Job description
Job code:
010579
Pay grade:
J
Pay type:
Exempt/salaried
General summary
Plans and manages development-focused programs designed to increase philanthropic support for funding priorities that are aligned with intercollegiate athletics strategic objectives.
Major duties
- Creates, implements, and evaluates a business plan that integrates annual, major, planned, and corporate giving to secure philanthropic support for intercollegiate athletics funding priorities.
- Successfully engages alumni, faculty, staff, and constituents in intercollegiate athletics development activities.
- Builds and sustains collaborative working relationships with intercollegiate athletics staff, team coaches, boosters, community advocates and University fundraising colleagues.
- Oversees budgets and prepares project plans containing key fundraising objectives and strategies. Implements project-based fundraising initiatives.
- Identifies, cultivates, and solicits a portfolio of individual and corporate major gift donors.
- Collaborates with internal partners to ensure coordinated solicitations are compliant with athletic association rules and regulations, with a special focus on name, image, and likeness regulations.
- May serve on relevant committees.
- Hires, trains, evaluates, and supervises staff and student employees.
Minimum qualifications
Minimum qualifications based upon job documentation and industry best practices. Any current employees not meeting these qualifications will be grandfathered until they move to a different job.
Required education
- Bachelor's degree in related field from an accredited institution.
Required experience
- Five years' relevant experience.
- Supervisory experience.
- Strong written, oral and interpersonal communication skills.
- Demonstrated experience in fundraising, sales, marketing, advertising, public relations, communications or related field.
- Willingness to travel on a frequent basis.
- Demonstrated professionalism.
- Capable of motivating volunteers and donors.
- Strong self-motivation.
- Ability to work as a team member in a complex organization
Required other
- Ability to work irregular shifts and extended hours, including evenings and weekends.
- Ability to travel in-state and out-of-state.
Physical requirements
Office or other indoor work with minimal physical demands such as occasionally lifting or moving materials less than 25 pounds.
Working conditions
Work is generally performed in a well-lit, temperature-controlled indoor environment with occasional exposure to the outdoors or any number of elements.
Revised:
2024-05-01
This description indicates the general nature and level of work performed by employees in the above job. It is not intended to be a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to the job.