Donor Relations

Vice-President (External)

Position number: 07548

Date posted: May 11, 2026

Job details

Leadership Giving Officer, DS1 (AESES)

Existing Regular Continuing Full-Time (Budget Funded)

Full-time:

Yes

Permanent:

Yes

Work schedule:

35 Hours/week (Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm)

Salary:

$34.44 to $49.03 per hour ($62,680.80 to $89,234.60 per annum)

Expected Start Date

June 15, 2026

Trial/Probation period:

840 hours worked

For more information please contact: Marie-Christine Beaulieu - mariechristine.beaulieu@umanitoba.ca

Qualifications

MINIMUM FORMAL EDUCATION/TRAINING:

• University Bachelor’s degree is required.
• Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) designation an asset.

EXPERIENCE:

• Three years directly related experience in fundraising required.
• Personal solicitation, both telephone and face-to-face, experience required.
• Experience working with Raiser's Edge preferred.
• An acceptable equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Skill in dealing effectively with all levels of the University community, the public, and outside organizations and agencies is required.
• Above average communication skills, both verbal and written, with public speaking skills are requried.
• Articulate, motivational, enthusiastic, and comfortable working in a computerized environment required.
• Excellent training and people skills required.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, working both independently and as a team member required.
• Demonstrated ability to exercise and take independent action required.
• Demonstrated ability to plan, organize and supervise activities required.
• Satisfactory work record, including satisfactory attendance and punctuality, is required.

Key responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of leadership annual giving donors and prospects, in consultation with the Senior Manager, Annual Giving, to enhance continued and increased support to the University of Manitoba.
• Contact alumni and university faculty and staff by telephone/email to solicit a charitable donation or to arrange a meeting to discuss a donation.
• Maintain a personal portfolio of donor and donor prospects attending to the balance between discovery, cultivation, advanced cultivation, solicitation and stewardship.
• Maintain an active portfolio of at least 150 donors and prospects, with a minimum of 60 moves a month, including 20 key moves.
• Conduct solicitation/qualification calls on a monthly basis.
• Maintain accurate record of meetings, including size of donation, designation of donation, and biographical information.
• Conduct follow-up as necessary, including thank you letters and phone calls as well as providing additional information on areas within the university. Refer donors to Donor Relations Officers as appropriate; maintain relationships with all Donor Relations Officers.
• Steward established donor relationships.
• Solicit, cultivate, qualify and hand-off prospects in accordance with their interests, capacity, and propensity.
• Work proactively with unit partners to ensure successful prospect and pipeline management.
• Work with annual awards donors to ensure pledges are fulfilled according to schedule while ensuring all necessary documentation is in place, funds are disbursed as agreed upon and appropriate donor stewardship is delivered.
• Participate in gift conversations with unrated or unassigned prospects, structuring gift opportunities and collaborating with other fundraising colleagues, as needed, to maximize giving. Promote positive donor relations in person and via phone/mail.
• Other duties as assigned.

Additional information

The University of Manitoba is committed to the principles of equity, diversity & inclusion and to promoting opportunities in hiring, promotion and tenure (where applicable) for systemically marginalized groups who have been excluded from full participation at the University and the larger community including Indigenous Peoples, women, racialized persons, persons with disabilities and those who identify as 2SLGBTQIA+ (Two Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, questioning, intersex, asexual and other diverse sexual identities).

If you require accommodation supports during the recruitment process, please contact UM.Accommodation@umanitoba.ca or 204-474-7195. Please note this contact information is for accommodation reasons only.

Application materials, including letters of reference, will be handled in accordance with the protection of privacy provisions of "The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act" (Manitoba). Please note that curriculum vitae will be provided to participating members of the search process.