Annual Gift Director - Higher Ed. plans and implements the university/college's campaign for monetary aid in annual gifts from alumni and other community members. Assigns specific campaign programs to Annual Gift Coordinators. Being an Annual Gift Director - Higher Ed. is responsible for attracting and retaining prospective donors, monitoring mailings, and analyzing past donations. Requires a bachelor's degree. Additionally, Annual Gift Director - Higher Ed. typically reports to a head of a unit/department. The Annual Gift Director - Higher Ed. manages subordinate staff in the day-to-day performance of their jobs. True first level manager. Ensures that project/department milestones/goals are met and adhering to approved budgets. Has full authority for personnel actions. To be an Annual Gift Director - Higher Ed. typically requires 5 years experience in the related area as an individual contributor. 1 - 3 years supervisory experience may be required. Extensive knowledge of the function and department processes. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)
Description
Reporting to the Director of Annual Giving, the Assistant Director of Leadership Annual Giving provides leadership and direction for the design, implementation, and coordination of the Diamond Century Club – The Association of Former Students’ leadership annual giving program for raising Annual Fund gifts of $1,000 or more. This position will focus on identifying, qualifying, cultivating, soliciting and stewarding Diamond Century Club gifts to support Texas A&M University and The Association of Former Students.
Please note that when applying for an opportunity, the application will need to be completed in its entirety all at once. You will not be able to save your information and return to complete your application.
DUTIES Raises Annual Fund support for The Association of Former Students.
Participates and provides input on various Association-wide activities, which includes:
Serves as an ambassador for The Association by meeting Team Expectations; supporting The Association’s fundraising, engagement, branding, and communications efforts; and fostering relationships with former students, current students, parents, faculty, staff and friends of Texas A&M.
Occasional other duties as assigned.
This job description should not be considered all-inclusive. It is merely a guide of expected duties. The employee understands that the job description is neither complete, nor permanent and may be modified at any time. At the request of their supervisor, an employee may be asked to perform additional duties or take on additional responsibilities without notice.
SUPERVISION
Received: Director of Annual Giving.
Given: Leadership Annual Giving Officer.
Requirements
EDUCATION
Required: Bachelor’s degree.
Preferred: Bachelor’s degree from Texas A&M University.
EXPERIENCE
Required: Two or more years of professional experience in fundraising, alumni relations, sales/marketing, communications or related field. Strong leadership and managerial experience required.
Preferred: Five or more years of professional experience in fundraising, alumni relations, sales/marketing, communications or related field.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
Required: Ability to operate a keyboard. Frequent use of a computer. Ability and willingness to travel up to 50% of the time in a month during certain periods of times for in-person prospecting, cultivation and stewardship visits.
EQUIPMENT
Required: Working knowledge of standard office equipment.
OTHER
Required: Ability to work well as a contributing team member in a professional environment requiring a high degree of innovation, accountability and commitment to establishing and achieving individual and team goals.
High degree of self-motivation with a strong desire to inspire and energize others to give to The Association of Former Students in support of Texas A&M and Texas Aggies.
Ability and willingness to adapt to new fundraising ideas and craft appropriate strategies to reach and engage prospects for the Annual Fund.
Exceptional oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to communicate clearly and succinctly through in-person visits, phone, e-mail and written communications for building and maintaining positive, long-lasting relationships with constituents across diverse backgrounds.
Excellent time management, organizational and decision-making skills to prioritize work, meet deadlines for simultaneous projects and make decisions using independent judgment.
Strong analytical skills.
Experience with office software applications such as Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook or similar programs.
Ability to work some evenings, weekends, and travel periodically required.
Preferred: Experience with Salesforce or other related Customer Relationship Management databases.
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