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Territory Development Coordinator, University Advancement

Employer
Wake Forest University
Location
Winston Salem, NC

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Job location: Winston Salem, NC


Employment Type: Full-time
Posted data: 2021-06-24
Req: R0003433
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Job Description Summary

In University Advancement, we believe in equity, not just equality. We understand that in order to develop a fully engaged constituency; individuals must receive equitable treatment instead of equal treatment. Establishing equality means treating everyone the same. Equity necessitates transforming our community to meet the needs, interests and cultural norms of our University Advancement staff.

Summary: The Territory Development Coordinator (TDC) partners with the Regional Development Team to coordinate, analyze, and expand the prospect management plan for each territory and individual development officer. The TDC reviews prospect portfolios for all of the regional team members, record and track progress on “next-steps” with prospects in the region and ensure that we are investing calling officer time in the very best prospects available and builds a pipeline for new prospects. Provides actionable, value-added analysis of a variety of data, (i.e. portfolio/wealth management), in order to inform strategies on prospects in assigned geographical area(s) and project-based development. This position also provides logistical, analytical, and administrative support for their assigned Regional team enabling the Territory Director and other team members to remain focused on relationship management for our best prospects.

Job Description

This Job Is For You If You Are Able To….

  • Ensure all prospect Family Giving Units (FGUs) represented in key quadrants on the prospect map are being actively managed by a member of the Wake Forest staff (i.e. regional team members, school-based officers, constituency-based officers).
  • Identify new prospects for qualification based project/priority needs, prospect profiles, and analytical research.
  • Review regularly prospect portfolios with each member of the regional team ensuring that they contain the best prospects available for management.
  • Review regularly the Market Penetration report, Regional Dashboard report, Annual Giving (Last Year But Not This {LYBNT}) lists, Gift Society and other key regional metrics reports with the Regional Director to monitor progress and set strategy for the regional team.
  • Conduct monthly (at a minimum) review of the Prospect Plans and Steps report with the Territory Director & Development Officers to ensure execution on prospect plans.
  • Assist the Territory Director in identifying target prospects in their area.
  • Maintain calendars, schedule appointments, screen and direct phone calls, and assist with all aspects of internal and external meetings and associated preparation.
  • Use Deacon Advancement Database (DAD) to effectively maintain prospect information, including all related fundraising modules to ensure individual and team goals are being met in a timely manner.
  • Proactively partner with members of the major gifts team to create individual processes to ensure timely action on items required to be documented within DAD (i.e. call reports and portfolio assignment updates), preparation for visits and events, and follow-up items.
  • Prepare correspondence and confidential reports, a portion of which may be composed or compiled from personal knowledge of subject matter. Maintains office files.
  • Draft acknowledgement letters and assists with proposals, fund agreements, and other related correspondence.
  • Assist the Territory Director and other team members in the planning and execution of small- group virtual and in-person fundraising and stewardship events. Utilize technology to manage event logistics
  • Work cross functionally with Donor Services, Communications and External Relations, and Alumni engagement to identify and respond to emerging reporting and prospecting needs and strategies.
  • Prepare expense reports, secures proper approvals, and submits to Financial Services for payment within the established deadline.
  • Maintain current knowledge of university wide institutional priorities.
  • Assist with and participate in all University Advancement functions and events as necessary.
  • Get excited about the prospect of joining a team that is making a difference in people’s lives every day.
  • Have a passion for workplace diversity and inclusion.
  • Have high standards for your work and are proud to contribute to a mission-driven organization.
  • Promote university priorities and image to constituents. Serve as front line staff to promote campus goals and objectives. Maintain current knowledge of university-wide institutional priorities.

What Skills Do You Need?

  • Bachelor’s degree required OR an equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Effective verbal and written skills, including a willingness to proactively reach out to constituents and colleagues in person, via phone, and email.
  • Strong organizational and interpersonal skills with a strong attention to detail.
  • Intellectual curiosity and a desire to engage in research for practical fundraising purposes.
  • Research/library/analytical skills, including the ability to use online research tools.
  • Strong customer service orientation with ability to communicate and work cooperatively with individuals from diverse backgrounds and cultures.
  • Demonstrated ability to maintain confidentiality and adhere to the highest ethical standards.
  • Ability and willingness to manage multiple tasks and deadlines in an environment of frequent interruptions and competing priorities.
  • Proven ability to prioritize and work independently, responsibly, and meet deadlines.
  • Excellent computer skills including high proficiency with Microsoft Office programs. Demonstrated ability to learn and effectively utilize new technologies and technical skills.
  • Commitment to the mission and values of University Advancement and a commitment to equity, particularly racial equity, with a willingness to proactively learn about it and integrate it into all aspects of the work.
  • Respect for the dignity and abilities of all people.

Desired Skills and Abilities: As the incoming Territory Development Coordinator, you will possess many, though perhaps not all, of the following characteristics and qualifications:

  • Familiarity with a Development/Advancement environment.
  • Experience working with prospect/constituent management in a development database.

Accountabilities:

  • Responsible for own work only.
  • May supervise a student worker.

Note:

This position profile identifies the key responsibilities and expectations for performance. It cannot encompass all specific job tasks that an employee may be required to perform. Employees are required to follow any other job-related instructions and perform job-related duties as may be reasonably assigned by his/her supervisor.

In order to provide a safe learning and living community, Wake Forest University conducts background investigations and drug screens for all final candidates being considered for employment.

Wake Forest seeks to recruit and retain a diverse workforce, and encourages qualified candidates across all group demographics to apply.

Additional Job Description

*This position will accept applications through 11:59 p.m. EST on June 28, 2021.*

Time Type Requirement

Full timeNote to Applicant:This position profile identifies the key responsibilities and expectations for performance. It cannot encompass all specific job tasks that an employee may be required to perform. Employees are required to follow any other job-related instructions and perform job-related duties as may be reasonably assigned by his/her supervisor.

In order to provide a safe and productive learning and living community, Wake Forest University conducts background investigations and drug screens for all final staff candidates being considered for employment.

Wake Forest seeks to recruit and retain a diverse workforce while promoting an inclusive work environment committed to excellence in the spirit of Pro Humanitate. In adherence with applicable laws and as provided by University policies, the University prohibits discrimination in its employment practices on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic information, disability and veteran status and encourages qualified candidates across all group demographics to apply.

Organization

Wake Forest University, formed in 1834, has experienced decades of growth and innovation.  WFU is a distinctive university that combines a liberal arts core with graduate and professional schools and innovative research programs.  The University embraces the teacher-scholar ideal, which prizes the personal interaction between students and faculty.  It is a place where exceptional teaching, fundamental research and discovery, and the engagement of faculty and students in the classroom and the laboratory are paramount.

Wake Forest University is a community that seeks the enlightenment and freedom which come through diligent study and learning. Its higher goal, however, is to give life to the University motto "Pro Humanitate," as members translate a passion for knowledge into compassionate service. The community shares a tradition that embraces freedom and integrity and acknowledges the worth of the individual. The heritage, established by the school's founders and nurtured by succeeding generations, promotes a democratic spirit arising from open-mindedness and discourse. Wake Forest fosters compassion and caring for others. Its collective strength and character are derived from the values and distinctive experiences of each individual; therefore, it affirms the richness of human intellect and culture and its contribution to knowledge, faith, reason, and dialogue. Furthermore, it strives toward a society in which good will, respect, and equality prevail. To that end, Wake Forest University rejects hatred and bigotry in any form and promotes justice, honor, and mutual trust.​

The University is comprised of:  the undergraduate college, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, School of Business, School of Divinity, School of Law, and School of Medicine (located on the Bowman Gray campus with Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center) and today enrolls about 4,846 undergraduates and 2,823 students in graduate programs at its principal location, the Reynolda campus.  Students at Wake Forest University enjoy a great deal of access to and interaction with world-class faculty both in and out of the classroom setting with a student-faculty ratio of 11:1.  Wake Forest employs approximately 2,772 full and part-time faculty and staff.

Wake Forest is a collegiate university offering a vibrant, intellectual community with a rich cultural life, an impressive array of facilities, and a strong athletics program competing in the fifteen-team Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).  Since its founding, the university has adopted the motto “pro humanitate,” which is exemplified by a deep institutional commitment to public service and engagement with the world. Wake Forest has a strong commitment to holistic, eight-dimensional well-being for students, faculty and staff as evidenced in the Thrive initiative.

Winston-Salem, NC

Wake Forest is located in Winston-Salem, NC, a beautiful, mid-sized city centrally located in the Piedmont-Triad region of North Carolina.  Winston-Salem is a family-friendly city with high quality schools, numerous outdoor recreational activities and events, and is known for its vibrant and thriving arts scene.

Winston-Salem residents enjoy close proximity to the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains (1.5 hours) and Atlantic beaches (4 hours), a moderate climate with four distinct seasons, a very reasonable cost of living, and an eclectic variety of restaurants, wine bars, and breweries for dining with friends and family.  Winston-Salem offers many of the amenities of a large city but with the sense of community and quality of life of a smaller town (www.visitwinstonsalem.com).

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