Date: November 4, 2020
Title: Leadership Annual Giving Officer

Description: Under the supervision of the Assistant Vice President for Development, the Leadership Annual Giving Officers are key members of the Development staff, contributing significantly with programming focused on unrestricted annual and special giving programs.

They will plan, implement, manage, and assess Hartwick’s annual giving program with specific revenue goals, including:

• Manage a portfolio of and solicit gifts from donors at the leadership annual giving level between $1,000 and $25,000
• Prepare direct mail and electronic solicitations
• Coordinate digital and social media giving campaigns
• Coordinate employee and parent and family giving campaigns
• Manage special projects assigned by senior leadership
• Lead student giving and alumni reunion programming and solicitations
• Supervise student calling operations
• Manage annual giving budget

Responsibilities:

• Plan and implement two annual philanthropy days–Giving Tuesday and Hartwick’s Day of Giving (April)—including goal setting, strategy and tactics development, and outcome measurement reporting.
• Collaborate closely with the Marketing Communications and Digital Communication teams to design and manage all direct mail operations, electronic solicitations, and digital and social media solicitations for annual giving programs.
  • Giving Tuesday programming
  • Hartwick’s Annual Day of Giving (April)
  • College Advancement crowdfunding initiatives
• Co-supervise the Student Calling Program
  • Recruit, hire, train, and manage a staff of approximately 12 student callers, 2-3 student supervisors, and office work-study students
  • Manage calling sessions
  • Develop scripts, rebuttals, new/returning caller training materials, and fulfillment paperwork as needed
  • Coordinate scheduling and payroll for all student workers
  • Maintain daily statistics and provide progress reports as needed

• As a representative of the College, must comport oneself in a professional manner at all times, both on and off campus
• Comply with all applicable College, Federal, State, local and associational regulations
• Participate in significant campus activities including Welcome Weekend, True Blue Weekend, and Commencement Weekend
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned

Qualifications: Minimum qualifications for this position are a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university. Supervisory experience, specifically for college students or young adults, and experience in higher education or nonprofit fundraising is preferred.

Must have the ability to develop strategies to achieve fundraising goals, analyze results and adjust plans to reflect those results. A high level of verbal and written communication skills across multiple disciplines is required. The position requires the ability to work independently on complex projects and yet maintain close connection with colleagues from all departments. Ability to meet deadlines. Ability to multi-task with strong organizational skills. Must exhibit integrity and professionalism. Understanding of budgets and resource allocation. Knowledge of Microsoft Software (Word, Excel, Access and Outlook) and must be able to use all types of standard office equipment. The candidate must have a valid driver’s license and be insurable by the College.

To apply for the Leadership Annual Giving Officer position, please click here. All applicants are asked to submit the following materials with their online applications:

• A cover letter;
• A resume;
• A Diversity Statement that addresses how your past and/or potential contributions to diversity will support Hartwick College’s Diversity Statement (https://www.hartwick.edu/campus-life/intercultural-affairs/diversity-at-hartwick/); and
• The names and contact information for three references, with annotation regarding how the reference is related to you and your work (at least one of your references must be from a current and/or previous supervisor).

Applications may also be mailed to the Office of Human Resources, Hartwick College, P.O. Box 4020, Oneonta, NY 13820 or faxed to 607-431-4329. Review of applications will continue until the position is filled.