A student’s relationship with SAIT doesn’t end at convocation — we are proud of the life-long relationships we have with our alumni. The Alumni and Development department shares SAIT’s story, connects donors to incredible people, projects and experiences. SAIT is fortunate to receive financial support from our alumni family, industry and community at large. If you’re passionate about nurturing the connections between SAIT and our alumni family, we want to meet you.

The Opportunity

This position oversees alumni engagement, donor relations, communications and event management functions that support relationship building and fund development initiatives at SAIT. Alumni and Development is responsible for the stewardship of almost 200,000 active alumni and more than 4,500 donors.

This leadership role is a key member of the Advancement Leadership Team and focuses on developing and executing the vision and strategic direction for alumni engagement strategies and initiatives, as well as donor stewardship strategies, all aimed at building

loyalty, giving and lifelong engagement.

You'll play a critical role in:

• Driving alumni engagement and participation
• Donor stewardship and recognition
• The Real Futures Campaign, a significant institutional initiative to raise $150m supporting what, who and how we teach
• Implementing a new CRM system within the business operations of Alumni & Development
• Planning and execution of the grand opening of the new Taylor Family Campus Centre

Look forward to leading a high performing team focused on exceptional customer service to internal constituents and key external partners and apply today!

The Role

• • Conceive and champion strategies for bringing alumni and students closer to SAIT in order to build lifelong engagement, pride in the institution and to sustain and enhance the value of their SAIT credentials
  • Develop strategies to provide the institution with appropriate Communications channels and content, to further affinity and contact with alumni over the long term
  • Strategically manage and steward affinity relationships with select businesses to provide value-added benefits and services to SAIT Alumni
  • Lead the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of short and long term strategies centered on meeting donor's needs and serve to increase lifelong loyalty to SAIT such as acknowledgement, stewardship, recognition and engagement
  • Support campaign success through development and oversight of campaign communications, including case for support collateral, donor recognition plan, naming opportunities plan and such other resources necessary to enable SAIT executive, volunteers, and fund development staff to promote SAIT effectively to potential donors
  • Support annual fundraising campaigns through development of integrated communications strategies for Family Campaign and Giving Day
  • Provide leadership and direction consistent with SAIT’s Employee Value Proposition for a high performing, cohesive team including recruitment, coaching and mentoring, performance management, career planning, and evaluation of employees
  • Evaluate business unit activities to ensure return on investment and effective use of resources in reaching departmental targets
  • Report unit performance results, including alumni engagement metrics
  • Develop and deliver an integrated communications strategy including inputs from Marketing and Communications to ensure alignment
  • Lead and direct the development, management and evaluation of publications and communications outlets (i.e. website, publications, reports and events) to facilitate optimal stakeholder engagement

Qualifications & Experience

• • Minimum bachelor's degree in marketing, communications, public relations or related field (advancement, alumni or donor relations) with preference given to an undergraduate or graduate degree
  • Leadership and management training and experience combined with a strong background in advancement, customer service, project management, marketing, communications or public relations
  • Preferred experience developing alumni and donor engagement strategies or communication strategy within a post-secondary environment
  • Experience developing and executing donor relations and communications toward a large fundraising campaign would be considered an asset
  • Counsel for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) or Canadian Counsel for Advancement of Education (CCAE) involvement would be preferred
  • IABC, CPRS, or other Communications organization membership would be an asset
  • Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) or other Donor Relations organization membership would be considered an asset

Job classification: Associate Director M1769

Salary range: $121,000 - $148,000

Paid Leave: 4 Weeks Vacation / 14 Flex Days per year

Hours Per Week: 37.5

Posting closing date: September 7, 2025

About SAIT

SAIT is a global leader in applied education. Named one of Alberta’s Top Employers, we offer the chance to work with a purpose — preparing the next generation of industry leaders, entrepreneurs, advocates and explorers.

Building on our 100+ year history, we’re looking for innovative, bold and collaborative employees who embrace change and deliver world-class customer experiences. Your future starts now at SAIT.

Equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) is essential to achieving SAIT’s vision to be a global leader in applied education. It creates the conditions for a healthy campus where everyone feels welcome, respected and empowered to succeed. SAIT values fairness, shared accountability and the importance of representation. The institution expects a commitment from its students and employees to continuously develop an equitable and inclusive mindset that celebrates diverse experiences and perspectives. Learn more about EDI at SAIT.

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