Executive Director, Donor Experience

Western University; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading university seeks an Executive Director for Donor Experience to enhance donor relationships and lead a team in developing strategic engagement and stewardship initiatives. This role involves collaboration with senior university leaders and significant donors to drive fundraising growth.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic direction for donor recognition and engagement.
• Lead cultivation and stewardship strategies for significant donors.
• Design and evaluate activities and programs for donor experience.

Job description

The Executive Director, Donor Experience will provide strategic direction and leadership for the development of recognition, stewardship, and engagement strategies for all donors to Western. The role will provide strategic and operational leadership to a dedicated team of donor relations professionals and will support and advance institutional objectives related to University Advancement.

The Executive Director will lead proactive cultivation and stewardship strategies to enhance relationships and giving with Western’s most significant donors, in partnership with key relationship managers. Bringing a process and systems orientation, the successful candidate will play a key role in designing, implementing, managing, and evaluating all activities, programs, procedures, and long-term goals across University Advancement to ensure a consistent and efficient donor experience and to contribute to fundraising growth across the University.

Reporting to the AVP, Development, the Executive Director will be a member of the Development leadership team and serve as an expert, coach, and partner for university development staff involved in donor stewardship and engagement activities. The role will work directly with the University’s most generous donors and senior volunteers and will interact with institutional leaders at all levels, including the President, Deans, Chairs, Vice-Presidents, Associate Vice-Presidents, Professors, and student leaders on development projects and strategy.