Ignite's Job Board

You will provide critical operational leadership in the sustainability, functionality and growth of the signature events and donor stewardship and cultivation events, and support the Development Team, enabling the optimization of their strategies to recruit, sustain and enhance relationships with institutional and individual donors, members and other stakeholders. Three or more years of managing high-profile fundraising events and reaching ambitious revenue targets and KPIs required.

The Coordinator will be instrumental in leading the planning, production and execution phases of a wide variety of regional, national, and international events, both large and small. Including: strategic corporate events, conferences, trade shows, round table discussions and more. You'll need 3-5 years' experience in marketing, business development and/or events, experience working in a professional services environment, and an undergraduate degree from an accredited post-secondary institution.

You will manage the Independent Community Events and Cause Related Marketing portfolio, raising over $800,000 annually, and provide support to the Events Team for the effective and efficient planning and execution of the Foundation’s signature fundraising events. Primary responsibilities include liaising with event organizers, managing fundraising website, tracking expenditures, preparing marketing materials, donation processing and liaising with event committees.

Responsible for creating an engaging member engagement and education event in the form of the Annual Conference and the four Board meetings per year. These events require a person with creativity, strong organizational skills, extra-ordinary interpersonal skills, superior negotiating ability and problem solving. You will be accountable for choosing hotels, activities, entertainment, meals, speaker contracts, the budget and working collaboratively with the Meetings /Conference team/ Marketing

York University champions new ways of thinking that drive teaching and research excellence. Through cross-disciplinary programming, innovative course design, diverse experiential learning and a supportive community environment, our students receive the education they need to create big ideas that make an impact on the world. Located in Toronto, York is the third largest university in Canada, with a strong community of 53,000 students, 7,000 faculty and administrative staff, and more than 300,000