"Senior Reunion Giving Officer"

Job Details

Job Description:

The Brown Annual Fund is seeking a Senior Reunion Giving Officer to join their Reunion Giving team. The Senior Reunion Giving Officer collaborates with leadership to set fundraising goals, recruit and develop fundraising volunteers, identify high-potential donors, help solicit major gifts, solicit leadership-level gifts, and foster meaningful alumni participation in support of Brown's current-use giving priorities in honor of the Reunion. The Senior Reunion Giving Officer is responsible for engaging class officers, loyal donors, and fundraising volunteers by encouraging participation and fostering a culture of philanthropy across each class. The Senior Reunion Giving Officer plans and executes class-based cultivation and recognition events to support a culture of engagement among alumni reunion classes. This role plays an important part in collaborating with other prospect managers on full-cycle solicitation strategies for high-level prospects in each class. The successful candidate flourishes in a collaborative environment committed to supporting current use giving to the Annual Fund through volunteer engagement, management, and fundraising.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience required
• Minimum 4 years of progressively responsible experience in development and fundraising or similar transferable experience required.
• Minimum 3 years of direct development or volunteer management experience required with progressive responsibility.
• Candidates must have direct experience soliciting 5 to 6-figure gifts.
• Experience in a higher education or non-profit setting is desirable.
• Some supervisory experience is preferred.

Job Competencies

• Ability to identify, solicit, cultivate, and steward volunteers, donors, and/or prospects with the potential to give $1,000 to $1 million+.
• Strong organizational, time management, and planning skills with the ability to conceive, propose, execute, and evaluate short- and long-term plans that support the activities of the program and contribute to the overall goals of the Advancement Division. The ability to handle and prioritize multiple concurrent tasks is essential.
• Superior interpersonal skills with proven ability to collaborate and build positive rapport with varied constituencies professionally; clarity, professionalism, and diplomacy in written and oral communication skills; and comfort interacting with individuals of considerable social status and affluence.
• Proficiency with online and Windows software, such as or similar to Google Mail and calendaring, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and database software.
• Ability to apply good judgment and responsible decision-making; tact and discretion are required to deal with highly confidential parent, student, family, donor, and prospect information.
• Must be a detail-oriented self-starter who is comfortable working independently as well as part of a close-knit team that values creativity, a sense of humor, energy, and positivity.
• Must demonstrate the core values of the Brown Development Office: integrity, excellence, collaboration, collegiality, intellectual curiosity, and a commitment to personal growth.
• Must be willing and able to work occasional evenings and weekends as needed. Minimal travel is required, though opportunities for occasional travel may exist.

Background Check: All offers of employment are contingent upon a successful criminal background check and education verification satisfactory to Brown.

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