Advancement Officer - Ottawa, Canada - Ashbury College
Description
**Job Advertisement**Advancement Officer
**Full-Time, Indefinite Term
Ashbury College is a leading not-for-profit independent day and boarding school for
students in Grades 4 to 12 located in Canada's capital and the traditional, unceded
territory of the Anishinàbe Algonquin Nation. We serve a diverse community of over 60
nationalities from around the National Capital Region, the diplomatic community, and
international and domestic boarding students.
Our mission is to inspire students in a dynamic learning environment as intellectually
curious, compassionate, and responsible global citizens. Our strategic direction is
centered on the highest standards in teaching and learning; whole student
development; access and inclusion in our pluralistic community; community
engagement; and resource stewardship for long term-sustainability.
current barriers to equity. This supports our mission, makes our community stronger,
and enriches our culture.
Located in central Ottawa, Ashbury College is currently seeking a full-time
Advancement Officer to expand our parent and alumni fundraising networks and their
related activities. The Advancement Officer also provides support to other facets of our
Advancement office.
Reporting to the Associate Director of Development, you will work closely with other
members of our Advancement and Communications teams to identify and re-connect
alumni with the college and each other and support our Parents' Guild in their
fundraising and community building activities. This is a highly engaged position, with a
focus on planning and coordinating events, community building, and staff and volunteer
relations.
Specific responsibilities include:
- Contribute to the development of the annual Alumni Relations plan
- Work closely with the Alumni Executive towards organizing events and activities.
- Collect and update alumni contact information and administer our Alumni web
- Promote future alumni participation with current Ashbury students, and host
- alumni school visits.
- Support the development of the Ashbury Parents Guild annual plan, organize
- Coordinate Alumni and Parent Guild participation in Ashbury community events
- Solicit event sponsors, and support solicitation efforts from volunteers.
professional certification such as a Certified Fundraising Executive (CFRE) designation.
While you may be relatively new to the field of Advancement, your career development
to date has included event and meeting planning, building community networks, and
soliciting donated goods and services.
Your demonstrated skills, knowledge and experience include:
- Knowledge of emerging trends in alumni and volunteer relations and
- Demonstrated success with student / parent / alumni / donor communications
- Effective use of social media best practices and engagement strategies
- Collaborating successfully with a wide variety of individuals and publics
their successful outcomes, genuinely enjoys working with and through others, welcomes
diversity and encourages belonging, we would like to hear from you.
**The position is effective in early August, or earlier depending on your availability.
If you are interested in joining the Ashbury College community, please forward your
applicants will be contacted.
We offer competitive compensation and benefits, and a highly ethical, international, and
dynamic work environment. For more information about our school, please visit
If we contact you about an employment opportunity and you require an accommodation,
we'll work with you to meet your needs.
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