Skip to content
CV Rocket
Get started
How it worksThe enginePricingBlogContactSign in

Open nowPosted today

(Senior) Development Officer

uwaterloo1 open role

Pay
$73,695 – $92,119 a year
Where
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Get the CV for this job

From $25 per CV, paid once. No subscription.

Your applicationOpen now(Senior) Development Officeruwaterloo · Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

  1. YouYes, apply to this one.

  2. CV RocketCV written for this posting.

  3. 25 readersRecruiter, hiring manager, skeptic. Round after round.

  4. CV RocketApplied on uwaterloo's own form.

The reply lands in your private mailbox

3×more interviews than doing it yourself with ChatGPT.

The clock on this job

Early applications get read.

13.3% of postings close within 7 days. Measured by our own scanner across the market. uwaterloo postings stay open a median of 14 days.

Share of postings closed within
  1. 2.1%1 day
  2. 4.6%3 days
  3. 13.3%7 days
  4. 21.3%14 days
  5. 35.7%30 days
  6. 59.1%60 days
This job: posted today

uwaterloo median: 14 days open

The posting

At the University of Waterloo, we create and promote a culture where everyone can reach their full potential. As an employee, you get support & opportunities that empower you to advance your career. Explore how we can bring big ideas to life, together. The University is a welcoming workplace for those of all abilities, interests, and expertise. As part of our workforce, you can do what you do best, every day.

Learn more about our recruitment process.

Job Requisition ID:

2026-03530

Time Type:

Full time

Employee Group:

Staff

Job Category:

Advancement and Alumni Engagement

Employment Type:

Temporary

Department:

Faculty of Engineering - Dean of Engineering Office - Development

Hiring Range:

$73,695.42 - $92,119.28

Posting Information: This posting is for an existing vacancy.

Term: 2 years

This position is being offered as a Secondment or contract opportunity.

The internal posting deadline for this position is November 12, 2026, at 11:59PM

This is a Career Path position. The final level will be determined based on demonstrated skills and experience.

Anticipated hiring ranges:

• USG 9: $73,695 – $92,119 • USG 10: $80,248 – $100,310

• USG 11: $87,620 – $109,525

Job Description:

Primary Purpose

Accountable to the Director, Development, and working in cooperation with Engineering’s Development and Alumni Affairs team, the Senior/Development Officer will be responsible for the corporate and individual fundraising of gifts within the Faculty of Engineering. Primary responsibilities, carried out as a member of the Development team and as a member of the Faculty of Engineering will include identification, evaluation, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship of corporate, foundation and individual donors for the University of Waterloo’s Faculty of Engineering, and interdisciplinary priority projects.

Key Accountabilities

Portfolio & Prospect Management

  • Develops and maintains a good working knowledge of the faculty, and the University of Waterloo’s activities, priorities and needs in both teaching and research
  • Has a thorough working knowledge of the Faculty of Engineering’s fundraising priorities and University of Waterloo’s priority projects and progress
  • Using this knowledge, and in consultation with the Associate Director, coordinates fundraising strategies for the corporate, foundation, and individual sectors, including cultivation, solicitation and stewardship of prospects
  • Actively seeks out new prospects for the faculty and coordinates prospect identification and research activities
  • Has knowledge of giving vehicles and non-complex gifts, refers planned giving

Communications & Coordination

  • Creates fundraising materials suitable for presentation to prospective contributors by soliciting technical content from faculty members and working with the Sr. Communications Officer, Office of Advancement, Creative Services, and University Relations as required
  • Develops proposals for projects tailored to the specific interests of corporations, foundations, individuals and associations in conjunction with the faculty
  • Maintains/updates the database by ensuring that meeting notes are recorded and significant moves are tracked in the system
  • Gives direction and advice to student fundraising initiatives (including sponsorship) within the Faculty
  • Coordinates special projects and campaigns as assigned
  • Provides functional direction to administrative staff involved in these activities, where applicable

Relationship Management

  • Establishes and maintains relationships with the corporate sector (donations officer, senior officers, etc.), including calls on companies, arranging site visits to campus, special events, announcements, information exchanges
  • Recruits, trains and manages volunteer teams as assigned
  • Supports the work of the Senior Alumni Officer in coordinating communications and building relationships with students, young alumni and graduates
  • Supports the work of the Donor Relations Officer in coordinating communications and maintaining relationships with donors

Required Qualifications

Education

  • University degree or equivalent education or experience

Experience

  • USG 9: 0-2 years of progressive fundraising experience
  • USG 10: 3-5 years of progressive major gift fundraising experience
  • USG 11: 5+ years of progressive fundraising experience in securing major gifts and volunteer recruitment and management and experience with the full scope of development activities including discovery, qualification, cultivation, solicitation, recognition and stewardship at the major gift level. Successful track record of developing and implementing strategies for major gift solicitations with demonstrated success in personally securing and closing major gifts

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

  • Understanding and appreciation of the key role of a university education and in particular Engineering, and the crucial importance of attracting and retaining the very best talent available (students, faculty, staff)
  • Understanding of the university environment including the integration of research and teaching
  • Knowledge of giving vehicles and non-complex gifts
  • Proven competence in project management, multi-tasking, planning, analytical and organizational skills
  • Excellent communication, interpersonal, oral and writing skills including the expertise to create promotional materials and proposals
  • Political acumen and problem solving skills are required
  • Demonstrated ability to take initiative and work independently and effectively as part of a team with a broad mandate in a fast-paced, highly computerized and challenging environment
  • Knowledge and excellence in working with fundraising software is considered an asset
  • Demonstrated relationship building skills, excellent time management and proven ability to meet competing deadlines in an organized manner
  • Must have strong communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills
  • Computer literacy and working knowledge of Microsoft Office and Constituent Management Software
  • CFRE or fundraising certificate an asset but not required
  • Willingness to travel and work extended hours as required (some weekends and evenings)

Equity Statement

The University of Waterloo acknowledges that much of our work takes place on the traditional territory of the Neutral, Anishinaabeg, and Haudenosaunee peoples. Our main campus is situated on the Haldimand Tract, the land granted to the Six Nations that includes six miles on each side of the Grand River. Our active work toward reconciliation takes place across our campuses through research, learning, teaching, and community building, and is coordinated within the Office of Indigenous Relations.

The University values the diverse and intersectional identities of its students, faculty, and staff. The University regards equity and diversity as an integral part of academic excellence and is committed to accessibility for all employees. The University of Waterloo seeks applicants who embrace our values of equity, anti-racism and inclusion. As such, we encourage applications from candidates who have been historically disadvantaged and marginalized, including applicants who identify as First Nations, Métis and/or Inuk (Inuit), Black, racialized, a person with a disability, women and/or 2SLGBTQ+.

Positions are open to qualified candidates who are legally entitled to work in Canada.

The University of Waterloo is committed to accessibility for persons with disabilities. If you have any application, interview, or workplace accommodation requests, please contact Human Resources at [email protected] or 519-888-4567, ext. 45935.

From $25, paid onceGet the CV for this job

What happens when you press

One press. We do the rest.

  1. A CV for this posting

    Written against uwaterloo's own wording, from every piece of relevant proof in your profile.

  2. 25 readers review it

    Recruiter, hiring manager, skeptic and more read every draft, round after round. You get the best round.

    The review screen in CV Rocket: how each CV was read, round by round.

  3. We apply on uwaterloo's form

    Our application engine gets through the hardest forms there are. Where a question needs you, AI suggests the best answer. Don't want us applying from our IP addresses? Use our Chrome extension: we apply straight from your own browser.

    An application in CV Rocket: every answer filled in on the employer's form.

  4. Every reply, sorted

    uwaterloo's answer lands in your private mailbox, and we classify it on arrival: interview, question, rejection.

    The CV Rocket inbox: each employer reply classified as an interview, an action or a rejection.

  5. Reply with AI

    AI helps you write the email, checks it and sends it. We show you whether the recruiter read it.

  6. The interview in your calendar

    Full integration with your calendar. The invitation goes straight in.

    An interview invitation in the CV Rocket inbox, added to the candidate's calendar.
Get the CV for this job

From $25 per CV, paid once. No subscription.

Why it works

3×

more interviews than doing it yourself with ChatGPT.

ChatGPT writes a CV and never learns what happened to it. We see every reply. For each CV we know:

  • How it was written, and how the review scored it
  • When we applied, and how long after the posting went up
  • Which posting, which company, which city
  • Who got the interview, and who heard nothing

That is how we know which CVs get called.

Get the CV for this job

From $25 per CV, paid once. No subscription.

The numbers game

More applications. More interviews.

Every application goes out with its own CV, written for that posting and paid once. Send enough of them and the law of large numbers finds you the job.

Get the CV for this job
By hand5–10
With CV Rocket100
applications a day

Nearby

Live postings like this one

Same employer first, then the same role elsewhere.

Before you press

Straight answers

Get the CV for this job

From $25 per CV, paid once. No subscription.

What if my background isn't good enough?

We make the most of the background you have. The CV uses every piece of relevant proof your profile holds, and one of the 25 readers reads your whole profile and flags what the CV left out.

Do you really apply for me?

Yes, on the employer's own form, the hardest ones included. Where a question needs you, you answer it right there and AI suggests the best answer. Don't want us applying from our IP addresses? Use our Chrome extension: we apply straight from your own browser.

Is it a subscription?

No. You pay once per CV, from $25. Every application goes out with its own CV, written for that posting.

One job. One CV.
Paid once.

Pick the posting you want. We write for it, apply for you and catch the reply.

Get the CV for this job

From $25 per CV, paid once. No subscription.