Senior Development Officer, Health Sciences

Senior Development Officer, Health Sciences

Competition Number: J0624-0881

Position Title: Senior Development Officer, Health Sciences

Position Number (Final): 00503891

Employee Group: Support Staff - USW Local 2010

Job Category: Advancement/Fundraising

Department or Area: Queen's Health Sciences, Advancement

Location: Kingston, Ontario, Canada (Hybrid)

Salary: $72,485.00 - $89,941.00/Year

Grade: 09 Review Salary Information Here

Hours per Week: 35

Job Type: Permanent (Continuing)

Shift: 7 Monday - Friday

Number Of Positions: 1

Date Posted: March 4, 2025

Closing Date: March 23, 2025

Additional Information
This position may be eligible for a remote work arrangement within the Province of Ontario.

Job Summary

A Brief Overview
Reporting to the Executive Director of Development at Queen's Health Sciences (QHS), this role is pivotal in strategizing, implementing, and assessing initiatives aimed at securing significant donations exceeding $50,000 to advance Queen's University and QHS. Situated as the central figure in an integrated academic health sciences network in Eastern Ontario, QHS plays a crucial role in shaping the future of health sciences education, forging impactful community partnerships, and spearheading cutting-edge research that tackles global health challenges head-on.

The incumbent will cultivate robust relationships with a wide array of stakeholders to broaden and enrich our donor base. Responsibilities will encompass overseeing and evaluating donor engagements, crafting compelling cases for support, and meticulously crafting funding proposals to meet ambitious fundraising goals for major gifts. This position prioritizes, plans, executes, and evaluates strategies that result in major gifts.

What you will do

• Develops the case and prepares the funding requests needed to achieve major fundraising targets.
• Writes project-specific mini case statements for all development funding priorities.
• Creates and edits fundraising proposals for presentation to prospects and benefactors at all giving levels.
• Manages special projects and secures financial support for fundraising priorities.
• Develops, writes, edits and finalizes briefing notes and speaking remarks for senior leadership.
• Conducts, analyzes and leverages market research to understand the attitudes, perceptions, and behaviours of donors.
• Identifies, cultivates, solicits, stewards and renews Queen’s donors and prospective donors.
• Defines and oversees the development of business plans, schedules, and service contracts/agreements, and manages project budgets.
• Other duties as required in support of the department and/or unit.

Required Education

• Four-Year Bachelor Degree or equivalent.

Required Experience

• More than 5 years of experience.

Required Licenses and Certifications

• G Driver's Licence required.
• Satisfactory Criminal Records Check required.
• Valid Passport with no travel restrictions is required.
• A CFRE (Certified Fund Raising Executive) certification considered an asset.

Consideration may be given to an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Job Knowledge And Requirements

• Knowledge of concepts and principles in a specialist field typically acquired through a combination of advanced professional or academic qualifications and/or significant work experience.
• Provide expert advice, guidance and consultation on highly complex issues.
• Interaction with others requires highly developed interpersonal skills.
• Adapt messages to meet the different needs of different audiences.
• Prioritize and distribute work to deliver objectives on time and to the highest standard.
• Lead team and project meetings and develop team/unit and departmental project plans.
• Identify opportunities to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of work processes.
• Comprehensive understanding of what sexual violence, harassment and discrimination are, and their varying effects on diverse members of the community.

The University invites applications from all qualified individuals. Queen’s is committed to employment equity and diversity in the workplace and welcomes applications from women, visible minorities, Aboriginal Peoples, persons with disabilities, and persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity.