Job Title: Assistant Director of Annual Giving
Location: Annual Giving Office
Regular/Temporary: Regular
Full/Part Time: Full-Time
Job ID: 6630
Staff Posting Details Appointment: regular, full-time, (1.0) FTE, non-exempt.

Position Summary:

The assistant director manages and directs the fundraising and volunteer activity of Puget Sound Fund parent volunteers and a range of Puget Sound Fund Alumni Class Agent volunteers. The assistant director works with associates within university relations and across campus in order to achieve increased levels of expendable annual support from alumni, parents, and friends of the university. The assistant director oversees and directly contributes to the solicitation efforts for the Puget Sound Fund. The assistant director reports to the Director of Annual Giving.

Essential Job Functions and Responsibilities:

PARENTS FUNDRAISING

Manage and direct parent giving to the Puget Sound Fund.Meet all parent goals for the Puget Sound Fund.Compile, analyze, and report all Puget Sound Fund parent data.Manage the Puget Sound Fund Parent Committee Chair and associated volunteer efforts.Work with volunteers to solicit all eligible current and past parents.In conjunction with the Associate Director and Director of Annual Giving, develop and prepare all Puget Sound Fund Parent Committee materials.Facilitate and conduct volunteer trainings.Maintain detailed records of volunteer recruitment, management, and solicitation efforts.Assist with the identification of Puget Sound Fund Parent Committee leaders and Parents Council Executive Committee volunteers.Work with the assistant director of alumni and parent relations to coordinate the activities of the Puget Sound Fund Parent Committee members and the Parents Council Executive Committee.Provide back-up support for data entry and mailings if needed.

ALUMNI CLASS AGENT PROGRAM

• Actively manage a full range of Puget Sound alumni classes. Recruit, orient, and support all volunteers within a class range as they seek to raise money for the Puget Sound Fund.
• Work with the head class agent or reunion gift chair in each class to coordinate the class’s fundraising appeals and telephone solicitation efforts.
• Communicate regularly with class agents and class gift committee members about their assignments, results, and successes.
• Establish preliminary dollar and participation goals for each class within assigned class range, identify top prospects, and develop class- and individual-based solicitation strategies.
• Prepare appropriate classes for entry into five-year reunion cycles well in advance of the reunion year itself.
• Personally visit to recruit and/or solicit alumni in the assigned class years.

OTHER

• Achieve annual personal visit, recruitment, and solicitation goals while making a minimum of 60 leadership-level solicitation calls annually.
• Create tactical plans and develop annual goals and objectives for assigned fundraising programs.
• Provide assistance, as appropriate, in developing computerized reports and forms needed to support assigned fundraising programs.
• Maintain appropriate records and prepare follow-up analyses of all personal visit and solicitation efforts.
• Participate in other annual giving and university relations activities as requested or required including, but not limited to, attendance at university functions and personal solicitation of donors.

• Other duties as assigned by the Director of Annual Giving.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This position has no supervisory responsibilities

Budget Responsibilities

This position has no budget responsibilities

Qualifications:

• The ability to work independently, solve problems, handle confidential information, and navigate sensitive situations;
• Strong interpersonal leadership and communication skills;
• Strong organizational and planning skills for balancing multiple projects and tasks;
• Diverse knowledge of fundraising principles;
• Experience in managing professional relationships with peers;
• Experience with direct mail solicitations,
• Experience recruiting, training, and motivating volunteers;
• Supervisory experience;
• Experience with direct mail solicitations;
• The ability to work and communicate effectively, orally and in writing, with a broad range of internal and external constituents including alumni, parents, faculty, staff, students, and friends of the college;
• Strong analytical and technical aptitude with attention to detail;
• Working knowledge of computers and computer software programs such as Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel as well as constituent relations software such as Millennium
• A bachelor’s degree.
• Ability to respectfully work, communicate and provide leadership within a diverse campus community.

Compensation and Benefits: The anticipated budget for this position is $20.98 - $24.00 DOE. Decisions about starting salaries are made based on the extent and relatedness of the candidate's education and experience and on internal equity and market considerations.

Puget Sound offers a generous benefits package. For more information, visit: https://pugetsound.edu/human-resources/benefits

Application Deadline: Review of application materials will be immediately. Search and selection procedures will be closed when a sufficient number of qualified candidates have been identified.

Required Documents:

ResumeLetter of Interest

Applications submitted without the required attachments will not be considered.

All offers of employment are contingent on successful completion of all required background checks. All new hires will be required to submit proof of current COVID-19 vaccination (including booster) or receive an approved medical or religious exemption from the university.

Diversity Statement:

We acknowledge the richness of commonalities and differences we share as a university community; the intrinsic worth of all who work and study here; that education is enhanced by investigation of and reflection upon multiple perspectives.We aspire to create respect for and appreciation of all persons as a key characteristic of our campus community; to increase the diversity of all parts of our University community through commitment to diversity in our recruitment and retention efforts; to foster a spirit of openness to active engagement among all members of our campus community.We act to achieve an environment that welcomes and supports diversity; to ensure full educational opportunity for all who teach and learn here; to prepare effectively citizen-leaders for a pluralistic world.

Puget Sound is committed to an environment that welcomes and supports diversity. We seek diversity of identity, thought, perspective, and background in our students, faculty, and staff. To learn more please visit: https://pugetsound.edu/about-puget-sound-0/mission-core-values/institutional-equity-diversity

The University of Puget Sound is an equal opportunity employer.