Assistant Director Leadership Gifts - WMed

Identifies and promotes relationships with leadership gift donors with an emphasis on emerging gifts.

• Develops and promotes relationship strategies for leadership and major gift prospects in assigned portfolio.
• Assists in identifying potential leadership and major gift prospects, including determining the interest and affiliation with the University.
• Builds relationships with donors and assists in coordinating strategies and personal visits for the involvement of institutional partners.
• Assists in writing leadership and major gift proposals and agreements.

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.

• Bachelor's degree in related field from an accredited institution.

• One year's relevant experience.
• Ability to motivate volunteers and donors.
• Embraces the concept and attitude of teamwork in a complex organization.
• Demonstrated written, oral and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to articulate the importance of higher education, and understand and articulate the critical role and priorities of the University and the development program.
• Strong self-motivation.
• Proven ability to work well as a contributing team member within a complex organization requiring collaboration, teamwork and communication.
• Demonstrated experience using relational databases. Experience with office software applications.

• Ability to work irregular shifts and extended hours, including evenings and weekends.

• Basic understanding of the concepts and principles of fundraising.
• Successful track record in gift fundraising, equivalent sales experience or experience in cold calling.

Office or other indoor work with minimal physical demands such as occasionally lifting or moving materials less than 25 pounds.

Work is generally performed in a well-lit, temperature-controlled indoor environment with occasional exposure to the outdoors or any number of elements.

Revised: 2024-02-12