Job Description

The University of British Columbia UBC

Director of Development, Faculty of Medicine

At UBC, we believe that attracting and sustaining a diverse workforce is key to the successful pursuit of excellence in research, innovation, and learning for all faculty, staff and students. Our commitment to employment equity helps achieve inclusion and fairness, brings rich diversity to UBC as a workplace, and creates the necessary conditions for a rewarding career.

The team:

Working for UBC Faculty of Medicine means you will be part of a high performing, dynamic team of individuals who care deeply about our vision to transform health for everyone and work collaboratively to achieve our collective annual fundraising goal of $90M+ for the Faculty of Medicine.

Our team operates with the shared understanding that every team member has a specialized role to play in the engagement of our donors and alumni. We consider major gift fundraising to be a team sport, and we collaborate to develop the most effective engagement strategies for our constituents. Our role is to align donor aspirations with Faculty priorities to fund impactful initiatives in research, training and infrastructure. We strive to cultivate welcome, inclusion and belonging in our workplace so that we can achieve our team goals and Faculty vision. 

The role:

As Director of Development, you will manage your own major gift portfolio, provide leadership to the Donor Engagement function and work in partnership with two other Directors of Development to co-lead a growing team of professional frontline fundraisers.

You will be a member of the Faculty of Medicine Development & Alumni Engagement leadership team that develops, implements, and oversees best practices across the entire team (~30 FTE) to ensure we are resourced, supported, and aligned to meet our development and alumni engagement goals.

The qualifications:

The ideal candidate will have an undergraduate degree, a minimum of eight years related experience and proven success in major gift fundraising, donor engagement best practices, strategy development and staff coaching and supervision.

We are looking for someone with effective and inclusive communication skills, along with the tact, diplomacy, discretion, and sound judgment required in building relationships with donors, corporate executives, Faculty members, peers and university administration and staff. The successful candidate will also possess strong management, leadership, and relational skills with the ability to navigate all relationships with nuance, respect, and the appropriate degree of influence. The ability to delegate and support colleagues to work collectively to achieve our overarching goals is necessary.

Well-developed analytical and problem-solving skills are required, along with strategic thinking and skills in conflict resolution. The successful candidate will also possess strong conceptual abilities combined with high attention to detail and the ability to Also, an ability to work simultaneously on a variety of complex projects with deadlines is required.

Thorough knowledge of the university environment and academic structure and experience working with a centralized fundraising system would be an asset.

Compensation Range

$9,859.25 – $15,380.75 CAD Monthly

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Equity and diversity are essential to academic excellence.  An open and diverse community fosters the inclusion of voices that have been underrepresented or discouraged.  We encourage applications from members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the B.C. Human Rights Code, including sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, racialization, disability, political belief, religion, marital or family status, age, and/or status as a First Nation, Metis, Inuit, or Indigenous person.

How to Apply

Job Types: Full-Time. Salaries: 100,000 and above.

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