Executive Director, Development and Alumni Engagement, UBCO

The University of British Columbia

Join a bold, world-leading and highly accomplished development and alumni engagement team — and help UBC shape a better world.

UBC is a global centre for research and teaching, consistently ranked among the top 20 universities in the world. UBC Okanagan is a comprehensive, research intensive learning community embracing bold new ways of thinking that attract exceptional students and faculty. More than 11,500 students from throughout the Okanagan region, across Canada and 109 other countries are enrolled in undergraduate and graduate programs in nine faculties and schools

The Development and Alumni Engagement (DAE) portfolio at UBC joins development (fundraising) and alumni UBC functions under one umbrella. DAE is a one of the leading advancement teams in Canada.  With over 300 employees, DAE currently raises over $200 million and engages over 86,000 alumni annually.

Based in Kelowna, UBCO is seeking an inclusive and aspirational Executive Director to provide strategic leadership and direction of development and alumni engagement on the UBCO campus. Reporting dually to the Deputy Vice Chancellor and the Associate Vice President Development, the Executive Director will lead a team of nearly 20 professionals responsible for executing the DAE strategy and will be a member of the UBC Development Leadership Team. The Executive Director will also be a member of the UBCO Senior Leadership Team and will develop relationships with academic and administrative leaders to define and deliver on fundraising priorities and to cultivate an exceptional alumni experience.

As UBC plans for its next and most ambitious fundraising and alumni engagement campaign, this is an exciting time to join UBC and create partnerships to advance the mission and vision of the University. The ideal candidate will bring considerable depth of experience in fundraising, alumni engagement, strategy development, inclusive behavior and practices, as well as a thorough understanding of fundraising in a University environment. Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills, discretion, and sound judgment are required.

As a top tier research university, and a go-to destination for the world’s brightest minds, UBC has the opportunity to influence what our future will look like. DAE is inspired to enable UBC’s pursuit of excellence in research, learning and engagement by maximizing donor and alumni engagement.

For more information about DAE, please visit www.give.ubc.ca

Apply to the position here. If you have any questions, please contact Yeliz Gok, Talent Acquisition and Engagement Specialist at [email protected].

Equity and diversity are essential to academic excellence. An open and diverse community fosters the inclusion of voices that have been underrepresented or discouraged. We encourage applications from members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the B.C. Human Rights Code, including sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, racialization, disability, political belief, religion, marital or family status, age, and/or status as a First Nation, Metis, Inuit, or Indigenous person.