Are you a dynamic relationship-driven professional passionate about philanthropy and higher education Brandeis University is seeking an Assistant Director of Annual Giving to strategically manage a robust portfolio of alumni parents and friendshelping advance the Universitys most important initiatives.

This is a high-impact role for someone who thrives on building meaningful donor relationships achieving ambitious fundraising goals and representing a leading research university with sophistication and energy.

The hiring range for this position is $70300 - $76300.

There are multiple positions available.

What You Will Do

Portfolio Management & Fundraising (70%)

• Manage a portfolio of 500 prospects across the Northeast and an additional U.S. region
• Conduct 175 face-to-face visits annually including 50 discovery meetings with new prospects
• Execute 25 $5K solicitations per year with annual revenue targets of $500K$1M
• Secure multi-year commitments of $10K and identify prospects for major gifts principal gifts and planned giving
• Build and advance meaningful donor relationships from discovery to solicitation and stewardship

Travel Discovery & Campus Engagement (25%)

• Plan and execute regional travel to engage donors prospects and volunteers
• Organize campus visits connecting donors with faculty staff and university leadership
• Act as a University ambassador at events and during engagement opportunities in assigned territories

Communication & Data Management (5%)

• Collaborate with Advancement colleagues and University staff to maximize donor engagement
• Maintain accurate and current donor records strategies and correspondence in the database

What Were Looking For

• Education: BA/BS required
• Experience: 24 years in fundraising alumni engagement or related roles (higher ed or nonprofit preferred)
• Proven ability to solicit and close philanthropic gifts of $1000
• Exceptional interpersonal communication and relationship-building skills
• Strategic detail-oriented self-starter capable of managing multiple priorities
• Willingness to travel frequently and work occasional evenings/weekends

Why Brandeis

Brandeis University is a nationally recognized research institution committed to academic excellence social justice and creating opportunities for meaningful alumni engagement. Join a collaborative team where your work directly fuels the Universitys mission and impact.

Ready to make a difference
If you are energized by building relationships achieving results and advancing a mission-driven institution we invite you to apply.

Pay Range Disclosure

The Universitys pay ranges represent a good faith estimate of what Brandeis reasonably expects to pay for a position at the time of posting. The pay offered to a selected candidate during hiring will be based on factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position the candidates work experience and education/training internal peer equity and applicable legal requirements.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Brandeis University is an equal opportunity employer which does not discriminate against any applicant or employee on the basis of race color ancestry religious creed gender identity and expression national or ethnic origin sex sexual orientation pregnancy age genetic information disability caste military or veteran status or any other category protected by law (also known as membership in a protected class).