Director of Annual Giving (Administrator I) INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY

***INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY***

Our Commitment to Equity Diversity and Inclusion:

California State University (CSU) Chico is a comprehensive and residential public university holding Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) designation. Chico State operates as part of the 23-campus CSU system which educates the most ethnically economically and academically diverse student body in the nation. The University enrolls over 15000 students with over half identifying as first-generation college students.

Chico State is committed to recruiting outstanding candidates. The ideal candidate will embrace our values predicated on the primacy of student success and the elimination of equity gaps have demonstrated experience working with diverse populations and will contribute to policies programs and practices that support an inclusive accessible and equitable learning and working environment. Black Indigenous People of Color veterans and those with diverse abilities are encouraged to apply.

Job/Department Summary:

The Director of Annual Giving reports to the Executive Director of Development and plays a crucial role in advancing the universitys mission. The director is responsible for day-to-day management of the universitys annual giving program including direct mail social media and other electronic solicitations and communications. This position is a critical part of the fundraising ensures that the university is achieving its goals for annual giving dollars raised constituent participation rates donor retention sustaining support and donor stewardship.

The Director of Annual Giving will manage an existing comprehensive robust and contemporary annual giving program that annually raises in excess of $ 1.5 million and has great opportunities for growth.

Other components of the annual giving program include; close collaboration and coordination with Development Officers for college and program level annual giving appeals sending Planned Giving solicitations and maintaining the Planned Giving website as well as targeted strategies for faculty/staff donors making annual gifts under $5000. This position plays a lead role in planning and implementing Giving Day and targeted crowdfunding campaigns.

Required Education and Experience:

Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university.
AND
A minimum of five years of related experience.
*Examples of experience include: creating and executing digital marketing campaigns driving results and achieving numerical goals advanced Excel and working with volunteers.

Preferences:

Preference may be given to applicants with the following as they may be considered specialized skills:

• Five years of direct experience with fundraising
• Experience supporting crowd funding and giving days

Time Base: Full-time

Pay Plan: 12/12

Work Schedule: Mon-Fri 8:00am-5:00pm Summer: Mon-Thurs 7:00am-5:30pm

Anticipated Hiring Range: $80000 - $90000 per year. Salary commensurate with education and experience of the individual selected. May be willing to negotiate telecommuting.

Benefits: This position qualifies for benefits including tuition fee waiver (if eligible).

CSU Chico offers a number of benefits to its employees (e.g. sick leave vacation health insurance). For more information please visit Information:

California State University Chico in accordance with CSU policy may require that the successful candidate complete a background check (including a criminal records check sexual offender registry check and/or fingerprinting) prior to assuming this position. Failure to satisfactorily complete or pass the background check may impact the job offer or continued employment of current CSU employees who apply for posted positions identified as sensitive. This position is considered a sensitive position based on CSU guidelines. Incumbent is responsible for the safety and security of Level 1 data sometimes also referred to as Level 1 protected data. This is confidential information that is in most cases protected by statutes regulations or other legal mandates.
The person holding this position is considered a Limited 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.

This position is a Higher Education Employer-Employee Relations Act (HEERA) designated managerial position and comes under the Management Personnel Plan (MPP) of the California State University. Individuals appointed to management positions serve at the pleasure of the President or designee. They are excluded from the collective bargaining process are not subject to probationary service and do not receive tenure or permanent status. This position is exempt from the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

The duties of this position will include participation in a decision that may have a material/financial benefit to the incumbent. Therefore this is a designated position under the California State Universitys Conflict of Interest Code and the incumbent will be required to file a Form 700: Statement of Economic Interest and is subject to the regulations of the Fair Political Practices Commission. (Group Category-Advancement/Development - Director (all levels all colleges) CAT-02).

Throughout employment in this position incumbent must maintain a valid California Drivers License as well as continued completion and compliance of the CSU Defensive Drivers Training course.

Due to the nature of the work additional or irregular hours such as early morning evening hours and weekends is required as well as occasional overnight travel.

About Chico State:

Graduate and undergraduate programs boast high-quality research experiences exceptional faculty mentoring and civic and global engagement opportunities. The campus motto Today Decides Tomorrow is brought to life by inclusive pedagogy experiential learning and co-curricular programming. The Chico Experience prepares students to be critical thinkers engaged citizens and inspired stewards of environmental social and economic resources. Together they will become leaders solving the challenges of the 21st century.

The campus is located in Northern California 90 minutes from the state capital Sacramento and a three-hour drive from the San Francisco Bay Area. Chico offers year-round natural beauty outdoor leisure activities and a thriving arts music and events scene. We acknowledge and are mindful that Chico State stands on lands that were originally occupied by the first people of this area theMechoopda and we recognize their distinctive spiritual relationship with this land the flora the fauna and the waters that run through campus. We are humbled that our campus resides upon sacred lands that since time immemorial have sustained the Mechoopda people and continue to do so today.

The University is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against persons on the basis of race religion color ancestry age disability genetic information gender gender identity gender expression marital status medical condition National origin sex sexual orientation covered veteran status or any other protected status.

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

CSU Chicos Annual Security Report includes summaries of institutional policy relating to campus safety drug and alcohol use sexual assault and other matters. The report is published in compliance with the Clery Act and includes three years of certain crime statistics that occurred in Clery Act defined geography. A paper copy of the report may be requested in person at CSU Chico Police Department or by calling . It is also available on the web at Annual Security & Fire Safety Report.