Assistant Director School of Leadership and Education Sciences Annual Giving
Assistant Director School of Leadership and Education Sciences Annual Giving
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$ 5720 - 5950
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Position Title & Department:
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As part of the University Advancement division the Office of Annual Giving coordinates the direct marketing telefunding student philanthropy crowdfunding electronic and digital fundraising efforts for the university.
The University of San Diego an engaged and contemporary Catholic institution was founded by the Diocese of San Diego and the Society of the Sacred Heart in 1949. Governed by an independent board of trustees since 1972 USD remains committed to a liberal arts education grounded in the Catholic intellectual tradition and the pursuit of truth goodness and beauty. Inspired by this centuries old tradition of Catholic higher education the University welcomes people of all faith traditions and any or no religious background. The future success of USD relies on the contributions of those who seek to foster the development of engaged global citizens and an earnest confrontation of humanitys urgent challenges.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Comprehensive Annual Giving Campaign:
- Plan implement and manage all SOLES annual fund programs including direct mail phoneathon and esolicitations.
- Lead the development and implementation of annual giving strategies activities and timelines to solicit contributions from alumni friends faculty staff students and other constituents for annual gifts.
- Provide guidance and direction to the Telefunding manager for the oversight and of the SOLES telephone solicitation program.
- Analyze data to establish goals and strategies to increase donor participation in the annual fund (donors & dollars).
- Manage the tracking and stewardship of annual gifts and pledge payments including endowment funds scholarships and other SOLES fundraising projects.
- Provide support tracking gift revenue for current use scholarships along with the awarding of scholarships.
- Oversee the accuracy and integrity of SOLES alumni and donor database records including the thorough documentation of communication with SOLES alumni and donors.
- Assist in the identification of prospects with major gift capacity.
- Serve as leader/captain for SOLES during the universitys annual Employee Giving Campaign.
Alumni Engagement:
- Engage SOLES alumni by coordinating and implementing alumni outreach opportunities programs and services designed to foster a lifelong connection between alumni and SOLES in conjunction with the universitys central Alumni Relations office.
- Identify cultivate build manage support and execute specific engagement activities events and programs for SOLES alumni.
- Coordinate volunteer programs and services to engage and cultivate a network of alumni volunteers.
- Work with SOLES student organizations to instill and promote lifelong participation and networking.
- Actively identify and act upon opportunities to highlight promote and publicize SOLES alumni and accomplishments through University Marketing and Communications and other University Advancement channels.
- Track and report key performance measurements of alumni engagement using the CASE AEM modes of engagement: Communication Experiential Philanthropic and Volunteer.
- Create schedule and budget travel to meet with alumni host/represent SOLES at universitywide alumni events (including Homecoming and Family Weekend) and support Torero Club chapter events across the country.
Leadership Annual Gifts:
- Manage solicit and steward SOLES Presidents Club (PC) donors the universitys leadership giving society with annual gifts of $1500 or more.
- Manage the personal renewal of SOLES PC donors; develop and implement strategies to upgrade PC donors to higher levels of giving.
- Conduct occasional facetoface meetings to cultivate and to solicit support to meet SOLES fundraising priorities and goals.
- Identify cultivate and solicit philanthropic support by developing and maintaining relationships with alumni and other potential donors to SOLES.
- Identify and promote SOLES events to PC donors to strengthen their affinity to the SOLES and to add value to their PC membership.
- Utilize PC events to steward and engage SOLES donors.
Donor Stewardship:
- In conjunction with the director and SOLES senior director of development execute and manage a thoughtful and comprehensive stewardship plan.
- Create and execute personalized stewardship plans for leadership annual and major gift donors including drafting acknowledgement letters on behalf of SOLESs dean.
- Track gifts and appropriately thank donors based on gift amount and consistency.
Professional Development/Other Responsibilities:
- Responsible for keeping up to date with annual giving trends through research and professional development opportunities particularly those related to SOLES annual giving.
- Assist with SOLES commencement graduation awards and training other staff on office operations and procedures as needed.
- In addition to the responsibilities outlined in this position description other duties may be assigned by the director and SOLES senior director of development that fall within the mission of the Office of Annual Giving the School of Leadership and Education Sciences and the University of San Diego.
Special Conditions of Employment:
- Some weekend and evening work is necessary related to student/alumni events and Telefunding Center shift supervision.
- From time to time attendance will be required for purposes of professional development training meetings conferences or volunteer committee meetings that relate to the work of this position.
Background check: Successful completion of a preemployment background check.
Degree Verification Requirement: Persons offered employment in this position will be required to provide official education transcripts for degree verification purposes.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree required.
- Three years professional office experience.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills required as well as exceptional critical listening and thinking skills. Command of the English language including AP writing style and standard grammar spelling punctuation syntax and proofreading skill.
- Selfstarter with good project management skills and the ability to exercise good judgment in advancing projects toward completion.
- Strong organizational and planning skills for balancing multiple campaigns and tasks.
- Strong computer skills (especially Microsoft Excel and Word) and proficiency with donor database/prospect management systems is essential for success in this position.
- Must demonstrate strong analytical skills and superior attention to detail.
- Experience with budgetary management.
- Must be able to work independently taking initiative and be able to ascertain priorities in a dynamic environment of regular interruptions multiple projects and deadlines.
- Willingness and ability to travel.
- Must be friendly and personable; remain professional under pressure.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Work experience in higher education direct marketing or nonprofit setting.
- Substantive experience working with volunteers and volunteer boards is strongly desired.
Performance Expectations Knowledge Skills andAbilities:
- Commitment to working as a member of a team and collaborate with colleagues.
- Strong sense of integrity and ethical conduct.
- Cultural competency and sensitivity a must; ability to understand different cultural contexts and viewpoints demonstrate respect for others adapt to different cultural settings; and accept cultural differences.
- Ability to work with donors oneonone for solicitation and stewardship purposes.
- Knowledge of fundraising strategies and proven ability to secure gifts.
- Knowledge of online communication to increase contacts with alumni and others.
- Understand the role of technology in annual fundraising and exhibit the ability to effectively utilize sophisticated fundraising software.
- Demonstrated ability to build effective working relationships with volunteers donors and colleagues.
- Ability to understand and demonstrate an extremely high level of sensitivity to customer relations and embrace a donorcentric philosophy.
- Ability to handle confidential information with tact and discretion.
- Ability to exercise good judgment problem solving and decisionmaking.
- Knowledge of USDs policies and procedures.
$5720 $5950 per month; Excellent Benefits
The University of San Diego offers a very competitive benefits package including; medical dental vision a retirement contribution given to you by the University and access to oncampus Fitness Centers. Please visit the benefits section of our website to view all of the perks and benefits that USD has to offer.USD: Human Resources: Benefits
The salary range provided in this posting reflects what we reasonably expect to pay for this position. Actual compensation offered or earned is dependent on experience education and other factors including departmental budget.
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Hours: 40 hour per week
Closing date:Open until filled
Note: External job postings will be up for at least three days. After that time applications will be reviewed by the hiring manager/committee throughout the posting period. A candidate may be selected at any time which could then close this posting on a date earlier than listed.
The University of San Diego is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion and is especially interested in candidates who can contribute to the diversity and excellence of the campus community.
The University of San Diego is a smoking and tobaccofree campus. For more information visit www.sandiego/smokefree.
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
