"Director of Development"

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Location

Armstrong Campus - Savannah, GA or Statesboro Campus - Statesboro, GA

Department Information

Executive Director of Development

These positions will each provide dedicated support to one of the following colleges: Waters College of Health Professions, College of Science and Mathematics, Paulson College of Engineering and Computing, or the College of Arts and Humanities.

Job Summary

Reporting to the Executive Director of Development, the Director serves as key member of the Office of University Advancement directing and managing the planning and implementation of comprehensive fundraising programs. The Director of Development raises major and planned gifts from private sources in support of the Colleges current operations, endowments, and other approved projects and capital priorities and works in close cooperation with University's Central Advancement office, dean(s), center directors, senior administration, faculty, and staff.

Responsibilities

• In support of the dean(s), outlines goals and strategic objectives for College fundraising program
• Manages volunteers for prospect identification, cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship
• Develops individual prospects and cultivation plans, working closely with dean(s), department heads, key donors, program and center directors, and faculty as well as appropriate Advancement leadership, prospect research team members, other DODs, and central Advancement staff
• Works in consideration of identified officer Performance Benchmarks and approved College priorities
• Serves as primary staff for rated and assigned individuals and corporate/foundation prospects of $25K or more
• Builds, manages and implements strategies for a portfolio of approximately 130 major gifts prospects
• Targets major gift solicitation, generally within a 6-18 month timeframe
• Serves as primary Advancement staff to Colleges leadership boards, as appropriate
• Develops and implements strategies to conduct discovery, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship moves
• Conducts face-to-face contact with assigned prospects and donors
• Attends monthly and quarterly advancement staff meetings, DOD meetings, monthly one-on-one meetings with supervisor, key meetings of dean(s)

Required Qualifications

Educational Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree

Required Experience

• Four (4) or more years of related work experience

Preferred Qualifications

Preferred Experience

• Higher education fundraising experience
• Experience with Blackbaud Raiser's Edge & NXT

Proposed Salary

$78,706 - $92,000

This is an exempt position paid on a monthly basis.

Required Documents to Attach

• Resume
• Cover Letter
• Two (2) Professional References

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

ABILITIES

• Consistently exhibit engaging customer service
• Ability to support various constituencies served by the University
• Proven proficiency with computers including Microsoft Office, Google, and/or applications as required for specific position
• Ability to promote and incorporate into daily work mission the priorities of College and University
• Ability to present articulate and complex information in clear and compelling manner
• Ability to motivate volunteers and donors
• Ability to foster a productive team environment between Office of Advancement and College
• Ability to provide budget analysis and projections and communicate budgetary details and complex facts

KNOWLEDGE

• Adhere to University policies and procedures to meet Institutional goals and support University's mission for student success
• Broad knowledge of principals of fundraising
• Demonstrated understanding of concepts and attitude of teamwork in a complex organization

SKILLS

• Effective communication (verbal and written), organizational and human relations skills
• Excellent time management skills
• Proven fundraising territory management skills