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Posting Reason:

New Position

Job Type:

Employee

Anticipated Duration in Months (for contracts and temporary assignments):

N/A

Job Family:

Advancement and Alumni Relations

# of Open Positions:

1

Faculty/Service - Department:

Recreation and Varsity SportsVarsity Athletics, Development 

Campus:

Main Campus

Union Affiliation:

SSUO

Date Posted (YYYY/MM/DD):

2026/01/29

Applications must be received BEFORE (YYYY/MM/DD):

2026/02/09

Hours per week:

35

Salary Grade:

SSUO Grade 10

Salary Range:

$80,942.00 - $102,245.00

About Student Affairs:

Student Affairs is at the very heart of the student experience at the University of Ottawa. We recruit the very best future students, support them throughout their university years and leave them well-prepared for fulfilling careers and future studies. Our team of more than 600 dedicated staff provides the services that keep students happy, well and thriving as they pursue their ambitions. We help them apply and enrol for courses, we oversee 11 residences and an award-winning Dining Hall, we organize fun events, we provide extensive recreation program opportunities and varsity sports activities, we run an innovative career development and experiential learning program and much more!

 There’s nothing more rewarding than helping future generations reach their full potential at a world-class university. With our wide variety of career opportunities and professional development pathways, we’re sure that you’ll enjoy the experience as much as our students do.

About University Advancement :
University Advancement plays a pivotal role in fostering meaningful connections between the University and its alumni, donors, and partners. Our team is dedicated to advancing the University's mission by securing philanthropic support, engaging with our vibrant alumni community, and building partnerships that drive innovation and excellence. Through strategic initiatives and collaborative efforts, we help shape the future of the University, ensuring that it continues to thrive as a leading institution of higher education and research. Together, we empower our students, faculty and researchers to make a lasting impact on the world.

Position purpose: 
Develops and executes strategic fundraising and alumni engagement initiatives to generate financial support and build lasting relationships that directly benefit Gee-Gees recreation and varsity programs, coaches, and student-athletes.

In this role, your responsibilities will include: 

• Collaborate with supervisor and the Annual Giving Office to design and implement annual fundraising strategies for Recreation and Varsity Sports (RVS) ensuring alignment with institutional goals and maximizing donor engagement.

• Develop and execute short- and long-term strategic plans to identify, cultivate, engage, solicit and steward donors (alumni, parents, organizations, fans) to secure significant funding commitments and foster long-term partnerships.

• Build and strengthen donor relationships through regular in-person meetings, targeted solicitations, and timely follow-ups, to increase donor commitment and advance prospects toward major gift levels.

• Manage a dynamic portfolio of prospects and donors, coordinating qualification, solicitation, cultivation and stewardship activities to optimize revenue generation for RVS.

• Partner with Advancement to identify and assess annual giving prospects, ensuring accurate and timely documentation of donor interactions in the University database. 

• Implement and maintain a high-quality stewardship practices for sport related prospects and donors, coordinating recognition opportunities involving senior leaders, coaches, and student athletes to strengthen donor engagement.  

• Lead the development and execution of an annual alumni relations plan focused on events and communications that build pride, loyalty, and sustained engagement, among uOttawa Sport alumni, fans, parents and organizations. 

• Support and expand alumni volunteer committees by identifying engagement opportunities and serving as the primary liaison to encourage active participation.

• Prepare and monitor the annual budget for alumni relations initiatives, ensuring timely delivery of activities within approved parameters.

• Represent RVS at internal and external meetings and events to promote programs, achievements and initiatives, enhancing visibility and fostering collaboration.  

What you will bring:

• Undergraduate degree in business, management or a related discipline, or an acceptable equivalent combination of relevant education and experience

• 3 years of professional fundraising, alumni relations, communications or public relations experience

• Bilingualism - French and English (spoken and written)

• Demonstrated initiative and self-starting qualities

• Strong leadership and project management skills

• Experience in negotiation related to fundraising, knowledge of processes, best practices and current industry trends

• Good understanding of the business environment

• Experience in working with volunteers

• Ability to deal with senior executives and officials

• Strong interpersonal, organizational and analytical skills

• Demonstrated ability to always act in a professional manner and with discretion

• Sound judgement, with the ability to work both independently and as part of a team

• A passion for sports

• Knowledge of computer-based methods, techniques and software to develop documents, reports and presentations, and retrieve information and data, knowledge and social media presence.  Experience with Raiser’s Edge an asset.

• Ability to work flexible hours including nights and weekends, and to occasionally travel

Key Competencies at uOttawa:
Here are the required competencies for all or our employees at uOttawa: 

Planning: Organize in time a series of actions or events in order to realize an objective or a project. Plan and organize own work and priorities in regular daily activities.
Initiative: Demonstrate creativity and initiative to suggest improvements and encourage positive results. Is proactive and self-starting. Show availability and willingness to go above and beyond whenever it is possible.
Client Service Orientation: Help or serve others to meet their needs. This implies anticipating and identifying the needs of internal and external clients and finding solutions on how to meet them.
Teamwork and Cooperation: Cooperate and work well with other members of the team to reach common goal(s). Accept and give constructive feedback. Able to adjust own behaviour to reach the goals of the team.

The University of Ottawa embraces diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We are passionate about our people and committed to employment equity. We foster a culture of respect, teamwork and inclusion, where collaboration, innovation, and creativity fuel our quest for research and teaching excellence. While all qualified persons are invited to apply, we welcome applications from qualified Indigenous persons, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, women and LGBTQIA2S+ persons. The University is committed to creating and maintaining an accessible, barrier-free work environment. The University is also committed to working with applicants with disabilities requesting accommodation during the recruitment, assessment and selection processes. Applicants with disabilities may contact [email protected] to communicate the accommodation need. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

Note: if this is a union position: The hiring process will be governed by the current collective agreement related to the union affiliation noted above; you can click here to find out more.

If this is a front-line position with responsibilities to interact with students, selected candidates must be rated at the Low Advanced proficiency level or higher for both oral comprehension and reading comprehension in their second official language. The rating is determined by a proficiency test designed by the Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute.

Prior to May 1, 2022, the University required all students, faculty, staff, and visitors (including contractors) to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 as defined in Policy 129 – Covid-19 Vaccination. This policy was suspended effective May 1, 2022 but may be reinstated at any point in the future depending on public health guidelines and the recommendations of experts.