Job Summary/Basic Function: JOB SUMMARY

This position is responsible for directing the college’s fundraising and philanthropic efforts.

MAJOR DUTIES

• Forms and leverages relationships with key funding sources such as corporate and foundation donors. • Develops an effective program for the involvement of major gift donors that includes recognition and stewardship. • Works closely with the Vice President of Institutional Advancement, the President, department heads and faculty in order to provide counsel and coordination for the college’s development efforts. • Works in conjunction with the Alumni Affairs and Annual Fund Administrator in managing alumni donors and in the execution of the annual giving effort. • Identifies, cultivates, solicits, and stewards donors for the college with a focus on major gifts. • Organizes on- and off-campus donor cultivation and recognition events. • Completes a variety of projects and reports as assigned; products communication tools, proposals and reports. • Plans and implements fundraising and development programs. • Manages a database of donors and prospective donors; designs successful cultivation and solicitation strategies for those donors. • Performs related duties as assigned.

Salary is $55,093.92

Minimum Qualifications: KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED BY THE POSITION

• Knowledge of development and fundraising program management principles. • Knowledge of best practices in the development and implementation of capital campaigns. • Knowledge of marketing principles and methods. • Knowledge of the principles and practices involved in the solicitation and securing of major gifts. • Skill in collaborating with multiple constituents. • Skill in the operation of computers and job related software programs. • Skill in decision making and problem solving. • Skill in interpersonal relations and in dealing with the public. • Skill in oral and written communication.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Knowledge and level of competency commonly associated with the completion of a baccalaureate degree in a course of study related to the occupational field. • Sufficient experience to understand the basic principles relevant to the major duties of the position, usually associated with the completion of an apprenticeship/internship or having had a similar position for two years.