Senior Development Officer

Date Posted: 09/28/2026
Req ID: 50330
Faculty/Division: School of Management
Department: Joseph L. Rotman School of Management
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
Position Number: 00036976
Existing Vacancy: Yes

Description:

About us:

The Rotman School of Management is part of the University of Toronto, a global centre of research and academic excellence at the heart of Canada’s commercial and financial capital. Rotman is a catalyst for transformative learning, insights and public engagement, bringing together diverse views and initiatives around a defining purpose: to create value for business and society. We make a fundamental promise - Here’s where it changes - to our students, our partners and the broader community. Everyone at Rotman, faculty and staff, plays a role in bringing that promise to life.

Your opportunity:

The Advancement team’s vision is to make the School a go-to place for Rotman alumni worldwide. Our alumni will proudly identify themselves as Rotman graduates and will look to Rotman first for talent, professional development, business and personal networks and philanthropy. Rotman alumni will be the School’s strongest ambassadors. The Senior Development Officer is a proven fundraiser who is adept at carrying a personal portfolio of 100-130 prospects in order to generate philanthropic support between $1M-$2M per annum.

Your responsibilities will include:

- Cultivating and soliciting current and prospective major gift donors through tailored stewardship programs

- Developing and implementing plans to support donor management and stewardship strategies and/or activities for the Rotman School of Management.

- Assessing needs and contributing to the development and implementation of plans for prospect identification, cultivation, solicitation and recognition.

- Developing and implementing donor engagement plans that support strategic objectives.

Essential Qualifications:

- Bachelor's Degree or acceptable combination of equivalent experience.

- Minimum five years experience in progressively senior fundraising roles.

- Proven track record closing both individual and corporate gifts ($100,000 plus).

- Experience in managing a building volunteer cabinets in support of corporate gift campaigns.

- Experience in writing proposalsand creating other written materials to support fundraising activities.

- Demonstrated experience in an academic fundraising environment, preferably within a school of business.

- Computer literacy, including MS Office and databases.

- Demonstrated strategic, analytical and presentation skills within a major gift fundraising environment and the ability to interact with senior volunteers, donors and faculty members.

- Exceptional interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.

- Excellent organizational, analytical and research skills.

- Evidence of leadership and initiative, tact, diplomacy, attention to detail and creativity.

- Professional personal presentation and demeanor; ability to quickly gain trust and credibility with potential donors, volunteers and faculty.

Assets (Nonessential):

- Desktop publishing.

- Knowledge of university practices and culture.

- Knowledge of business community.

To be successful in this role you will be:

- Diplomatic

- Multi-tasker

- Organized

- Persuasive

- Team player

Closing Date: 10/06/2026, 11:59PM ET
Employee Group: USW
Appointment Type : Budget - Continuing
Schedule: Full-Time
Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone:
USW Pay Band 15 -- $101,242 with an annual step progression to a maximum of $129,471. Pay scale and job class assignment is subject to determination pursuant to the Job Evaluation/Pay Equity Maintenance Protocol.
Job Category: Administrative / Managerial
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Lived Experience Statement
Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity deserving groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience shall be taken into consideration as applicable to the posted position.

Job descriptions are available upon request for internal applicants.