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Department Summary
Established in 1964, the UCLA Center for Labor Research and Education, Downtown Labor Center, conducts research on issues related to labor and employment. The Labor Center's research, policy and educational initiatives serve to inform a diverse group of stakeholders: workers, community organizers, policy makers, educators, labor leaders, students, and elected officials.
Position Summary
The UCLA Labor Center is seeking an Associate Director of Development (ADoD) to work with the Labor Center Director of Development, Center Director and staff to support the growing fundraising program, including the Comprehensive Campaign for the UCLA James Lawson Jr. Worker Justice Center and related signature programs. The ADoD must have initiative, self-confidence, mission alignment, and experience working with highly productive and collaborative teams. The Labor Center’s fundraising team includes the Director who oversees the fundraising strategy and program, the Associate Director for Foundation Relations who focuses on contracts and grants from institutional donors, and the Associate Director of Development who focuses on individual major gifts, the capital campaign, and development events. The incumbent will manage a portfolio of donors, and proactively aim to increase giving from various supporters. The ADoD will utilize a wide array of prospect research tools to research and analyze data as part of overall identification, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship efforts for foundation, contract, and individual donor prospects. Under the direction of the Labor Center's Director of Development, and in consultation with the Center Director, ADFR and other leaders at the center, the ADoD will have the opportunity to hone their major gift understanding, fundraising skills and strengthen small but mighty fundraising for a dynamic center with a mission driven focus. The ADoD will also help oversee donor and fundraising related events and special programs. Please note, this is a hybrid position with the main office at the UCLA James Lawson Jr. Worker Justice Center in Pico Union. This is an EA-Related role.
Salary & Compensation
*UCLA provides a full pay range. Actual salary offers consider factors, including budget, prior experience, skills, knowledge, abilities, education, licensure and certifications, and other business considerations. Salary offers at the top of the range are not common. Visit UC Benefit package to discover benefits that start on day one, and UC Total Compensation Estimator to calculate the total compensation value with benefits.
Qualifications
- 2 years or more Minimum of two years of demonstrated experience as a development officer. (Required) And
- Prior experience in related fundraising roles in fields such as work with labor, non-profit, community-based organizations, or higher education. (Required) And
- Experience with major gifts and moves management (Required) And
- Experience working with donor database or similar membership or sales database and capacity to track various stages of solicitation cycles for various prospects and funders. (Required)
- Excellent oral communication skills to collect and convey information with accuracy, diplomacy, and tact; ability to persuasively express mission of the UCLA Labor Center and its fundraising goals; especially as they relate to funding priorities at the UCLA Labor Center. (Required)
- Demonstrated skill in using a variety of electronic resources to find and compile information about prospective and current funders and affiliated individuals, and the ability to synthesize gathered material for incorporation into relevant development documents. (Required)
- Demonstrated track record of raising funds through donor activities and frontline fundraising. (Preferred)
- Strong interpersonal skills to work collaboratively with colleagues across a complex organization that values collaborative decision making; ability to build and sustain lasting relationships with internal and external constituents. (Required)
- Detail oriented with ability to take initiative, work independently and accept responsibility; adept at setting priorities and managing work flow to fulfill objectives and meet goals according to deadlines in a dynamic and ever-changing environment. (Required)
- Ability to run, analyze and summarize computer-generated reports; analyze data effectively to evaluate progress; recognize areas of weakness and recommend strategies that achieve stated objectives. (Required)
- Ability to maintain confidentiality of individual donors and supporters information; impeccable integrity and discretion in dealing with foundations, government representatives, donors, alumni, students, administrators and colleagues. (Required)
- Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft suite of applications as well as familiarity with other database, spreadsheet, scheduling and email applications; willingness to learn new programs and applications as needed. (Required)
- Ability to work some weekends and evenings as needed. (Required)
- Ability to support and at times oversee donor/development related events. (Required)
- Working knowledge of principles and practices of fundraising in a university or institution of equivalent complexity with demonstrated ability to conceptualize and implement identification, cultivation and solicitation strategies and resources specific to institutional donor fundraising. (Required)
Education, Licenses, Certifications & Personal Affiliations
- Bachelor's Degree In related area and / or equivalent experience / training (Required)
Special Conditions for Employment
- Background Check: Continued employment is contingent upon the completion of a satisfactory background investigation.
- Age Requirement: Candidate(s) must be 18 years or older to be eligible to be hired.
Schedule
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Union/Policy Covered
99-Policy Covered
Complete Position Description
Organization
Working at University of California, Los Angeles
UCLA is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. It was founded in 1919 and is the second oldest of the ten campuses affiliated with the University of California system. UCLA offers over 300 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in a wide range of disciplines and enrolls about 26,000 undergraduate and about 12,000 graduate students from the United States and around the world every year.
UCLA features the College of Letters and Science, seven general campus professional schools, and four professional schools for the health sciences. The UCLA College of Letters and Science has 34 academic departments and 900 faculty, and houses the majority of UCLA's 129 undergraduate majors as well as the students in the Graduate Division of Letters and Sciences. The UCLA College Honors Program is also housed in the College. The College of Letters and Science's programs are divided into five academic divisions: humanities, social sciences, life sciences, physical sciences, and the International Institute. UCLA also offers certificate programs, undergraduate degree-credit and continuing education credits for non-full-time students through its UCLA Extension education program.
The 2010 edition of U.S. News & World Report ranked UCLA as the 24th best university in the nation and 32nd best in the world. In the 2007 edition of U.S. News and World Report, UCLA Medical Center was ranked best in the West, as well as one of the top 3 hospitals in the United States alongside Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Johns Hopkins Hospital. In 15 of the 16 medical specialty areas examined, UCLA Medical Center ranked in the top 20.
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