Tools

MS Office Suite

Fundraising database ARBOR

Job description

Date Posted: 12/15/2025

Req ID: 46412

Faculty/Division: Faculty of Music

Department: Faculty of Music

Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)

Position Number: 00058781

Description:

About us

The Faculty of Music is Canada's largest and most renowned university-based music program for professional musical training, creation, performance, education, and research. Home to a diverse and dynamic community of scholars, performers, composers, and educators, the University of Toronto's Faculty of Music offers a supportive community in one of the world's most diverse and dynamic cities. We provide a superb learning environment, an internationally renowned teaching faculty, multiple performance halls, and an outstanding music library collection. With degrees and diplomas available in numerous areas of study, our array of courses and programs provides our 900 students an exceptional opportunity to explore various fields within music. With over 600 concerts and events annually, the Faculty is an exciting and vibrant place to work, study, and visit.

Our faculty members include musicians who perform on the world's most prestigious stages and record for major labels, scholars who present at leading international conferences and publish with top presses, educators who offer workshops and masterclasses at universities and conservatories worldwide, and composers whose works are performed by renowned ensembles and commissioned by acclaimed musicians and arts organizations.

Your opportunity

The Faculty of Music is a great place to work. It has a positive energy that comes from faculty, students and staff pursuing their love for and of music. We are small and hard-working team. We love what we do, and we work collaboratively to support our faculty and students in their music journey.

Under the direction of the Director, Advancement, the Advancement Officer will be responsible for the development and delivery of various advancement activities at The Faculty of Music. Specific duties include assessing needs and contributing to the development and implementation of plans for prospect identification, cultivation, solicitation and recognition, drafting donor acknowledgment and recognition communications, generating reports, updating prospect databases and portfolios, maintaining information on digital platforms, and processing donations in the donor management system.

Your responsibilities will include

• Canvassing alumni groups and volunteers to obtain potential speakers, mentors and new alumni volunteers
• Conceptualizing, organizing and executing event activities
• Building and strengthening relationships with stakeholders and partners of strategic importance
• Writing project-specific proposals related to fundraising campaigns
• Developing content for marketing and/or promotional materials
• Determining logistics required for fundraising activities including direct mail, email and telefund
• Generating reports
• Monitoring accounts for a project and/or program

Essential Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or an acceptable equivalent combination of education and recent and related experience.
• Minimum four (4) years experience in philanthropy, fundraising, and/or advancement.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating and implementing tailored advancement programs.
• Experience conducting development-related research to identify donor prospects and tailoring fundraising packages.
• Experience planning and organizing events and programming to engage donors and alumni.
• Experience preparing marketing and promotional material for events, donors, alumni and outreach initiatives.
• Demonstrated experience creating and managing content on social and multi-media tools and channels (e.g. LinkedIn, Instagram, X, YouTube, etc.)
• Excellent and proven (oral and written) communication skills with the ability to draft, proofread and edit a range of written material.
• Advanced skills in MS Office suite, database software and web content management systems.
• Experience with fundraising database ARBOR or related databases.
• Demonstrated initiative, tact, diplomacy, attention to detail, and creativity.
• Strong organizational skills and strong attention to detail.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills and professional presence necessary to interact with alumni, senior volunteers and stakeholders.

Assets (Nonessential)

• Experience in a post-secondary environment is an asset.
• Professional experience in arts and culture philanthropy settings

To be successful in this role you will be

• Achievement oriented
• Approachable
• Communicator
• Multi-tasker
• Self-directed
• Team player

Closing Date: 01/12/2026, 11:59PM ET

Employee Group: USW

Appointment Type: Budget - Continuing

Schedule: Full-Time

Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone: USW Pay Band 11 — $76,577. with an annual step progression to a maximum of $97,928. Pay scale and job class assignment is subject to determination pursuant to the Job Evaluation/Pay Equity Maintenance Protocol.

Job Category: Administrative / Managerial

Recruiter: Heather Siemens

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.