Staff - Non Union
Job Category M&P; - AAPS
Job Profile AAPS Salaried - Development & Alumni Engagement, Level B
Job Title Advancement Officer, Gift & Estate Planning
Department Gift & Estate Planning 3 | Development | Development & Alumni Engagement
Compensation Range $7,158.42 - $10,292.25 CAD Monthly The Compensation Range is the span between the minimum and maximum base salary for a position. The midpoint of the range is approximately halfway between the minimum and the maximum and represents an employee that possesses full job knowledge, qualifications and experience for the position. In the normal course, employees will be hired, transferred or promoted between the minimum and midpoint of the salary range for a job.
Posting End Date August 31, 2026 Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the Posting End Date.
Job End Date Ongoing
UBC's Gift and Estate Planning unit is looking for an advancement officer to help create, plan, and execute the stewardship and donor relations strategies for our team as we work towards our multimillion-dollar annual goal. We need someone who is a strong communicator and collaborator, who is as comfortable with content creation as they are with spreadsheets and data. You'll be working to maintain relationships with our broad donor base, with our talented team members and our colleagues across our campus. We want someone who is keen to learn the ins and outs of legacy giving, who can spot a outstanding story and deliver it to the right people in the right medium with the messaging that will inspire our donors.
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Job Description Summary The Advancement Officer plays a key role in managing the administrative functions for the unit. The incumbent is responsible for managing the ongoing operations of the development program within the Development unit. The incumbent develops and implements comprehensive administrative policies, procedures and systems that have a broad impact across the unit as well as being responsible for supporting development related activities of senior university administration by managing complex relationship with multi-unit stakeholders. The Advancement Officer is responsible for managing much of the liaison with other Development and Alumni Engagement portfolio units; responsible for managing the prospect pipeline as well as for delivering accurate and meaningful reporting.
Organizational Status Reporting directly to one of the Director of Development, Senior Director Development, Assistant Dean, or Executive Director, and working closely with UBC faculty and staff involved in fundraising, operations, finance and administration. In addition, is responsible for developing strong working relationships with key stakeholders, strategic partners, donors, outside community groups and organizations as required.




Work Performed Leads the administrative and operational functions within the DAE unit, including strategic and day-to-day needs, administrative and operational planning, overall workflow and information flow, including donations reporting and records while ensuring seamless and effective delivery of administrative and operational processes;
Manages the unit s budget, and leads the financial planning process for the unit administration and operations, finding budgetary efficiencies and recommending and implementing savings and cost-reduction measures;
Acts as an advisor to the Director of Development/Senior Director, Development/Assistant Dean/Executive Director, on administrative and operational guidelines, policies, procedures and proposals that have a significant impact across the unit;
Works closely with the Director/Senior Director, Development/Assistant Dean/Executive Director of Development, and senior management to facilitate maximum private and public sector support for the University;
Responsible for fostering complex relationships impacting donors, other campus units, other DAE units and colleagues and maintaining communications that are critical to the success of the fundraising program;
Manages the liaison between the unit and other development and alumni engagement portfolio units (i.e. Research, Prospect Management);
Oversees implementation of appropriate donor recognition; ensuring acknowledgement and stewardship programs are in place;
May oversee and/or develop proposals and may work with donors to generate gifts for priority projects;
Manages the donor pipeline, ensuring that donor records are up to date, and is expected to be an expert user of the Blackbaud relationship management syst

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📌 Advancement Officer, Gift & Estate Planning (British Columbia)
🏢 UBC
📍 British Columbia