Senior Director Parent and Family Philanthropy
Senior Director Parent and Family Philanthropy
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To be considered for the Senior Director Parent and Family Philanthropy opportunity at Rice University please submit your resume and cover letter in confidence to Paradigm Advancement Group at with the subject line: Senior Director Parent and Family Philanthropy at Rice University.
About Rice:
Boasting a 300acre treelined campus in Houston Texas Rice University is ranked among the nations top 20 universities by U.S. News & World Report. Rice has a 6to1 undergraduate studenttofaculty ratio and a residential college system which supports students intellectually emotionally and culturally through social events intramural sports student plays lectures series courses and student government. Developing closeknit diverse college communities is a strong campus tradition which is why Rice is highly ranked for best quality of life and best value among private universities.
Rice is also a wonderful place to work. Rice faculty staff and students share values that are essential to our success as a healthy community. Those values guide our decisions and behaviors and shape Rices culture. They come through in the way we treat each other and the welcome we extend to our visitors. These values can be recalled simply by our name RICE Responsibility Integrity Community and Excellence.
Position Summary:
Reporting to theAssociate Vice President Individual Giving the Senior Director Parentand Family Philanthropy (Senior Director) will develop and lead a comprehensive parent and family giving fundraising program to generate significant major gift fundraising from parents grandparents and families to support the mission and goalsofRice withinthe Development and Alumni Relations division (DAR) andthroughoutthe Universityonfundraisingvolunteerengagementand Senior Directorwill providevision and leadershipof acomprehensive and wellintegrated parent and family fundraising program for Rice as part of its major gifts and principal gifts fundraising and in preparation for the most aspirational comprehensive capital campaign in the history of Rice whilealsoraising the sustainable level of parent and family giving beyond the campaign.
The Senior Directorwillcoordinateacollaborativeeffortamongstdevelopmentofficerstostrategicallycultivate solicit and steward major and leadership gift parents and family donors. The Senior Director will also create a Parent Leadership Council and provide strategic vision for and daytoday management of the Council. The Senior Director willdevelopandimplementstrategiesdesignedto engagethetopparentprospectsandmove these prospects progressively toward philanthropy goals that are aligned both to the prospects capacity and Senior Director willbepersonallyresponsibleforsolicitingandclosingmajorgiftsof$100000or more and is expected to successfully manage the parent philanthropy team currently consisting of two Directors of Development and potentially a staff assistant.
The ideal candidate will bean inspiring leader and an effective advocate for the value of a Rice education with all constituents with particular emphasis on parents; must demonstrate familiarity with a variety of the fields concepts and demonstrate a command of industry standards and procedures; and must possess good judgment and theabilitytoactindependentlytoplanandaccomplish goals.
Workplace Requirements:
This position is offered as a hybrid role combining both inoffice and remote work to provide flexibility and support Rice policy 440 work arrangements may be subject to change.
Must possess(or have the ability to obtain one within 30 days of hire) and maintain a valid Texas drivers license with no more than three moving violations and/or at fault accidents within the past 36 months and no convictions or deferred dispositions for Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) or Driving Under the Influence (DUI) within the past five years.
*Exempt (salaried) positions underFLSA are not eligible for overtime.
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelors Degree
- 7 years of related professional fundraising experience at the $100000 level with demonstrated success of cultivating soliciting and stewarding major individual gifts
Skills:
- Ability to build strong relationships with and engage prospects donors volunteers as well as faculty staff and administrators.
- Deep professional skills in fundraising parent relations alumni relations annual giving and related knowledge of best practices across the advancement field.
- Strong record of accomplishment soliciting major gifts $100000 and above) from individual donors and directing major gifts.
- Excellent management skills: the ability to set objectives and performance standards provide constructive feedback and achieve established program goals. A history of recruiting and developing talented people.
- Highlymotivatedcommunicationpresentationandnegotiation skills with knowledge of howtowork with a diverse parent student and alumni population.
- Proven ability to effectively use analyze and leverage data in database systems including leveraging social media connections. Demonstrated understanding of the use of technology.
- Demonstrated effectiveness and clarity of verbal and written communication with excellent interpersonal communication and leadership skills to supervise facilitate motivate and inspire a diverse group of employees parentsstudentsalumnivolunteersandconstituentsfromawide variety of backgrounds. Ability to handle all activities and highly confidential information with patience discretion tact and a keen eye for detail.
- Exceptional organizational time management analytical presentation negotiation and time management skills to complete work with accuracy and attention to detail.
- Intellectual curiosity and commitment to the goals of a liberal arts education as well as the ability to articulate the case for support.
- Comfortwithambiguityandchange;demonstrated sensitivitymaturityandgoodjudgment;aprovenrecordofprofessionalismentrepreneurialism organizational skills and creativity.
- A high levelof energy selfconfidence optimism personal resilience and the ability to function at peak levels in a high expectation environment.
Preferences:
- Experience working in an academic or other nonprofit setting
- Experience working with parents and family donors
- Experience working in a capital campaign
- Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office suite
- Certified Fundraising Executive certification (CFRE)
Essential Functions:
- Inpartnership with DAR leadership design and implement a comprehensive development plan to increase philanthropic support from highly rated parent prospects.
- Manage a portfolio of 2030 active parent prospects with the capacity to make $100000 gifts including assessment identification engagement qualification cultivation and solicitation of major gifts from a personal portfolio of parent prospects and stewarding parent donors.
- Managetheparentandfamilyphilanthropyteamcurrentlyconsistingoftwo directors of development. Effectively lead and coach direct report(s) amplifying the qualities and skills necessary to achieve position specific goals and career development success.
- Collaborate with all DAR partners to achieve annual and campaign goals. Strategically coordinate strategies for major gift solicitations with internal partners. Actively involve the undergraduate dean department heads faculty and key volunteers in the identification cultivation and solicitation process as appropriate.
- In partnership with DAR leadership establish annual qualitative and quantitative goals objectives and key accountabilities in order to increase donors and dollars raised from parent prospects. Prepare and deliver annual work plans.
- Implement performance metrics to encourage the highest level of performance. In coordination withthe Associate Vice Presidentand the Development Research and Analysis team actively oversee officer portfolio activity and track outreach metrics.
- Recruitleadershipandmembersfora ParentsLeadershipCouncila committeeoflead parent and family volunteers. Serve as key staff contact to manage and support theCouncilanditsmembers. Refine and build upon the councils activities to maximize its impact and increase membership and giving and work closely with council members on parent communications and involvement initiatives.
- Inclosepartnershipwiththe Parent and Families Programming teamand the Eventsteamconsultonrelevant programming for parents during events including OWeek (orientation) Families Weekend Alumni Weekend and Commencement as well as lectures and symposia artistic athletic and other events.
- Develop effective ways to engage parents in volunteer activities; seek and develop new opportunities for parent involvement.
- Provide a conciergelevel service to highnetworth parents.
- Work with the career services office to identify parents who can provide internships or career advice to Rice students.
- Attend campus activities such as lectures and symposia arts performances and athletic events to foster strong relationships with parents and students that result in philanthropic contributions; serve as a resource advocate and spokesperson for advancement programs at Rice.
- Workwithcampuspartners such as the Dean of Undergraduatestoimproveprospectrelationshipsthroughenhanced parentrelated web pages social media and other forms of communications with special emphasis on messaging to parents about giving.
- Collaborate and consult with the Public Affairs office and the DAR Marketing and Communications team on articles and production of the parent enewsletter as well content for parents website and social media strategies for other virtual community building vehicles (Facebook X etc..
- Oversee the department operating budget prepare budget requests and monitor expenditures throughout the fiscal year.
- Perform all other duties as assigned.
Additional Functions:
- Travel is required for this position and will be 40 of job responsibilities including occasional weekends in support of special projects and events
- May supervise the work of a staff assistant
- Comfortable working in an open officeenvironment
Rice University HR Benefits: Mission and Values:Mission and Values Rice University
Rice University is committed to ensuring Equal Employment Opportunity and welcoming the fullness of diversity into our candidate pools. Rice considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race color religion age sex sexual orientation gender identity national or ethnic origin genetic information disability or protected veteran status. Rice also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified persons with disabilities. If an applicant requires a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process please contact Rice Universitys Disability Resource Center ator for support.
If you have any questions please email us at. Thank you for your interest in employment with Rice University.
Required Experience:
Exec
Employment Type
Full-Time
