"Assistant Director, Gifts Officer - Yale School of Public Health"

Assistant Director, Gifts Officer - Yale School of Public Health

Yale University

Posted: 17-Nov-25

Location: New Haven, Connecticut

Categories: Staff/Administrative

Internal Number: 129562WD

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Salary Range

$68,000.00 - $120,500.00

The Assistant Director is a vital member of the development team, responsible for securing philanthropic support from a defined portfolio of leadership-level donors and prospects. This position focuses on the cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship of individual donors capable of making leadership and major-level gifts, while also playing an important role in the operations and administration of the broader development team. The ideal candidate is a proactive relationship builder with strong communication and organizational skills and a deep understanding of engagement strategy.

Essential Duties

Leadership Giving & Donor Engagement:

Manage and grow a portfolio of leadership and major gift prospects, with a focus on gifts of $50K - $250k, design and implement solicitation strategies tailored to individual donor interests in alignment with our priorities, build meaningful relationships to advance donor engagement and giving, conduct prospect and donor visits and assist with staffing the Dean and YSPH faculty in meetings and at events, prepare compelling proposals and briefings for meetings and solicitations, collaborate with internal stakeholders to align donor interest with programmatic needs and oversight of acknowledgement and stewardship processes.

Development Operations:

Partner with the Chief Development Officer on setting team goals, tracking metrics and assessing progress, contribute to the creation of systems and processes that improve the efficacy and effectiveness of donor pipeline management, ensure accuracy and timely documentation of all donor interactions and activities using Hopper, represent the team at internal and external meetings, events and donor engagement opportunities, manage and oversee incoming gift process, supervise daily operational needs of staff, and assist in mentoring to foster a culture of philanthropy and teamwork and assist with the strategy for and creation of written communications from various University administrators appropriate to a donor’s interests.

Required Skills and Abilities

Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to communicate clearly with donors, volunteers and colleagues, professionalism, good judgment, and ability to work with top level donors and Yale administration, possess negotiating, organizational, analytical and fund-raising skills, including a track record of closing gifts at the six-figure level, knowledge of marketing strategies in the development arena and the ability to travel, domestically and internationally if needed

Preferred Skills and Abilities

Experience with Hopper or equivalent. Knowledge of CRM systems for donor tracking. Experience managing processes and/or other team members.

Principal Responsibilities

1. Measures success of developmental events and programs; recommends changes.
2. Contributes in planning and implementing cultivation and solicitation activities.
3. Researches and identifies potential new donors.
4. Contributes in development of financial solicitation programs, meets activity and revenue goals.
5. Analyzes grant-making organizations to identify likely funding sources for specific projects and programs.
6. Compiles, writes, and edits grant applications; federal, state, foundation, corporate.
7. May perform other duties as assigned.

Required Education and Experience

Bachelor’s Degree required. Four years related experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Job Posting Date

10/08/2025

Job Category

Professional

Bargaining Unit

NON

Compensation Grade

Development

Compensation Grade Profile

Development Officer 1 (24)

Time Type

Full time

Duration Type

Staff

Work Model

Hybrid

Location

60 College Street, New Haven, Connecticut