Director, Advancement Communications and Events

Queen's University; Kingston; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, seeks a Director of Advancement Communications and Events to lead communications and events for the Advancement division, aligning strategies with institutional priorities.

The role partners with senior colleagues across Advancement and faculties to deliver engaging content and experiences for alumni, donors, and volunteers, while upholding the university's standards.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership for advancement communications and events functions.
• Establish priorities, standards, processes and resource plans to ensure coordinated, high-quality delivery and engagement experiences.
• Collaborate with teams across Advancement and faculties to ensure communications and events are audience-informed and aligned with institutional priorities.
• Occasional travel within Canada and outside of Canada; occasional evenings and weekends are required.

Job description

Reporting to the Executive Director, Advancement Communications and Experiences, the Director, Advancement Communications and Events provides leadership for Advancement's communications and events functions. Working closely with the Associate Vice-Principal (Strategic Engagement) and the Executive Director, the Director operationalizes advancement-wide strategies, leading their implementation through integrated plans, compelling content, communications, and experiences that advance Queen's philanthropic, alumni engagement, campaign, and institutional priorities.

The Director establishes priorities, standards, processes, and resource plans to ensure coordinated, high-quality delivery and meaningful engagement experiences for alumni, donors, prospective donors, volunteers, and other key audiences. Working collaboratively with teams across Advancement, including Marketing & Publications, Digital Engagement, Donor Experience, Alumni Engagement & Annual Giving, Development, and Campaign, as well as faculties, schools, and other university partners, the Director ensures communications and events are audience-informed, aligned with institutional priorities, and contribute to broader Advancement objectives and constituent engagement and philanthropic journeys. The Director provides expert communications counsel, anticipates opportunities and risks, and ensures communications and events uphold Queen's standards, reputation, and commitment to excellence.

This position requires occasional travel within and outside of Canada and requires the incumbent to occasionally work evenings and weekends.