Assistant Director, Annual Giving + Alumni Relations; College of Environment

Job Summary

The Assistant Director of Development + Alumni Relations leads alumni relations and annual giving initiatives for the College of Environmental Design (CED) at UC Berkeley. This position is responsible for developing CED’s donor pipeline through effective communications, cultivation, stewardship, and alumni engagement practices. The role leads CED’s annual giving strategy, including Big Give, and manages a small portfolio of leadership giving, while overseeing the Wurster Society and alumni programs.

35% Fundraising – personally manage a portfolio of leadership‐level prospects with a capacity of up to $100K; identify and qualify prospective donors; cultivate, solicit, and steward gifts of $1K+; attend evening or weekend events and meetings as needed.

30% Annual Giving – lead all aspects of CED annual giving fundraising efforts; develop and execute e‑solicitations; serve as the CED liaison for University Development and Alumni Relations (UDAR) on direct mail response, telemarketing campaigns, Big Give, crowdfunding, and annual giving impact statements; manage CED’s Wurster Society and annual giving calendar; report fundraising results; serve as the CED point person on the Annual Giving Roundtable working group.

15% Alumni Relations – manage CED’s alumni programs, including Homecoming and Bauer Wurster Society events; develop and implement programming and communications that support alumni connections to CED; serve as CED point person on the Berkeley Alumni Engagement Group.

15% Communications – manage Give Pages on the CED website; write content and coordinate with CED’s communications team; produce donor communications, newsletters, and custom stewardship and program impact reports.

5% Professional Development – engage in professional learning and growth opportunities; actively contribute to a team environment that fosters DEIB within the unit and CED.

• Thorough working knowledge of fundraising, donor relations, and public relations concepts, principles, procedures, and techniques.
• Strong written and interpersonal communication skills to establish and maintain good working relationships throughout the organization and with outside constituencies.
• Strong knowledge of applicable laws, rules, regulations, policies, etc.
• Strong organizational, analytical, and critical thinking skills, including creative and effective decision-making, problem identification and resolution, and project management skills.
• Strong skills in maintaining confidentiality.
• Skills to meet or exceed fundraising objectives and goals.
• Bachelor's degree in a related area and/or equivalent experience/training.

• Knowledge of the UC Berkeley campus, its vision, mission, goals, objectives, achievements, issues of concern, and infrastructure.

For information on the comprehensive benefits package offered by the University, please visit the University of California's Compensation & Benefits website.

Under California law, the University of California, Berkeley is required to provide a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role and should not offer a salary outside of the range posted in this job announcement. This range takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to experience, skills, knowledge, abilities, education, licensure and certifications, analysis of internal equity, and other business and organizational needs.

It is not typical for an individual to be offered a salary at or near the top of the range for a position. Salary offers are determined based on final candidate qualifications and experience.

The budgeted salary or hourly range that the University reasonably expects to pay for this position is $110,000 – $130,000 yearly.

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