Manager, Philanthropy and Alumni Relations - New Westminster, Canada - Douglas College

Douglas College

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New Westminster, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Work Arrangements

This regular fulltime position is available as of December 1, 2023. Regular hours of work are 8:30am to 4:30pm, Monday to Friday; however occasional evenings and weekends may be required.
Travel between Douglas College's locations and to other locations in the lower mainland as required.
What Douglas Offers

DO what you love. Be good at it. That's how Douglas College defines a great career. It's a philosophy that resonates through our classrooms, our offices and our boardrooms. It inspires our students and drives us to make Douglas College one of BC's Top Employers. We love what we do. And we're looking for passionate, motivated people to join us in making one of Canada's best colleges even better.

The Role

The Manager, Philanthropy and Alumni Relations will play an important role in helping to raise philanthropic revenues and engage alumni and the wider community in the College's strategic priorities. Working alongside the Director, Philanthropy, the Manager, Philanthropy and Alumni Relations will build strong relationships with donors, alumni and other stakeholders to implement and enhance activities to increase the Colleges' donor pipeline, seek new opportunities for support, and engage its alumni and wider community in the life of the College. The Manager, Philanthropy and Alumni Relations supervises Philanthropy and Alumni Relations staff members using the Douglas College Strategic Plan to guide their work.
Responsibilities
Under the direction of the Director, Philanthropy with dotted line reporting to the Associate Director, Annual Giving and Alumni Relations, the Manager, Philanthropy and Alumni Relations is responsible for the following:

PHILANTHROPY

Assists in the development and implementation of the major gift and planned giving strategy;
Drafts grant proposals, cases for support, donor impact reports, media releases and other donorrelated communications to support the strategic directions of Douglas College, in collaboration with the Marketing and Communications Office;
Identifies, cultivates solicits and stewards corporate, foundation and individual major gift and planned giving prospects to achieve annual goals;
Prepares reports on progress towards goals;
Manages a major gift and planned giving portfolio that includes recognition activities;
Works in partnership with the Marketing and Communications Office on the development and implementation of the Foundation and Alumni Relations communications plan, under the direction and supervision of the Associate Director, Annual Giving and Alumni Relations;
Establishes strategic relationships with academic and administrative leaders across Douglas College;
Attends networking events with the Director, Philanthropy and/or the Associate Director, Annual Giving and Alumni Relations to promote Douglas College Foundation in the community;
Participates in professional organizations and keeping current on fundraising initiatives and related activities in postsecondary education, competing environments and the general business environment;
Keeps current with political, economic, social and educational trends that might have an impact on the work of Douglas College Foundation;
Represents the College and College interests externally in collaboration with the Director, Philanthropy and/or the Associate Director, Annual Giving and Alumni Relations and other College and academic leaders;
Informs the Foundation and Alumni Relations' leadership team on matters relating to major and planned gifts;
Provides leadership and direction to Foundation and Alumni staff and volunteers including but not limited to recruitment and selection, training, approving work schedules, performance planning, professional development, evaluating and disciplining where appropriate;
Performs other related duties as required.

ALUMNI
RELATIONS

Under the direction of the Associate Director, Annual Giving and Alumni Relations, this position is responsible for:
Assists in the development and implementation of an alumni engagement strategy that specifically aims to build the Colleges' global alumni community;
Oversees a calendar of engagement alumni activities and events throughout the year, as well as engaging and supporting key volunteers to contribute time and expertise in support of the engagement strategy;
Manages and optimizes the capture and use of alumni and stakeholder contact and engagement data; Liaising with Faculties and other internal College units to build partnerships and identify areas of alumni collaboration, including events, mentorships, guest speakers, internships, Giving Day, etc.;
Liaises with Enrollment Services, to help plan and implement biannual Convocation activities;
Delivers the fundraising strategy focused on alumni, embedding strong stewardship and relationship management systems;
Identifies, negotiates and manages alumni affinity marketing initia