Annual Gift Coordinator - Higher Ed. jobs in Long Beach, CA

Job Summary

Under the general supervision of the Senior Director of University Relations, the Director of Annual Giving will provide strategic leadership for the central annual giving operations, creating and implementing a road map to sustain and grow annual philanthropic support for all academic colleges, units, and athletics.

The incumbent will oversee the design and implementation of fundraising programs that broaden and sustain the base of annual philanthropic gift support by establishing a seamlessly integrated relationship-based pipeline of CSULB alumni, LBSU Athletics fans, parents and friends. The incumbent will also collaborate across UR&D and campus to identify college, division, and coach funding priorities and will execute a fundraising plan that amplifies those priorities during giving days and other retention and acquisition-focused annual giving initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide leadership for and manage all aspects of the annual giving program, including two giving days, direct mail, e-giving, and crowdfunding in partnership with the Digital Giving Associate, with a focus on increasing annual support from all constituencies to enhance the prospect pipeline.
• Collaborate with development and other leadership in each academic college and unit, as well as coaching staff in athletics, to identify funding priorities, strategize, and partner around key opportunities like giving days.
• Partner with LBSU Athletic administrators and coaches to implement the overall annual giving strategy for Athletics.
• Oversee annual giving fundraising programs that target key audiences, including senior class giving in partnership with mybeach efforts in Alumni Engagement, faculty/staff giving, and parent giving.
• Serve as the point of contact for internal partners including Strategic Communications for creative content, Advancement Services for data and gift processing, and Central Operations for procurement, as well as external partners such as mail house vendors.
• Identify and implement new programs, approaches, and stewardship opportunities that will include, but are not limited to, LBSU Athletics fans, senior class giving, parent giving, employee giving, student philanthropy, donor follow up and acknowledgment, especially first-time and recurring donors, contributing to overall retention.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to interface professionally with coaches, alumni, parents, friends, administrators, faculty, staff, and students. Excellent organizational skills, detail oriented, and ability to manage multiple projects. Exceptional writing and communication skills. Ability to craft, execute, and articulate vision, as well as ability to delegate as needed. Knowledge of fundraising best practices. Communicate professionally with all university constituents they interact with on a daily basis. Knowledge of MS Office Suite, especially MS Word and MS Excel preferable. Knowledge of Ellucian's Advance Web CRM database software preferable. Knowledge of Constant Contact email system preferable.

Ability to communicate with an ethnically and culturally diverse campus community. Ability to follow all university policies, procedures, and guidelines including but not limited to safety, civility, information security, and non-discrimination policies and procedures. Ability to contribute to a positive university experience for each and every student, and assist in achieving the university's commitment to a "vision of excellence."

Education and Experience

Equivalent to a bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college and a minimum of five years of related professional experience required, with a preference in higher education.

Physical Summary

Sedentary work - Involves mainly sitting. Walking and standing are minimal. Lifting is limited to lightweight objects. (10 pounds or less).

Licenses / Certificates

Valid California Driver's License required.

Department

University Relations

Compensation

Hiring Range: The hiring range for this position is $6,589 - $7,084 per month commensurate with candidate's education, experience, skills, and training.

CSU MPP Compensation Summary Range: The MPP Comp Summary Range for this position is $6,589 - $9,884 per month.

Salary placement is determined by the education, experience, and qualifications the candidate brings to the position, internal equity, and the hiring department’s fiscal resources.

Benefits

This is a management level position with an attractive benefits package, which includes a vacation accrual rate of 16 hours per month, and excellent choice of medical, dental, and vision insurance, long term disability coverage, life insurance, educational fee waiver, and retirement benefits.

Classification

Administrator I

Application Procedures

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Additional Information

The person holding this position is considered a 'mandated reporter' under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and is required to comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083 Revised July 21, 2017 as a condition of employment.

A background check (including a criminal records check) must be completed satisfactorily and is required for employment. CSU will make a conditional offer of employment, which may be rescinded if the background check reveals disqualifying information, and/or it is discovered that the candidate knowingly withheld or falsified information. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may affect the continued employment of a current CSU employee who was conditionally offered the position.

Due to the nature of this position, current CSULB employees are subject to a criminal record check unless they have successfully completed a criminal background check through CSULB within the past 12 months.

CSULB is not a sponsoring agency for staff and management positions (i.e. H-1B Visas).

California State University Long Beach expects respectful, professional behavior from its employees in all situations. Acts of harassment or abusive conduct are prohibited. Demonstrated appropriate professional behavior, treating others with civility and respect, and refusing to tolerate abusive conduct is expected of all employees.

Accommodations

We provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants with questions about access or requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should contact StaffHR-Accommodations@csulb.edu.

Out of State Employment Policy

California State University, Long Beach, as part of the CSU system, is a State of California Employer. As such, the University requires all employees upon date of hire to reside in the State of California.

As of January 1, 2022 the CSU Out-of-State Employment Policy prohibits the hiring of employees to perform CSU-related work outside the state of California.

Equal Employment Statement

California State University Long Beach is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer that is strongly committed to promoting diversity in all areas of the campus community. We consider qualified applicants for employment without regard to age, physical or mental disability, gender or sex, genetic information, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, medical condition, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion or religious creed, sexual orientation, and veteran or military status.

Conflict of Interest

The duties of this position will include participation in decisions that may have a material financial benefit to the incumbent. Therefore, the selected candidate will be required to file Conflict of Interest Form 700: Statement of Economic Interest on an annual basis, complete ethics training within 6 months of appointment, and attend this training every other year thereafter.