Executive Director, Alumni Engagement & Annual Giving

Queen's University; Kingston; Remote; CAD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Queen’s University in Kingston seeks an Executive Director, Alumni Engagement & Annual Giving to provide strategic and operational leadership for the Alumni Engagement portfolio, including Alumni Engagement, Volunteer Programs, and Annual Giving.

The role advances the alumni journey and builds lifelong relationships across geographies, working with QUAA and Advancement teams to translate strategy into programs and measurable outcomes.

Qualifications

• Senior leadership experience in alumni engagement or advancement is preferred.
• Ability to translate strategy into programs and measurement.
• Strong collaboration with volunteer leadership and university partners.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for Queen’s Alumni Engagement portfolio.
• Oversee Volunteer Programs and Annual Giving to strengthen lifelong relationships with Queen’s.
• Serve as senior liaison to the Queen’s University Alumni Association (QUAA) Board and collaborate with Advancement teams.
• Travel within and outside of Canada; occasional evenings and weekends may be required.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Alumni relations

Job description

Reporting to the Associate Vice-Principal (Strategic Engagement), the Executive Director, Alumni Engagement & Annual Giving provides strategic and operational leadership for Queen’s alumni engagement portfolio, including Alumni Engagement, Volunteer Programs, and Annual Giving. The Executive Director is a senior strategist responsible for developing and delivering an integrated approach to lifelong alumni engagement that strengthens alumni connection to Queen’s University while overseeing annual giving strategies that engage alumni and other supporters of the university, in philanthropy.

The Executive Director is accountable for advancing the alumni journey, beginning with the student experience and continuing throughout alumni life, and is accountable for how different forms of alumni participation—including experiential engagement, volunteer involvement, and philanthropy and giving—work together to strengthen lifelong relationships with Queen’s. With Queen’s alumni living and working around the world, the incumbent ensures that programs, volunteer opportunities, reunions, annual giving, and other forms of participation respond to the interests and needs of diverse alumni communities and provide meaningful opportunities to connect with Queen’s regardless of geography. The Executive Director is accountable for translating strategy and insight into programs and activities and for the delivery, evaluation, and continuous improvement of the portfolio’s work.

The Executive Director serves as the senior strategic liaison to the Queen’s University Alumni Association (QUAA) Board, working in partnership with alumni volunteer leadership to advance shared priorities. Working collaboratively across Advancement and the university, the incumbent brings a deep understanding of alumni needs, interests, behaviours, and experiences to institutional priorities and works closely with Advancement Communications & Experiences and Development to strengthen alumni engagement and longer-term philanthropic relationships.

As a member of the Strategic Engagement leadership team, the Executive Director contributes to the strategic direction and performance of Advancement and provides senior leadership and counsel on alumni engagement, volunteer participation, annual giving, and their role in building lifelong relationships between Queen’s and its alumni.

Travel within and outside of Canada is required. Work on evenings and weekends are occasionally required.