Development Associate

Houston, MS - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 11 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Description

Special Instructions to Applicants:

All interested applicants should attach a cover letter and resume in the Supporting Documents section of the application preferably in a PDF format to avoid any formatting issues.

About Rice:

Boasting a 300-acre tree-lined campus in Houston Texas Rice University is ranked among the nations top 20 universities by U.S. News & World Report. Rice has a 6-to-1 undergraduate student-to-faculty 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 close-knit 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:

Under the general supervision of the Senior Director of Development the Development Associate will plan organize and build the pipeline of leadership and major gift support for fundraising priorities in specific academic areas of Rice University. The Development Associate will identify and qualify new prospects at the major gift ($100K) level.

The ideal candidate is a self-starter with a positive persevering attitude and professional demeanor who is able to successfully secure donor meetings identify donors with both capacity and inclination and effectively collaborate with colleagues to grow the major gifts donor pipeline for Rice University.

Workplace Requirements:

This position is offered asa hybrid role combining both in-office 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
Three or more (3) years of successful professional fundraising prospect research sales development or equivalent experience

Skills:

Ability to learn new strategies
Strong written and verbal communication skills and effective at utilizing multi-channel styles of outreach
Strong data analysis skills
Ability to work well under pressure and manage multiple projects simultaneously
Strong organizational and time management skills
Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office suite
Ability to work independently and as part of a team to meet expected deadlines and schedules
Strong attention to detail and ability to quickly understand and remember details about alumni/donors and projects to which they are assigned

Preferences:

4 years of the experience specified above

Essential Functions:

Discover new major gift prospects to Rice University especially those who have the capacity to give at the $100000 level
Qualify prospects for their capacity inclination and potential areas of interest so they can be assigned to the portfolio where they are most likely to have successful engagement and solicitation
Manage effectively a large qualification portfolio
Interview prospects and enter pertinent information into the fundraising CRM
Work collaboratively with development colleagues in support of fundraising initiatives
Perform all other duties as assigned

Additional Functions:

Travel is required for this position up to 60% of the time
Occasional weekend and evening work hours are required
Requires contact with all areas of the university in person in meetings in writing and by telephone
Requires personal contact outside the university with a wide range of constituents including alumni parents and friends

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 get in touch with Rice Universitys Human Resources Office via email at for support.

If you have any additional questions please email us at Thank you for your interest in employment with Rice University.

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