Associate Vice-President & Campaign Director (External Relations)
Lakehead University
Salary: $120,000-$150,000
We are seeking an Associate Vice-President & Campaign Director to lead Lakehead University’s overall External Relations Philanthropy, Major and Legacy Gifts, and Donor Relations teams. Through a collaborative general management approach, the AVP role will ensure External Relations’ resources and people are aligned and working in unison to reach annual and long-range strategic and campaign Philanthropic goals. These include revenue generation, legacy giving, prospect management, donor events and stewardship objectives.
The AVP will lead, coach, and mentor a team of fundraising professionals and help raise their sights to increase strategic engagement, proposal submissions and meet annual and campaign fundraising goals. While doing so, the AVP will promote an inclusive, team environment grounded in the principles of equity, inclusion, anti-racism and anti-oppression. The AVP will collaborate closely with the Alumni & Annual Giving Director, the Philanthropy Director, Government Relations Director and the Marketing, Branding & Web Development Director to ensure the External Relations Priorities are executed, evaluated and achieved.
This is an exciting time to join Lakehead University and guide the execution of our first major institutional campaign. Serving as the Campaign Director, the AVP will be responsible for leading the operations of the Institutional campaign, including Campaign planning, internal consultations, reporting, and the development and tracking of all campaign-related revenue and activity goals. The Associate Vice-President will also co-lead the Lakehead Georgian joint fundraising partnership, in close collaboration with colleagues at Georgian College.
As an ambassador for Lakehead University, the Associate Vice-President is an integral member of the External Relations Team and is a member of the External Relations Senior Leadership Team. The Associate Vice-President will embrace and proudly represent Lakehead University and assist with the implementation of the GTA Strategy. The AVP will also work closely with the Vice President, External Relations and the Principal, Lakehead Orillia to develop and implement an Orillia External Relations Philanthropy strategy and campaign planning and implementation.
The new Associate Vice-President would ideally be based in either Thunder Bay or in the Greater Toronto / Golden Horseshoe area, with acknowledgment that regular travel to the Thunder Bay and Orillia campus locations, and to donor meetings in the GTA and throughout Ontario, will be required.
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