Assistant Director for Leadership Gifts, Division of Student Affairs

Job Description

The Division of Student Affairs is seeking a motivated results-oriented fundraiser to be part of our highly collaborative Student Affairs Advancement team.

A successful Assistant Director for Leadership Gifts is organized collaborative and this role the Assistant Director for Leadership Gifts builds constructive and effective relationships with alumni and friends that will translate to a long-term base of support for the University.

Responsibilities include:
Support leadership gift fundraising for Student Affairs aid in parent qualification and assist with fundraising activities for colleges and programs within designated time frames.
Travel on average five to ten days per month to cultivate solicit steward and identify prospects for colleges and programs.
Manage a primary portfolio of 50 and a secondary portfolio with 250.
Have typical solicitation ranges of $5000 to $100000.
Close $500000 per year using a three-year rolling average.
Establish strong working relationships with central advancement fellow gift officers and the college and program staff to foster a productive work environment.
Ensure compliance with the University state and federal laws policies regulations and the CASE Donor Bill of Rights. Treat all information and data within the scope of the position with appropriate confidentiality and security.

Required Qualifications

Bachelors degree with related fundraising or relevant experience or a Masters degree.

Ability to build relationships with volunteers and donors self-motivated and embrace the concept and attitude of teamwork in a complex organization.

Demonstrate interpersonal communication skills including the ability to articulate the importance of higher education and understand the critical role and priorities of the university and the advancement division.

Demonstrate experience in fundraising sales/marketing advertising public relations client relations communications or cold calling.

Demonstrate experience in relational database manipulation.

Experience with office software applications such as Excel Word PowerPoint and Outlook or similar programs.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in higher education fundraising ideally in Student Affairs.

Proven success in building productive relationships with senior administrators key business leaders faculty staff institutional boards volunteers and/or donors.

A basic understanding of the concepts and principles of fundraising is beneficialprevious annual giving experience.

Overtime Status

Exempt: Not eligible for overtime

Appointment Type

Regular

Salary Information

$50000 - $55000

Hours per week

40

Review Date

March 30th 2026

Additional Information

Unable to Sponsor Work Visas.

Safe Driving Record.

Regional and national travel required for the purposes of conducting field research cultivation solicitation and stewardship which may include overnights and weekends.

Must have ability and willingness to travel utilizing standard commercial and/or personal modes of transportation.

Ability to work nights and weekends and participation in college or university programs when possible.

The successful candidate will be required to have a criminal conviction check.

About Virginia Tech

Dedicated to its mottoUt Prosim(That I May Serve) Virginia Tech pushes the boundaries of knowledge by taking a hands-on transdisciplinary approach to preparing scholars to be leaders and problem-solvers. A comprehensive land-grant institution that enhances the quality of life in Virginia and throughout the world Virginia Tech is aninclusive communitydedicated to knowledge discovery and creativity. The university offers more than 280 majors to a diverse enrollment of more than 36000 undergraduate graduate and professional students in eightundergraduate colleges aschool of medicine aveterinary medicinecollegeGraduate School andHonors university has a significant presence across Virginia including Blacksburg the greater Washington D.C. area the Health Sciences and Technology Campus in Roanoke sites in Newport News and Richmond and numerousExtension officesandresearch institutes.A leading global research institution Virginia Tech conducts more than $650 million in research annually.

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