Posted 17 days ago
Associate Vice-Principal (Development)
@ Queen's University
Kingston, Ontario
Overview
Queen's University is hiring an Associate Vice-Principal (Development) to lead major and leadership giving, gift planning, corporate and foundation relations, and prospect development, while personally managing high-value prospects. The role reports to the Vice Principal (Advancement) and sits on the Leadership Team. The posting states a primarily remote arrangement for candidates within about three hours of Kingston, with travel to campus and to donors as needed.
Responsibilities:
- Lead major and leadership giving, gift planning, corporate and foundation relations, and prospect development
- Personally manage a portfolio of high-value prospects
- Shape and deliver plans that grow fundraising income across every stream
- Advise university leaders, academics and fundraising colleagues
Requirements summary:
- Demonstrated success securing transformational philanthropic investments
- Deep knowledge of advancement best practices
- Proven track record building capability and accelerating fundraising growth across teams
- Experience navigating complex institutional environments
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-10-20
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-16
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-23
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Job details
| Seniority | Lead |
| Department | Business development |
| Manages people | Yes |
| Travel | air: moderate · ground: moderate |
| Work setting | Home, Client sites, Office |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
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One of Canada’s oldest and most distinctive institutions, Queen’s is known as much for the strength of its community as for its academic excellence. Our alumni stay connected, stay engaged and stay passionate long after they graduate. That gives us a remarkable foundation to build on.
You will lead a talented team across major and leadership giving, gift planning, corporate and foundation relations, and prospect development, while personally managing a portfolio of high-value prospects. You’ll shape and deliver the plans that move fundraising performance forward and grow income across every stream.
Reporting to the Vice Principal (Advancement) and a membership of her Leadership Team, you’ll work at the most senior levels of the University. You will be a key source of strategic guidance and support for university leaders, academics, and fundraising colleagues across the University and will build the programmes and partnerships that advance Queen’s mission and ambitions.
What you’ll bring:
• Demonstrated success securing transformational philanthropic investments and advancing institutional fundraising priorities
• Deep knowledge of advancement best practices, with a proven track record in build capability, elevate performance, and accelerate fundraising growth across teams
• Experience navigating complex institutional environments, bringing together the right people, expertise, and resources to advance shared objectives
This is an opportunity at one of Canada's most prestigious universities at a time of real momentum. If you’re ready to help an ambitious university with an extraordinary community reach its full philanthropic potential, we’d love to hear from you.
This position offers a primarily remote work arrangement for candidates located within approximately three hours of Kingston, Ontario. The successful candidate should be available to travel to campus as needed to support meetings, team collaboration, and relationship-building activities.
This role also requires travel within and outside of Canada to meet with donors, alumni, and volunteers, and to represent the University and the Office of Advancement to internal and external audiences.
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